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101. Great Summer Workouts
     

     Ah, summer! The great outdoors beckons with warm weather and longer days. Make the most of the season by turning your tired indoor fitness routine into creative outdoor workouts wherever you live or vacation. To get started, WebMD asked exercise physiologists to share their summer workout tips. Whet

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102. Hydration: The Key to Exercise Success
     

     As a seasoned marathon runner, 36-year-old Jeri Salazar has her hydration needs down to a science. And well she should. In addition to being an executive at Disney, this Irvine, Calif., resident is also the Team in Training Marathon Coach for South Orange County and often preaches what she practices

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103. Fitness Guidelines
     

     Q: I've seen so many competing exercise guidelines. How do I know which one is right? A: The many exercise guidelines released by various organizations are confusing, but luckily, these groups have combined forces, so now there are just two main approaches to fitness -- just in time to squeeze them

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104. Sports Bras
     

     Q: Does wearing a sports bra while exercising keep your breasts from sagging? A: It might seem as though the bouncing during a high-impact workout would stretch breast skin and tissue, but the idea that a sports bra will prevent your breasts from sagging is FALSE. "Breasts sag for several reasons, i

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105. The Obamas: First Couple of Fitness
     

     The Obamas are making history, not just as the first African-American president and first lady, but perhaps also as the fittest first couple ever. That role model, in turn, may inspire millions of sedentary Americans to get moving, exercise and preventive health experts hope. Both the new president

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106. 10 Minutes to Burn Calories
     

     Quick, easy exercises that will help you get in shape in just 10 minutes a day.

107. Exercise to Lose Weight
     

     If someone told you right now what the absolute best exercise to lose weight was, would you do it? You might when you read this. Drum roll, please! The best exercise to lose weight is: "the exercise you'll do," says Timothy Church, MD, MPH, PhD, a professor at Pennington Biomedical Research Center i

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108. 10 Ways to Burn Off Holiday Calories
     

     Sage butter-basted turkey. Hazelnut praline and chocolate chunk torte. White cheddar and red pepper biscuits. Does it seem like just reading the names of your favorite holiday fare causes the pounds to arrive like unwelcome gifts? Even with the best intentions, the holidays cause many of us to eat a

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109. Your Holiday Fitness Program
     

     You're busy, you're stressed, it's chilly out … so why not just take a break from your fitness program until the New Year? Sure, you can always come up with an excuse not to exercise. But slacking off on your fitness program during the holidays will only leave you with more pounds -- and more stress

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110. The FitFlop Craze: Fashion or Fitness?
     

     Adeena Babbitt, a 33-year old public relations executive, sports her FitFlops day in and day out. An avid walker like most Manhattanites, she is hoping that these new shoes -- the very ones that TV host Oprah Winfrey gave a "thumbs up" to on a recent show -- will tone her butt and legs as she carrie

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