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41. Pilates and Yoga: Are They Good Exercise?
    

    Ask Julie Rudiger about her fitness regime and she'll talk about downward dog, triangle pose, and warrior III. Tired of counting repetitions and pedaling a stationary bike to nowhere, Rudiger was initially drawn to yoga in 2009 because she wanted an activity that stretched her muscles as well as her

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42. How Mad Men's Christina Hendricks Keeps Fit
    

    How does the curvy glamour-puss secretary from Mad Men keep her famous shape in shape? She works out with her husband! It takes two to tango, and two to hit the treadmill and get the heart rate up -- in actress Christina Hendricks' world anyway. Best known as Joan in the hit AMC series Mad Men, Hend

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43. 10 Ways to Boost Your Exercise Motivation
    

    Debbe Geiger could summarize her feelings about exercise in two words. “It stinks,” she'd say. But then her thinking changed when -- after much urging from friends who wanted her to play with them -- she joined a volleyball team. Now, she’s at the gym with a convert’s fervor on game nights because s

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44. The Truth About Toning Shoes
    

    Can a pair of shoes help you burn more calories, tone your butt, banish cottage cheese thighs, and curb joint pain? The answer depends largely on who you ask. Rocker sole shoes started as more of a specialty shoe for people with diabetes or ankle problems, but they are increasingly marketed as tonin

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45. The Butt Workout: Exercises to Sculpt a Better Backside
    

    All women want it: That shapely, sculpted, and defined butt we see in the magazine ads for cellulite cream. Closets full of skinny jeans and miniskirts have us focused more than ever on lifting, tightening, and shaping our behinds. "It's beautiful to be symmetrical," says Pilates guru Siri Dharma Ga

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46. CrossFit Review
    

    Michael R. Esco, PhD, CSCS, HFS, reviews the CrossFit workout.

47. Take the Plunge: Get into Swimming
    

    When she stepped into the pool in January 2009, Makeda Pennycooke didn't know how to swim. The 38-year-old executive pastor from Charlotte, N.C., had signed up for lessons in hopes of getting a workout and conquering her fear of the water. During her first lesson, Pennycooke learned it was going to

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48. Is It Time for Physical Therapy?
    

    You stretch, you run, you lift, you exercise every day, yet something doesn’t feel quite right. Maybe it’s a nagging pain or stiffness in your joints that won’t go away. Whatever the problem, maybe it’s time to see a physical therapist. “We help with motion -- whether that’s in sport, in activities,

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49. The New Exercise Trend: Barefoot Running
    

    Six miles into an 18-mile race along the Pacific Crest Trail in 2010, Kate Clemens felt a sharp pain in her knee. Instead of stopping, the 29-year-old personal trainer from San Francisco took off her shoes and ran barefoot. Without shoes, her knee pain disappeared and she was able to finish the race

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50. Heart Rate Monitors: Help or Hindrance?
    

    Fitness buffs have long turned to heart rate monitors -- either ones they own or those found on exercise machines -- as a way of gauging whether they're exercising hard enough. But heart rate monitors aren't as helpful as you might think. The problem? First off, the numbers used to calculate your ma

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