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1. No Time to Work Out? Get Fit in a Flash
   

   The idea of working out less and getting more out of it has undeniable appeal. After all, who wouldn't want to spend less time sweating and straining and more time doing more of whatever it is you like to do? The good news, experts say, is that not only is this possible, but one key to faster fitnes

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2. The Top 6 Exercise Excuses and How to Beat Them
   

   You know you should be exercising. We've all heard that physically active people are healthier. They're less likely to develop heart disease, diabetes, and some cancer, they sleep better, and they feel happier and more energetic. Of course, a fit body looks better, too. But when it comes time to act

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3. 24 Hours of Fat Burning From Exercise?
   

   May 28, 2009 -- Many of us get through a tough workout by thinking about the fat burning that will occur during the exercise and for the next 24 hours or so. After all, that's the widely held belief: Regular workouts turn us into extraordinary fat burners. Not so, at least not for moderate-intensity

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4. The Benefits of Pilates
   

   "I must be right. Never an aspirin. Never injured a day in my life. The whole country, the whole world, should be doing my exercises. They'd be happier." -- Joseph Hubertus Pilates, in 1965, age 86. Runner or golfer, tennis player or new mom, chances are you've heard someone talking about the benefi

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5. Stretching Exercises at Your Desk: 12 Simple Tips
   

   You may feel awkward doing stretching exercises at your desk. But right now, as you sit there at your computer, you are doing one of the worst things you can do to your body -- you're sitting still. And not only that, but the way you sit -- and type, and hold the phone -- may be wreaking havoc on yo

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6. Get Stronger and Leaner With Cross Training
   

   You've faithfully jogged three times a week for years, and think you're in pretty good shape. But when a less athletic friend suggests you go inline skating, you're shocked to discover you can't keep up. Perhaps you've mastered the elliptical machine, and regularly work out on it for 45 minutes at a

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7. Fitness Boot Camps: Should You Enlist?
   

   The year Teri Smith turned 40, she decided it was time to tackle a nagging urge to get in shape. That's when she signed up for her first fitness boot camp class. "I didn’t have any energy and I could feel my age creeping up on me," says the Pembroke Pines., Fla., mother of two. Her weight had crept

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8. Which City Is America's Fittest?
   

   May 26, 2009 -- Washington, D.C., tops the American College of Sports Medicine's new list of America's fittest cities. The list is based on personal factors -- including the percentage of residents who smoke, are obese, get regular physical activity, eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetabl

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9. Stealth Health: Get Healthy Without Really Trying
   

   How much do you know about what makes up a healthy lifestyle? Here's a pop quiz. 1. How do you define working out? a. Going to the gym. b. Turning the jump-rope for the neighbor's kid. c. Playing Frisbee with your dog. 2. How do you define good nutrition? a. Eating a vegetable at every meal. b. Eati

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10. Do Antioxidants Curb an Exercise Benefit?
    

    May 11, 2009 -- Taking antioxidant supplements -- specifically, vitamin C and vitamin E pills -- may dull one of the benefits of exercise, new research shows. The exercise benefit in question is better sensitivity to insulin, a hormone that regulates blood sugar. The new study shows that when health

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