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1. Health Risks of Sitting - Cubicle Issues and Solutions
   

   By Ashley Ross Dry eyes? Weight gain? You might not realize what being parked at a desk is going to your body. Here, cubicle-caused issues and their surprisingly easy fixes.   Stressful job environments can raise women's risk of heart attack by 88 percent, but those who sit all day also have a great

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2. Sofa to 5K Training Tips
   

   Emily Gilbert is the first to admit it: She's an on-again, off-again exerciser. Ever since her college lacrosse team days, she's geared up many times to make exercise a habit again, but then fallen off that wagon just as many times. But now, the 24-year-old publicist from San Diego says she has a pl

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3. 'Bigorexics' Want to Boost Their Masculinity
   

   By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Men obsessed with muscle-building lean toward traditional ideas of masculinity, while men fixated on being thin likely associate with more feminine stereotypes, according to new research. Guys consumed by the idea that they a

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4. Kettlebell Workouts: 3 Things to Know
   

   Kettlebell workouts are a way to build muscle strength and endurance. What makes a kettlebell workout different from other weights workouts?  For starters, you work with only one kettlebell at a time. Hoisting the heavy metal bells not only helps strengthen your arms and pecs, but also works your co

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5. The 4-Hour Body: Experts' Reviews
   

   Lose 20 pounds of fat in 30 days (without exercise)? Achieve a 15-minute orgasm? All this and more is not just possible, it’s probable, says Tim Ferriss, author of the best-selling book, 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman. In his book, Ferriss c

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6. Interval Training: How to Get Started
   

   Looking for a way to drop extra pounds and get in shape ASAP? Then it may be time for you to start interval training.  Interval training combines short bursts of intense activity, called intervals, with periods of lower intensity, or rest periods. Switching between the two makes your body work harde

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7. First Marathon or Half-Marathon? 8 Training Tips
   

   Planning to run your first marathon or half marathon? Knowing the secrets of training can help you run your first race. First, clear the idea with your doctor at a physical exam. Then, do this: This makes you accountable. Tell everyone who will listen, says Joe Donovan, a Milwaukee runner who wrote

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8. Spin Class: What to Expect
   

   Spin class is a high-energy workout on a stationary bike, set to music and sometimes combined with strength training, yoga, or Pilates. “We have taken the basic format and made it more of an all-encompassing experience,” says Kevin Burns, a spokesman for the American Council on Exercise and a group

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9. Everyday Activities as Beneficial as Going to Gym?
   

   By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter SUNDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Short stretches of physical activity -- such as taking the stairs or raking leaves -- throughout the day can be just as beneficial as a trip to the gym, according to a new study. Researchers looked at more than 6,000 American ad

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10. Football Tackles Concussion Risk
    

    When a football player suffers a concussion during a game or in practice, whether they're a pro or a student, it's serious business. And the sport is taking it seriously. Doctors, coaches, and researchers are focused on the damage concussions can do to football players’ brains as a result of the man

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