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71. Parents Who Exercise: Overcoming the Challenges
    

    Parents and exercise are not usually words you see in the same sentence. From the moment you step on the physical and emotional roller coaster known as parenthood, your needs often must come second to the needs of your children. Exercising, as a parent, becomes a much more difficult task. This is tr

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72. New Mom? Here’s How to Work Out Again
    

    Are you a new mom who wants to get in shape after having a baby? Each month we put your questions about fitness to top exercise and motivational experts -- and this month, Brooklyn finance professional and new mom Myra Bartalos, 38, sought tips on getting back into the swing of workouts from trainer

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73. Turn Your Walk into a Workout
    

    Walking while listening to podcasts and audiobooks made it easy for Janet Zinn to stick to her daily exercise program. "I walk at least three miles, sometimes six or 10," Zinn, 51, says. After a year of regular walking, Zinn dropped more than 60 pounds. She's kept it off for eight months and continu

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74. 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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75. Why Cardiac Rehab Saves Lives
    

    Sept. 26, 2011 -- Cardiac rehabilitation can be extremely effective, yet most people choose to avoid it. New research may make them think twice. Cardiac rehabilitation can improve the ability of the heart to return quickly to a normal rate after exercise, and that in turn can double the chances of s

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76. Does Beetroot Improve a Runner's Time?
    

    Sept. 27, 2011 (San Diego) -- Runners and other exercisers hoping to improve their performance might consider a detour to the produce aisle. Eating beetroot before a workout gave runners a modest edge in speed during a 5K run when they were close to the finish line, new research shows. The baked bee

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77. 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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78. 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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79. 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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80. 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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