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111. 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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112. 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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113. Beware Bursting Fitness Balls
     

     April 17, 2009 -- EB Brands is recalling about 3 million fitness balls -- those large, inflatable balls that people use for crunches and other exercises -- after getting 47 reports of fitness balls that burst because of overinflation. Reported injuries related to the recalled fitness balls include a

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114. Exercise Prescription Coming Your Way?
     

     April 17, 2009 -- The next time you see your doctor, he or she might do more than just tell you to get some exercise -- they could pick up their prescription pad and prescribe exercise. Exercise prescriptions get inactive adults moving, a new study shows. The study, published in this week's Archives

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115. Muscles Sore After Exercise? Sip Caffeine
     

     April 2, 2009 -- Caffeine eases the muscle pains of exercising, new research shows, suggesting coffee might literally be a brew that promotes health. University of Illinois researchers found that caffeine intake is associated with pain reduction in both young men who take in lots of caffeine and als

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116. Optimal Pace Solves Runners' Riddle
     

     March 31, 2009 -- When your gym teacher told you to run a mile, you wondered whether it was better to go fast and get it over with or go slow and try to conserve energy. Which approach would make you more tired? The answer to this riddle, according to a new study, is that each person has an optimal

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117. What Is Moderate Exercise?
     

     March 17, 2009 -- What exactly is moderate exercise? A new study suggests the much-touted moderate-intensity walk should translate to about 100 steps per minute, or 3,000 steps in 30 minutes. Federal exercise recommendations call for Americans to get at least 150 minutes per week of moderate exercis

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118. Live Longer With Midlife Exercise
     

     March 5, 2009 -- It ain't over till it's over, Yogi Berra would say. Scientists might put it this way, though: In terms of your life span, it really does matter that you start exercising, quit the couch-potato habit, and give up smoking. But even if you don't get started until middle age or later, y

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119. Weight Loss May Take 250 Minutes of Exercise
     

     Feb. 27, 2009 -- You may need to block out more time for the gym. Adults need at least 250 minutes per week -- equal to 50 minutes of exercise five days a week -- to lose significant weight, according to the latest recommendations from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). “In the midst of

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120. Mental Fatigue Can Make Exercise Harder
     

     Feb. 27, 2009 -- If you have a hard time getting through your exercise routine after a stressful day at the office, you are not alone. A new study shows that people feel exhausted sooner during exercise if they have performed a mentally taxing task beforehand. While the mental fatigue doesn't affect

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