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As our society becomes more health-conscious, there has been an increased focus on the importance of exercise. Many people exercise to control weight and get in better physical condition to become more healthy or physically attractive, but exercise and stress management are also closely linked. Exercise can be an extremely ...Read More

Kids and Fitness - Get Your Kids to Move

I don’t know about you, but sometimes it’s hard to get the kids out of the basement and off the X Box. By the time they reach high school, 63% of kids are no longer active.

Keeping Cool when the Weather is Hot

It's summertime and you head outside to exercise, before your session is over, your body feels like it is on fire from the heat. It's not your imagination. Fifteen minutes into your run and your body temperature could be as high as 5° F above normal.

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This Month In Exercise

Most Effective Body Exercise

When three master trainers and fitness instructors were asked what the easiest and most effective exercises are for getting your body in shape, the plank and the pushup were the most common answers. These simplistic body-weight exercises engage the arms and require abdominal control, endurance, and flexibility. When these two ... Read More

Quick and Effective Leg and Butt Workout

If you have just 20 minutes, a bench, and a set of 10 to 20 pound dumbbells, you can do a total-body toning workout. For the sequence described in this article, you can begin with the first move, doing as many reps as you can for 50 seconds, then rest ... Read More

This Month In Nutrition

Benefits of Zinc

Zinc is a trace mineral, which means you only need a little bit of it to be healthy. If you are a female over the age of 19, you only need eight mg of zinc every day. Pregnant women should have 11 mg of zinc per day, and women who ... Read More

What to Eat to Gain Strength and Muscle

People always say that you can't out-exercise a bad diet. And it's true! If you want your body to be in great shape and healthy, you need to fuel yourself with healthy foods that work in synergy with your body to complete natural processes such as digestion, sleep, and muscle ... Read More

This Month In Health

Healthy Eating and Exercise Can Keep Your Brain Young

It’s widely known that eating healthy foods and getting plenty of exercise are critical factors to living in good health. But recent studies have confirmed just how beneficial these things are to your brain health and that they can possibly reverse some of the detrimental effects of aging on the ... Read More

Nutrients That Improve Brain Health

You may have heard about the popularity of the Mediterranean diet for improved physical and mental health. But, do you know what specific factors or nutrients in this specific diet are the ones that are making such a big difference? What do the foods that are commonly found in the ... Read More

The Relationship Between Clutter and Stress

Often, people take their health for granted until it starts to decline. Many people live every day assuming that they are in perfect health because they have no chronic diseases, they are at a healthy weight, and their mental health is seemingly where it should be. Read More

This Month In Lifestyle

How to Tell if Your Friends are Toxic

It is normal for a friend to mess up every now and then. But if you have a friend who is consistently disappointing you, lying to you, asking favors without giving anything in return, you might be in a toxic friendship. Read More