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Running After Age 40 - How to Prevent Injuries and Improve Performance

Posted: 06/08/2011

Running After Age 40 - How to Prevent Injuries and Improve Performance(Training and injury prevention tips for runners 40 and older)Running is one of the most efficient ways to maintain and improve cardiovascular fitness, balance and muscle tone as you age. It's also one of the easiest ways to get injured if you don't acknowledge the physical changes that come along with...

Sitting Is Killing You: The Truth About Sitting Down

Posted: 06/08/2011

Sitting Is Killing YouThe Truth About Sitting DownAs we enter the second decade of the 21st century, there is one thing nearly all modern Americans have in common: we sit all the time. Though our great shift towards computer-based work has done great things for productivity, it has, unfortunately, done terrible things for our health. From increased risk of heart disease and obesity...

Tips to Help You Control Your High Blood Pressure

Posted: 09/15/2010

Aim for a healthy weight. If you are overweight or obese, carrying this extra weight increases your risk of high blood pressure. One way to determine if you need to lose weight is to find out your body mass index or BMI. If your BMI is above the healthy range (i.e., 25 or greater), or if your waist measurement is greater than 35 inches (women) or 40 inches (men) you probably...

Missed a Work Out? Don't Stress

Posted: 09/02/2010

There will be times when you won’t be able to workout. Sickness and schedule conflicts are a fact of our busy lives. But don’t let this discourage you and don’t stress over it and lose your motivation.Approach everyday as a new beginning with a mental exercise competitive athletes use. When you wake up in the morning think about the benefits of burning calories,...

Just How Bad Is Alcohol For Weight Loss?

Posted: 09/02/2010

Just How Bad Is Alcohol For Weight Loss?OverviewIf you need to lose weight, avoiding alcohol is a wise decision. Not only is alcohol packed with empty calories and devoid of any nourishment, but its inhibiting of your fat-burning and fat-storing hormones provides a double and triple whammy against all your weight loss efforts. If that's not bad enough, it lowers your inhibitions...

Fitness Tips

Posted: 09/02/2010

Fitness Tips#1: Q: What is a good rule of thumb when purchasing healthy food? The fewer ingredients, the better?A: Absolutely right! When it comes to making wise nutrition choices, the golden rule on the ingredient list is “less is better!” This is because the most nutritious foods are generally the least processed foods with the least amount of additives. The...

How to Build Muscles

Posted: 09/02/2010

Improvement in muscle performance (this means increased strength, control and endurance) comes from stress and recovery.So should you stop before you “feel the burn?”  Research has shown that to improve muscle strength you shouldn’t. When you work your muscles hard, your body goes to work about eight hours later.  Your cells release cytokines that...

Help for Muscle Soreness

Posted: 09/02/2010

Even those of us who are in top physical shape may still have to deal with muscle soreness from time to time. For years this soreness was attributed to a buildup of lactic acid, a muscle by-product. A common remedy was a good hot soak in a tub with a variety of mineral salts or baking soda, which was believed to leach the acid out and relieve the pain. However, we know now that...

6 Healthy Habits for Living Longer

Posted: 09/02/2010

Do you eat breakfast everyday? Do you always take the stairs? Whatever your daily habits are, there’s no denying that they impact your health. Even though the things we do as part of our daily routines might seem small, over time the small things can add up. So, by keeping your daily habits healthy, you can literally add years to your life.Here are six daily habits for...

Choosing the Right Kind of Fats

Posted: 09/02/2010

Most of us are aware that there are healthy and unhealthy fats. The unhealthy being the trans fats which are the man-made ones created when vegetable oil is hardened. These are found in margarine, baked goods and junk foods.Saturated fats are animal fats; butter and lard, and tropical oils and these should be limited in your diets.While it is true that many people eat too many...