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Diet and Exercise According to Your Doctor

June 25, 2010

Share Beginning a new diet and workout regimen may seem simple enough.  Are you looking to lose weight?  Start jogging and eat nothing but salad (or better yet, invest in the latest non-FDA-approved herbal weight-loss supplement).  Do you want to bulk up and stop the “Skinny Minnie” jibes?  Lift weights and drink a ton of [...]

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How to Get Cut Like a Martial Arts Expert

June 24, 2010

Share If you’re a fan of the UFC, then you’ve definitely noticed a difference between the bodies of the martial arts experts (hey, Muay Thai guy!) and everyone else.  The fighters who are invested in long-term martial arts training are long, lean, and sport some seriously defined muscles (unlike other fighters, who mainly go for [...]

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Workout, Massage, Rinse, and Repeat

June 23, 2010

Share You know that working out feels great, even though it sometimes leaves you with tight muscles and body aches.  Massage is just the opposite, leaving you loose and relaxed.  But did you know that there are a host of benefits associated with getting a massage post-workout?  Athletes have been operating on this principle for [...]

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Staying Fit and Healthy During Pregnancy

May 19, 2010

ShareA healthy approach to pregnancy should be an enjoyable part of the process of becoming a mother, whether for the first or fifth time. What may seem like a negative aspect of pregnancy, cravings for example, can introduce you to delicious new foods if approached with balance. Making sure you regularly participate in a modified [...]

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Three Simple Steps to Stay Fit in College

May 18, 2010

Share Before you started college, you had heard of the freshman fifteen, that notorious number that affects the abdominal and nether regions of students in universities across the globe.  But you never thought it would happen to you.  Sorry to say, most stereotypes have some basis in reality.  So now that you’re facing down your [...]

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