Mar

21

10 Ways to Burn Calories Without Noticing

March 21, 2008 | Comments Off

If you can burn an extra three hundred calories, six days a week, that’s enough to lose an extra twenty five pounds in a year. There are lots of ways to sneak in exercise without it taking any extra time out of your day.

Mar

12

Heart Failure: Monitoring Your Blood Pressure

March 12, 2008 | Comments Off

When Should I Check My Blood Pressure? Follow your doctor’s instructions for when and how often to check your blood pressure. Keep in mind that certain factors can cause blood pressure to temporarily rise. Blood pressure normally rises as a result of: Stress, Smoking, Cold temperatures, Exercise, Caffeine, Certain medicines

Feb

26

10 Tips to Change Yourself From a Dedicated Couch Potato

February 26, 2008 | Comments Off

Exercise helps keep you happy and vital. Studies show that folks who exercise are healthier, cheerier, more energetic, think more clearly, sleep better, and have delayed onset of dementia. What’s more, they get relief from anxiety and mild depression—comparable to medication and therapy.

Feb

26

13 Scientifically Proven Health Benefits Of Exercise

February 26, 2008 | Comments Off

We’ve all heard it before, "Exercise is good for you because…." Nowadays you can’t check out at the grocery store or do much of anything without being reminded that us mortal humans need to exercise. Still, we persist, procrastinate and eventually complain that we’re overweight, sick, dying, etc.

Jan

21

Blast Off Fat Way Faster

January 21, 2008 | Comments Off

Up your burn with these scientifically proven fitness tricks. Tired of plugging away at the gym without seeing the pounds disappear? We found simple tricks that will transform your usual regimen into the ultimate fat-blasting routine. Whether you use just two of these strategies or all seven, our insider tips will help you get the […]

Dec

18

25 Easy Ways to Fit in 10 Minutes of Exercise

December 18, 2007 | Comments Off

Experts recommend working out 45 minutes to an hour a day (30 minutes for beginners) for weight loss and fitness. But if you’re like most women, you don’t always have a block of 30 to 60 minutes a day to devote exclusively to doing your workouts.

Nov

21

New Rules of Stretching

November 21, 2007 | Comments Off

Unless you need to build your tolerance for boredom, most stretching is a waste of time. After all, when you review the research, it’s clear that the most widely held principles of flexibility training simply don’t work. Which is why few guys ever stick with it and even regular practitioners struggle to touch their toes. […]

Nov

6

Yoga found to boost health in heart failure patients

November 6, 2007 | Comments Off

An eight-week regimen of yoga proved safe for patients with chronic heart failure and helped reduce signs of inflammation often linked with death, according to a study released on Monday. More than 5 million Americans have chronic heart failure, a long-term condition in which the heart no longer pumps blood efficiently to the body’s other […]

Nov

6

Breaking a sweat helps control weight gain over 20 years

November 6, 2007 | Comments Off

A consistently high level of physical activity from young adulthood into middle age increases the odds of maintaining a stable weight and lessens the amount of weight gained over time, according to a new analysis from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. People who reported at least 30 minutes of vigorous activity a day such […]

Oct

9

Heart Healthy Workouts Help Knees, Too

October 9, 2007 | Comments Off

Exercise that boosts cardiovascular health may also help keep knee cartilage healthy and protect against knee osteoarthritis, Australian researchers say. Previous studies on the issue have produced conflicting findings, the team said. Some studies concluded that exercise may trigger knee osteoarthritis, while other studies found that exercise may protect the knees from osteoarthritis.

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