Physical Exercise

National Public Health Week 2012: Toward a Healthier Nation

Susan Blumenthal, M.D. | Posted 04.06.2012

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This National Public Health Week is a great time to begin moving toward a more active lifestyle. Social responsibility with programs like the National Plan for Physical Activity and the Let's Move Campaign are critical to improving public health.

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How to Improve Your Health by Moving

Marc B. Levin | Posted 04.17.2012

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Physical activity, exercise and movement are available to you to promote the natural healing of your body, and you are empowered right now to use them if you choose.

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Can We Cure Alzheimer's Disease?

Gary W. Small, M.D. | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Age-Related Memory Decline, Physical Exercise, Risk Factors, Cure, Alzheimer's Disease, Memory Loss, Diet, Brain Health, Alzheimer's Prevention, Preventing Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's Cure, Healthy Living News

It doesn't make sense to wait years for definitive proof before we start a brain-healthy lifestyle. There's no reason to sit around for decades before beginning to protect our brains.

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You've Got Harriet Heyman: Acrobatics As A Second Act

Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Harriet Heyman, Acrobats, Hobbies, Second Acts, Creative Time, Physical Fitness, Acrobatics, Physical Exercise, Joy, Video, Fifty News

Novelist Harriet Heyman, formerly of Life and The New York Times, talks about taking up acrobatics later in life. In this clip of AOL's "You've Got", ...

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Why Walk? Why Not?

Erin Ruberry | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Fitness and Exercise, Walking, Exercise, Fitness, Health Benefits of Walking, Physical Exercise, Exercise Tips, Walking in Washington DC, Physical Benefits of Walking, Mental Benefits of Walking, Perks of Walking, Healthy Living News

There's so much pressure to always go, go, go: get places faster, accomplish goals more quickly, cram as much as possible into one day. Walking is slow and forces you to pay attention to your surroundings and be more aware.

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The Joy (And Benefits) Of Skipping

Jane G. Goldberg, Ph.D. | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Workout, Mental Health, Brain, Aerobics, Brain Science, Physical Exercise, Skipping, Skipping Exercise Benefits, Skipping Workout, Fitness and Exercise, Skipping for Exercise, Healthy Living News

Skipping induces happiness; it did when you were seven, and it will have the same effect on you now that you are an adult.

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Coconut Water Not the Magic Hydration Bullet It's Claimed To Be: Study

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 11.01.2011

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A new consumer report analyzing coconut water claims it is not all it's cracked up to be, finding that two of the three most popular brands had far fe...

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Pushing Through Brick Walls And Learning Endurance

Michael Boblett | Posted 10.03.2011

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Running is not about winning. It's about finishing.

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Why All Schools Should Require More P.E.

Darell Hammond | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Education, Governor McDonnell, Virginia, Health, Physical Fitness, Schools, Physical Exercise, Physical Education, Childhood Obesity, Education News

Government funding is largely a matter of priority, and by passing the bill, McDonnell would have demonstrated to the people of Virginia that the state is serious about children's health.

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The Day I Unleashed My Inner Vixen

Lynne Sadowski | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Physical Exercise, Weight Loss, Exercise, Healthy Living News

How could I have let myself get this way? I was successful in all other areas of my life; why wasn't I successful at losing weight?

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Exercise In Your Living Room

LIVESTRONG.COM | Posted 11.17.2011

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Adults should start with two and a half hours of medium-intensity exercise each week, and increase to five hours as they're able.

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Getting a Hardcore Workout in 20 Minutes

Jill S. Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Exercise, Kettlebells, Suspension Exercise, Fitness, Workouts, Physical Exercise, Fitness Training, Best Workout, Total Body Workout, Los Angeles News

The TRX and kettlebells are among the most efficient workouts I've tried. They're not for timid exercisers, but they're both completely modifiable for any level of fitness

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Simple Exercises for Celebrity Results

David Buer | Posted 11.17.2011

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If you don't have a celebrity trainer of your own on call, then being creative with your time and budget is the only option to achieve similar results.

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Putting Kids' Health in Their Own Hands

Michelle Paige Paterson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Physical Exercise, Obesity, Healthy Lifestyle, Children, Children's Health, New York, Childhood Obesity, Harlem, New York News

Any conversation about fitness is considered one for the grown-ups. This is a serious misconception at a time when childhood obesity threatens our children's health.

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Celebrity Weight Loss Tips: 5-Criteria For Every Meal

David Buer | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Weight Loss, How to Lose Weight, Weight Loss Tips, Exercise, Exercise Tips, Physical Exercise, Fat-Burning, Fat Burning Workouts, Celebrity Skin, Celebrity Body, Celebrity-Workouts, Health, Heart Disease, Blood Sugar, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Healthy Living News

Use these five criteria for every meal to help lose those extra pounds like your favorite celebrities when they're preparing for a red carpet event, movie scene, music video or concert tour.

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What Maids Teach Us About Physical Health, Life Longevity

Todd Kashdan | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Stress, Mental Health, Work, Mindfulness, Sex, Work-Life Balance, Physical Exercise, Stress Reduction, Happiness, Positive Thinking, The Secret, Politically Correct, Positive Psychology, Google, Health, Healthy Living News

What if maids were made aware that a fitness routine is embedded into their job? Could changing their mindset lead to actual changes in their physical and mental health?

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Joey Lawrence's In-Home Total Body Workout: Celebrity Workout Fitness

David Buer | Posted 11.17.2011

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A great physique may take a lot of work, dedication, sacrifice and effort but it doesn't have to take up all of your time. The perfect example of this is actor and devout family man Joey Lawrence.

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Effects Of Training On Unstable Surfaces For Sports Performance

David Buer | Posted 11.17.2011

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Training on unstable surfaces like stability balls increases activation of core stabalizer muscles, but it is not a complete or ideal form of training for enhancing potential for increased athletic performance.

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Sexier Legs With 5 Simple Exercises

David Buer | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Fitness, Circuit Training, Lower Body Workout, Workouts, Celebrity Body, Exercise, Strength Training, Physical Exercise, Exercise Tips, Health, Healthy Living News

Make a statement with that accessory by using these five super effective exercises to sculpt, mold and shape your lower body without the inconvenience or hassle of a gym and fancy equipment.

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Put In Those Earbuds And Watch The Scale Numbers Go Down

Los Angeles Times | Jeannine Stein | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Obesity Crisis, Lifestyle, American Obesity, Obesity Research, Exercise, Obesity Epidemic, Health, Obesity in America, Weight Loss, Weight, Physical Exercise, Obesity, Podcast, Healthy Living News

Successful weight loss may be just a podcast away. But what's on that podcast could make the difference between losing a modest amount of weight and ...

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How Heavy is Your Fitness Footprint?

Carole Carson | Posted 11.17.2011

We need to figure out how to reduce lifestyle-related diseases that trigger the need for expensive medical care in the first place. We need to lighten our fitness footprint.

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Hate to Exercise? Don't Sweat It.

Darryle Pollack | Posted 11.17.2011

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The solution seems obvious: be less physically active and you'll eat less. You don't even need a Harvard degree to figure it out.

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Keeping Our Wits About Us Into the Golden Years

Carolyn Anderson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Aging, Alzheimer's, Memory Loss, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Importance of Sleep, Physical Exercise, Brain Exercise, Healthy Living News

Being mentally sharp means that not only can you remember where your car keys are but you can also keep some diseases at bay including Alzheimer's.

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9 Ways to Put the Brakes on Menopausal Weight Gain

Janice Taylor | Posted 11.17.2011

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If you're just entering menopause, you might be thinking, is menopausal weight gain a given? What's happening to my body? Why have the Scales of Injustice turned on me?

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Debunking 10 Brain Health Myths

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.17.2011

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Think about this: How can anyone take care of his or her brain when every week brings a new barrage of articles and studies which seem to contradict each other?

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