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It’s true that someone can have a body mass index (BMI) in the overweight or obese range and still be considered physically fit. In other words, the number on the scale is only a piece of your body’s puzzle. Let's take a closer look at all the pieces of physical fitness.[read more]

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Water is an amazing thing – it keeps you going. Literally. However, your body is made of up SALT WATER, not fresh water. By drinking TOO much water, you actually change out the composition of your blood from 70% saline to 50%-70% fresh water (called hyponatremia).[read more]

Well, six weeks into the year and I’m guessing all of us have been to gym a few less times than we swore we would. I thought this video about starting a new exercise program was pretty funny…especially like how he is starting is program slowly…[read more]

Our collective mission is this: We need to encourage women to get strong, not skinny. Muscle power is the engine that burns fat....There are several ways to accomplish this through proper nutrition and exercise, but speeding up a slowing metabolism, especially in midlife, is the big idea.[read more]

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So, what can we do to improve our chances of keeping our New Year’s resolutions? Like many health experts I want my patients to succeed and reach their 2013 goals. In order to make resolutions stick, I suggest the following 5 keys to success:[read more]

The best offense against muscle pain is a good defense. Dr. Edward Soriano, D.O., Department of Physical Medicine and Rehab at Sinai Hospital, advises that a few simple stretches can keep the spring in your step, whether you’re an experienced athlete or consider gripping the armrest of your recliner and hollering at the refs to be your weekly cardio.[read more]

According to the Wello press release, it is “the world’s first website offering live personal training ...There are about 70 or so personal trainers participating in the site, all of them some type of certification in personal training. They also have photos and descriptions of what type of training they specialize in. Some, but not all, have videos. There are star rating on many and testimonials from customers on some.[read more]

Exercising before work helps wake you up, gets you mentally prepared for the day, and jump-starts your metabolism, but we can’t all be freak-of-nature morning people. Getting some exercise in before heading to your job doesn’t have to mean waking up at the crack of dawn, though. Even just doing some simple exercises, taking no more than 15 or 30 minutes, can counteract the hours you’ll spend sitting and give you some awesome physical and mental health benefits.[read more]

Women who are physically active at any point over their life have lower risk of cognitive impairment in late-life compared to those who are inactive, but teenage physical activity appears to be most important, according to the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.[read more]

Getting in shape doesn’t mean grinding away on a piece of equipment that looks like a medieval torture device; there are fun ways to boost your fitness. “Start with things that you know. If you run, start with that,” adds Weaver. “Add strength and toning exercises. Find somebody you want to work out with. When you don’t feel like it, you’ll have somebody to push you.”[read more]

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The results [of the study] showed that those who exercised the whole month and the morning before the final test did by far the best on the memory and mood tests. Those who exercised the whole month but not the morning before the test did not do as well, but much better than the sedentary group. What that implies is that regular exercise has a cumulative effect on memory and mood.[read more]

So is walking futile for weight loss? Not at all. You can lose 1 pound of fat every 12 days if you walk 4 miles a day. Just think about it: 30 lbs. a year, and without dieting. And you get to bond with your dog! How can you beat that?[read more]