7 Healthy Reasons to Embrace Running

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7 Healthy Reasons to Embrace Running

Running is probably mankind’s oldest physical endeavor. Good ol` fashion running still matters. Even further, this summer when you're on vacation, running on the sand will boost your calorie burn rate. Running on the sand makes your body have to work twice as hard to get over it. You expend at least 150% more energy and burn more calories running on sand than on hard surfaces—and it actually makes you faster. Everyone understands the obvious benefits of running but here are 7 you may not have thought of yet. 

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The Swimming Routine For Everyone

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The Swimming Routine For Everyone

High-intensity interval training is by far the healthiest and best way to workout for most people. What are the options for this type of workout? Of course, you can run, bike and hit the weight room but there still continues to be the best workout possible and that's swimming. Swimming is cardio, strength, HIIT, and flexibility all wrapped up in one workout. Plus, even more importantly, swimming is restorative, meaning you can swim day after day and now suffer from overuse injuries. Are you yawning at the thought of simple swim laps. Here are 8 swimming workouts to try. 

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HIIT: The Best Workout Approach

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HIIT: The Best Workout Approach

Over the last decade, interval training has been believed to be the best workout for most people. As the go-to fitness routine, interval training improves strength and endurance over moderate-intensity steady-state cardiovascular exercise. Study after study has shown that interval training, particularly high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is the gold standard for rapid results in speed, strength and endurance, be it from running, cycling, weight training or using cardio machines at your gym. 

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5 Workout Moves For A Flatter Stomach

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5 Workout Moves For A Flatter Stomach

For many people, the waist is often the first place excess fat goes. Unfortunately, it is also one of the hardest areas on our bodies to lose weight. Having a “muffin top” is not only unappealing, but it is also unhealthy to have on our bodies. In fact, having excess belly, or abdominal, fat is worse than having excess fat on most other places on our body. Belly fat or visceral fat is a huge proponent of chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes and can even bring on stroke. Here are 5 tips to help get rid of that belly fat.

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The Simplest Bodyweight Workout

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The Simplest Bodyweight Workout

Athletes are not the only ones who should do bodyweight workouts. Bodyweight workouts are great for on the go and help keep you fit but if you're not interested in bulking up this is for you. With a little space and your body weight, and any small free weights you have (if you want), you can get a full body workout without stepping foot into a weight room.

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TRX: Latest Workout Trend?

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TRX: Latest Workout Trend?

A new workout trend is hitting gyms everywhere. Enter, the TRX suspension-training system. It increases the effectiveness on virtually ever exercise known. Why? Because it requires you to not only work against your body weight and gravity, but it forces you to constantly keep yourself stabilized. Adding tension like this to any move is going to up the ante. Every single move is a core exercise without you having to really think about it. 

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Strength Training vs. Cardio: Which comes first?

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Strength Training vs. Cardio: Which comes first?

Strength training or cardio first? No wait, it's cardio then strength training. By now, you probably have seen this debate unfold in a number of ways. We all want to build a lean, fit body but not everyone wants to bulk up. Women are most of time looking tone their body without having bulky muscle. But we know if you desire that lean body, sticking to the treadmill or elliptical just isn't enough. 

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You Can Learn to Love Exercising

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You Can Learn to Love Exercising

Exercise can seem so difficult and at times we really dread the idea of lifting a weight or stepping foot on a stairstepper. The truth is, is you embrace exercise it really can make an impact on your overall health and well-being. The hardest part begins with getting started. The key is changing your perspective on exercise and being active. This doesn't necessarily mean you have to run on the treadmill for an hour. Love the idea of toning? Do yoga. Enjoy getting your groove on, embrace zumba. There are a million and one options for adding physical activity to your daily routine. Even just 20 minutes can do wonders and after all, is better than nothing. 

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Healthier Habits Have An Instant Effect On the Body

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Healthier Habits Have An Instant Effect On the Body

If you're embarking down a healthier path for your life, you may be struggling with the changes, especially if they're dramatic. An example: going from never working out to working out 5 times per week. Or cutting bread and unhealthy sugary foods out of your diet. These habit changes are going to have a major effect on your life but whether you know it or now, your body immediately changes and responds the moment you begin making healthier choices, whether they be small or big. 

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The Secret To Getting To The Gym

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The Secret To Getting To The Gym

You know the feeling, you just cannot bring yourself to get to the gym or start your workout when the 5 a.m. alarm goes off. We talked about a recent study that showed  the best way to instill exercise as a real habit in your life. Study published in journal, Health Psychology. Researchers found most consistent exercisers made exercise into a specific type of habit. Usually one triggered by a cue like hearing the morning alarm, going to the gym without even thinking about it or getting stressed and immediately deciding to exercise. Scientists wanted to see whether this type of habit known as instigation habit was better than another type of habit, when it comes to predicting who stuck with a month of exercise. 

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New Study: Here’s how to really make exercise a habit

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New Study: Here’s how to really make exercise a habit

New study shows the best way to instill exercise as a real habit in your life · Study published in journal, Health Psychology. Researchers found most consistent exercisers made exercise into a specific type of habit. Usually one triggered by a cue like hearing the morning alarm, going to the gym without even thinking about it or getting stressed and immediately deciding to exercise · Scientists wanted to see whether this type of habit known as instigation habit was better than another type of habit, when it comes to predicting who stuck with a month of exercise ·        

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Moderate Exercise Wins

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Moderate Exercise Wins

Experts are saying slow down for more results, whether you're looking to lose weight or tone up. Moderate exercise has increasingly been shown to have a tremendous amount of benefits not to mention a long-lasting effect. We explore. 

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7 Weight Loss Myths

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7 Weight Loss Myths

Some of these may shock you and some you may already know. The truth is weight loss doesn't have one simple formula. Everyone's body is different and you need to find what works for you. But rest assured, these are myths. 

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How To Fight Weight Loss Plateaus

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How To Fight Weight Loss Plateaus

A few weeks back we touched on the debate of eating the same thing every day. This ties in with weight loss plateau as well because most nutritionists will say that eating the same thing everyday for weight loss isn't the best approach. Here are other things you can do to fight weight loss plateau.

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Exercises for Better Sleep

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Exercises for Better Sleep

If you’re having trouble sleeping, you might just not be using your body enough to get tired.  This is typical American behavior, especially in the northeast where the stress and exhaustion of the work day or week leaves many wanting to relax after 5 pm.  

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How to boost your fitness results

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How to boost your fitness results

Are you longing for the days when every time you worked out, you felt fresh and rejuvenated? Exercise is incredibly important for our overall health and losing weight If you're at the point when exercise is part of your daily routine (good for you!), but feeling like you're not getting the maximum benefits out of your workout, here are 7 tips to boost it.

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5 Exercises That Could Lead to Injury

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5 Exercises That Could Lead to Injury

Of course, we all know daily exercise or at least 3 times per week can benefit our overall health. New studies come out each day proving this fact. But did you know some exercises physical therapists warn against because they may lead to injury? 

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Benefit of Exercise in Elderly

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Benefit of Exercise in Elderly

Is exercise safe for the elderly or as we age? Experts say working out can be even more beneficial for the brain than the body. We explore.

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Tips to Boost Your Energy

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Tips to Boost Your Energy

We rely on energy to get through the day, the week, the year. 

We know that losing out on sleep can leave you drained, but sleep deprivation is only one of a long list of possible reasons behind feeling exhausted.

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Tips for easy weight loss

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Tips for easy weight loss

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 1.6 billion adults worldwide are either overweight or obese.

They project that in just three years, this number will increase to approximately 2.3 billion adults.  The WHO further reports that, “44 percent of diabetes, 23 percent of ischemic heart disease and 7 to 41 percent of certain cancers are attributable to overweight and obesity.”

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