Tag: exercise
group name: staywell
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May 29, 2007 12:50 PM EDT --
In Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, Konstantin Levin keeps himself strong and healthy by tending to his immense farm, even taking up a scythe to mow his fields. Perhaps you are a modern day Levin who, in part, . . . more
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June 05, 2007 11:45 AM EDT --
Not all fat is the same. So it’s not just how much fat you have that’s important for your health. It’s where that fat is located.
Most of our body fat sits under the skin. This fat, . . . more
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December 12, 2007 11:56 AM EST --
It should come as no surprise that the most successful exercise program is one well suited to you. To give yourself the best odds of sticking with a program, stack the deck in your favor by considering . . . more
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March 31, 2008 09:26 AM EDT --
Regular physical activity can improve mood and reduce stress. But when I advise patients to try to exercise more, I hear a common refrain: Who has time? Sometimes trying to figure out how to build exercise . . . more
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December 12, 2007 11:29 AM EST --
Wearing a pedometer may be just the motivator you need to increase your daily physical activity. New research on the subject confirms what prior small studies suggested. In the November 21, 2007, issue . . . more
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July 17, 2007 03:23 PM EDT --
If you have high cholesterol, the first step in treatment often comes in the form of making changes to your diet and exercise habits. The exercise element is fairly straightforward: For heart health, exercise . . . more
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December 12, 2007 11:58 AM EST --
Before you invest in any piece of equipment, remember that all you really need to get started is a pair of comfortable walking shoes and some willpower. If you do decide to buy exercise equipment, consider . . . more
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June 05, 2007 11:15 AM EDT --
A well-rounded exercise program has four components: aerobic activity, strength training, flexibility, and balance exercises. Each benefits your body in a different way.
Aerobic activity
Aerobic activity . . . more
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July 24, 2007 12:29 PM EDT --
We hear about the epidemic of childhood obesity on the news so much these days that it’s easy to stop paying attention. We hardly listen when they tell us, yet again, about the scary statistics. . . . more
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November 19, 2006 09:48 AM EST --
I suspect that one of the reasons it's so hard to find a "cure" for smoking is because, as time passes, we all attach different meanings to it. It's not just the nicotine. That's . . . more
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June 05, 2007 11:17 AM EDT --
It should come as no surprise that the most successful exercise program is one well suited to you. To give yourself the best odds of sticking with a program, stack the deck in your favor by considering . . . more
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May 29, 2007 12:21 PM EDT --
Exercise shouldn’t be something you do only when you want to drop those 10 extra pounds or prepare for the charity 10-kilometer run. To be successful, it should be something you do as routinely as . . . more
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August 26, 2008 03:52 PM EDT --
Why don’t most people get enough exercise? One reason is that doctors used to think that exercise only improved your health if you did vigorous aerobic exercises. And most often that meant getting . . . more
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July 23, 2008 12:59 AM EDT --
One of the perks of joining Netflix is the feature that allows you to watch movies or videos instantly. I decided to hook my laptop up to my television and explore the fitness videos available . . . more
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October 29, 2007 02:59 PM EDT --
When I first started practicing primary care internal medicine several years ago, I found myself doing something I never would have believed possible when I was in medical school or residency training: . . . more
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July 24, 2007 01:01 PM EDT --
According to a 2004 review in American Family Physician, Americans spent more than $1.3 billion on weight-loss supplements in 2001. Advertisements for weight-loss supplements seem to be everywhere — . . . more
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December 12, 2007 11:54 AM EST --
Your cardiovascular system performs a number of crucial functions in your body. It transports oxygen to cells and removes carbon dioxide, carries away metabolic waste products, and transports hormones . . . more
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July 20, 2007 04:59 PM EDT --
You can use exercise to stifle the buildup of stress in several ways. If you exercise shortly after the stress response is engaged — let’s say by sprinting away from an oncoming bus — . . . more
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July 03, 2007 11:35 AM EDT --
The benefits of exercise may sound too good to be true, but decades of solid science confirm that exercise improves health and can extend your life. Adding as little as half an hour of moderately intense . . . more
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May 29, 2007 12:39 PM EDT --
If your goal is to manage your weight, experts recommend paying close attention to calorie balance: Calories burned should equal calories taken in (if you want to maintain your weight) or exceed them (if . . . more
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