Hiking: A Sport for the Times

Hiking: A Sport for the Times

Diet & Fitness / Fitness

The time-honored virtues of hiking have never been more apparent than during these challenging economic and social times. This activity delivers a targeted stimulus to each department of life: Commerce. Hiking is affordable in that it can be practiced close to home, saving thousands of dollars on vacation airfare and…

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Why Women Should Lift Weights

Why Women Should Lift Weights

Diet & Fitness / Fitness

Weight lifting can be a woman’s best friend. While men have long enjoyed the benefits of strength training, women have tended to shy away from the activity, fearing the body builder look. Fear no more, ladies. Incorporating weight lifting into your workout routine provides important benefits necessary to a woman’s…

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Stripping for Fitness: Try a Racy Workout!

Stripping for Fitness: Try a Racy Workout!

Diet & Fitness / Fitness

It’s fun, it’s sexy and it’s one of the hottest crazes in the world of working out. It’s called strip aerobics (or sometimes striptease aerobics), and ladies are doing it in gyms and living rooms across the country. Though inspired by striptease and burlesque dancing, most of these workouts are…

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20-Minute Home Workout

20-Minute Home Workout

Diet & Fitness / Fitness

If you are busy, not able to get up early in morning or have no time for gym, just follow this 20-minute home workout to stay healthy and fit. 1. Jog in one place for 3 minutes. 2. Do 25 jumping jacks. When landing, bend your knees slightly to reduce…

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What Should Your Heart Rate Be?

What Should Your Heart Rate Be?

Diet & Fitness / Fitness

You’re ready to jump into that heart-pumping activity and intensive cardiovascular exercise session, but are you doing more harm than good? Most people don’t realize how important it is to keep your heart rate at a certain level while exercising, and you need to maintain a specific heart rate when…

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Best Workout DVDs

Best Workout DVDs

Diet & Fitness / Fitness

You may have caught sight of hundreds of workout DVDs at the local store or movie rental outpost, but how do you know which one is the best fit for your fitness goals? From kickboxing cardio to hip-hop dance workouts, there’s a workout for all fitness levels and tastes. However,…

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The Importance of Rest for Muscles

The Importance of Rest for Muscles

Diet & Fitness / Fitness

Ask any professional body builder what they do when they’re not working out, and you’ll quickly find out it has nothing to do with exercise. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Fitness buffs use their downtime to relax — as in, their muscles. The reason for this is that the…

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Banish Boredom: Rejuvenate Your Workout

Banish Boredom: Rejuvenate Your Workout

Diet & Fitness / Fitness

Have you lost your motivation to work out? Getting stuck in a fitness rut is a common cause of the exercise doldrums that might cause you to skip your workout routine completely and fall back into unhealthy habits. Still, there are dozens of ways to freshen up your workout routine…

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Revealed! WORST Leg Exercises

Revealed! WORST Leg Exercises

Diet & Fitness / Fitness

by Kevin O’Connell If what you are after are aesthetically shaped and toned legs and calves, there are exercises and routines to favor and to avoid. The primary exercises for the quadriceps and the glutes — thigh and butt muscles — are squats, leg presses and extensions. The primary movements…

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