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  • What Everyone Should Know About Heel Pain and Exercise
    Do you suffer with heel pain?  If so, you are not alone.  According to the Plantar Fasciitis Organization, heel pain affects nearly 2 million Americans each year and can be responsible for mild discomfort or even debilitating pain.  If you think surgery is the only means of finding relief from heel pain, you are incorrect.  [...] […]
  • Lower-Back Pain? Exercise Can Help!
    Author:  C. Small At some point in our lives, 60-80% of all individuals experience lower-back pain (LBP).  The condition is disabling to 1-5% of the population.  Most cases of LBP occur between the ages of 25 and 60 years, but 12-16 % of children and adolescents are LBP suffers.  Males and females are affected equally. Back in [...] […]
  • Are You Making These 7 Dieting Mistakes?
    Health Update: Are You Making These 7 Dieting Mistakes? You’ve started a new diet. You’ve been good all week, making sensible meals, managing your portions, even exercising a little…then the weekend hits. You eat too much. You drink too much. You give up. Not so fast! A couple of slipups won’t undo all your hard work. The key [...] […]

Archive for the ‘Fitness’ Category

What Everyone Should Know About Heel Pain and Exercise

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Do you suffer with heel pain?  If so, you are not alone.  According to the Plantar Fasciitis Organization, heel pain affects nearly 2 million Americans each year and can be responsible for mild discomfort or even debilitating pain.  If you think surgery is the only means of finding relief from heel pain, you are incorrect.  In some cases sufferers find relief through exercise.

Most Common Types of Heel Painheel-pain

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Lower-Back Pain? Exercise Can Help!

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

Author:  C. Smalllower_back_pain

At some point in our lives, 60-80% of all individuals experience lower-back pain (LBP).  The condition is disabling to 1-5% of the population.  Most cases of LBP occur between the ages of 25 and 60 years, but 12-16 % of children and adolescents are LBP suffers.  Males and females are affected equally.

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Getting to the Core of Exercise

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Author: Dr. Lanny Schaffercore exercise w-ball

Core conditioning is a fitness buzz word these days but few are actually doing it correctly. Many confuse it with abdominal training when in fact the core covers your body from your groin to your shoulders (front, side, back and inside-out). Your core offers stability, balance and flexibility to all your movements. An improperly conditioned core will limit movement capabilities and predispose you to injury whether you are performing every day activities or complex sports movements.

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Walking to Fitness using the Nordic Walking Technique

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

Author: Robert Hicksnordic-walking-paar

Whether you are a fitness enthusiast who wants a high-intensity workout or are like most people who just enjoy the benefits of walking, you can obtain even better benefits using Nordic Walking poles and enjoy the added safety to bones and joints by taking the stress off the body. Everyone who can walk, and even many who have a hard time walking, can go Nordic Walking or Trekking with the use these poles and enjoy this great fitness activity.

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Obesity and Your Environment: A “Weighty” Subject!

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

Courtesy: National Institute of Environmental and Health Sciencesscale

No one should ever be judged, bullied, or teased about their weight, height, or any other physical characteristic — or for any other reason for that matter! So please let an adult know if that is happening to you or to anyone you know.

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How Does P90X Work?

Friday, April 16th, 2010

Author: Kevin Trentp90xdvd

P90X is a high-intensity workout program that was developed by fitness guru Tony Horton to reshape your body in only 90 days. The program makes a lot of claims about losing weight and toning your entire body. So, just how can P90X and Tony Horton make these claims and stand behind them? Here are the specifics on how the P90X workout exactly works.

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Exercise-and-Nutrition

Friday, April 9th, 2010

Author: C. Small

Want to Eliminate that Tired…Worn Out…Unhealthy Feeling?  Want to look good in clothes that actually fit?  You can do these things and a whole lot more by achieving a healthy lifestyle.  Don’t wait another day!  Learn how to get fit inside and out through good nutrition and exercising the safe way using the right equipment; and get lasting results.

Eating right, using the right supplements and exercising can help you manage your weight, whether you’re over or under weight.  And, getting and staying in shape will help prevent potentially life threatening diseases.

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The Importance of Strength Training and Speed

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Author: David Hornestrength_training2

Strength training is required to help develop a “base” from which an athlete can build upon and become faster. Strength is required before power training and it helps to lay the foundation for overall body conditioning. I have found that strength is the single most dominant factor in predicting and also improving speed. It is not the only factor but it is definitely the main one that can bring about the most significant results.

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Let’s Get Started towards a Better You, Part 1

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Author:  C. Smallat home

Isn’t it time you did something about the way you look and feel?  Want to Eliminate that Tired…Worn Out…Unhealthy Feeling?  Have you ever thought about doing something to boost your energy-level, mental acuity and self-esteem?  Want to look good in clothes that actually fit?  You can do these things and a whole lot more by achieving a healthy lifestyle.  Don’t wait another day!  Learn how to get fit inside and out through good nutrition and exercising the safe way with the right equipment, for lasting results.  Learn how eating right, using the right supplements and exercising can help you manage your weight, whether you’re over or under weight; and how getting and staying in shape will help prevent potentially life threatening diseases.

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Low-impact Exercises are Fun and Healthy

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Author: Raymond Leepilates

Not everyone is made for high-level exercising. But you can become fit without bouncing around in a leotard, battering your joints. Forget all the huffing, puffing, lugging, lifting, and straining. Movement therapy is a gentle – yet effective – group of sports that include yoga, tai chi, and Pilates. Just don’t be fooled by their mild manner. These activities can whip you into shape without breaking a sweat.

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