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How Do You Find Your Ideal Body Fat Percentage?

Monday, May 13, 2013
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How Do You Find Your Ideal Body Fat Percentage?

Determining the best body fat percentage for YOU can often be a tedious task.  For every person who tells you that you look best a certain way, a dozen more will…

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Here’s One More Reason to Eat Your Vegetables!

Friday, May 10, 2013
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Here’s One More Reason to Eat Your Vegetables!

Eating vegetables has a cancer-protective effect.  Research shows that women who eat high-vegetable diets have ten percent less breast cancer than those who eat the least.  One explanation is that veggies…

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How Much Fat Should We Eat Daily?

Thursday, May 9, 2013
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How Much Fat Should We Eat Daily?

  Despite the rallying cry against fat, your body does require it.  Fat is a valuable energy source.  It transports fat-soluble vitamins needed for growth and metabolism.  Plus, it makes food…

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Preventing Dieting Relapses

Wednesday, May 8, 2013
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Preventing Dieting Relapses

Is your weight loss New Year’s resolution losing inertia? Studies indicate that nearly 75 percent of dieters gain at least 90 percent of their weight back in less than a year.  …

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Cutting Fat and Calories

Tuesday, May 7, 2013
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Cutting Fat and Calories

Cutting fat means more than simply cutting calories. A deficit of 500 calories per day could account for one pound of body fat per week, studies show. For maximum fat loss,…

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Ways to shed weight: what works, what doesn’t.

Monday, May 6, 2013
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Ways to shed weight:  what works, what doesn’t.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asked 1,431 men and women what they were doing to lose weight.  The answers varied quite a bit.  Here’s how they responded, in order of…

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How to Stop Storing Excess Fat

Friday, May 3, 2013
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How to Stop Storing Excess Fat

Start at the root of your problem:  Curb your overeating.  Generally, overeating can be defined as consuming more calories than you burn off.  If your total caloric intake for that day…

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I Don’t Have Energy to Exercise

Thursday, May 2, 2013
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I Don’t Have Energy to Exercise

Who says “you don’t have the energy to exercise?”  Nonsense! A good exercise program will increase your energy level. Exercising will raise your spirits and help to revitalize you. You may not have…

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Is Being Overweight Unhealthy?

Wednesday, May 1, 2013
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Is Being Overweight Unhealthy?

Being a couple of  pounds overweight may not really be that much of a problem. Only your physician can tell you for sure. Naturally, it depends on your unique situation. What we…

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How Can I Avoid Knee Injuries?

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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How Can I Avoid Knee Injuries?

Avoiding knee injuries Knee injuries are a common occurrence in exercise and sports. Some athletes prone to such injuries, will often wrap their knees with an ACE bandage, knee wraps or…

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