Do You Need a Cardio Change?

Do You Need a Cardio Change?

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

It can be easy to fall into a stale routine of plodding along on the treadmill or plopping down on the same stationary bike day after day. If you find yourself sick of the same old cardio, then it’s time to shake it up. First, ask yourself if you might…

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Cheers to Beer!

Cheers to Beer!

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Regardless of whether or not you’ll tip a mug of green beer or a nice stout in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, the health benefits of beer are worth toasting. Of course, if you don’t drink, then it’s not an excuse to start. But beer is not the enemy it’s…

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Water Works: Hit the Pool

Water Works: Hit the Pool

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Don’t like to sweat it out? Struggle with even the most basic group class? Why not water down your workout by enrolling in a water aerobics class? For the person who has trouble with strength training, step or other high-impact classes, a water aerobics class might be just the exercise…

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Celebrate National Wear Red Day

Celebrate National Wear Red Day

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Today marks National Wear Red Day, the annual endeavor to raise awareness of women’s heart disease. Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in the United States. An estimated 650,000 people die every year from heart disease, accounting for about 27 percent of all deaths in the United States. National…

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Foods That Save Your Heart

Foods That Save Your Heart

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

A heart-healthy diet may sound bland and boring, but it’s anything but with plenty of delicious foods that benefit your heart – and the rest of your body. If you need to eat less salt for hypertension, then fresh herbs make a savory substitute. Adding herbal-icious flavors to your food…

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Chew, Chew Training

Chew, Chew Training

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Chewing your food is the first step in the all-important digestion process. In order to digest food properly, your food must be broken down into a liquid form before it’s swallowed. When you don’t get the job done, large food particles that haven’t been digested make an appearance in the…

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Losing in Intervals: A Fool-Proof Plan

Losing in Intervals: A Fool-Proof Plan

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Integrate interval training into your workout. Interval training is a regimen that uses both low-intensity and high-intensity movements. The key is to vary intensity levels throughout the workout — performing intense spurts mixed with periods of rest. Interval training improves cardiovascular health, boosts metabolism, increases stamina and more. It also…

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An Earthy Way to Eat

An Earthy Way to Eat

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Today is Earth Day, and it’s a time to focus on all things green. Making just a small change or two, like investing in reusable grocery bags or replacing light bulbs with more energy-efficient ones certainly helps the Earth. But this year, why not help yourself, too? Instead of buying…

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