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  • Weights for Women – Don’t Worry About the Weight!
    Although weight training has traditionally been thought of as a male activity and women may not start at the same strength level as men, they have the ability to gain strength at the same rate as men.
  • Resistance Training - Strength Training for Yesterday Today and Tomorrow
    There was a time, in the not-too distant past, that many people associated “exercise” with aerobic exercises only. Today, resistance training, twice a week has been proven to increase muscular strength and maintain it. Various research studies have quantified and documented how extremely effective strength training can be. It’s never too late to get stronger.
  • Good Nutrition Can Lead to Desired Weight Loss
    We are constantly bombarded with advertisements, depicting perfectly-proportioned men and women, who seem to be enjoying themselves tremendously. The message: if only you could control your eating habits you could live the good life too. The best way to date to control our metabolic process is through proper nutrition, daily exercise, eating foods known to have an effect on our metabolic rate, and plenty of rest.
  • Exercise – The Pursuit of Fitness and Heart Health
    A large segment of the population exercises as an adjunct to dieting efforts in an effort to be slim and trim, while others exercise in an effort to decrease their risk o f heart disease. Whatever their reason for all this increased activity, more Americans are turning to a wide-variety of exercise regimens as a pleasurable and healthy experience.
  • Are All Fitness Centers Created Equal?
    Health and fitness centers vary in a wide variety of ways. From hours of operation, and equipment choice, to the professional expertise of the employees, a variety of parameters must be evaluated, before investing hard-earned dollars in a facility, which fits your specific wants, needs, and budget.
  • Cardiovascular Exercise
    Regular walking for cardiovascular exercise is good. Interval training is more time-effective and thus more efficient in pursuit of the same result. Simply put, you can attain better results faster, with interval training.
  • Five Exercise Myths That Might Surprise You
    By now, we all understand that regular exercise is good for everybody. Its good the heart, it helps us maintain a desirable body weight, and has a positive effect on relieving stress. But, there are many exercise myths that have repeatedly been presented as fact, either by those who are trying to sell us something, or by those who mean well, but haven’t gotten their facts straight. Here are five myths about physical fitness that some readers may find surprising.
  • 10 Ways to Avoid a Heart Attack
    A heart attack is referred to in the medical arena, as a myocardial infarction. The risk factors, that may predispose you for the development of coronary artery disease and heart attack include: smoking, diabetes, elevates cholesterol levels, hypertension, family history of heart disease, lack of exercise, obesity, and a high-fat diet regimen. Find a balance in life between work and leisure activities, and you can increase your chances of living a long and healthy life.

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