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Posted by on July 25th, 2009
Happiness and Healthiness Are Contagious
Happiness may love company even more than misery. Researchers at Harvard Medical School and the University of California, San Diego, found that happiness may stem more from a group effort than from one person’s lifestyle and choices. Their 20-year study of 5,000 individuals shows that a person’s positive emotional state is actually contagious, affecting not [&hellip.
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Posted by on July 22nd, 2009
Weight Loss Using Wii Sports
Can you lose weight by playing video games? Generally video games are lumped into the category of things that cause weight gain and obesity. Along with television and computer usage, video games are considered a negative aspect of modern life when used in exccess. They take children and adults away from physical activity and keep [&hellip.
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Posted by on July 19th, 2009
The Tortoise Diet
Most diets out their focus on quick weight loss. The best selling diets are ones that can help take the weigh off quickly and most try to show that they can fulfill this promise. However, some diets take a different route. Some diets promise weight loss without speed. Enter The Tortoise Diet. The Tortoise Diet [&hellip.
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Posted by on July 16th, 2009
4 Ways To Beat Food Buffets
All you can eat buffets are a huge downfall for many dieters. All the delicious food they can ever eat is asembled for consumption right before their eyes. Buffets at restaurants and social functions can be a dieter’s downfall or they can be an occasion to celebrate success. Although they can be trying, buffets can [&hellip.
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Posted by on July 13th, 2009
3 Ways To Avoid Weekend Weight Gain
Many people make the mistake of dieting strictly during the week and then letting loose on the weekend. They allow themselves to unwind too much and find out on Monday that the needle on the scale has moved much farther than they hoped. According to researchers many people change their eating habits drastically on weekends. [&hellip.
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Posted by on July 10th, 2009
Summer Fruit
It is summer time, which is the best time of the year to enjoy fruit. No other season offers as many delicious fruits at their peak of taste and freshness. If you are not familiar with the overabundance of fresh summer fruits available, no need to worry. We’ve got a quick run down for you [&hellip.
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Posted by on July 7th, 2009
Obesity Rates Continue To Rise in America
According to F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in America 2009, a report released this month by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) obesity rates in the United States are rising with no signs of slowing. Adult obesity rates climbed in 23 states. Not a [&hellip.
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Posted by on July 4th, 2009
Newest Fitness Craze: Zumba
What is Zumba? Zumba is an exercise craze sweeping the nation right now. Almost a million Americans have taken a Zumba class at their local gym and many, many more are begging their local gyms to start offering a Zumba class. Zumba is an intense style of dance-aerobics workout set to upbeat latin music. Zumba, [&hellip.
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Posted by on July 4th, 2009
How to Tone Up with Pilates
Pilates is an exercise program / system designed to provide participants with an array of benefits. By engaging in Pilates exercises alone with a group, both men and women can quickly shape up, lose weight, and increase their muscle tone. What is Pilates? Pilates is said to have been created by a man named Joseph [&hellip.
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Posted by on July 1st, 2009
Ways to End a Weight Loss Plateau
If you have ever tried to lose weight for a long period of time then you have encountered the dreaded plateau. When trying to lose fat over a sustained period of time you eventually hit points where nothing is happening. You haven’t made changes but suddenly the fat loss stops. Your weight loss all but [&hellip.
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