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Bill Brown
Mar 18, 2019

Could Being an Optimist (or Faking it) Improve Your Health?

If you’re the type of person who believes everything will work out eventually and bad situations are only temporary, it’s likely you have an optimistic personality. Congrats, because that could mean major health benefits. According to Harvard Medical School, several studies have suggested a connection between a positive outlook and better outcomes from surgery, a

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Bill Brown
Mar 14, 2019

The dangers of hidden fat:

Exercise is your best defense against deep abdominal fat Scientists know that the type of fat you can measure with a tape isn’t the most dangerous. But what is the most effective way to fight internal, visceral fat that you cannot see or feel? The answer: exercise. Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center analyzed two

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Bill Brown
Mar 12, 2019

You Asked: What’s the Most Effective Machine to Use at the Gym?

Most machines you find at the gym are engineered to train specific muscles—usually a primary muscle and one or more secondary muscles. The chest press machine works your pectorals and shoulders, while the leg curl machine hits your quadriceps and hamstrings. So depending on the muscles you want to train, every machine is effective in

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Bill Brown

9 Ways to Eat Healthier This Spring

Simple strategies that won’t leave you feeling deprived. At the start of spring, you begin to think about shedding a few extra pounds along with your sweaters. Meanwhile, a new crop of fruits and veggies begins to show up at farmers markets, making it easier to stick with those eat-healthy resolutions you may have made back in January (and maybe have

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Steve Levert
Mar 11, 2019

The 6 Best Books for Fitness Beginners

Are you starting to exercise after a long break, or maybe for the first time ever? It is one of the best ways to immediately improve your well-being. Need proof? Fidelity Investments asked 9,000 people how different life events affected them over the last year. They found that exercising regularly had the second greatest positive

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Bill Brown
Mar 08, 2019

THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD POSTURE

“Sit up straight!” “Don’t slouch!” I’m sure we’ve all heard those admonishing words more than once from our mother when we were growing up. And most of us would roll our eyes and as soon as mom walked away we’d slump back over in a hunch. She wasn’t just annoyed with how you were standing, there is

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Steve Levert
Mar 07, 2019

10 Crazy Cool Facts About Your Heart

Other than the occasional doctor’s visit, how often are you thinking about your heart? Considering the amount of work this pint-size muscle performs on a daily basis, it’s a wonder we don’t thank it by the minute. From the gallons of blood it pumps to the impact our emotions can have on it, here are

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Ali Heck
Mar 06, 2019

The Definitive Guide On What to Eat Before a Morning Workout

The secret to maxing out your workout? Breakfast. Here is what to eat based on how you’ll be moving. Certain sounds are welcome during a grueling workout, like breathless panting or a high-energy “woo!” But stomach growls? Not so much. Even if you’re not normally a breakfast eater, eating something before you move will likely boost your

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Bill Brown
Mar 05, 2019

6 Reasons You’re Not Losing Weight

You’re working like a dog — hitting the gym, tracking calories — but you just can’t shrink your pooch. Learn six surprising reasons the scale is stuck, plus how to make over your metabolism. Diet Mistakes Causing Your Weight-Loss Plateau Food journal? Check. Regular workouts? Yes, indeed. Enough fiber to keep an entire army regular?

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Bill Brown
Mar 04, 2019

How to Choose the Best Boot Camp Class for You

  If you think of rows of grunting men in camo performing endless pushups when you think of boot camp, you’re a little behind the times. Early boot camps were often grueling tests of physical and mental fortitude used to reform prisoners and train soldiers. Today, however, most boot camps are similar to any other mainstream high-intensity

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