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May Is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month and a reminder that people of all ages and body types can benefit from regular physical activity.
Here are just a few benefits of physical activity:
- Children and adolescents - Physical activity can improve muscular fitness and bone and heart health.
- Adults - Physical activity can lower risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and some types of cancer.
- Older adults - Physical activity can lower the risk of falls and improve cognitive functioning (like learning and judgment skills).
Stay Focused and Fit!
Katherina
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| Optimal Exercise Plan For Women? |
There are many different exercise protocols out there. When it comes to mature women, is there a best plan? New research suggests there is.
Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham wanted to understand the impact of three different training frequencies on older women.
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| Quick And Flavorful Salad |
 Bring Life To Your Dinners This delicious Pan-Roasted Tomato & Chickpea Salad, will bring your meals to life! For a dinner for four, serve this savoury and slightly sweet salad with a roasted two-kilo chicken and some crusty bread. Total time to prepare: 15 minutes...
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Exercise of The Month: Cellulite Burners |
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| | The truth about cellulite is that it is stored fat under the skin and that you can burn it with a combination of good nutrition and toning and fat burning exercises. |
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Burn More Fat In Less time
If you want to build upper-body strength while being challenged with intense, calorie-burning intervals, try Pump Up! The exercises focus on muscular strength and endurance, core stabilization and cardiovascular conditioning. The workout also incorporates balance challenges to recruit additional muscles and offer a functional approach to fitness.
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Some Foods Work Best in Pairs |
 It's Just Good Chemistry
Batman and Robin, Thelma and Louise, Brad and Angelina. Some pairs are just meant to be. The same holds true for various foods. Over the past few decades, nutrition scientists have produced a dizzying amount of data on the healing powers of individual food components such as lycopene, vitamin D and omega fatty acids.
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| 20-Minute Full Body Workout |
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Ready for a challenge? Try this full-length, 19-minute workout that you can follow along with! This workout will get your heart rate pumping with some cardio intervals mixed in with legs, arms, and abs exercises. |
