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Ask Well: Should I Take a Potassium Supplement?
Many Americans fall short on potassium because we don’t eat nearly enough fruits and vegetables, and supplements contain so little of the mineral that they are not really helpful.
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Sugary Drinks Take a Deathly Toll
Consumption of sugary drinks results in some 184,000 deaths worldwide each year, a new analysis found.
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Take care in choosing a gym
Take care in choosing a gym
January, the start of New Year's resolution month, sees a healthy uptick in sign-ups at gyms and specialized studios offering such things as Pilates, kickboxing and yoga. But money-saving expert Andrea Woroch in Bakersfield, Calif., said recent …
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Exercise good judgment before signing gym, spa contract 0
Signing up to a new gym to get in shape or taking some time for yourself every month by getting a membership to a local spa and salon might be a good idea, but there are a few things people should remember before signing on the dotted line.
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5 Fitness iPhone Apps That Replace Your Gym Membership
These workouts are coached by expert personal trainers, and they guide you through each exercise on the list using timed, step-by-step audio, photo and video instruction, along with some encouragement to get you through the set. There are multiple …
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6 Tips to Get You Motivated to Exercise
Workout buddies are great because there's an accountability between you. If you skip out on them, you're kind of a jerk, so having a buddy to meet you at a gym, park or fitness class gives you extra motivation to go, which is better than the guilt you …
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Many Who Take a Daily Aspirin Don’t Need It
Many healthy people take a daily aspirin to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, but a new study has found that more than 11 percent of them should not be doing so.
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Cruisin' for a bruisin': Roller derby girls can take a hit — and dish it out
Cruisin' for a bruisin': Roller derby girls can take a hit — and dish it out
Jessica Mills, 31, of New Baden, paints on a Batgirl mask for competition. Her skating name is "Batty Oracle." Barbara Gordon, her favorite comic book Batgirl, became the super-hacker Oracle after being shot and paralyzed by the Joker. Jessica's arms …
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Pump gives heart failure patients hope for future
"I get on the treadmill. I ride the bike. I can do all kinds of things that I could not do before my LVAD," Mayberry said. Simeone implanted Mayberry's LVAD, a pump device that takes blood from a patient's bottom left heart chamber and pushes it …
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Hospital buys machine to improve heart screening
Patients exercise on a treadmill to elevate their heart rates and doctors monitor electrical activity for signs that indicate a problem with the heart or its arteries. “The only problem with the EKG, particularly in women, is it's just not very …
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News-Press editors take treadmill challenge for Harry Chapin Food Bank
News-Press editors take treadmill challenge for Harry Chapin Food Bank
The News-Press' executive editor and community conversations editor, respectively, participated Saturday in Anytime Fitness Fort Myers' Treadmill Challenge at its grand opening on College Parkway near McGregor Boulevard. Gym co-owner Jim Stewart …
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Treadmill Aims to “Inoculate” Older Adults Against Falls
Clive Pai, PhD, MPT, a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, is developing a computerized treadmill program that can be used by physical therapy professionals to prevent falls and fall-related injuries in older adults. Pai was awarded a 5 …
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Home Gym Essentials That Don't Take Up Too Much Space
Home Gym Essentials That Don't Take Up Too Much Space
It's hard, however, to keep a home gym as equipment-ready as your neighborhood gym if you don't have the space (or the money). Luckily, just a few basics are all you need for a full-body workout. No matter how much space you have, read on to find out …
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Gym equipment serves a variety of purposes
Hands down the most beneficial fitness equipment ever invented, free weights continue to be the staple for fitness programs ranging from pro athletes to senior citizens wanting better quality of life. Free weights are great because they increase …
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Huge Selection of Fitness Equipment Parts for Top Brands Available at …
Los Angeles, CA — (SBWIRE) — 05/28/2013 — FitnessBlowout.com is well known for their great selection of fitness equipment for health clubs and home gyms, always with guaranteed low prices. Many of their customers though have been happily surprised …
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Gear: Home gyms don't have to take up a lot of room
Gear: Home gyms don't have to take up a lot of room
The old home gym isn't what it used to be. It's more creative, often combining traditional fixed-path movements with self-balancing "functional" movements that force you to use more muscle groups to stabilize the load. Despite very different designs …
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Butler at home in Fordham gym
Well, the Bulldogs got to play Saturday in Fordham's Rose Hill Gym, an older building than theirs by three years – and it seems they like playing there. “I love Rose Hill Gym. I think it's one of neatest places I've coached in,” Butler's Brad Stevens …
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