Watching TV Increases Your Risk of Early Death
As if NBC’s Jay Leno/Conan O’Brien fiasco wasn’t enough to get you to turn off your TV for a while, a new study finds that watching TV increases your risk of early death. Couch potatoes beware, every hour spent watching TV daily increases your risk of dying from heart disease by 18 percent. Spend an average of four or more hours a day in front of the tube? You could be upping your risk by a whopping 80 percent. Continue reading…
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Lifting Tip: Warm Up With 10 Minutes of Cardio
July 9, 2009 by admin
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If you have a regular fitness routine, you may prefer alternating between days of cardio and days of strength training. On your strength training days, don’t just jump right into your squats and lateral raises . Do a little cardio before you lift. Warm up for five minutes of easy cardio such as speed walking or jogging, and ramp up your pace for another five minutes with running, biking, or jumping rope. It’s just enough to get your blood flowing and your heart rate up, and will also warm your muscles and tendons. This increases your muscles’ elasticity, allowing you to endure a longer workout, and prevent injury.
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How to Eat to Fuel Your Brain
July 9, 2009 by admin
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Feeling mentally hazy in the lazy days of Summer? You need to feed your brain. Fuel it with the right foods and it will run smoothly and consistently. Although eating one single food will not make you a genius, here is some food for thought. View Slideshow ›
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The Heidi Workout Coming Soon
July 9, 2009 by admin
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Excited by the feedback she received on her body at the shoot for her upcoming Playboy cover, Heidi Montag has decided to make a video - a fitness video. Heidi has decided to share her fitness and nutritional secrets with the public at large. We’ve seen her bikini body on the The Hills , and her upcoming downloadable workout, created by her fitness trainer Chad Waterbury, will be full of the “full body, intense resistance exercises” that created that toned physique. We know that a fit body requires fuel, so Heidi’s video will include some nutritional tips as well. Learn more about the Heidi workout.
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