Jen Selter: You Love Her Butt—But Should You Listen to Her Fitness Advice?

This article was written by Jen Sinkler and repurposed with permission from Men's Health. A "belfie" is a selfie snapped of your butt. It can be difficult to contort yourself into a position to capture such a shot, so luckily, it still counts if someone else takes it for you. Many of us weren't fa...

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Family Fitness Fun: 5 Tips to Keep Kids Active All Summer

5 Tips to Keep Kids Active

The benefits of kids being active range from stronger bones, muscles, improved balance and coordination to increased attention span and being all round happier kids. A recent article by Canadian Press looked at the overall benefits to kids that are afforded outdoor free play in addition to being ...

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Waiwera Key Fitness Studio

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Saucony 500 Mile Challenge! Week 3 

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Bodybuilding Fitness Elementary

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This story deals with bodybuilding and contains all the relevant information about bodybuilding. If you are interested do read on.

Being interested in bodybuilding means that you must be eager to gain as much information on bodybuilding as possible. To make things easier for you, we have this article for you having all the relevant information on bodybuilding.

Get In Shape In No Time By Following These Fitness Tips!

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Fitness is important on many levels. It helps your body to function inside and out. When you are in shape, you feel better about yourself. You have more energy to do the things you enjoy. Staying fit can really improve your life, so let's look at some tips that can help you become the picture of health.

A Fun And Simple Guide To Physical Fitness

Physical Fitness

It's easy to get lost in the ever expanding selection of fitness supplements that are offered to potential body builders. From whey protein to muscle milk, cod liver oil pills to anabolic steroids, it's hard to understand the exact biochemistry of every single substrate. Confused? Confusion is not only expected, but marketed to. This article will help the wayward layman understand at least a few of the basic molecules pandered to the public.

Fitness Should Not Be Taken Lightly

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Do you want to enhance your level of fitness? True, it may seem daunting in the beginning, particularly if you are new to fitness. The tips presented in these paragraphs are sure to assist you in meeting your fitness objectives. You'll feel better about yourself and be healthier.

Make sure you stretch before and after all your workouts. This will ensure that your muscles stay free and increase your flexibility, helping you to avoid injuries. The stretching at the start of the workout should occur after a warm up of about five minutes, ever since your muscles will be warm and loose.

In order to enhance fitness levels when biking, try cycling with only one leg. The benefit of that is that you are able to focus on the significant part of your leg stroke, that being the even distribution of workload among most of the leg muscles. This trains your leg for the upstroke and enables the small, smaller muscles to obtain a better workout.

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What to Look For in an In-House Personal Trainer

An In-House Personal Trainer

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Exercise Tied to Better Colon Cancer Survival Odds

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Last Updated: 2013-01-24 14:25:26 -0400 (Reuters Health)

By Genevra Pittman

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with colon cancer who spend more time walking and fewer hours on the couch are less likely to die over the seven to eight years after being diagnosed, a new study suggests.

The findings don't prove exercise itself boosts a person's survival chances, researchers said. But the pattern held even after the study team took into account how advanced patients' cancers were, their age and other aspects of their diet, lifestyle and health.

Diabetics Underuse Special Footwear

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Diabetics Found to Underuse Special Footwear

Last Updated: 2013-01-24 13:35:26 -0400 (Reuters Health)

By Trevor Stokes

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Diabetic patients too often walk without wearing their custom-made shoes designed to prevent foot sores that can lead to infections and amputations, new research finds.

"It's very important that patients wear prescribed footwear as much as possible," said senior author, Sicco Bus, staff scientist with the Academic Medical Centre at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. "High-risk patients are too low in their adherence, and that needs to be improved."

Doonya Classes Offer Fitness as Bollywood Dance Party

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Last Updated: 2013-01-21 11:16:12 -0400 (Reuters Health)

By Dorene Internicola

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Doonya, which combines high-energy aerobics and conditioning with the hip-swaying, arm-swirling exuberance of Indian folk, pop and classical dance, is a Bollywood-based workout that experts say can be fun and effective.

Named for the Hindi word for world, Doonya is the brainchild of two fitness instructors who tapped their heritage for inspiration. It draws on the infectious song and dance numbers popularized by the prolific Hindi-film industry based in Mumbai, nicknamed Bollywood, where movies usually feature intricate love sagas and plot twists.

Slimmer Future for Heavy Kids Who Get Help Early

Last Updated: 2012-10-29 16:00:59 -0400 (Reuters Health)

By Frederik Joelving

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Weight-loss programs can help even very young children slim down, and it appears that acting early may improve the odds of success, according to a pair of new studies.

"What they are showing is a pretty consistent trend that if we were to intervene early, we could really have an effect on changing the trajectory of weight gain in children," said Dr. Elsie Taveras, a pediatrician at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital, who co-wrote an editorial on the findings.

Pedometers Play Up Every Step You Take

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Last Updated: 2012-11-12 11:55:17 -0400 (Reuters Health)

By Dorene Internicola

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pedometers have ticked off many miles since Leonardo da Vinci sketched his version, essentially a pendulum for walkers, in the 15th century.

While step counting will never be a magic fitness pill, experts say this most pedestrian of gadgets can put extra spring in an ambulatory routine.

Diabetes Remission Possible With Diet, Exercise

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Last Updated: 2012-12-18 16:00:12 -0400 (Reuters Health)

By Genevra Pittman

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One in nine people with diabetes saw their blood sugar levels dip back to a normal or "pre-diabetes" level after a year on an intensive diet and exercise program, in a new study.

Complete remission of type 2 diabetes is still very rare, researchers said. But they added that the new study can give people with the disease hope that through lifestyle changes, they could end up getting off medication and likely lowering their risk of diabetes-related complications. 

Can Exercise Detoxify the Body? Experts Skeptical

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Last Updated: 2012-12-17 10:55:31 -0400 (Reuters Health)

By Dorene Internicola

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The word "detoxification" is flung around the fitness community as frequently as kettlebells are swung.

Yoga teachers regularly speak of detoxifying twists, aerobics instructors of detoxifying sweat, dieters of detoxifying fasts. But health professionals are skeptical.

Exercise Shows Opposing Effects on Appetite

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Last Updated: 2009-11-25 9:00:25 -0400 (Reuters Health)

By Amy Norton

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Exercise seems to simultaneously make people hungrier, yet more readily satisfied by a meal -- and differences in these responses from person to person may help explain why some exercisers shed pounds more easily than others, researchers say.

In a study of 58 overweight and obese adults who started an exercise regimen, researchers found that exercise tended to boost participants' hunger before a meal, compared with their sedentary days.
On the other hand, they were also more easily satisfied by their morning meal than they had been before becoming active.

Anti-Doping Agency Not Part of Armstrong Inquiry

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Last Updated: 2013-01-16 16:00:34 -0400 (Reuters Health)

(Reuters) - Friction between anti-doping chiefs and the UCI escalated on Tuesday as WADA decided not to partake in an inquiry set up by cycling's governing body to look into allegations of widespread doping, saying it was too focused on Lance Armstrong.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said in a statement it had a number of serious concerns as to the commission's terms of reference and its ability to carry out its role without undue influence.

Fitness DVDs Remain Hale and Hardly Over the Hill

Last Updated: 2012-02-27 10:30:12 -0400 (Reuters Health)

By Dorene Internicola

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Despite the brave new workout world of streaming videos and smart phone exercise apps, the old-fangled fitness DVD has never been in better shape.

As people seek to live healthier, it remains the go-to workout aid for many who like their exercise accessible, inexpensive and private, according to a recent report.

"Consumers are getting more and more advice from doctors to exercise," said Agata Kaczanowska, industry analyst for IBIS, which conducted a market research study of the $264 million-dollar fitness DVD industry.

Short and Social Workouts Led Fitness Trends in 2012

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By Dorene Internicola

NEW YORK (Reuters) - From mud races to sweat parties to CrossFit competitions, workouts turned smarter, shorter and more social in 2012, experts say, as fitness was sweetened with a little help from smart phones and friends.

"Everything is about making fitness fun," said Jenna Autuori-Dedic, senior fitness editor at Fitness Magazine.

Even those grueling indoor cycling classes were a chance to mingle.

Walking Linked to Fewer Strokes in Women

Last Updated: 2013-01-03 15:45:17 -0400 (Reuters Health)

By Kathleen Raven 

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who walk at least three hours every week are less likely to suffer a stroke than women who walk less or not at all, according to new research from Spain. 

"The message for the general population remains similar: regularly engaging in moderate recreational activity is good for your health," lead author José María Huerta of the Murcia Regional Health Authority in Spain told Reuters Health.