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Over 65? Reduce Risk of Chronic Disease
Even if you haven’t been proactive about your health in the past, diet and exercise can reduce the risk of chronic disease and disability in your future. That’s the word from Richard Rivlin, MD, an...
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Lean Muscle Mass Fights Cancer
We’ve heard that exercise helps prevent breast and colon cancers. A new study suggests that people with more lean muscle mass have a better chance of battling cancer. Generally, people who are obese...
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Yes, Boomers Can Build Muscle
Many signs of getting older are just cosmetic. Skin gets wrinkles all over the body. Formerly firm flesh begins to sag. Hair turns gray. Some parts of aging are more than cosmetic — but the good part...
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Think Skipping a Workout Won’t Make a Difference? Think Again
Skipping workouts happens, and it’s really easy to rationalize that it won’t affect you that much. I know because I do that, and our members do that. One thing that’s helped me think twice about...
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Your Fitness Routine May Be Neglecting Certain Important Muscles
Many athletes and active people work out to be more functionally fit for their activities. But a lot of them neglect building strength in certain important muscles. Some do it accidentally because they...
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How Sore Should Your Muscles Be After Exercise?
The other day, one of our long-term members who has shed 10 inches of fat off his stomach told me he was concerned we weren’t working him hard enough because he wasn’t “dead,” achy or sore after he...
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Nitrates from Spinach Found to Improve Muscle Tone
A new study proves the cartoon character Popeye had it right. All these years when he has eaten spinach to make his biceps bulge, he knew something that scientists are only now discovering – this...
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The 4 Secrets to Feeling Young Forever
Every time you hear advice on staying physically youthful and mentally sharp as you age, the advice always includes the words “stay active.” Great advice; but what does it really mean? That advice is...
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One Sign of Aging You Can Reverse
Many of the health-related impacts of aging are not readily apparent to us when we look in the mirror. Though we can tell our hair is graying and/or thinning, or that we have wrinkles and discoloration...
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See What Really Happens to Your Muscles When You Don’t Stretch
Think regular stretching is overrated? Think again. A recent video featuring anatomy teacher Gil Hedley, Ph.D. takes a new and most interesting approach to visually demonstrating the importance of...
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