Her Active Life

Let’s face it: your shoes make your work out. If a jog leaves you ailing from blisters, calluses, and shin splints (oh my!), then you’re less likely to keep up with the healthy behavior. So whether it’s that early morning aerobics class, a hardcore…

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Ready to ditch your diet books and lose those extra pounds once and for all? It’s as simple as actually stopping the next time you pass that local fresh produce stand on your way home from work; it’s as simple as stocking up on…

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So, you’re the first one in line for Glaxo Smith Kline’s FDA-approved over-the-counter weight loss pill Alli–the first of it’s kind. Just what you’ve been waiting for! You think. A miracle fat-burner to rid yourself of those plaguing saddlebags once and…

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Ever been sitting in Statistics class right after lunch taking a test, the room completely silent, when you feel a rumble in your gut and before you know it, the whole class has their heads turned toward your belly wondering why animalistic sounds…

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Pop quiz: Which teenage girls are more likely to be anabolic steroid users—a) dedicated athletes looking for a quick-fix to improve their game and increase their muscle mass, or b) non-athletic teens exhibiting health-harming, and self-image problems? The answer, while it may come…

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Attention, women everywhere: step away from the treadmill. I repeat, step away from the treadmill. You’ve heard it before and I’m here to tell it again—while cardio is the best mode of fat-burning, adding weight training into your routine will jumpstart your metabolism…

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“I like big butts and I cannot lie…” We all know the song. It earned Sir-Mix-A-Lot a 1993 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance, a subsequent five-week number-one reign on the 1992 summer Billboard Hot 100 chart, and a place in the hearts…

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Dating as far back as Shakespearean times, tennis has been a game of strength, agility, and wit. Loved for its universal appeal and “lifetime sport” status, tennis fits in well amidst weight training and other cardiovascular exercise for a well balanced fitness program.

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