Her Active Life

Did you know your muscles are made up of 70% water? Even more, did you know if your muscles are dehydrated by just 3%, they can lose up to 10% of their contractile strength? Although it varies from person to person,…

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The typical image of an arthritic woman - elderly, hobbling and sickly - is beginning to change. While we may associate arthritis with older folk, the fact is, many younger men and women face some level of bone and joint…

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Doctors have known for many years that having weak quad muscles (in the front of your upper legs) increases risk for damage to the cartilage in your knees. A study from Purdue University shows that strengthening these muscles slows down knee…

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You are never too old to enlarge and strengthen your muscles. A study from Copenhagen, Denmark shows that just 12 weeks of lifting weights significantly strengthened the muscles of men 85 to 97 years of age (Scandinavian Journal of Medicine &…

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Remember when everyone started walking around with pedometers?  Specific studies linking 10,000 steps to a much healthier you initially kicked off the pedometer craze. But I haven’t seen people measuring their progress with the mini counters so I think it’s time to revive…

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