The Importance of Your Resting Heart Rate
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The Importance of Your Resting Heart Rate

Exercise apps and devices often track your heart rate while you are exercising, but very few track your resting heart rate. Often dismissed, this rate can actually be very important to know about. Your heart rate during a workout shows how hard you...

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How an Olympian Gets Through The Winter Fitness Blues
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How an Olympian Gets Through The Winter Fitness Blues

When you're frustrated with the darkness outside coming in so early, which can get depressing and demotivating, Toby suggests working out with a friend in the evenings. This way you can hold each other accountable to stick to your workouts, as well as be safer in a gr...

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Does Alcohol Impact Your Fitness?
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Does Alcohol Impact Your Fitness?

It may seem surprising, but it turns out that those who exercise regularly actually drink more than those who claim not to exercise according to a study done at the University of Miami. Researchers wanted to see whether exercising actually goes well with alcohol, mean...

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Are Women More Fit Than Men?
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Are Women More Fit Than Men?

We are used to hearing that men are simply naturally more fit than women, but is that actually true? At the university of Waterloo in Canada, researchers have been testing this notion*. They took nine women and nine men, who were in the same age gr...

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The Best Diet for the Holidays
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The Best Diet for the Holidays

There's been a lot of press about the benefits of vegetarianism or veganism, and for good reason. We've heard all the amazing benefits of these lifestyles, but it can be hard to know where to start. And with the holidays coming up, it can seem especially challenging to comp...

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Fitness Director of Women's Health Reveals Her Secrets
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Fitness Director of Women's Health Reveals Her Secrets

Jen Ator is the fitness director at Women's Health, so clearly she has picked up some important tips and tricks when it comes to staying healthy and in shape. Of course, people have different approaches to fitness, but she says that everyone is looking for a ...

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Ways to Stay Inspired In Your Workout
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Ways to Stay Inspired In Your Workout

Let's face it, there are just some days where we don't want to work out. You might have had a rough day at work, your favorite show is on, or you just don't feel like pushing through a workout. Luckily, we have a few tips to keep you motivated to ...

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Can Animals Help Your Fitness?
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Can Animals Help Your Fitness?

A lot of us would rather stay at home watching cute baby animal videos than work out. But two new trends just made it a lot more fun! Yoga classes are popping up all over the country with crucial additions- goats and cats! In many cities ...

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4 Awesome Benefits of Spirulina Supplements for your body
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4 Awesome Benefits of Spirulina Supplements for your body

Spirulina is considered as a “superfood” that provides essential nutrients our body needs. It was originally considered as an algae, but it is actually a bacteria or cynobacteria that contains chlorophyll which lends it its distinctive...

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