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Hydration is not just a concern for elite athletes – Its a concern for Everyone!

Friday, September 17th, 2010 Jen No Comments »

Are you supplying your body with enough fluids throughout the day?  Take a look at the following Dont’s about Hydration and see if you are meeting the daily requirements for hydration.  ACSM’S Health & Fitness Journal: September/October 2010 – Volume 14 – Issue 5 – p 50 doi: 10.1249/FIT.0b013e3181f21c8b Departments Take Ten: Need-to-Know Dont’s About Hydration 1. Don’t [...]

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Childhood Obesity vs. Anorexia/Bulimia

Thursday, August 26th, 2010 Jen No Comments »

September marks the first National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.  The statistics regarding Childhood Obesity are shocking: “Childhood obesity has increased more than fourfold among those ages 6 to 11. Over 23 million children and teenagers in the United States ages 2 to 19 are obese or overweight, a statistic that health and medical experts consider [...]

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Monday, June 7th, 2010 Jen No Comments »

Increase your water intake – Water is a key component to life on our planet. No living creature can survive without a fresh supply of water each day. If you do not consume enough water, your body will age faster, appear fatter, be more susceptible to germs and colds, lose joint mobility, and much more. [...]

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Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 Jen No Comments »

Exercise while traveling:   You don’t have to have equipment to get a good exercise in while traveling.  Set aside 20 min !  Warm up five minutes while running in place then do 3 sets of 10 push ups, 3 sets of 10 squats, 1 set of 10 walking lunges, 3 sets of 10 tricep dips [...]

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Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 Jen No Comments »

Challenge your Family to fitness:  Need a fun way to get the kids off the couch and get some physical activity?  All you need is a pair of dice and six exercises (push ups, run in place, jumping jacks, sit ups, walking lunges, squat –jumps).  Number each exercise and roll the dice.  One die indicates [...]

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