Tag Archives: exercise

8 Metabolic Boosters – Fact or Fiction?

Mar 10 2010

What can you do to boost your metabolism and burn fat as part of a healthy weight loss plan?
Your metabolism is in basic terms how many calories you burn each day. We all know that kids have faster metabolic rates than adults. This is the metabolism you wish you had.
While it is inevitable that your [...]

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Physical Activity & Cardiovascular Health Fact Sheet

Mar 10 2010

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the No. 1 killer in America.  In 2004, about 871,000 adults in the United States died of CVD, accounting for about 36 percent of all deaths.  Lack of physical activity is a risk factor for coronary heart disease.
The relative risk of coronary heart disease associated with physical inactivity ranges from 1.5 [...]

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I Am Too Old To Exercise!

Mar 10 2010

“You can’t teach a new dog old tricks”… “Exercise is a young man’s game”…
Have you ever felt that way?  It is very common for us, as we get up in years, to feel that we simply can’t exercise. There is also a fear of hurting yourself.  We have it drilled into our heads that as we [...]

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I Am Too Out of Shape to Exercise!

Mar 10 2010

Obesity is on the rise in the United States.  In 2007, 49 out of 50 states in US had more than 20% of their populations obese per the Center for Disease Control.  Now keep in mind that this is only people that are obese, many others are still overweight and out of shape.
This leads many people [...]

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How Much Water Should I Drink?

Mar 10 2010

How much water should you drink each day? — It seems like any easy question but the answer depends much on your lifestyle.  Let’s first look at why drinking water is so important….
Health benefits of water
Did you know that water is about 60% of the average persons weight?  Every system and organ in our body [...]

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