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Archive for July, 2010

Now that it is summer time it is very hot outside, and that can make you not want to do stuff out side. But rather than riding your exercise bike you can go swimming and burn more calories for the same amount of time. Here are a few activates you can do in the pool  to help you lose weight that you can do either by your self or with family and friends.

It’s hot out there! There’s no time like the present to submerge yourself in some refreshing H2O. And while you’re at it, you can burn calories and tone up all over—faster, in fact, than if you exercised in the air-conditioned sanctuary of your gym. Why? Water provides 12 to 15 times more resistance than air. So you can burn as many as 3 ½ times more calories than if you walked at a moderate pace—and it’s more refreshing! You don’t even have to swim to get these results. Here are 21 easy ways to get started, from solo moves you can do in a pool or at the beach to high-energy games for the whole family. You’ll have more fun, stay cool, and shed pounds in no time.

Splash Yourself Slim

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If you ever run long distances or even just take a long morning jog you would know how hard it is to hydrated, especially when it is hot out. Here are a few tips to help you sty hydrated while you run.

Runners know it’s important to stay hydrated to run their best, especially in the summer. "Being more than two percent dehydrated in warm environments causes a decline in performance," says Robert W. Kenefick, Ph.D., a physiologist with the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine. To keep fluids handy, you probably stash a water bottle in a gym bag or leave sports drink in your car. But to really improve performance, you need to be more than a casual sipper. A number of recent studies offer runners smarter ways to stay hydrated while also giving their running a boost. Here’s how you can apply some of these strategies to your own hydration plan and run your best all summer long.

Sipping Points

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Do you have neck pains? Do you want to help prevent your self from getting neck pains? If so check out these four changes you can make to help prevent you from having neck pains.

After treating scores of people for neck pain, I’ve developed a set of instructions that I repeat time and again. Because these instructions have been so helpful to my patients, I’m sharing them here in my column.

Four Ways to Banish Neck Pain – AOL Health

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Here are twelve super easy steps you can take to improve your family’s health. These twelve tips are little things that you can do that will have a big impact on your family’s health. Click on one of the links to find out how to  improve your family’s health. 

Oprah’s resident MD, Mehmet Oz, shares his most effective tips for keeping your family healthy and happy.

12 Ways to Improve Your Family’s Health – AOL Health

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Studies have shown that tai chi has all sorts of health benefits. Tai chi can help ease back pain, lower your stress level, lower blood pressure, and it can even strengthen your bones! Tai chi is also great for all ages. Click on one of the links for more information on tai chi. 

Science is starting to catch up with what ancient healers have known all along. Tai chi—a traditional martial art focused on slow, steady movements and balance—is good for us, and for many reasons. A new study published this month in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine builds on that evidence, finding that older women with osteoarthritis partaking in a tai chi program enjoyed stronger bone density and greater flexibility, and weren’t as afraid of falling

Build Stronger Bones With Tai Chi

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