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A lot of people when they are trying to be healthy order a salad when they go out to eat. That might sound healthier that a burger but it turns out, it may not be. Here are the six worst salads you can order when you go out to eat.

Maybe your kids are screaming for fast food. Or your partner is dying to hit the local rib joint. Or your company is holding its employee appreciation lunch at Fat Joe’s House of Lard. Regardless, you’re trying to watch your weight. So what do you do when the waitress slides a greasy menu into your hands?
Easy. Just order the salad. And if your family and friends tease you for ordering the “wimpy” food? Well, that’s the price you pay for cutting calories, right?
Just one problem: All the discipline, self-deprivation, and scorn you suffer at the hands of your peers might be for naught. Because at many restaurants, the salad is just about the unhealthiest thing on the menu.

6 Salads Worse Than a Whopper!

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If you love to skate and are seventeen or younger than check out this camp! It doesn’t matter if you just started skateboarding or you have been skateboarding for years. You will have a great time hanging with other skaters and learning tons of new tricks. They have a different type of contest each day at camp, there is a huge lake you can swim in, and they have an awesome staff.

ELEMENT YMCA SKATE CAMP

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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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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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