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Why Recovery is So Important After a Workout

The process of building strength and endurance is a never-ending cycle of exercise and recovery. While exercise is the key ingredient, most people don’t realize that recovery is just as essential. In order to achieve ...
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Applying Olympian Discipline to Your Personal Fitness Journey

As the 2024 Olympic Games get underway, we are all reminded of the real possibilities of human athletic performance. While most people are not Olympians, the principles that guided them to these incredible feats of ...
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5-Step Warm Up to Prevent Injuries During Workouts

Did you know that warming up your muscles and joints before working out can prevent your body from being at risk of injury? By taking a moment to transition your mind and body into your ...
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The Best Exercises to Relieve Back Pain

A natural response to back pain is to avoid strenuous activity and rest. This is far from the truth. While resting for a day or two after the onset of back pain or injury may ...
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5 Swimming Exercises You Can Do During Summer

Swimming is a great way to relax and wash off the heat during summer. It’s also a great form of exercise since it works your entire body and cardiovascular system. Rather than spending a warm ...
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How to Reward Yourself After a Tough Workout

A tough workout deserves recognition and reward. Often, when you’ve pushed through and accomplished something new, whether that means reaching a new goal or simply getting through a tougher workout than you could just a ...
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Water Aerobics: What You Need to Know

Aerobic exercise is an important component of holistic health. Your doctor probably reminds you often that a healthy heart is one that can work hard, and that’s exactly what aerobic exercise trains your body to ...
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7 Ways to Burn Calories in the Winter

You don’t have to spend winter cooped up inside eating cookies—at least not all the time. Though the weather may be colder and it’s not the beach season, there are still numerous ways to stay ...
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7 Fall Activities That Will Burn Calories

It’s officially cozy season. The crisp autumn weather, savory comfort food, and warm sweaters make us want to curl up on the couch and watch a classic fall movie. As tempting as remaining snuggled up ...
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Squeezing in Exercise: A Busy Parent’s Guide to Staying Active with Young Kids

Being a parent of young children is a rewarding yet demanding job that can leave little time for personal wellness, including exercise. Between diaper changes, meal prep, playdates, and bedtime routines, finding time to stay ...
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Getting Back to Your Health and Fitness Routine After a Summer Break

Summer is a time of lazy days, barbecues, and ice cream. It’s a time of indulgence and hot days, which work together to put our fitness routines on “pause” and cause us to get a ...
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Getting After Your Goals: How to Build Consistency at the Gym

According to the Cambridge dictionary, the definition of consistency is “the quality of always behaving or performing in a similar way, or of always happening in a similar way.” Whether one is a beginner to ...
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