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5 Tips to Manage Diabetes
It’s National Nutrition Month and to celebrate health through dietary patterns, I would like to discuss the importance of reducing added sugars and the management of diabetes. Maryland is ranked in the top 20 states ...
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Celebrating Women in Fitness
This month of March is Women’s History Month and Merritt Clubs celebrates the talent, hard work and genius of its female staff members and the women who came before us and blazed a trail.
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Why Pets are Good for Your Heart’s Health
Having a pet is a rewarding experience. Not only do you have a best friend, but you also have a companion that can help you improve your health. Pets show unconditional love that can warm ...
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The Preventative Medicine of the Future
We’ve been hearing more and more over the past two years what many of us fitness folks have known for quite some time, exercise and a healthy lifestyle can protect our health and longevity. Unfortunately ...
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2 Heart Healthy Weeknight Recipes
The heart is an incredible organ, with the ability to deliver essential nutrients via an average of 5 liters of blood per minute to cells all over the body, while removing waste. It is now ...
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Exercises for a Healthy Heart
Going to the gym regularly is an important part of keeping your heart healthy. But you may be wondering, “What kind of exercises are best for heart health?” Aerobic exercise and resistance training are some ...
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Struggling to Go Work Out at the Gym?
We’ve all been there: The gym bag is packed, sneaks are right there waiting but the alarm goes off and we hit “snooze” and then snooze again because we could always just go after work ...
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Beat the Sedentary Slump: Staying Fit Instead of Staying Seated
As the number of people who spend the majority of the day seated increases, so do the health risks associated with these sedentary habits. A lack of physical activity has several negative impacts on different ...
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Weight Loss: Is There Really a Secret?
Losing weight is one of the most talked about and Googled topics, especially at this time of year. Whether we feel we have a substantial amount of weight to lose or just ten pounds “around ...
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Live Your Healthiest Life This New Year
These last two years have shown us that life is too short. So, as we begin this new year, I want you to live your healthiest life possible. For more than 25 years I’ve been ...
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Taco Tuesday: Fruity-Tooty Vegetarian Tacos
Who doesn’t absolutely love Taco Tuesday? Building and creating new ideas for tacos is a great way for the whole family to spend some time together! Here is a delicious and healthy recipe to sweeten ...
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Achieve Your Fitness Resolutions for 2022
The season for making New Year’s resolutions will be quickly upon us. What are you hoping to change or create in 2022? For many of us, some aspect of improving our fitness is the motivating ...
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