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Diabetes vs. Personal Trainer
I was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes eleven years ago in my early twenties. Since then I have constantly struggled to get my A1C (three month average blood sugar) to a normal level. The average ...
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19 Fitness Tips for your Exercise and Fitness Goals
Fitness Tip 19: “The following is a list of known power foods: almonds + other nuts, beans + legumes, spinach and other greens, oatmeal (without added sugar), eggs, turkey + other lean meats, dairy (fat ...
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Obesity and Lifestyle Changes
Childhood Obesity In going to great lengths to help and protect our children, we often forget some of the small things we do daily can have the biggest benefits. Encouraging and participating in an active ...
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Weight Control – 14 Tips To Help You Lose The Pot Belly
1. Keep a journal of what you eat. Record what you eat, the amount you eat, where you eat and what you’re doing when you eat. Note patterns you may want to change.
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Health Clubs Baltimore
Come check out all the exciting things we have going on this summer here at Merritt Athletic Clubs at Cranbrook! We have summer dance camps that will be starting up; we have numerous programs that ...
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New Exercise Programs: Burn More Calories with Circuit Training
The best way to prevent plateaus and avoid losing interest in your exercise routine is to create a circuit. Completing circuits is time efficient, helps one stay motivated, promotes muscle growth, and keeps the workouts ...
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Weight Loss Intervention
The Alive protocol is so effective and yields such great results for one reason, it presents the participant with such a wealth of information that one cannot help but become a health aficionado after completion ...
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Aggressive Lifestyle Intervention through Variable Exercise
My ALIVE client had exercise experience being a former high school/collegiate athlete, but many parts of his body were on a program of their own! He wanted to decrease the aches and pains he had ...
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Plantar Fasciitis and Running
Finally nice weather is back in Baltimore. We want to get our running gear and go for a nice jog outside, or maybe train for your first 5k or long distance race. Running is a ...
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