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Fixing Bad Posture at the Office Keeping a balanced posture is a goal for all activities, from playing sports to sitting at the computer. Yet many of today's workstation-based work environments can make it difficult to keep an awareness of one's posture while sitting and focusing on mental tasks.
New Apps Incentivize Going to the Gym Having difficulty keeping clients inspired and motivated to come to the gym for a workout? For those into social networking and smartphones, a new generation of gaming apps aims to make going to the gym extra rewarding.
Your Summer Body Winter is such a time for 'hibernating' that it almost feels acceptable to 'bulk up' over winter. But with summer creeping around, it only becomes harder to hide the truth away.
Getting a Grip: Using Wrist Straps, Pt. 1 While some controversy surrounds the use of wrist straps in weight lifting, as with many pieces of equipment in and around the gym, there is a time and a place for them.

Choose Your Own Workout Adventure

As a trainer, one of the most common phrases I hear disgruntled people say is, "Working out just isn't for me." Now, I can understand if someone said, "The gym isn't for me," just like they would "Broccoli, monster truck rallies and skydiving aren't for me."

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Vigorous Exercise May Cut Heart Attack Risk in Men

Just three hours of vigorous exercise a week could reduce an adult male's risk of heart attack by 22 percent, the findings of a newly published study suggest.

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Developing Trends in the Corporate Wellness World, Pt. 3

If the desire to be healthy starts from the top down, it will infiltrate all layers of management and workforce. Once it becomes the expected norm, many more employees will assume the same attitude, if for no other reason than that they want to fit in.

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Developing Trends in the Corporate Wellness World, Pt. 2

There is a surprisingly broad range of activities and services to wellness programs, and the choices can be overwhelming. The good news is that employers can structure a program to suit their needs.

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Developing Trends in the Corporate Wellness World, Pt. 1

If you go online and search on the keywords "corporate wellness", you will be inundated with links and advertisements from hundreds, if not thousands of wellness program vendors, and even more articles. Most of those articles tout the success and necessity of such programs.

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Headphones & Exercise: Keeping an Open Ear

A quick look around the cardio room, the park, or even the roadside shows that many people choose to exercise to the beat of their own drummer. Listening through headphones can help people focus, but the distraction it creates also raises an issue of personal safety.

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