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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.

The Importance of Corporate Wellness, Pt. 1

Why is wellness important in the corporate environment? Why should employers be concerned about their employees' wellness? Let's look at a few figures to put things into perspective.

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How to Duck & Weave Stress Eating

Ever reach for a tasty treat after arguing with a parent or after a bad day at work? Even if you're not hungry, you just need something to kill the sting of these blows and banish the stress of the day. This is stress eating!

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Exercise Less & Still Live Longer?

When it comes to daily excercise and longer life expectancy, less of the former is still pretty good for the latter. That's what the findings of a recently published study of over 400,000 people in Taiwan suggest.

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Overworked & Underfed: Aerobic Overtraining

You train so hard, eat so little, yet you are still gaining fat. What's going here? You may be a victim of aerobic overtraining.

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Sports Injuries: Overuse vs. Acute Trauma

Most sports injuries can be classified broadly into two types based on their cause: acute trauma or overuse. It is important to known the signs of both when working with any personal training client.

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Having a Bad Air Day?

Exercising in the great outdoors doesn't always come with a breath of fresh air. In many places, summertime has the worst air quality of any season. When a forecast lists a code red day for the air quality index, what does that mean for your outdoor plans ?

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