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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.

Recognizing Atrophy

Recognizing the cause of muscle atrophy is the first step toward countacting it. The four most common causes for muscle atrophy among apparently healthy individuals are aging, injury recovery immobility, cessation of resistance exercise, and diminished resistance exercise intensity.

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What about Sea Salt?

It seems like just about everything in the stores that was "salt free" is now made with sea salt! Why is sea salt different from ordinary table salt? And is it really better for our health?

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Corporate Wellness & Personal Trainers

What do you think of when you hear the words "corporate wellness"? Whether it's the abstract notion of fiscal responsibility or the vivid image of neckties flapping to and fro in a mass workout, corporate wellness is big business - and it's here to stay.

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Hydrotherapy at Home

Hydrotherapy, or water therapy, is a popular and accessible means of injury recovery. Water therapy includes any modality that uses water for injury treatment -- including the simple shower or bath.

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Training for Aerobic Events

When it comes to preparing for a single-course competition, both aerobic- and resistance training are equally important and should not be ignored. The key is to alter the intensity of these activities compared to your normal routine.

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Roll-out the Swiss Ball

While there's no substitute for using a variety of methods to strengthen the body core, a study that compared several Swiss ball- and traditional abdominal exercises suggests that some are more effective than others.

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