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be fit and eat well

Strength Training Helps You Look Younger

Wrinkles used to be a sign of wisdom, maturity, hard work and experience. Today’s culture, however, looks at wrinkles in a very different light and is willing to do anything to maintain a youthful appearance. They exercise more to stay in good physical condition and they eat right to stay healthy and fit. With all […]

Fight Cancer With Exercise

As a Cancer Exercise Specialist, I primarily work with clients who have completed treatment and wish to regain their physical strength and energy. I recently had a question about the importance of being active during treatment. Dealing with a diagnosis you never thought you would hear and coping with the vast amounts of information that […]

Why Is It Important to Stay Fit?

This is a common question and I think we all know the answer, but somehow we’re still not convinced enough to be self-conscious about our health and fitness. Whether theoretical or practical, we are regularly confronted with many things that tell us how important fitness is. Fitness isn’t just about being strong or going to […]

Low-Calorie Chicken Recipes

I’m not going to start another lecture on healthy eating, what to eat and what not to eat, blah blah blah. There are plenty of articles about this on the web. Staying healthy and fit doesn’t mean just eating vegetables and fruits. I know how hard it is not to respond to the tantalizing calls […]

4 Easy Activities To Stay Healthy

4 simple activities that can help you stay healthy The good news: There are plenty of leisure activities that help us to stay healthy and physically fit. The other good news is that many of them are low impact and don’t involve strenuous physical activity. Here are a few leisurely activities that you can indulge […]

Ballet Dancing and Injury Prevention

A little over a generation ago, the field of dance medicine barely existed, but today we are fortunate to have access to orthopedists, podiatrists, chiropractors, psychologists, physical and massage therapists, many of whom specialize in treating dancers. Today’s dancers are much better off at treating and preventing injuries than the dancers of yore. Teachers, too, […]