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How Simple Play Can Up Your Fitness Level

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Getting fit doesn’t always require a gym Play should be so simple, right? So why don’t we do more of it? Do grown-ups even know how anymore? It seems to me that play has become something kids do, mostly on ...

Top Reasons The BMI Is Bogus

Erika Gilbrech

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Why the standard BMI test should be a thing of the past. Did you know that one of the most universal health measurements is also one of the most antiquated—as in, Industrial Revolution antiquated? It’s true...

How to Overcome Sport Performance Anxiety With 8 tips

Kathy Feinstein

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When I think of performance anxiety, I remember watching golfing sensation Rory McIlroy in his first appearance at the Masters Tournament in 2009 — and then seeing his fourth-round game disintegrate, taking him...

Being An Athlete And A Mom: How To Do It All

Jodi Bellefeuille

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How do you do it all? It’s the million-dollar question for all women out there trying to raise children, have careers (and sometimes that career is raising children), exercise (and possibly even compete in your...

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8 Ways People Get Fit Around The World

Alexandra Petri

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Summer is just around the corner, and we’re all thinking the same thing: time to start getting that beach body ready. Whether it’s pumping iron at the gym or lacing up your hiking boots and hitting the trails, ...

Sex, Sleep, And Snacks: How Yoga Improves Your Favorite Things

Deepa B. Verma, MD

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Yoga literally means “union” in Sanskrit, a harmonizing of the mind, body, and spirit. This ancient practice is inextricably tied to the Ayurvedic primitive pillars of life: food, sleep and sex. In Ayurveda (yo...

Is A Gluten-Free Diet Right For You?

Erika Gilbrech

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Check out the pasta or rice aisle of any grocery store, and you’ll be barraged by label after label marked “gluten-free” in gigantic, bold letters. This gluten-free diet trend has rapidly extended itself beyond...

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5 Strategies To Keep Your Fitness Resolutions Going Strong

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By mid-February, the New Year’s champagne has long worn off, but neighborhood gyms are still packed with well-intentioned newbies whose fitness resolutions are to get their bodies back after a month of indulgen...

The Paleo Workout That Fits the Primitive Lifestyle (Hint: It’s Not Crossfit)

Joel Morris

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Paleolithic eating has taken the fitness world by storm, and it's easy to see why. The diet cuts out processed foods, gives a specific plan for clean eating, and has the inherent appeal of looking to "ancie...

Go Ahead, Cop A Feel: Men’s Health Info You Must Know

Victoria Wiseman

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Growing a mustache isn’t enough, dudes. Here’s the low down on Men's Health. Guys, listen up: Your nether region needs your attention. We know going to the doctor to, ahem, bend over and cough doesn’t sound li...