Month: January 2012
Our preoccupation with dieting has become a national neurosis
| We all diet sometimes and we all need a spankingly good line in self-delusion, which is, let's be honest, the primary quality necessary for entering into a fast and excessive weight–loss regime. The diet industry trades in distraction and novelty, … See all stories on this topic » |
 The Guardian (blog) |
An exercise routine that keeps this TV host looking good on camera
| Despite having a fit pregnancy, tipping the scales at 200 pounds frightened Tracy Moore, host of CityLine, the Toronto-based lifestyle TV talk show. In the end, losing pregnancy weight was easy. By the time the baby was eight months, the 36-year-old … See all stories on this topic » |
 Globe and Mail |
Exercise, weight loss top New Year's resolutions
Many area residents probably ushered in the New Year Sunday with a pledge to better their lives by exercising more often. Others might want to lose some excess weight that is preventing them from wearing their favorite clothes. …
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Sometimes the best exercise partner has two extra legs
| If your partner is eager to please, in need of daily exercise and has four legs, that's even better, says Sal Sloan, owner of Fetching, a business that offers fitness boot camps for dogs and their owners. She came up with the idea after years of … See all stories on this topic » |
 Globe and Mail |
Weight loss – a family affair
Instead of dieting, doctors and nutritionists often recommend strategies to help children outgrow their extra weight while building lifelong, healthy attitudes about what to eat and how to keep moving. In their book, “Helping Your Child Lose Weight The …
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Sometimes the best exercise partner has two extra legs
Exercise, weight loss top New Year’s resolutions
Chinn Aquatics & Fitness Center officials advise on how to successfully stick with exercising as a New Year’s resolution.
Celebrities may exercise caution on Twitter after 2011 blunders
LOS ANGELES: Celebrities may resist the urge to send a stream of consciousness on Twitter in 2012, after famous people tweeted their way into trouble on everything from boxer briefs to breast-feeding last year. NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne became the …
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Eat, Sleep, Breathe: Passive Weight Loss Strategies for 2012
If you want to make a change in your weight this year — assuming you are already trying to maintain a basically healthy diet — think less about the calories burned at the gym and more about these three passive techniques: breathe deep, sleep long, …
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Tips to help you stick with healthy resolutions
At the top of this year's most common resolutions are to quit smoking, drink less alcohol, exercise more and eat healthier, according to Arizona Department of Health Services. This year, they don't want you do it alone and are offering support services …
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Exercise trends have changed often through the decades, but beyond the workout …
Like many, she's learned over the years what works for her when it comes to exercise. And for her, the fads don't work. “If it sounds too good to be true, it is,” Williams said. “You can't work just one muscle group. You've got to work everything. …
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