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Home Bodies: Bringing the gym home
Trying to stay fit, but struggling to find time to go to the gym? Problem solved: bring the gym home...
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Snowshoeing for fun and fitness
Across Canada, women are discovering snowshoeing as a fun way to stay fit. Here's how to get started.
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Maximize Your Exercise
Here are five things every woman should know in order to maximize her workouts.
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The Cycling Revolution
Most big cities have plans to expand their bike-lane networks. Montreal has progressive cycling policies: In June 2008, the city...
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Hit the Road
Walking is the exercise of choice for many dieters. No wonder: you don’t need a gym membership and you can...
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Burn Calories Without Trying
Are you commitment phobic? If you can't bring yourself to sign that gym membership or enroll in a class try...
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Pump Up Your Arms
If you’re not into pumping iron you can sneak some arm-strengthening moves into your daily routine the old-fashioned way: bake...
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Stretching After Working Out
After your workout, stretch all the muscles you’ve used. If you run, for example, be sure to stretch out the...
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Exercise and Save Money
If the health benefits and the rosy glow exercise gives you aren't enough to get you going, maybe the financial...
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Fitting in Fitness
Do you find any and every excuse not to exercise? Would you rather do anything else—even sort your socks or...
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How to Get Fit and Stay Fit
Stick to your New Year's resolution to get fit by being prepared. Before you jump into an exercise program, brush...
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Yoga FAQs Answered
Yoga has become established as a popular form of exercise over the past few decades, but some people still equate...
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Get on the Ball!
You only need one piece of equipment to work out in the comfort of your home. A balance ball is...
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Your Daily Toning Program
Looking to get in shape for summer? Using these exercises, you can improve your muscle tone, strength, and overall health.
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Shape Up!
Looking to tone-up for swimsuit season? Here's your chance! Try a few of these easy, at-home workouts every day and...
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The Sun Salutation Yoga Routine
A series of 12 graceful, flowing postures, the sun salutation is regarded as the core of yoga practice. Use this...
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Using Exercise to Improve Your Mental Health
Many of the same health problems that lead to heart disease - high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes - also...
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Exercising as a Diabetic
Getting active trims fat from your body and helps you tip the scales in the right direction-two key ways to...