How to Improve Your Mental Focus During Exercise

Improve Mental Focus Workout

Can’t get your head in the game? Try one of these tricks for sparking your mental focus. (Hint: Two are brutal. One will give you a warm-fuzzy.)

Diets Need To Die!

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Dieting is downright frustrating. It works against your body’s natural survival instincts. It also requires a change in a major area of your life that you most likely gives you enjoyment, stress relief, and sometimes an escape from the madness of life. The truth is diets need to die.

U.S. News column: 10 Signs You’re Exercising Too Much

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Diminished strength and increased body fat seem like obvious cues to step up your workout, right? Yes… or they could be your body’s way of asking for a break!

These are sure signs you’re headed for exercise burnout.

U.S. News column: 6 Fitness Splurges Worth the Money

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Should you really fork out $300+ for that boot camp or GPS watch? We asked top professionals which fitness buys are worth the investment… and we think some of their recommendations will surprise you!

Can Strength Training Stunt a Child’s Growth?

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Athletes, both young and old, will maximize their performance and decrease their chance of injury in their sport by participating in strength and conditioning program.Young athletes can begin participating in a strength and conditioning program as young as seven or eight years old or coachable.

Exercising at Your Desk: Should You?

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Office fitness used to mean ergonomic desk chairs and breezy walks at lunch. Now, it’s total-body workouts in the cube.

It could save your health… but could it wreck your job? Or, at the very least, stink up your office and cause your coworkers to make fun of you? Here are the pros and cons of “deskercise.”

5 Things Your Lunch Meat Doesn’t Want You to Know

Why deli meat is bad

Think you’re better off packing a sandwich than cruising the drive-thru? Think again.

Here’s 5 reasons your healthy lunch standby isn’t so healthy, after all.

Do You Need To Have A Fitness Breakthrough?

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I was watching Biggest Loser last night and saw a genuine Jillian Michaels emotional breakthrough with one of the contestants.

America Is Growing Bigger! Can You Help?

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It shouldn’t be new to anyone that the overweight and obesity rates have been continually climbing over the last 30 years. Obesity is becoming the most significant threat to the health of our nation.

How to Gorge on Vacation and Come Home Slimmer

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I’ve returned from a week-long stay in Hawaii with proof that the occasional vaycay binge is perfectly acceptable.

Provided you do this ONE thing.