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Blueberries, green tea, and dark chocolate are well-known antioxidant powerhouses, which are believed to support your immune system and help prevent or slow down damage to cells in your body. If you’re all about antioxidants, you may have already added mangosteen to your list of superfoods about to make it big. [...]
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With Spring just around the corner, now is the time to turn off that treadmill and hit the open road. But keep in mind that running indoors is pretty different than pounding the sidewalk. When you run outside you lose the assistance of the treadmill pulling your legs backward, which means your body has to work harder and strike surfaces with more energy. [...]
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We’ve all been there. You’re working out, running, biking, swimming, or whatever, and you hit a mental wall. All you can think about is wanting to stop and go home. This is a really common problem among regular exercisers, but that doesn’t make it any easier to deal with. Here are some tips from fellow FitSugar readers. [...]
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I went out to dinner the other night and was saddened to see my favorite Brussels sprout dish had been taken off the menu. The waiter explained they are no longer in season.
My spirits lifted the next day at the produce market – affordable and good-looking asparagus was prominently displayed. [...]
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By now, we all hopefully know that interval training rocks. Whether you’re running, rowing, or swimming, playing with speed has multiple benefits. One way to push the interval envelope is to decrease the amount of rest time between your bouts of sprinting. By shortening your recovery time, you’re pushing your anaerobic threshold and strengthening your cardiovascular system. [...]
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If you’re trying to lose weight by counting calories and watching your portion sizes, monitoring your daily intake by writing it down in a food journal is really effective. The only problem is, if you’re doing it on your own it can get boring, and you’re more likely to get out of the habit. [...]
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With all the health benefits to gain from giving up the smokes, the decision to quit is an easy one, but the follow-through can certainly be a challenge. Cravings brought on by nicotine withdrawal can be intense and one way distract yourself from the desire to light up is to eat, eat, and eat some more. [...]
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To keep things exciting on a treadmill, you have to mix it up, and one way to do so is to play with the incline. For folks with troublesome ankles and knees, going faster can make cranky joints even crankier. By adjusting the grade you can increase the difficulty of your workout without compromising the joints of your lower legs. [...]
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If you down your vitamins with a little bit of tap water, chances are high you store them in your bathroom or kitchen. Unfortunately, a new study indicates that the watery elements of those two rooms make them the worst places to keep these pills. High humidity and high temperatures, often found in both the kitchen and bathroom, can degrade the potency and decrease the shelf life of certain supplements – even if the bottle caps are screwed on tight. [...]
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When I was a young girl, my dad decided to buy the entire family bikes. We’d do family rides every weekend – that is until riding bikes with your parents just wasn’t the cool thing to do. When I was older, I was encouraged to take gymnastics, run track, and play a team sport in junior high and high school. [...]
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