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Quick Training Tips: Do's and Don’ts Do substitute indoor cycling classes for an outdoor ride if time is tight. Generally speaking, 1 hour indoors in a cycling class is equivalent to 11⁄2 hours spent cycling outdoors. Do use interval training in the pool. At first you may be limited by arm fatigue, so an int...

andout Functional Foods for Heart Health Did you know that cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been the leading cause of death in the United States every year since 1918? Fortunately, exercise, stress management and healthy eating can reduce the chance of getting CVD. Enhancing your diet with functional foods can also help. These foods have a potentially beneficial effect on health when eaten regular...

andout Yoga for Plus Sizes As a plus-size person, are you curious to try yoga but convinced it won't work for your body? The good news is you can benefit from yoga's positive physiological and psychological effects. Practicing yoga can be one of the most enjoyable and rewarding ways for you to become healthy, build confidence and self-esteem, and sometimes achieve weight loss. To get started, try ...

andout Relaxation 101 Ready to rip your hair out? So stressed you can't sleep? Tired of tense muscles? It's time to relax. Stress isn't good for you. Mentally, stress causes anxiety, tension and hyperalertness. Prolonged, unmanaged stress leads to irritability, loss of concentration and a weakened immune system. Learning how to relax can counteract these stress responses. By releasing both physica...

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client handout sponsored by Alcohol and Health A 1 re you confused about whether or not alcohol can be good for your health? No wonder. One day, you read that red wine is beneficial. The next day, you hear that all alcohol consumption is bad. What's the deal? According to IDEA contributing editor Susan Kundrat, MS, RD, LD, the issue is blurry. To help you make sense of it, Kundrat--owner of Nu...

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client handout sponsored by Boosting Your Immune System D 1 o you always feel as if you have just recovered from one cold when another comes along? Luckily, according to Jenna Bell-Wilson, MS, RD, LD, media representative for the New Mexico Dietetic Association and doctoral student in exercise physiology at the University of New Mexico, eating foods rich in four special nutrients can enhance y...

client handout sponsored by Jest for the Health of It W hat should you do when it's been a trying day, everything's gone wrong and you just want to scream? Go ahead and scream. Then find something humorous in the situation and laugh. Laugh? Yes, laugh. According to Steven Sultanoff, PhD-- a psychologist in Irvine, California, and the president of the American Association for Therapeutic Humor-...

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