Fast Facts: October 2013
Did you know? Compiled by Brianna Snyder/HealthyLife 5 million There are approximately 5 million hair follicles on your body. source: tinyurl.com/hl13follicle 14% According to a survey, 14 percent of...
View ArticleSmart Training: Training for your first 5k race
On Your Mark, Get Set… By Laurie Lynn Fischer/HealthyLife Maybe you’re fairly new to running and perhaps you’ve been running for a while and are interested in taking it to the next level, giving...
View ArticleMy Word: Running in Place
By Rachel Fiske/HealthyLife I am in between right now. My company is folding in November. We moved away from the city where we spent a decade. We are staying with my partner’s parents while we hunt for...
View ArticleFitness Gifts: Fitness gadgets help you stay on track
Tracker Keeper By Brianna Snyder/HealthyLife What’s on your holiday gift list? Chances are either you or someone you’re buying for wants a digital fitness tracker. A few years back it was all about the...
View ArticleGet Moving: Belly dancing is an exercise for any body
Shimmy Your Way to Healthy Fun By Wendy Page/HealthyLife Belly dancing” is a misnomer. Sure, the dance includes belly rolls and rib undulations and is wonderful for your abs, but it also consists of...
View ArticleExercise: Can less mean more?
Hiit It By Anna Zernone Giorgi One of the fitness industry’s biggest challenges is to address the needs of people who avoid exercise because they don’t have enough time. With evidence that it’s...
View ArticleDid You Know March 2014
Compiled by Brianna Snyder/HealthyLife 11 pounds The world record for cheesecake-eating is 11 pounds eaten in nine minutes — by Sonya Thomas, who weighs 105 pounds. source:...
View ArticleExercise: Need a Lift in Your Weight Routine?
By Valerie Foster/HealthyLife For years, I have exercised with 2- or 5-pound free weights, using my carpal tunnel as an excuse not to lift heavier. And when I hit the weight machines, I kept the...
View ArticleThe Skinny on the Fat-Burning Zone
By Laurie Lynn Fischer/HealthyLife Exercise has a sweet spot known as the fat burning-zone. It’s the activity level at which your body burns the greatest proportion of fat. However, the idea is...
View ArticleYouTube as your personal gym
By Rachel Fiske/HealthyLife It’s cold, you’ve had a long day, and the idea of going for a run in the frigid dark or hauling yourself to the gym is about as appealing as eating cardboard for dinner. The...
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