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5 Things Kids Learn from Sports
Kids are back to school and sports are in full swing. Sure, everyone knows that sports help them stay physically fit, but here are some other benefits you might not realize your child gains. Read more
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Diabetes Prevention: 3 Tips to Control Your Fate
Mom plunged the needle into a soft, round orange as I looked on. The doctor said practicing on the fruit would make it easier when she had to put the insulin injection in my grandmother’s thigh. At 4’11” and 200 pounds, Grandma Read more
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Toasted Chickpea and Avocado Toast
This recipe is a combination of two of my favorite and easy recipes, Healthy Butter Chicken for the chickpea topping and my The Ultimate Avocado Toast for everything else. Read more
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The Low-Down on Children and Exercise
The discussion around exercise for adults is an obvious one, but what about children or even infants? When should they start physical activity, and how can they benefit from it? We turned to Joel Harper, fitness expert and personal trainer Read more
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4 Quick Tips to Help You Start Exercising Again
A little over three months have passed since the start of the new calendar year and it’s time for a check-in. How are your fitness goals for the new year going? Read more
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Quick No-Equipment Partner Ab Workout
Whether it's at home or at the gym, getting an ab workout in with a friend, spouse or even your kids for a little fun family exercise game can be a motivating and rewarding experience and make your ab workout Read more
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Back To School: Dorm Room Workout
So you’re back at college after the winter break and are getting back into the swing of things. While you were home, you might have slipped into your old routines of heading to the gym or playing a game of pickup basketball with your siblings, and realized Read more
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Batch Cooking: One-Pan Roasted Sausage and Veggies
With the New Year comes a focus on meal planning and prepping in my family. That doesn’t just mean dinner but this also applies to lunches for the kids, as the return to preschool as well as meals for myself and lunches for my husband to Read more
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Quarantine Cooking: White Bean Dip
If you are like me and my family right now you are laying low at home trying to use everything in your pantry and refrigerator to delay trips to the store. Each night in my house Read more
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Protein Shakes: The Secret Weapon to Getting in Shape
When it comes to getting in shape, namely losing body fat and building lean muscle, one of the true "secret weapons" is protein. The vast majority of people simply don't take in enough quality protein on a daily basis, and Read more
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Push-ups for Beginners
I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: If you asked me to choose one exercise that was my absolute all-time favorite, it would be the push-up. I started doing them at the age of fourteen and have been doing Read more
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Pushups: The Perfect Exercise
There are few exercises as simple and as effective as the pushup. This is why pushups should be a staple of almost everyone's workout routine, regardless of your age, sex or fitness level. Here are just a few reasons why Read more