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Fit In Exercise by Taking the Stairs
If you know you need to get active but aren't sure how to make time for it, you can start by taking the stairs. Heading for the stairwell instead of the elevator will help you burn more calories, strengthen your muscles, and protect your heart!
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Get Active and Make Your Kids Smile!
Being active doesn’t always have to mean going to the gym or doing conditioning exercise. You can get the same benefits by playing actively with your kids for 30 minutes. Take them out and play ball, tag, capture the flag or let them teach you their favorite game. Fill your time with movement and laughter and enjoy all the benefits together as a family!
Say "Ohm!"
Did you ever wonder what really goes on when people meditate? Thai researchers have studied the effects of meditation and found that after meditation, serum cortisol levels were significantly reduced, serum total protein level significantly increased, and systolic pressure, diastolic pressure and pulse rate significantly reduced.
Hands Off the Soda, Especially Diet Soda
Drinking soda in general isn’t the best thing for your health, but neither is drinking diet soda. According to some sources, drinking diet soda is even more hazardous to your health than regular soda. In 2005, a study conducted by Sharon P. Fowler, MPH, and colleagues at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio found that drinkers of diet soda did not lose weight.
Eating Heart-Smart in a Restaurant Can Be Easy
Restaurants are often a trap for high-calorie, high-fat meals – but they don’t have to be. To keep your decision-making on track, limit yourself to one alcoholic drink and follow these five simple rules:
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