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Jenny Smiechowski

The ONE thing that makes obesity healthy (it’s not weight loss)

Being obese puts you at risk for a lot of health problems like stroke, sleep apnea, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, osteoarthritis, gallbladder disease, anxiety, depression and certain cancers. But there’s one way to remedy those risks, and I’m not talking about losing weight…

Dr. Mark Wiley

The workout that’s easy on joints and hard on blood sugar and lipids

If time and pain keep you from fitness, consider rebounding. There are so many built-in benefits, but three new studies help to showcase this exercise form’s vast benefits to health and wellness beyond a shadow of doubt…

Virginia Tims-Lawson

Double the heart-healthy benefits of exercise without working harder

There are things you can do to lower your heart disease risk, especially if you get regular aerobic exercise, like walking, swimming, cycling and dancing. But, even better, there’s a way to get twice the heart-healthy benefits from your exercise without double the effort…

Dr. Mark Wiley

How to ‘curtsy’ for total body sculpting

There are many ways to exercise, tone and improve cardio health. Some are boring, some are challenging… With a little out of the box thinking you can make them much more fun. Like this super fun and different way to work your butt, legs, shoulders and arms at the same time.

Joyce Hollman

The ancient practices that conquers a modern day killer

Yoga can produce lasting changes to your nervous system that help regulate your stress response. And control it you must: Stress is a killer that increases your chances of heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimer’s. Under chronic stress, your chromosomes show the effects of accelerated aging.

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

5 exercises to beat chronic knee pain (slideshow)

If you don’t want to go through the agony of surgery or even the inconvenience of attending physical therapy sessions, there are some simple exercises you can do at home to help alleviate your chronic knee pain and get back to the life you love.

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Dr. Mark Wiley

Strengthen this surprising indicator of how well you’re aging

Ever have difficulty opening a jar of pickles or tomato sauce? Do your hands hurt when you hold things and perform repetitive motions, like washing dishes or gardening? Well, the issue could be lack of grip strength. And it’s more than just a problem that makes daily chores or tasks difficult for you…

Dr. Mark Wiley

8 super fun and effective ways to get your heart pumping

Having strong lungs and a healthy heart are essential to wellness and quality of life. Yet many people really don’t like cardio exercises because they are hard to do, take a lot of effort and often can be painful on the joints. Well, that’s not always the case…

Dr. Mark Wiley

The amazing and lasting benefits of simply stretching

Stretching. You did it before gym class throughout your school years. But did you keep it up into your adult years? If not, you came to experience the loss of elasticity in your legs and tightening of your hips and shoulders. The pain soon followed. So let’s get back to it…

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

What you HAVE to add to your fitbit to get results

If you started the New Year with a resolution to lose weight and get active, you may have decided to use an activity monitor, like a Fitbit, to help you stick to your program. But, if you don’t add one more vital component, you’re likely to fail…

Jenny Smiechowski

The astronaut-approved method for a strong heart, muscles and bones

Having a weightless body means astronauts’ bones and muscles don’t get much action, especially their lower body. After a while, they end up as weak as someone stuck on bed rest for months. But this surprisingly simple method works for them — and can for you too…

Dr. Mark Wiley

4 ways to ‘bounce’ your way to a stronger core

Stability is essential to quality of life, and as we age we need to work our core and hips to provide that stability. One of the best ways to train stability is to exercise on an unstable environment. With a mini-trampoline, you get the instability factor that adds to the core and cardio training.

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