Category: exercise
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Five Immediate Benefits of Exercise
If you’ve been reading this blog, you probably know regular exercise can prevent (and treat) various diseases, as well as make you live longer. As a health professional, these benefits are in the front of my mind when advocating for people to exercise. But these distant benefits may not be enough to keep a person…
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Motivation gets You Started, but Discipline Keeps You Going
It’s early morning and you’re alarm’s ringing. It’s dark outside and the rain (or snow) is pelting against the window. Or maybe you’ve come home from work and just want to sit on the couch. But it’s time for you to exercise. How many times have these, or similar situations, happened to you? You’ve planned…
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Can exercise prevent and treat cancer?
When we hear the word cancer, most of us think of a deadly disease treated by harsh chemicals and radiation. We might wonder what caused it; was it smoking, too many x-rays, using the cell phone, genetics or something else? Rarely do we think it might be due to not getting enough exercise but targeting…
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Will losing weight make you healthier?
Advertisements, news articles, celebrity interviews, blogs, books, social media. We’re inundated with information on weight and weight loss. Along with it is the notion weight is closely connected to health. And, with that, losing weight will improve one’s health. It may not come as a surprise then that the weight loss industry is worth approximately…