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What counts as exercise?
In the 80s and 90s, people were told they weren’t getting enough exercise unless they sweat it out in a gym or on the pavement. This impression still lingers today in fitness centres and on social media, and with some personal trainers. If you are doing this type of activity, great! But we now know…
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Exercise is More than the Calories You Burn
Lots of people talk about exercise and calories in the same breath. Exercise machines flash how many calories burned. Fitness influencers focus on body fat and how one looks. One would think the only reason to exercise is to burn calories. But exercise and activity are far more than just calories. Exercise and Calories –…
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Reduce Your Exposure to Pollution and Improve Your Health
Pollution can have a number of effects on your health. While air pollution is probably what comes to mind for most people, there’s also noise and plastics pollution (read about microplastics and your health here). Most would agree pollution is bad for us. Yet it’s a common belief that there’s nothing we can do about…
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When is the best time to start exercising? Now
Historically, humans needed to be active to hunt and gather food, escape predators, migrate from place to place and do strenuous activities for daily living. Over time, the need to be active for basic survival decreased creating the need build activity into daily life. This generally is promoted as exercise- discrete and planned bouts of…