Tag: fitness
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How to Keep up Your Healthy Routine During the Holidays

With Christmas and New Year’s around the corner, the festive season is upon us. A time to connect with family and friends, whether it’s a workplace party, a friend’s get-together or even a quiet night at home watching Christmas movies. While enjoyable, these events can disrupt your healthy lifestyle habits. A recent survey reported nearly…
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How to Combat Sitting for Your Health

Sitting. Whether it’s at work, school, driving or watching TV, can’t avoid it. Many of us spend a fair amount of time sitting. And sitting for long periods can affect your health and increase your chances of an early death. That’s why guidelines recommend sitting less. So what can you do to combat sitting? It’s…
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What is the Mediterranean Diet?

You’ve probably heard about the Mediterranean Diet. It’s likely the diet most rigorously studied and most promoted in health circles. And it’s consistently rated as the best diet out there. What is the Mediterranean Diet? Like its name, the Mediterranean Diet is based on food patterns of people living along the northern side of the…
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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…
