HEALTH & WELLNESS

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Ready, Set, Slow Weight Loss Wins the Competition Every Time
When it comes to lasting weight loss, slow and steady wins the race. Although many people take on the latest diet program, quick fix or promise of immediate results, most only find themselves right back where they started in a relatively short period of time.

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Fatigue and Weight Gain Share Common Link

By Debi Silber, M.S., R.D., W.H.C. Special to NurseZone Is there any connection between eating to stay awake and the obesity epidemic? The answer is a resounding yes. Here’s how. When we’re tired, we often turn to food to help us stay awake. The foods we choose are foods high in sugar because we’re looking fo

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Nintendo Wii Fit Provides a New Twist to Physical Fitness

The Nintendo Wii Fit has become famous for both its popularity as a gaming system and its physical fitness benefits since its release to the public. The Nintendo Wii game system is the new cutting-edge evolution in video game playing where players utilize the remote to mimic real-life actions such as a tennis forehand stroke. The players' physical moves are then played out on the screen.

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Why You Can’t Lose Weight: Seven Blocks to Successful Weight Loss

If you’re like me, you’d sooner write a nutrition book than follow one! If you’ve read at least one nutrition or diet book in your lifetime, then you probably know what to eat. You may even have it down to a science: a cup of this, four ounces of that, two tablespoons of this and so on. Yet when you really want to eat, you’re sitting down on the couch with a bag or box, not your measuring cup.

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Fitness Tips Motivate People to Get Moving

"I can’t find the time. It costs too much."

"I don’t know what to do."

"I’m just too tired."

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Technology Helps Users Stay Fit and Healthy

Sports might be about getting fit, but that doesn't mean it's not without its gadgets. Whether you're running, cycling, snowboarding or swimming, gadgets can help you get the most out of training. Here are a couple of great gadgets that will maximize your training, helping you on the road to victory.

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