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Three Great Workouts You Can Do Anytime, Anyplace
Wednesday, July 9, 2008 
(ARA) – With the cost of everything so high these days, people are looking for ways to trim their budgets. Among the most obvious places to cut back, eliminating that morning cup of coffee, bringing a lunch from home instead of dining out and canceling those services you can really do without – like cable TV and that gym membership you don’t really use much anyway.
Exercising For Fat Loss Within Your Target Heart Rate Range
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 Author: Robert Kokoska
When an exercise program is started, there will often be statements or indications about finding and staying within a target heart rate range. For the novice exercise participant, these terms can seem like Latin. Finding your target heart rate range is a simple process that can make your workouts more effective, more substantial and more fat burning.
Elliptical Trainer Benefits
Monday, April 21, 2008 A recent invention that is quickly gaining popularity is the Elliptical Trainer. More and more fitness centers are adding elliptical trainers to their stables of equipment and they are fast approaching the popularity of other machines such as treadmills and recumbent bikes. This is one machine that appears to be here to stay. Here are 6 elliptical trainer benefits and reasons as to why they are becoming so popular.
Yoga May Help Cancer Patients
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - It’s been around for more than 5,000 years,* and still, yoga is one of the fastest growing fitness programs in the country.* Those who do it will tell you yoga can make you stronger and more flexible. Could it be doing more than that? Some believe yoga might even bolster the immune system in women who are battling breast cancer. To find out if that’s a stretch, scientists are now weighing in.
Prevent Injuries While Marathon Training
Monday, February 25, 2008 Injury prevention is a very serious issue for those who run regularly, especially those who are in training for a particular race or event. In these cases injury prevention is not only important because it helps the runner to avoid a painful injury and potentially long recovery period but it is also critical because an injury can disrupt the training schedule and result in the runner not being properly prepared for the race or event. This article will provide some basic tips for runners which will help them to prevent injuries.