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Fitness: Taking it Outside!
Spring is here! That means warmer days and fresh air give you the opportunity to change your winter routine. Take some time out and hit the playground instead of the gym, or go for a bike ride.
According to a September 2008 report by the American Physical Society, Americans spend 90% of their time indoors working, living, shopping and entertaining. Whether you’re a gym rat, yogi, spinner or walking fanatic, taking your routine outdoors challenges your mind and body, as you have to adjust to different terrains, inclines and obstacles. In addition, the sunshine and warm weather will invigorate and revitalize you. Have fun trying some of these alternative, and effective, workouts:
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Eating: Avoiding Grocery Store Traps
A trip to the grocery store can be a pleasurable experience for some people and a nightmare for others. What seems like an easy task can actually derail even the best intentions.
Grocery stores are designed to keep customers wandering the aisles and they manipulate buyers into spending more than planned from the moment they walk through the doors and smell the fresh baked goods. Who can resist the smell of fresh baked cookies and bread? The store’s set-up is also another way to get customers to do some impulse buying. From the placement of brand named items and the highest-priced items strategically placed at eye level to the location of food items across the perimeter, the goal is to buy, buy, buy. And more may not necessarily be the healthiest foods for you and your family.
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Lady of America and Ladies Workout Express will again be offering teenage girls, ages 13-17, the opportunity to work out FREE of charge at their club during the summer months. The FitTEEN® program, now entering its sixth year, runs from June 1 through September 1, 2010.
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