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I recently talked to a friend of mine who took up running as his primary means of getting in shape. He would run daily on the treadmill and eventually worked his way up to running a little over two miles non-stop. One eventful…

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From the standpoint of traditional exercise, four minutes really isn’t that long, whether jogging, lifting, doing jumping jacks, or what have you. However, tabata intervals can transform an ordinary four minutes into the longest, most grueling four minutes of your life.

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What’s the ideal room temperature for working out? Do you burn more calories if you sweat more, and in sweat pants? MSNBC recently answered these and other questions.

The Ideal Workout Room Temperature: According to fitness experts,…

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Weight loss is a game of numbers. For every 3,500 calories that you burn, you will lose 1 pound of fat (after figuring the calories that you have taken in).  All the diet tricks around can’t get around this one simple…

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If you don’t run very fast in practice, you won’t be able to run very fast in races. The following article is written by Dr. Gabe Mirkin, MD, who explains that jogging will decrease your chances for injury, but will not…

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A University of Missouri study suggests that athletic men may be at risk for low bone density. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, “osteoporosis affects more than 2 million men in the United States and nearly 12 million more have osteopenia--…

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Researchers in Denmark recently let a study that found the effects of three hours per week of soccer compared with just jogging were markedly better. The article was presented last week at the 2007 British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Annual…

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