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06/06/2018 / By Carol Anderson

Just walking 150 minutes per week significantly lowers your risk of depression

Depression is a crippling disease that affects more than 300 million people across the globe, according to the World Health Organization. Fortunately, researchers have found that even a little exercise can significantly reduce the risk of depression, according to a study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. The study revealed that physical activity can prevent a person […]

02/08/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Get a workout buddy: Another study confirms that making exercise a social outing keeps you on track, improves quality of life

You may want to consider joining a workout group — or, even better, getting your friends in on the act. This is because a team of researchers from Anglia Ruskin University found that walking in groups could help in keeping people on track with the program and improving their quality of life. For the study, researchers examined […]

01/04/2018 / By JD Heyes

What are the TOP fitness trends for 2018? Think back to the basics

If 2017 was the “year of the fitness gadget,” then 2018 is shaping up to be the “year of the basics,” according to health experts who are monitoring trends. Americans seem to have gotten their fill of fitness gadgets, activity trackers and apps and are instead returning to real-world workouts that have proven to be […]

11/12/2017 / By JD Heyes

The holidays are approaching, preppers — don’t let up on your fitness goals

For most people the holiday season brings lots of family face time, joy and happiness, but also no shortage of bad foods that taste far too good and, thus, are generally over-consumed, leaving us feeling miserable and hefty. As those holidays approach, however, now is not the time for preppers to lose sight of their […]

07/09/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Boxing burns more calories than jogging or weight lifting, study finds

A new health survey revealed that boxing is the best way to shed those unwanted pounds — more so than sex or even swimming. Boxing can potentially burn around 800 calories in an hour, whereas sex burns a measly 200 calories an hour for men and a sad 138 calories for women. These findings suggests […]

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