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NEW!! Experts stress post-exercise eating Carbohydrates crucial in muscle recovery(AP) -- Carbohydrates may be considered evil in this age of the low-carb diet revolution, but the nutrient plays an important role in helping athletes recover from strenuous exercise. Two decades of research have shown that consuming carbs after a hard workout rebuilds worn muscles and primes the body for the next training. Failure to eat the right food after exercise -- or worse -- skipping the post-exercise meal altogether can harm your body.
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NEW !!! Stretching Scientifically - The latest Scientific Studies and Research Findings. - Without a doubt, the most common questions I'm asked is; "What's your view on the latest scientific studies and research findings in regards to stretching?" The short answer is; "They all make for interesting reading, but I don't put a huge amount of confidence in them." Let me explain why- www.thestretchinghandbook.com
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NEW!! Stretch Before & After Exercise - The question often arises, "should I stretch before or after exercise?" This is not an either / or situation, both are essential. It is no good stretching after exercise and counting that as your pre-exercise stretch for next time. Stretching after exercise has a totally different purpose to stretching before exercise. The two are not the same - www.thestretchinghandbook.com
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Don't Live Like A Statue - According to the Centers for Disease Control, approximately 90 percent of American adults are so sedentary they could almost be reclassified as statues. It should therefore come as no surprise that obesity has increased by almost 70 percent in the past 10 years (12-20 percent). By Wayne L. Westcott, Ph.D., CSCS
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Americans Are Getting Fatter & Fatter - CHICAGO (AP) - Americans are not just getting fatter, they are ballooning to extremely obese proportions at an alarming rate. The number of extremely obese American adults -- those who are at least 100 pounds overweight -- has quadrupled since the 1980s to about 4 million. That works out to about 1 in every 50 adults.
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Too Many Calories - Reason For Weight Gain.. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reporter. The Center for Disease Control
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Brown Study Finds Internet Effective In Producing Initial Weight Loss -
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Fad Diets - The Good The Fad & The Iffy - Mayo Clinic
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Fad Diets & Why We Are Obsessed- Web MD...
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The FDA Gets More Complaints About Aspartame Than Any Other Substance -
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Body Fat vs. Body Mass - .- Web MD....
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Spot Reducing Is for the Laundry - ... Dianne Villano, CPFI
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Less Fat - Longer Life Web MD ...more
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If Being In Shape Was Effortless, Everybody Would Do It- FTC Warning - Biggest Weight Loss Scams -
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Glucosamine & Condroiten Seem To Work - . - Web MD
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