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  • Weight training reduces the risk of diabetes for women, and combining it with cardiovascular exercise provides even more protection
    05/19/2014 - 08:00

    Type 2 diabetes is a major public health concern which is on the rise. Internationally, it is estimated that 346 million people have type 2 diabetes. ...

  • Regular exercise over the longer term will improve sleep quality and quantity in most people
    05/15/2014 - 07:00

    Is it an urban myth that exercise improves sleep?  No, according to the National Sleep Foundation’s 2013 report Sleep in America.  By polling...

  • There is more evidence that exercise can delay and aging process
    05/12/2014 - 07:00

    Exercise may prevent or delay a fundamental process of aging. We all know that too much food combined with too little exercise usually results in poor...

  • 05/06/2014 - 07:00

    From The Globe and Mail, Saturday May 3, 2014: The producer of "An Inconvenient Truth", a documentary that fundamentally changed the way many...

  • Dalton 10k in Israel - 2nd woman overall!
    05/05/2014 - 07:00

    When my husband Tzvika suggested that we do a 10k race in Israel over the Passover holiday, I agreed.  It sounded like fun to do a race somewhere other than...

  • 04/29/2014 - 08:00

    From IDEA - The Health and Fitness Association, by Ryan Halverson: Sitting for extended periods of time throughout the day has been linked...

  • Regular physical activity improves metrics of most health outcomes
    04/28/2014 - 08:00

    Excessive sitting is as dangerous as smoking.  A large-scale study from the University of Leicester in Britain, published in the medical journal ...

  • 04/21/2014 - 01:32

    Marathon training is associated with improved risk factors related to cardiovascular disease among middle-aged recreational male runners, suggesting that...

  • Shin splints is no fun!
    04/19/2014 - 08:00

    What Is It? Shin Splint Syndrome is a common injury, referred to colloquially as “shin splints”.  This condition is characterized by pain...

  • Making a commitment to an exercise partner helps to stay with an exercise program
    04/15/2014 - 08:00

    I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse. –Florence Nightingale

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