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6 How to Pack It, Part II:  Go From Dorm-to-Class-to-Gym-to-Date

How to Pack It, Part II: Go From Dorm-to-Class-to-Gym-to-Date

By popular demand (okay, two people), here’s a follow-up How to Pack It post for students and others out there, who asked for a scaled-down “lite” version that will allow you to get your workout in, on the run.


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19 How to Pack It:  Go from Home-to-Work-to-Gym-to-Date

How to Pack It: Go from Home-to-Work-to-Gym-to-Date

So, once you get serious about making exercise a regular and non-negotiable part of your new healthy lifestyle, you can’t let a little thing like logistics consistently derail your fitness efforts and cause you to neglect your health.


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28 Yoga in Africa.  Yes, Africa.

Yoga in Africa. Yes, Africa.

I just stood there in front of my DVD player and television, spellbound. Dressed for practice, and short on time, I nonetheless had to pause for a minute to take it all in, DVD case still dangling in hand.


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25 I Yam Impressed: How one food can help you lose weight, stay fit and fight disease

I Yam Impressed: How one food can help you lose weight, stay fit and fight disease

Online you can now find tons of credible research extolling the health virtues of the Japanese Sweet Potato or Korean yam (also known as “goguma”), which forms the cornerstone of the diets belonging to the globe’s longest-lived populations, like the Okinawans in Japan.


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15 Detox that holiday meal!  The Everything Smoothie to the rescue

Detox that holiday meal! The Everything Smoothie to the rescue

So, here we all are. Still burping up the taste of that rich holiday meal and its residual leftovers, knowing that sooner or later we’re going to have to detox all that mess out and get our fitness and nutrition game back on the rails for 2013. Here’s a powerhouse smoothie recipe to help out.


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2 Still Time!!!  10 Fab Holiday Fitness Gifts

Still Time!!! 10 Fab Holiday Fitness Gifts

This holiday season, why not be a catalyst for REAL change in the life of someone you care about, by giving the gift of health?


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14 The Ultimate Exercise Motivation (Arthur Did It.  What’s Your Excuse?)

The Ultimate Exercise Motivation (Arthur Did It. What’s Your Excuse?)

Set an intention for my exercise for the coming week. And then act on it.


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