Archive for August, 2008

Achieving Lifetime Fitness

Posted by Angela on August 26th, 2008 filed in fitness

Achieving lifetime fitness can only happen if an exercise plan can be adjusted to suit any stage of life. Physical fitness and health should be strived for throughout our lives and is not limited to youth. As we get older, the need for physical fitness is even more important to protect against injury [...]

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Ballys Fitness Puts People on the Road to a Healthier Lifestyle

Posted by Angela on August 25th, 2008 filed in Uncategorized

 Ballys fitness centers have a mission to “improve the health and quality of life of people through personalized, accessible wellness programs. To achieve this goal, Ballys fitness centers have created a three prong approach to wellness, which is called the Bally’s Total Fitness plan. This program incorporates exercise, nutrition, and support to form a fitness [...]

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Laser Surgery to Quit Smoking

Posted by Angela on August 25th, 2008 filed in quit smoking

Laser surgery has been in use for some time, especially in operations involving the eyes. The full form of the word ‘laser’ is light amplification by simulated emission of radiation. The technology involves the creation and use of a highly focused beam of light. The energy of such a light ray is so strong that [...]

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The Simplicity of a Home Fitness Workout

Posted by Angela on August 19th, 2008 filed in fitness

There are a number of misconceptions present when the subject of home fitness is discussed. These misconceptions are based on an inaccurate perception of the differences between working out at home vs. working out in a commercial gym. As one would surmise, there is a belief that working out in a commercial gym is vastly [...]

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Sunglasses not just for a pretty face.

Posted by Angela on August 15th, 2008 filed in sun safe

Sunglasses are more than just a fashion statement or to stop you getting crows feet and wrinkles from squinting your eyes against the sun or reducing glare when driving.  They are key to protecting your eyes from harmful UV rays which is actually radiation.  It’s worse if you are exposed to glare from the water, [...]

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Don’t peel fruits and vegetables

Posted by Angela on August 14th, 2008 filed in health

The skins of apples, pears, peaches and potatoes are rich in soluble fiber. Eating the white rind of oranges and the membrane in grapefruit also provide extra fiber.
Eat fruits and vegetable whole rather than as juices. You may get concentrated nutrients from the juices but you lose the fiber in the fruit. [...]

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A New Approach To Quit Smoking Is Using Laser Acupuncture

Posted by Angela on August 12th, 2008 filed in quit smoking

 As you probably know, smoking is bad for you. Laser acupuncture is now used to help a person to quit smoking. It is a new approach. Introduction to Laser Acupuncture To Quit Smoking But if you’ve heard of acupuncture being used to help people quit smoking, you will have an idea of what a laser [...]

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Is Hypnotherapy To Quit Smoking A Valid Alternative?

Posted by Angela on August 8th, 2008 filed in quit smoking

We all tend to question things that are strange and unknown to us in the beginning. It’s just a natural human response is all and nothing that isn’t to be expected per se. Is hypnotherapy to quit smoking a valid alternative? The answer is yes it most definitely is. As is the use of certain [...]

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Where to find fiber

Posted by Angela on August 5th, 2008 filed in health

Learn to balance the benefit of fiber versus other ingredients. If a granola bar has one or more grams of fiber it is only a good deal if the fat and calorie content are low. A snack bar with 100 calories, 2 grams of fat and a single gram of fiber is probably [...]

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