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Sleep Increases Your Energy

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10 Most Important Rules for Post-Workout Recovery | Chris Carmichael

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Is Cheese Good For Your Health?

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If your idea of heaven is eating a bit of cheese every day, good news! You may be helping your heart, boosting your immune system, and providing these other benefits. Read on…

This is The Most Beneficial 20-Minute Activity for Athletes

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We live in fast times, and for Time-Crunched Athletes every minute counts. I know you’re busy, constantly juggling more tasks and priorities than you can reasonably fit into a single day. And on top of the normal career and family priorities, you’re trying to fit high-quality training into your lifestyle. With that in mind, there’s …

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The Best Habits for Athletes Over 40

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Life is less forgiving after 40. It’s a myth you can’t gain fitness, lose weight, change careers or change yourself past a certain age; but I do think those changes get harder. Your body doesn’t absorb and shrug off abuse as well as it did years ago. There’s more at stake when changing relationships and …

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Tips for Cycling into your 50+

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As you get older, your mobility may be limited. Medical conditions such as arthritis can impair your ability to perform the same types of exercise as you used to. Cycling increases your heart rate but minimizes wear and tear on your body. Still, we have some tips for safeguarding your joints and staying safe while …

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Filling Foods that won’t fill you out

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1/16 Oatmeal A bowl of this stuff in the morning can keep you going all day. Part of the reason is all the fiber. It fills you up and lets your body absorb the oatmeal’s nutrients more slowly. That keeps your energy steady. It may even help you eat fewer calories over the course of …

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The Three Rs-Rest, Refueling and Recovery for Rowers

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Former GB Rowing Team physiologist Craig Williams provides advice on how you can reap more rewards from your training sessions. Read on… Your training approach is dictated by the recovery methods you employ. Getting the basics right – consistently – is crucial to any training programme. Following the simple formula of refueling, rehydrating and getting good rest …

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10 Top Health & Wellness Trends this 2019

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This article first appeared on MadebyHemp. This year has been a year when most of the world focused on health and wellness in a more holistic manner: both physical and mental wellness. And it is beginning to look like 2019 will be a glorious continuation of what we have been opening our minds up to …

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Health Benefits of Pumpkin

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1/12 Beta Carotene Boost Just like their orange cousins, the carrot and the sweet potato, pumpkins are rich in beta carotene. Your body changes this antioxidant to vitamin A. You need vitamin A to see, ward off germs, and for your reproductive system to work the way it should. It also helps your heart, lungs, …

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