Fitness

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6 Ways to Build Lasting Healthy Habits

This year, you can avoid a major pitfall of healthy resolutions and build healthy habits that stick by working small, positive steps into your daily life.

January 19, 2023

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3 Ways Physical Therapists Can Help Manage Long COVID

Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. adults who’ve had COVID-19 experience new or lingering symptoms. Physical therapists can help manage long COVID symptoms.

January 5, 2023

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Give Yourself Priority in the New Year

Give yourself priority in 2023, beginning with caring for your health. Exercise is not only beneficial for physical your health, but for your mental health too.

January 3, 2023

Cold Weather Activities Can Impact Heart Health

Cold weather activities, like shoveling snow, may place extra stress on the heart, especially among people who aren’t used to regular exercise.

December 27, 2022

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Three Ways a Medicare Advantage Fitness Plan Can Help Reduce Health Risks

Many health plans, including Medicare Advantage plans, offer exceptional fitness programs providing low-cost or free benefits to help you stay healthy and fit.

November 14, 2022

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Smells Like Rain: It’s Going to Be Lonely

This year, for the first time since I was young, I don’t have a horse to take me deep into wilderness areas, and that makes me profoundly lonely for all the horses and mules that have enriched my life.

October 18, 2022

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Manage Heart Health for Stronger Brain Health

Experts encourage heart health to support brain health as studies show good vascular health is associated with healthy aging and retained cognitive function.

October 10, 2022

Race Magic

How could I have run 10-minute miles? My friend told me it was race magic — the reflexive transformation of a runner into a competitor on race day.

September 6, 2022

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Shifting Wellness Attitudes Shape 2022 Fitness Trends

Many Americans had to improvise where and how they work out during the pandemic. These shifting wellness attitudes have resulted in some healthy fitness trends.

June 27, 2022