When it comes to health and fitness, motivation is crucial.
Whether you’re trying to stay on a diet, exercise more, or quit smoking, you won’t be successful if you can’t maintain your determination.
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Whether you want to learn a new dance step or fix the slice in your golf swing, it’s not easy to learn a new motor skill.
Sometimes your body just won’t do what you want it to do.
Now, new research has uncovered a simple trick that might help.1
… Read MoreHere’s What 2 Weeks of No Exercise Does to Your Body
Maybe you need a few days just to relax. So you take time off from your normal exercise routine.
Or perhaps you’re on vacation, and you do little besides eat, drink, and lounge around the pool.
You’re going to get back to working out eventually anyway, so there’s no harm in a little break, right?
Actually, there might be.
… Read MoreOne Exercise Wipes Out Chronic Inflammation
Chronic inflammation is the root cause of many serious illnesses, including cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and even Alzheimer’s.
Harvard University researchers go even further. They say inflammation may cause all disease. They call it the “unifying theory” of disease.1
… Read MoreNo Pain, No Gain? Don’t Believe It
It’s long been conventional wisdom in the world of fitness that you can’t get into good physical shape without some suffering.
Thus, the well-worn expression: “No pain, no gain.”
But the science shows something different, according to physical therapist Heather Henry. She’s with University Hospitals Avon Health Center in Avon, Ohio.1
… Read MoreSurprising Strategy to Live Longer
When we think about ways to live longer, the usual strategies are to not smoke, maintain a healthy weight, exercise, and eat right.
And of course, it helps to have good genes.
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