Focus28 Diet Blog: Fitness and Exercise

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Five Tips for Exercising in the Summer Heat

A beautiful sunny day in the ultimate motivation to go outside and play, but the summer sun and exercise can be a risky combination. Here are 5 tips for enjoying a safe, summer exercise program.

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Leave Cravings Behind

Next time you have chocolate on the brain, walk it off, literally.

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Keep Your Heart Healthy

Getting a heart pumping workout has never been so important. According to new and troubling research from the American Heart Association, there's been a steady increase in the risk of dying from heart attack in young women over the past decade. In fact

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A Moment on Your Lips…Forever on Your Hips

Researchers at the University of Oxford found that the fat you eat quickly enters your bloodstream and is stored by the cells around your waistline in as little as three hours.

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Countdown to Spring Hot Body

Are you in a dreaded weight plateau, feel like same old, same old or just experiencing workout boredom? Consider your old workout expired. Your body is craving a new challenge or maybe just a towel?

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Waistline Warning

Slipping into a smaller size isn't the only reason to whittle your middle. If your waist circumference is more than half your height in inches, your projected lifespan is shorter than that of slimmer folk, according to new research published in Obesity

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Jennifer Hudson: Our Star Among the Stars!

Jennifer Hudson, an American icon who came to prominence in 2004 as a finalist on the third season of American Idol, well is also our idol. Besides all of her great achievements in the world of entertainment, Jennifer has conquered what we consider to be

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Lose the Last 10 Pounds

Why is your scale stuck? You've cleaned up your diet, sweated off countless calories, and watched pounds melt away, but now the scale has come to a screeching halt. What is going on?

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Make Exercise Automatic

To start a new exercise habit, pick a time when you'll be able to work out consistently, like first thing in the morning. Studies show that people who exercise regularly do it at the same hour every time, says Lisa A.

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Make Time For a Quickie

A 10 minute workout can help you burn more fat all day, says researchers from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. In the study, people who lifted weights for that duration three times a week increased their metabolic rate even as they slept.