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The Whole Truth
Call me radical, but given the ragged state of health and fitness in our country, I think it’s about time we started seeking the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about what really makes for a healthy way of life. It’s also high time we all started saying “no thanks” to the hype.
Connect and Respect
We tend to think of cause and effect as a simple, two-part thing: A particular action results in a particular reaction, period. And perhaps in some controlled experiments, that’s true. But in life, most reactions are complex and cyclical chain reactions, because in life, most everything is connected.
How Fitness and Health Can Boost Your Career Success
Whether you work for a living or live for your work, managing your physical health and fitness may be more critical to your career than you realized. Find out why the shape you’re in can make or break your success.
Stand Up for Your Cells
We’ve known for a long time that spending too much time and energy at work can cost us. We’ve all seen hardworking friends disappear off the social radar while in hot pursuit of career success, and many of us have risked becoming strangers to our own families as the result of work demands that made no space for weekends and evenings at home.
Love Your Lunch
When cafeterias, vending machines and fast food fail to satisfy, a sack lunch can save the day – if you pack it right.
How to Avoid Food Traps at Work and Stay Committed to Healthy Eating Goals
Office parties. Vending machines. Desktop candy jars. Power lunches. They can spell nutritional disaster for the average working person. Learn how you can sidestep fattening fare and feel better — starting now.
How To Handle Criticism
Accepting critical feedback from others can be tough. But smart people know how to respond to criticism with grace — and how to use it to their professional advantage.
Effective Strength and Cardio Workouts You Can Do in Under an Hour
No time? No problem. You can still squeeze in a worthwhile cardio or weightlifting workout on even your busiest days.
Ready, Set, Race: Tips to Navigating Your First Competitive Event
Is your favorite active pursuit leading you somewhere? Like a starting line, perhaps? Get the beginner’s scoop on everything from finding an ideal event to celebrating your first finish.
Expert Advice to Keep Your Neck Pain-Free
A chronic case of computer neck can undermine your work and your workouts. So don’t sit and suffer. Start getting the kinks out – now.
Yes, You Can
Health is all the rage in business these days. Which is to say that many companies are actively promoting healthier employee lifestyles. Or at least they’re trying.
The Way of the Healthy Person
Good health, at core, is less a destination than life-enhancing journey. But if there is any clear path toward the promised land of healthy living, it begins not on any treadmill or diet plan, but on the fertile ground of our own thoughts, assumptions and beliefs.
How Food-Labeling Regulations Help Consumers Avoid Trans Fats
Until recently, consumers had no way of knowing precisely how much trans fat lurked in their favorite foods. But now, a new food-labeling regulation gives us all a better shot at eliminating this danger from our diets.