Staying active will help you look and feel better. Here you’ll find the latest news on fitness trends, exercise and sports along with professional advice and tips from Activebeat’s own set of fitness experts.
Either way, an injury is the last thing on your mind when you decide to take the fitness plunge. However, a muscle sprain, strain, or injury can crop up if your lifting technique is sloppy or if you tend to push your body a little too hard. Here are seven ways exercise can lead to injury.
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Many businesses and corporations are jumping on board the health promotion band wagon by offering their employees gym memberships, active breaks, and lunch and learn opportunities. The fact is, a healthy employee is a productive employee. Unfortunately, many programs fail at drawing in the expected excitement, appreciation, and employee participation leaving this great initiative dead […]
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Many avid runners have never heard the term supination, which refers to an underpronation foot-positioning issue that often stems from high arches. However, if your feet and ankles tend to role outward when you run, you can quickly develop repetitive pain and foot injuries.
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When winter comes we’re all tempted to hibernate indoors and wait it out, but this is a recipe for winter blues. Even though there’s less sunshine and the temperatures drop, it doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy ourselves! Here are some ways to enjoy the season and beat those winter blues.
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If you’re hoping on a bathroom scale every morning to find out how much you weigh, you’re not doing yourself any favors. Unfortunately, the same goes for the BMI (or body mass index), a tool that tells you if you’re underweight, normal, overweight, or obese based on a weight to height ratio. In reality, body […]
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