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.
First Lady Michelle Obama has found a new forum in which to plug her activity-promoting “Let’s Move” campaign. Mrs. Obama is scheduled to appear on Dr. Oz on September 14, 2012, to discuss nationwide improvements to school lunch programs and changes to the Obama administration’s Presidential Youth Fitness Program. Thanks in large part to the […]
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A new study may have discovered the key exercise amounts per day for sustained weight loss. A study from the University of Copenhagen, published in the American Journal of Physiology, looked at 60 overweight men who desired to lose weight. They divided the group into two sections and dictated their exercise amounts per day. One […]
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Many states in the US and Canada have been dealing with incredibly high temperatures over the past few weeks. While the heat may make it more difficult to maintain a good workout routine, this type of weather can be used to your advantage in helping to achieve your weight loss and fitness goals. Working out […]
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Individuals whom weight train focusing on their upper body muscles might find they start to suffer with chronic upper back pain. Dan John, a strength coach in Burlingame, California, has the explanation. He says that the problem is caused by rolling the shoulders forward. This can give you chronically rounded shoulders. Exercises that can cause […]
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