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How to Work Out...Without Knowing It

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By Laurel House

Not in the mood to workout? That’s okay. Unbeknownst to you, everyday you are burning loads of calories just by going about your day- running errands, doing chores, hanging out with your girlfriends and having a good…

Unplug Your Kids This Summer

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When the kids are home for summer, you probably don't want them to overdo the electronic entertainment -- TV, videogames, computer. How can you make sure their summer days include active time, too?

It's…

6 questions for Dr. Ian Smith of The 50 Million Pound Challenge

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Dr. Ian Smith first caught my attention on "Celebrity Fit Club" on VH1. On the seasons I've seen with him, he's been the compassionate but no-nonsense diet expert to celebs who (let's face it) often…

Did you overindulge this weekend? 8 ways to feel better today

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Whether you ate too many servings of scalloped potatoes, spent too much time sitting on the couch, or can't stop sneaking cream eggs from your kid's basket, an Easter weekend can easily leave you feeling not so joyous on Monday morning. Rather than focusing on how many foil wrappers are…

Is Your Bedroom Sex Ready?

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From pillow choice to bedside reading material, we explain the art of "sexorating."

Burn, Baby Burn!

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Let’s face it. Now is the time of year that you want to kick that calorie burn into high gear. We are neck deep in the holiday...

Celebrate the active way! 7 holiday parties that will get you moving

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Once the holiday season begins, many of us spend weekend after weekend inside, in front of buffets and then discreetly unbuttoning your jeans while sitting around with drinks and plates piled high with more desserts than you'd ever consume on a normal Saturday afternoon. Instead of giving in...

Help with a very smart, easlily influenced 15 year old boy

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I am a single professional man living in Seattle (pretty much city), with my 15 year old son, who came to live with me this year from his mother's home in Florida. We live in a small condo building that I bought as an investment before he came to live with me and it was not bought...

Discovering Joyful Movement

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Unmotivated to exercise? Bored with your current routine? Dreading the thought of another thirty minutes on the treadmill? Oprah used to hate exercise too. For years she moaned and groaned but "did it anyway." In a post on her website, Oprah writes that she doesn't hate exercise anymore! Excellent. Not hating it is the first step. If Oprah can make the shift, you can too!

Initiating Change: if not you, then who?

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So I started a nonprofit organization today. It's called: FATLOSS (Foundation for Altered Thinking on Lifestyle, Overweight & our Sedentary Status). I finally got fed up with hearing people talk about weight loss in a way that makes it all too clear that they don't know what they're...