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    10 Tips on Staying Warm When Exercising Outside

    By: proctor - January 8, 2008

    Runner's World has some great tips I want to share with you about keeping up our workouts through the winter-thanks to Yishane Lee for such helpful information!

    1. Get Motivated
    Make a plan to meet someone. You won't leave someone waiting outside in...

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    Pair your food for better nutrition

    By: proctor - November 20, 2007

    Liz Applegate, PhD, has some great suggestions to get more power in your punch (or more kick in your mile!). You may have caught this in the February issue of Runner's World, but if not, read on to get a leg up on your next snack...

    Cereal +...

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    Dioxins and your drinking water

    By: proctor - October 23, 2007

    There is a lot of information available on the Internet, in magazines, and through conversations at the water cooler (no pun intended!) regarding water being consumed from plastic and its effects on your health. There is an informative article written by...

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    Is Supplementation The Answer?

    By: FitSource17 - August 20, 2007



    There is no doubt you’ve heard about vitamins, minerals, magic powders and other ways to help you overtake the leader of your competition. Our bodies are wonderful machines, often unexplainable. Why does one diet work for one person and not another? ...

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    What is That Burn? The Scientific Finding!

    By: FitSource17 - August 18, 2007

    So, what is that burning, hurting, breathless, “pain” we get climbing that last mountain, pushing that last shoulder press above our heads? FINALLY, science has found the answer…and you may be surprised at their findings.

    Eighty years ago scientists...

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    Running with a Partner

    By: proctor - August 2, 2007

    I can speak personally about benefitting from running with a partner. Last week, I had to run solo and my workouts were about half as intense as they usually are, regardless of how much I willed myself to run faster. It became apparent that a partner...

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    PowerBar's Practical Tips for Marathon Training

    By: proctor - July 18, 2007

    PowerBar has created some great fuel, both in granola bar form and energy gel, to power you through your workouts. They have released a short article with three good tips on marathon training that you should read if you are new to distance running or if...

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    The Recovery Massage

    By: proctor - July 10, 2007

    AthletiCo, a physical therapy and massage center based in Chicago, is a company filled with physical therapists, athletic trainers, personal trainers, and massage therapists who know their stuff. Mike Jones, with Julie O'Connell, published a great...

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    The Weight of Water

    By: proctor - July 5, 2007



    Recently, John Hanc wrote a short article on how much water you should really drink to avoid overhydration and dehydration. It was published in the August '07 issue of Runner's World as part of a major article on Beating the Heat when running. Here are...

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    A half-marathon and its many rewards

    By: proctor - June 28, 2007

    John Bingham wrote a great article recently on why you just may want to consider the half-marathon as the best distance you could run. The link is here and is a great four to five minute read.

    A bit about John Bingham, the author of this article: He...

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