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    Monday thru Friday Snacks to Beat Hunger and Weight Gain

    By: proctor - January 6, 2009

    When hunger strikes, it is easy to reach for packaged, sugary or salty, low-nutrition snacks. Instead, plan on having a snack between breakfast and lunch, and one between lunch and dinner. This will prevent nibbling while cooking from being so hungry that...

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    Have You Thought About Your Sodium Lately?

    By: proctor - January 4, 2009



    As my sister and husband prepare to train for their first Ironman this summer in Louisville, I have been doing some research on nutrition for endurance athletes. Whether or not you are "curb crew" like me or are training for hours at a time, this may be...

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    Top 10 Tips for Starting (and Keeping) A Healthy Year

    By: proctor - January 1, 2009

    In order to make new habits and keep them, you need to give yourself about three weeks to get used to them. So, by the end of January, you can feel almost automatic about some new, healthy habits. Listed below are ten tips to make your body and mind feel...

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    More About Stretching

    By: proctor - November 9, 2008



    If you are a walker, runner, swimmer, yogi, ball player, or ANYTHING in between...read this stretching article from the NY Times. It includes up-to-date research that we all need to hear to keep our body performing at their best: "The old presumption that...

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    Exercise Each Week?

    By: proctor - October 9, 2008

    Yahoo! News posted an article about the new government guidelines for exercise. You busy people out there will be pleasantly surprised-they recommend only 2.5 hours of exercise per week in order to maintain a healthy body. Here is the link to the Yahoo!...

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    Too much sugar?

    By: proctor - September 15, 2008

    Phillip Kaplan's "Be Better" Series has interesting tips for letting go of your sugar habit. Click here to read the sugar article and add a little sweetness to your life by getting rid of excess sugar and living a little bit healthier of a life.

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    No more counting calories

    By: proctor - August 31, 2008



    I love this no-nonsense, quick-to-read article by the Self Editor-in-Chief Lucy Danziger:

    I've never been a big fan of counting calories. In fact, in the past year, I have lost about 30 pounds without counting a single dietary digit. Sure, I know...

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    Inspiring Story from Track and Field in Beijing

    By: proctor - August 24, 2008

    I will never again take for granted my daily run in the park near our apartment after reading this article on Yahoo! Sports about two Olympic Runners from Somalia. In fact, I will feel fortunate every time I get to even walk to the grocery store. If you...

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    FitLink.com talks with "Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy"

    By: proctor - August 20, 2008



    FitLink.com recently had a great interview with Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy, and you can hear it by clicking the following link:

    Radio Interview

    The motto of Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy is "Making healthy living fun for everyone" which appeals to...

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    Attention Women: Chat on Friday

    By: proctor - August 19, 2008

    For all women, pelvic floor health is essential to lead an uninterrupted, healthy life. Listen to this chat on HealthRadio.net this Friday, August 22nd, for a great two-part show. The first part will be with Linda Michael and Missy Lavender of Total...

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