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High Tech Video Workouts

by Michele Cheplic

There are thousands of fitness videos on the market today from Denise Austin and Karen Voight to Mari Winsor and Crunch Fitness, but a new study shows that sales of exercise DVDs have declined in the last three years as more fitness buffs turn to the Internet to get buff.

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Girls Make Gyms Germier Than Guys Do

by Michele Cheplic

Good news for all you sweaty stinky men who hit the gym on a regular basis--you are no longer solely to blame for spreading germs on fitness equipment. In fact, a new study found that women are germier than men.

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Beware Frauds in Fitness

by Heather Long

The hardest part about the fitness industry today is that there are so many get slim quick schemes out there. They apply the same logic and marketing to these get thin fast products as they do to the get rich quick scheme. The simple truth is if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

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Summer T.V. is Back - Exercise Fun

by Heather Long

I've talked about how much I love television before. I don't get to watch it nearly as much as I may like it, but that's why I have a TiVo and lots of shows on DVD so I can watch them on my schedule, typically when I'm exercising.

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Fitness - The Easier Choice

by Heather Long

I wish I had a magic hat, one that I could pull great choices out of that would make fitness not only easier to do, but easier to grasp. Once upon a time, I thought that there were just fortunate people in the world who were born fit and healthy.

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Is It Difficult For You To Join a Health Club?

by Heather Long

I am split, almost 50/50 on health clubs. I like their services, but I don't always like their culture and I would love it if I could have one of those memberships that only cost you when you use the club and you don't have to pay for it on the months that you don't.

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Muscle Memory & Your Workout

by Heather Long

Do you have a problem with muscle memory? I've heard from a lot of people who complain about their workout stalling and where once they got results, they don't anymore. This is called a plateau and you have to find a way to get off that if you want to keep getting results.

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Ten Great Reasons to Exercise

by Heather Long

Do you need 10 good reasons to exercise? After all, we talk about how good exercise is for you all the time. We read the articles, we write them, we offer exercise tips and suggestions. We talk about health, nutrition and much more.

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