Exercise

At-Home Workouts: Get Fit Without Breaking the Bank

After a day of smiling and asking nicely at work, the last thing I feel like doing is navigating the five o’clock rush at the gym. Plus, between eating, sleeping, spending time with friends, and getting my fix of four hours of TV, I seriously lack the time and energy to hoof it to the gym and back. In search of a way to combine my leisure activities with a wallet-friendly plan for toning up and feeling more energized, I went hunting for an at-home workout routine.

KIDS - No More Excuses - Make Fitness Work for You!

Check out these exercise challenges and solutions:

  • I am too busy.

    Try exercising after school, or pick a time that works best for you each day. It's up to you to make the time and effort.

  • Exercise bores me.

KIDS - Why Fitness Matters

Exercise is an important part of a lifetime of good health! Exercising is also fun and is something you can do with friends. Regular exercise provides both mental and physical health benefits.

A Doctor's Story of Pancreatic Cancer & Yoga

Diagnosis: Pancreatic Cancer
Joseph Semmes, M.D., took the axiom "Physician, heal thyself" to heart and started doing yoga.

As an emergency room physician in Portland, Maine, Joseph Semmes was more accustomed to treating patients than being one. But at age 46, Semmes was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer. He underwent two operations and seven months of chemotherapy, then returned to an Iyengar Yoga practice he had started years before when going through a painful divorce.

Phys Ed: Does Exercise Reduce Your Cancer Risk?

Finnish researchers recently concluded that, if you wish to ward off lung or gastrointestinal cancer, you might want to spend your leisure time jogging instead of picking berries, mushroom gathering or fishing. In the study, published in late July on the Web site of the British Journal of Sports Medicine, scientists studied the health of a group of 2,560 middle-aged Finns over the course of about 17 years. The subjects, all men living in eastern Finland, kept diaries of their daily activities for a year and then went about them.

All Systems Go Warmup

VIDEO: Patrick prepares your for any type of workout with this quick home workout warm up which targets muscles throughout your entire body.

Desk Workout

VIDEO: Bored at work? Spice up your day and stay fit with this workout tailor made for the office.

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