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My skin still breaks out, particularly when I exercise. What type of facial products should I use to keep my skin healthy without increasing the risk of breakouts?
What are some good ways to stay in shape when it's too cold to exercise outdoors? Joining a gym is so expensive. Are there any alternatives?
2-Minute Workouts: Exercises Even You Can Find Time For
No time to exercise? That's no longer a good enough excuse for skipping the physical activity we all need. Here are four great exercises you can do in two minutes or less each. Squeeze them in throughout your day:
Can you learn Pilates from a DVD? I'd like to learn it, but classes are expensive, especially for lessons offered on Pilates equipment.
Learning a Sport at Midlife or Beyond
Were you dragged to ballet class as a child, when your heart really yearned for a softball glove? Did you spend your free hours curled up with books, wondering what it would be like to ride Black Beauty?
Injury-Proof Yourself for Effective Exercise
Everybody knows this simple fact: Exercise is good for you. That knowledge keeps you going to the gym, briskly walking the neighborhood or cycling in the park when you could be on the sofa with a bowl of popcorn and a favorite movie.
Thursday, Jun 06th 2013
Top 10 Tips for Safe Cycling
If I could, I'd trade my car in for my bicycle, at least this time of year.
Riding a bike gives me so many pleasures: it takes me back to the joys of my childhood; it allows me to feel the fresh air on my face; it puts me more in touch with nature, giving me time to slow down and notice things I'd otherwise not notice from the inside of a car.
Smartphone Apps Can Make Workouts More Fun
Latest technology lets you jog along with zombies, bulls and race cars.
By Dennis Thompson
HealthDay Reporter
Just How Might Exercise Lower Breast Cancer Risk?
Scientists identify changes in estrogen metabolism as key factor.
WEDNESDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise appears to change the way women's bodies metabolize the hormone estrogen, and this could help explain how aerobic activity reduces a woman's breast cancer risk, a new study suggests.
