Healthy Fitness Network

The state of Ohio may be legislating 30 minutes of vigorous daily activity in schools.

Senate bill 210, which is awaiting final approval from the Ohio house, could be implemented by the 2011-12 school year.

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Is a chronic illness like asthma holding you back from your workout routine? Here’s an ad that might inspire you: Someone who’s got what you’ve got, is out there doing what you’re not.

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Hip Hop Media Training

Wow! I’m not sure you’ll find rapper 50 Cent “in da club” anytime soon – look at him!

Fiddy, real name Curtis Jackson, has been acting for a few years now – appearing in movies like Righteous Kill and Get Rich or Die Tryin’ – and the dude is serious about his craft.

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Canary Papers

Walk into a GNC or Vitamin Shoppe and you’ll see row after row of super pills in brightly colored bottles claiming to eradicate all the world’s ills, from blindness to athlete’s foot!

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Come on United States, Mexico is putting you to shame.

In one sweeping motion — though the rules are not yet approved — Mexico has banned junk food, from all of its 220,000 public and private elementary and middle schools.

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So, i eat really healthy for all of my meals. I go to the gym 6 days a week which includes cardio and weight training each time.

Normally for breakfast i have kashi go lean cereal, fiber one cereal, or oatmeal. Then lunch: a small salad with a protein or an omlette with veggies, and then dinner a protein with veggies and maybe a carb. During the day before these meals i’ll have small snacks , such as fruits, nuts, or 2 pieces of deli meat.

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If you’re trying to manage your calorie intake, eating out can be extremely challenging.

Research in the past has shown that those who eat out regularly have higher intakes of fat, salt and calories. This makes sense given the choices available in most restaurants these days.

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In “How to Design Your Own Strength Training Program Part I,” we took a look at the nuts and bolts of program design – the basic components of a strength training program.

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The dangers of a distorted self-perception of being fat (as in anorexia) are clear, present and well-documented. But what about a distorted perception of being thin? Or at least “not fat”?

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Chocolate: many dieters’ downfall.

We’ve seen various low-calorie versions in development, and many of us have tried products such light hot-chocolate drinks, in a bid to satisfy cravings.

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