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Can you be fat and fit? New study of pro athletes indicates no
The ongoing debate over whether you can be fat and fit at the same time just got more fuel. http://bit.ly/LVoSl
Top 5 mistakes when making food choices
Have you ever put a food item back on the grocery-store shelf simply because the total fats were too high? It may not necessarily have been bad for you, after all. http://bit.ly/24Yr5C
5 free Web sites to keep you honest with your workout regimen
I am a computer geek. Left to my own devices, I'd sit at a computer for 10 hours at a time, happily typing and surfing. So, as a self-described geek, what holds me accountable to a workout regimen when I'm not training with a team or don't have a workout partner? Social media, of course. Here are 5 of my top online workout sites. http://bit.ly/32gdB6
Would more people take the stairs if it were fun? (VIDEO)
Can more people be encouraged to take the stairs instead of the escalator if it were fun to do? Thats what the folks at TheFunTheory.com set out to do. http://bit.ly/VMBcE
Public smoking bans reduce heart-attack rates, 2 studies show
New research suggests that cities that enact smoking bans in restaurants, bars, and other public places curb heart attack rates as a result. http://bit.ly/4n80Cf
How not to fall off the wagon after finishing your first marathon
Are you one-and-done? As in marathons, that is. A recent story by the Wall Street Journal questioned the long-term benefits of running a marathon, equating it to the endurance equivalent of a crash diet. Here are ways to avoid crashing and burning. http://bit.ly/25NrSn
Great Floridian Triathlon winner Zach Ruble breaks record
Urged on by fans lining the course, Zach Ruble kept going Saturday during the 19th annual Great Floridian Triathlon in Central Florida, even though his body was telling him to stop. (With Photos) http://bit.ly/1ZDuQv
The greatest fast-food restaurant receipt ever
Just how many calories did you save by choosing Diet Coke with your burger combo? Or how about if you hold the tartar sauce on that fish sandwich? Vancouver, Washington-based burger chain Burgerville isn't afraid to tell you. As a matter of fact, they are all about full disclosure. http://bit.ly/1qrNKi
Is fat the new normal?
That's the take of an Australian researcher whose recent survey of pregnant women showed many of them oblivious to the fact that they were overweight when they became pregnant. http://bit.ly/38K4K2
City's get-healthy project adds 3 years to participants' lives, organizers say
Hardware store owner and heart attack survivor Leo Aeikens spent most of his life with a hankering for meat, cheese and ice cream. But an ambitious effort aimed at making his entire southern Minnesota city of Albert Lea healthier has Aeikens calling himself a vegan and weighing 25 pounds less in just 10 months. http://bit.ly/1vq9c2