Exercise & Fitness

How a Pedometer Can Help You Reach Your Fitness Goals
Exercise & Fitness

How a Pedometer Can Help You Reach Your Fitness Goals

Jacob Teitelbaum, MD | June 19, 2024

Pedometers are simple electronic devices that detect vertical movement at the hip and estimate the distance walked.

How to Start Exercising
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How to Start Exercising

Jacob Teitelbaum, MD | June 16, 2024

Exercising is one of the best things you can do for your health. It is a free and incredibly effective…

Why is Physical Activity Important?

Why is Physical Activity Important?

Bill Gottlieb | June 13, 2024

The best medicine is physical activity, and dedicated exercise is one of the best forms of preventative medicine known. It…

Starting Pickleball, Tennis or Golf? Exercises to Prevent Injury
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Starting Pickleball, Tennis or Golf? Exercises to Prevent Injury

Ari Levy, MD, MBA | June 11, 2024

Are you thinking about trying pickleball…or starting golf or tennis after years of sitting around? Be careful! Even if you…

The Natural Way
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The Natural Way

Jamison Starbuck, ND | June 11, 2024

Are you among the millions of people spending money each year on topical health and beauty products designed to reduce…

Simple Habits to Get You Up and Moving – Pain-Free
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Simple Habits to Get You Up and Moving – Pain-Free

Kelly Starrett, DPT | May 10, 2024

Not as mobile as you used to be? Sore backs, stiff joints and decreased mobility often have an astonishingly simple…

Breast Reduction Surgery Helps More Than Appearance
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Breast Reduction Surgery Helps More Than Appearance

Chris Iliades, MD | April 11, 2024

Breast reduction surgery is usually considered a cosmetic procedure, but a new study from the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive…

Offset Sitting By Just a Little Exercise
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Offset Sitting By Just a Little Exercise

Chris Iliades, MD | March 26, 2024

Most of us sit in front of computers to work and play for extended stretches of time. That’s dangerous. Over…

Some Like It Hot, Some Like It Cold
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Some Like It Hot, Some Like It Cold

Maura Daly Iversen, DPT, SD, MPH | March 1, 2024

Heating pads. Cold packs. Icy plunges. There’s no shortage of modalities for hot and cold therapies. But when are the…

Tips for Natural Weight Loss
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Tips for Natural Weight Loss

Joan Wilen and Lydia Wilen | February 20, 2024

Maintaining a healthy weight is a challenge for all ages. Natural weight loss tips can make losing and keeping weight off easier.

Exercise to Beat Inflammation
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Exercise to Beat Inflammation

Diana Veneri, PT, EdD, RYT | December 9, 2023

Exercise is free medicine: It can cost virtually nothing, yet can improve health and prevent or even help heal many…

Simple Exercises for Strength and Energy… In Just 6 Minutes

Simple Exercises for Strength and Energy… In Just 6 Minutes

Jonathan Su, DPT | October 10, 2023

You can squeeze a surprising amount of productivity into just six minutes. You can make and enjoy the first few…

Yes…Yoga Can Make Your Bones Strong

Yes…Yoga Can Make Your Bones Strong

Gabriella Espinosa | July 10, 2023

Yoga is becoming more popular every year. In 2021, 35 million Americans tried the 5,000-year-old practice at least once in…

Success Secrets from a 78-year-old Ironman World Champion
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Success Secrets from a 78-year-old Ironman World Champion

Cherie Gruenfeld | June 20, 2023

Ironman events are among the toughest single-day endurance events in the world, consisting of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike…

Exercise Eases Arthritis Pain
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Exercise Eases Arthritis Pain

Stephen P. Messier, PhD | June 19, 2023

For people with arthritis, life is governed by pain. You may not even realize how much you’ve given up if…