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Exercise & Play – Can We Learn from it?

Exercise & Play – Can We Learn from it?

The role of exercise and play in a young child's life provides them with many benefits. Exercise of the body is an important part of keeping the young body fit as it grows into an adult body. When we reach adulthood, if we have had the benefit of exercise and play, we tend to con Continue reading


 

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Eye Exercises – Boost The Power of Your Optic Muscles

Eye Exercises – Boost The Power of Your Optic Muscles

A New York ophthalmologist called Dr William Bates, developed a series of eye exercises to improve eyesight without resorting to lenses or surgery. Dr Bates felt that many eye problems had their root causes in stress, tension and laziness of the eye and he thought that because of these Continue reading


 

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Fitness – Mantra To Live Long

Fitness – Mantra To Live Long

Being fit should be a part and priority in everyone's life. Being physically fit helps you to live a longer life. It means more than looking your best on the beach and finishing first in the marathon. By keeping yourself physically fit, your body learns to deal with the stress of d Continue reading


 

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Getting Active Together

Getting Active Together

"Getting fit and staying active is something families can do together," says Sharon Bergen, senior vice president of education and training for Knowledge Learning Corporation, the nation's leading provider of early childhood care and education. "In addition to the many Continue reading


 

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How can I stay motivated when it comes to home exercise?

How can I stay motivated when it comes to home exercise?

Music is a great motivator. Sports teams play music in their locker rooms, during half-time shows or other game breaks and/or during events when specific players go up to perform in their games. Music is just as motivating for exercise enthusiasts as it is for professional players an Continue reading


 

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How To Prevent Lazy Eyes

How To Prevent Lazy Eyes

Lazy eye

This is an eye condition that is seen in children where there is lack of development in one eye. This condition needs to be detected early so as to prevent crossed eyes. Eye exercise therapy is used to improve the lazy eye condition. A patch is worn over the good Continue reading


 

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Learn How the Mind and Body Works with the Five Psychological Phases of Fitness

Learn How the Mind and Body Works with the Five Psychological Phases of Fitness

Every day, excited people join fitness clubs determined to attend classes or workout for an hour a day, five days a week. This exuberance for vitality typically lasts for 10-14 days before self-doubt, sleeping in, and skipping workouts take over. In two short sentences, the first tw Continue reading


 

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Pamper Your Body Through Pilates

Pamper Your Body Through Pilates

Pilates is actually named for a man named Joseph Pilates. Around 1914, Pilates was a performer and a boxer, living in England. During the outbreak of WWI, Pilates was held in a German prison camp, where he taught a health system, based on yoga, Zen philosophy, and a number of exercis Continue reading


 

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Six Steps to a Positive Body Image

Six Steps to a Positive Body Image

Many people that suffer from binge eating disorder do not have positive body images. Instead, they have very distorted images of how they see themselves. Here are six ways to create a positive body image for yourself.

1. Create a list of people that you admire. Write d Continue reading


 

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The Benefits of Weight Training

The Benefits of Weight Training

The major benefits of a strength program include looking trimmer and more youthful as one ages; increased metabolism and weight management; reduced stress and depression; prevention of the onset of diseases such as arthritis, osteoporosis, diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol.Continue reading


 

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