Nice-to-Know Facts About Flexibility and Stretching 1. Flexibility matters.  Achieving and maintaining an adequate range of motion in your musculoskeletal joints is important for several reasons, including the fact that it appears to reduce your potential for injury. For example,...

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5 Gym Etiquette Rules to Live By .....

5 Gym Etiquette Rules to Live By As a former general manager of a health club, I have seen members do a wide range of unpleasant and strange things at the gym. For example, I had one member that pooped in the lockers. (I still haven’t figured that one out.) Another would sing so loud while on the treadmill, other members couldn’t even hear their own music...

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Food Choices: “Should” Vs. “Shouldn’t”

Food Choices: “Should” Vs. “Shouldn’t”Maintaining my Feel Great Weight one carrot (and cupcake!) at a time June 4, 2012 Feel Great Weight/ Weight Loss Advice By ZOHAIB GUL Last week I found myself more motivated to eat well than usual. After spending nearly 32-hours in a van traveling for a 200-mile relay race eating peanut butter-filled pretzels,...

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