Diet & Fitness

Yoga minus all that pesky effort

Restorative yoga practice is the perfect antidote to the wear-and-tear of a running routine.

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Nutrition Quiz: Frozen foods

Winter is over, but we're still feeling the chill. So what better time than now to test your knowledge of freezing foods, courtesy of the USDA.

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Indoor cycling classes add top spin and soul

Indoor cyclists routinely sweat a real river pedaling down an imaginary road, but SoulCycle classes add upper body work, and a touch of the spiritual, to their metaphorical journey.

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'Snot rockets' and other rules, on and off the track

Running etiquette has just as many quirks and nuances as dinner party behaviour. Sure, out on the path you're more likely to encounter "snot rockets" — a quick hork of the nose — than you would at the...

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Time to rethink the fitness game plan

The American Academy of Pediatrics thinks too many young athletes are pushed too hard too soon, hindering performance and long-term development

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Eating more carbs at dinner may help with weight loss and cholesterol levels: Study

Eating a low-calorie diet in which carbs have a heavier presence at dinner may offer a host of healthful benefits, a study finds.

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Tough-love fitness guru

If you’ve watched The Last 10 Pounds Boot Camp or Bulging Brides on Slice TV you know host Tommy Europe is a no-nonsense, get-it-done kind of guy.

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Nutrition Quiz: Food pairs

As its name implies, Eating Well magazine tries mightily to improve our diets. Recently it featured "Power Food Pairs" — foods that, when combined, become nutritional juggernauts. Take our quiz.

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Between the run and the walk, falls the jog

Regular, easy running for fitness can be a boon to health and wellbeing, but experts say for safety, joggers especially must keep a spring in their step and an eye on how that foot falls.

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Bar Method seeks the dancer's body without the dance

Women who crave muscle tone but fear bulging biceps are flocking to The Bar Method, a body-sculpting exercise system that purports to whittle dancer-type forms from non-dancing bodies.

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Make lunch more nutritious by adding fruit, vegetables

Lunch is often thrown together quickly and is often leftovers or less healthy pre-packaged items you grab as you run out the door. It's important that your lunch should give you fuel until dinner time...

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