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"Importantly, when compared to aerobic physical activity such as walking and cycling, weight training has greater benefits for bone/joint health, the ability to perform activities of daily living (general mobility, getting into and out of a chair, bathing, dressing) and slowing the loss of skeletal muscle mass/strength."

Do You Even Lift? Why Lifting Weights Is More Important For Your Health Than You Think Regular participation in muscle strengthening activity such as weight or resistance training has many health benefits. However, this mode of exercise has been largely overlooked in Australian health promotion. Our recent research shows a large majority of Australians do not engage in muscle strength...

Remember, low cost but long term commitment when the system is setup for you to fail doesn't actually get any results.

When you're making decisions and committing to a course of action, make sure you're working with someone who takes your wishes and helps you set smart, achievable (yet still ambitious) goals.

Don't get trapped in the big box gym memberships.

How Low-Cost Gyms Like Planet Fitness Psychologically Manipulate Members Into NOT Going To The Gym Rest assured that the gym you're paying only $10 a month to attend is definitely getting their money's worth.

“Physical activity has been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, certain cancers, osteoporosis, cognitive decline, [hypertension and obesity], and even depression, at minimal cost and with virtually no side effects,” says Dr. JoAnn Manson, chief of the Division of Preventive Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. “Can you imagine if there were a pill that could simultaneously have all those benefits? Everyone would be clamoring for it and physicians would be taking it themselves.”

Doctor’s Orders: Prescribe Exercise To Patients, Make Physical Activity A Vital Sign "Physical activity has been show to reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, certain cancers, osteoporosis, cognitive decline, [hypertension and obesity] even depression, at minimal cost and with virtually no side effects," says Dr. JoAnn Manson.

Today's more sedentary lifestyle has lead to a prevalence in back pain, but now tech is becoming a pain in the neck. Remember that sitting around all day (or craning your neck over constantly to keep your eyes on your phone) has a price, especially if you're not taking actions to correct it.

Video courtesy of ABC Channel 7 in Denver, Co.

Kids and teens suffering from 'Text Neck' Some kids are spending as much as 5,000 hours a year reading their cellphones, leading to chronic pain known as "text neck." ◂ The Denver Channel, 7News, bri...

It doesn't matter where your inspiration comes from, and you should search for whatever provides the fire and drive you need to .

Well done, Ronnie!

Taylor Swift Inspired This Mega Fan To Shake Off 425 Pounds Two years ago, he weighed almost 700 pounds.

There's no substitute to hard work and determination when it comes to getting fit and losing weight, and even though diet pills and thermogenics may look enticing, they often come with risks and drawbacks.

This is NOT representative of every thermogenic out there, but this is a danger we all face in our desire to achieve goals. Please be careful.

Woman Dies After 'Dangerous' Diet Pills 'Burn Her Up From Within' A 21-year-old woman died recently after she ingested diet pills made with an "extremely dangerous" industrial chemical. On April 12, Eloise Aimee Parry of Shrewsbury, England, took eight diet pills containing dinitrophenol or DNP, accord...

FItness with poor nutrition is like a sports car running on low octane fuel. Eventually the engine just isn't going run as efficiently as you need it to and everything is going to fall apart.

Check out these ideas for awesome foods to introduce into your diet!

15 Foods to Help You Lose Weight Shed the pounds faster and eat to lose weight with these 15 foods.

Get up, get moving. Fight the urge to stop moving or you'll stop sooner than you should.

Try desks that allow you to stand and work (its less back strain than hunching over anyway). Here's some solid info on why we're sitting ourselves to death

Sit Less, Live Longer The new research on sitting—even in otherwise active people—isn’t something to take sitting down.

Forging yourself can happen at any age. You're never "too old"

89-Year-Old Woman Walks Into A Gym And Leaves Everyone SPEECHLESS!! Who’s in the mood for a little inspiration? Well, an 89-year-old woman who can still move like she’s 20 has you covered! You may already know the name Johanna Quass from a few years ago when several YouTube videos of her training at 86 years old went viral online. The German-born gymnast began train…