Category Archives: Fitness

Just a Little Exercise Fights Diabetes

Diabetes is one of the biggest health risks our growing population is facing. According to the American Diabetes Association, there are 23.6 million people in the United States who have diabetes. Besides your diet, you have to exercise to ensure healthy blood sugar levels. That doesn’t mean you have to be a crazy gym rat, [...]

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The History of Gyms

I’m always one to ask “where did the idea of such and such start?”. The Diet Blog has an interesting little piece exploring the history of the gym. It starts with nude Olympians in ancient Greece and ends with the mirrored narcissistic gathering places we know today.

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Yoga Instructors Lighten Things Up

The New York Times has an interesting piece on how some yoga instructors are trying to change the image of what their favorite activity is all about. To the layperson, yoga enthusiasts are super thin maybe even overly earnest people who only eat tofu and bean sprouts. This is, of course, a gross exaggeration.
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