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Fit Tip: Cycle Your Workouts
Everything, it seems, works in cycles and your workouts should too. It is a good idea to modify your workout routine in terms of length, intensity and activity in 2 to 3 week cycles.
Every two weeks, I like to vary my workout in terms of duration and intensity since I try to mix up my cardio methods weekly.
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DVD Review: 10-Minute Solutions Hip-Hop Dance Mix
I tend to avoid hip hop-based fitness videos, out of fear the instructors will be too perky for my taste. But since I like the 10-Minute Solution series, I leaped into 10-Minute Solution Hip-Hop Dance Mix DVD ($13.50) hoping for a good workout and some new moves for the dance floor.
Though most of the routines aren't very club-worthy, they make for a hearty, thorough, but not super-intense cardio workout.
Exercise
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- Introduction
- Recommended Exercise Method...
- Exercise's Effects on the H...
- Exercise's Effects on Diabe...
- Exercise's Effects on Bones...
- Exercise's Effects on the L...
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- Complications
- Motivation
- Resources
- References
- A new study found that aerobic and resistance training significantly reduced fatigue in men undergoing radiation treatments for prostate cancer. Fatigue is a common side effect of such treatments.
- Doctors at the Mayo Clinic found that exercise improves the physical and emotional well-being of patients with Alzheimer's disease. The patients exercised for as little as 60 minutes each week.
Avoid These 6 Workout Mistakes
We all want to make the most of our workouts since we don't have tons of time to devote to being at the gym. To ensure that your workout is effective, efficient, and safe, check to make sure you're not committing these exercise crimes.
Bipolar disorder
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Risk Factors
- Causes
- Prognosis
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Medications
- Other Treatments
- Therapy and Lifestyle Chang...
- Resources
- References
- Olanzapine (Zyprexa, Symbex) causes a greater risk for high blood sugar than other atypical antipsychotics, according to updated information added to the drug’s warning label.
Skin wrinkles and blemishes
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Blemishes
- Risk Factors
- Prevention
- Treatment
- Resurfacing Treatments
- Implant Procedures
- Plastic Surgery
- Resources
- References
- The skin of smokers ages more rapidly than the skin of non-smokers, even in areas of the body not exposed to sunlight, according to a 2007 study. Women in the study who smoked also had much lower levels of vitamin E secretions in their skin. Vitamin E may protect the skin from sun damage.
- There may be an association between smoking and higher frequency of a type of acne (noninflammatory acne) in adult women, according to a European study.
- A study in the Journal of Nutrition found that a combination of antioxidants and trace elements supplementation raises the risk of skin cancer in women, but not in men.
- Overall, exposure to ultraviolet radiation from sunlight (radiation referred to as UVA or UVB) accounts for about 90% of the symptoms of premature skin aging.
- UVB primarily affects the outer skin layers.
10 Ways to Pass the Time on Cardio Machines
If you can't get outside for a run or bike ride, using a cardio machine is a wonderful alternative. Since the weather is always perfect indoors, you never have an excuse not to work out. It can be agonizingly boring though, so here are some suggestions from FitSugar readers to help beat the boredom and make your cardio machine time more enjoyable.
Increase the Intensity of Your Workouts to Burn More Fat
I am a fan of mixing up my cardio pace — long, slow runs for endurance, tempo runs for speed, and interval training for a mixture of the two. Lately, I have a hard time revving up for my higher intensity workouts, since they're hard. I have a new piece of motivation though: Vigorous exercise raises levels of fat-burning hormones, which means more bang for my cardio investment.
Headaches - tension
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Prognosis
- Causes
- Risk Factors
- Diagnosis
- Managing Tension-Type Heada...
- Medications
- Treatment
- Lifestyle Changes
- Resources
- References
Prostate cancer
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Prognosis
- Risk Factors
- Symptoms
- Conditions with Similar Sym...
- Screening and Diagnosis
- Tests to Determine Severity...
- Treatment
- Treatment Options by Stagin...
- Treatment for Localized Pro...
- Surgery
- Radiation Treatments
- Options if Treatments Fail...
- Other Treatments
- Resources
- References
- Patients should be classified as low, intermediate, or high risk, depending on their PSA levels, cancer stage, and tumor aggressiveness.
- Doctors need to consider patients’ personal preferences and quality of life concerns as well as their clinical status.
- Standard treatment options include active surveillance (watchful waiting), surgery, or radiation therapy. Initial androgen deprivation therapy (hormone therapy) is seldom recommended for localized prostate cancer.
- The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2007 guidelines recommend that doctors delay androgen deprivation therapy for advanced prostate cancer until patients develop symptoms.
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