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Fitness and Exercise - Myths & Mistakes

Myths and Facts About Calories

Can you trust calorie labeling? Are certain calories more fattening? Get the facts.

Firm Your Trouble Spots

Can you focus your workout right on your trouble areas? Yes and no.

Deal With Gym Intimidation

These 5 tips will take you from gym-phobic to gym-savvy.

Runner's Diarrhea: Why It Happens, How to Avoid It

For many long distance runners and other athletes, diarrhea is an unwanted workout buddy. It affects up to 80 percent of marathoners and other extreme athletes.

No Time to Exercise? Try This

If you can barely find the energy to get yourself and your kids out the door in the morning and you're too tired to do anything at all after work, you probably feel that you don't have even a sliver of time to devote to exercise. Here's how to fix that.

Post-Workout Fatigue: What's Normal, What's Not?

It's normal to feel tired after a workout. Mild muscle ache is common, too. But what if you're completely exhausted?

2 Pains You Mustn't Ignore When Working Out

Know what to watch out for whether you're going for a jog or lifting weights.

Is Your Workout Not Working Out?

If you're exercising regularly but not seeing results, you may have hit a plateau. What should you do? Follow these five tips to get back on track and meet your fitness goals.

Exercising When Sick: Helpful or Harmful?

Read on to find out when exercising while sick is a good thing—and when it’s better to curl up with a big bowl of chicken soup.

Dos and Don'ts of Sports Injury Recovery

How well you treat your sprain, strain, or tear will determine how well you bounce back. Here, the dos and don'ts of recovery.

How to Avoid Common Gym Injuries

Here, get common sense advice on how to avoid common gym injuries and prevent chronic pain in the future.

Could You Be Exercising Too Much?

Find out if you're getting too much of a good thing.

12 Most Common Exercise Mistakes

Want to avoid injury and get the most out of your workouts? Avoid the following fitness mistakes.

10 Health Club Dos and Don'ts

How to spot the worst gym habits and what you can do to improve your own.

The Top 5 Weight-Lifting Myths for Women--Busted

Afraid weight lifting will make you look like Arnold Schwarzenegger? It won't. Here, we debunk other weight-lifting myths.

The Top 9 Fitness Mistakes

Working out the wrong way can do more harm than good. To prevent injury, avoid these common fitness flubs.

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