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What really happens when you skip a workout

It's easy to skip a workout when schedules get busy or other plans come up. If you wait for the rare day that you get every email answered and are 100 percent caught up on work, you'll workout four times a year. And here's what will happen to your body when you neglect activity.

Tags: Josef Brandenburg, The Body You Want, workout,

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Kettlebells: The Good, the bad and the (potentially) dangerous

One of the newer exercise tools on the market is the kettlebell, a weight in the shape of a ball with a handle on the top.

Tags: Kettlebells, fitness, Josef Brandenburg, The Body You Want, training

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Stressed out? Take a walk

Stress has a tight grip on many Americans, but exercise is a good way to fight it, experts say.

Tags: stress, walking, Kathleen Hall, Fairfax Hackley, Dick Uliano

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On the Run: The ABCs of knees

Mike Hill, the director of Sports Performance at Georgetown University talks to Paula Wolfson about the ABCs of healthy knees.

Tags: running, knee injury, anterior cruciate ligament, Georgetown University, on the run, Paula Wolfson

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The sisterhood of ACL recoveries

In a city where attention has been focused on the knee injuries of Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, the fact remains that the athletes most likely to tear their anterior cruciate ligaments are teenage girls.

Tags: knee injury, lacrosse, Robert Griffin III, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Paula Wolfson

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Exercise helps teens quit smoking

A George Washington University study finds the best success comes when teens combine exercise with a quit smoking program.

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Get a workout and help the hungry at the D.C. Protein Food Drive

Most food drives collect items loaded in carbohydrates, but low-income families really need food rich in protein. So one D.C. fitness trainer is starting a Protein Food Drive in April.

Tags: food donations, protein, workout, fitness, Josef Brandenburg

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7 tips to keep up your New Year's resolutions

It's been seven weeks since the ball dropped. If your New Years resolutions are starting to slip away, here are seven ways to keep them going.

Tags: fitness, personal trainer, New Years, resolutions, Lisa Reed

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The dangers of workout supplement Jack3d

Consuming the dietary supplement Jack3d and then working out is a "disaster waiting to happen," according to local fitness trainers.

Tags: workout, dietary supplement, fitness, Fairfax Hackley, Randi Martin

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2-way video brings personal trainer to you (VIDEO)

A new, two-way video fitness program, called Wello allows you to select a workout with a live trainer, who will design a plan for you and monitor your workout.

Tags: Neal Augenstein, fitness, personal trainer,

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