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Play pickleball this summer for a calorie-burning workout 07/10/2017 04:46pm • - Fairfax Hackley, personal trainer Does Exercise Make You Hungry or Suppress Your Appetite? 07/06/2017 08:00pm • Sometimes, when Jessica Crandall finishes a run, she's nearly disgusted by the thought of eating. "Even if I get the smell of food, it makes me feel like, 'ugh,'" says Crandall, a registered dietitian in Denver who works with athletes. Other times, when she wraps up a high-intensity interval trainin How Vitamin D Could Be the Key to Helping Your Sunburn 07/06/2017 08:00pm • Got sunburn? Results from a new clinical trial show that large doses of vitamin D could help limit the ensuing swelling and inflammation -- though you shouldn't try it yourself just yet. The small study, published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology recently, included 20 participants who wer How to Stay Cool With Multiple Sclerosis 07/02/2017 08:00pm • It's summertime, and that means backyard barbecues, relaxing on the beach or by the pool, enjoying outdoor sports, catching a few rays and taking walks through the countryside. For most folks, activities like these are tons of fun. But if you're one of the 400,000 Americans with multiple sclerosis, Green Exercise: 10 Ways to Incorporate Nature Into Your Workout Routine 06/28/2017 08:00pm • Do as parents extol their rambunctious kids: Go play outside.Working out while experiencing nature -- or green exercise -- confers added benefits compared with even exercising indoors or in urban "built" environments, according to research. These range from improved immune function, lower blood pres Preventing Heat-Related Illness in Athletes 06/28/2017 08:00pm • As summer ramps up and temperatures do the same, athletes of all ages, sports types and levels are at a heightened risk for experiencing some degree of heat illness. In fact, heat-related illnesses are on the rise, especially among high school athletes practicing or competing in the hot summer mont 10 Power Foods to Maximize Your Workouts 06/28/2017 08:00pm • It's easy to envy the chiseled, uber-lean physiques of professional athletes and assume they subsist on protein powders, energy bars or other supplements to maintain their competition-ready shapes. But as a sports nutritionist who's worked with numerous elite-level athletes including cyclists, swimm How to Be Healthy When Your Family Isn't 06/26/2017 08:00pm • You can't ask a 7-year-old to do the grocery shopping for a family. Similarly, children's "choice" of what they eat is largely made for them by parents -- based on what options are brought into the home. Not surprisingly, research finds that children's eating habits -- the amount of fruits and vegg Adults need to play too: How to put fun back into workouts 06/26/2017 04:28pm • -Fairfax Hackley, personal trainer How to keep your heart healthy in the summer heat 06/26/2017 10:10am • It's hot out there, and if you're spending time outside, sunburn shouldn't be your only concern: it's important to think about heart health during the heat and humidity, too. Steamy weather can be dangerous for older individuals, people with heart disease and those taking certain medications for How Your Secrets Can Damage and Maybe Even Kill You 06/25/2017 08:00pm • Are you harboring a secret from a spouse, lover, close friend or boss? If you are -- and almost everyone keeps secrets, large or small -- you may be experiencing negative health effects from thinking about them, according to a study published recently in the Journal of Personality and Social Psyc 8 Epiphanies People Have Had While Exercising 06/21/2017 08:00pm • The run that changed everythingFor years, the idea of moving back to Milwaukee, his hometown, tugged at Joseph Goss. But he resisted it. " this weird fear that I would be moving back to die -- to essentially live a stagnant life, almost if I had just given up," says Goss, who had been living in Min Hotels now offering in-room gyms, yoga, bikes 06/21/2017 02:19am • WASHINGTON — This summer, travelers will discover hotel amenities that surpass individually packaged hand soaps and high-speed internet. A growing number of U.S. hotels are broadening their wellness programs beyond the traditional four-walled fitness center, offering guests everything from 5 Tips for Finding the Right Pickup Game or Sports Partner 06/20/2017 08:00pm • If you're a weekend athlete who loves to play basketball, tennis, soccer or another sport but would rather compete on a pickup level instead of joining a league, what's the best way to find a game or partner that suits you? A generation ago, many amateur sportsmen and sportswomen found athletic com How to Avoid Injury and Illness During Summer Break 06/19/2017 08:00pm • Summer: It's what millions of children look forward to all year, from the second they step into the old brick schoolhouse in September. It's what we, as parents, look forward to all year, too, as it presents an opportunity to relax, have fun with our children, enjoy new experiences and continue fam