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How Long Does It Really Take to Make Healthy Eating and Exercise a Habit? 04/27/2017 08:00pm • The difference between another failed diet and lifelong weight loss: habits. After all, while it's no surprise that humans are creatures of habit, research shows that as much as 45 percent of people's behaviors happen on repeat each and every day, and often in the same location and around the same Here's Exactly How to Exercise to Perform Better at Work or School 04/26/2017 08:00pm • Earlier this month, I met with a high school basketball player who had poor study habits. After school, he would relax at home, then hop on the court to practice his shooting skills, then hit the gym for an hour-long workout. By the time he ate dinner, he'd typically be too tired -- or unmotivated - Where to Find the Best Hotel Concierges 04/25/2017 08:00pm • These leading concierges enhance the guest experience with VIP perks and memorable services.Savvy travelers know how to get tickets to popular events or a reservation at a busy restaurant. They enlist the services of the hotel's concierge. After all, a hotel concierge knows the nooks and crannies of Are Your Fashion Choices Hurting Your Health? 04/25/2017 08:00pm • It's one thing to be a slave to fashion for the sake of looking stylish. It's another thing entirely to let yourself become a fashion victim or casualty of discomfort. The truth is, if you regularly wear clothes and accessories that are too tight, too heavy, too tapered or that simply don't fit prop 7 Pieces of Workout Gear to Ditch or Replace 04/24/2017 08:00pm • What's on the outside does matter. For every pair of jeans Gwen Jorgensen owns, she has 10 pairs of running pants. "I probably have 95 percent exercise clothes ," says the Olympic triathlete who won the gold medal in 2016. In other words, she knows a thing or two about shopping for and replacing fit 4 Great Financial Tips for New Grandparents 04/24/2017 08:00pm • If you've recently received the news that your child is expecting, and you're going to be a grandparent, you're probably feeling some sense of relief along with joy. You can have the fun of having a baby in the family, without losing a lot of sleep or spending a small fortune on diapers and baby for How not to eat everything in sight after working out 04/19/2017 09:10am • Everyone knows the feeling: You get home after an intense workout at the gym, a long hike full of steep inclines or an exhausting pickup basketball game at the park and you're absolutely starving. And for good reason: Studies have shown that regular workouts, especially if they are intense and inclu Always doing more: Kent Bazemore’s unique NBA path 04/19/2017 01:30am • WASHINGTON — The Atlanta Hawks are running a three-point shooting game at the end of practice in the third-floor gym of the sparkling new John Thompson Jr. Center on the Georgetown University campus. Everyone is going about their business routinely except one player: Kent Bazemore, the loudest Running Is Contagious, Study Says 04/18/2017 08:00pm • You might find it superfluous and/or tiresome when friends share their times for their latest mile run on social media, but a new study finds that it will actually motivate you: Exercise, it turns out, can be contagious. The study, appearing this week in Nature Communications, examined exercise habi 4 Reasons You're Gaining Weight While Training for a Marathon 04/18/2017 08:00pm • The first time I trained for a marathon I was certain I'd lose weight. With months and months of high-mileage runs and intense workouts on the calendar, how could I not? But much to my surprise, I ended up gaining five pounds before race day. And nope; it wasn't a result of muscle gain -- my pants 9 Useful Gym Machines for Women 04/18/2017 08:00pm • Women-friendly workout machinesSome women aren't comfortable lifting free weights and barbells, but they still need to mix resistance training with cardio to get in optimal shape, says Robin Cortez, director of team training for Chuze Fitness, which has clubs in California, Colorado and Arizona. An Can Exercise or Physical Therapy Help Combat Rheumatoid Arthritis? 04/13/2017 08:00pm • We're often told that exercise is vital for overall health, but exercise can be a daunting prospect for someone with rheumatoid arthritis. Joint pain, stiffness and even deformation combined with the sometimes-overwhelming fatigue that accompanies RA can deter even the most determined person. Despi 6 Must-See Museums in Philadelphia -- Locals' Picks 04/13/2017 08:00pm • Philadelphia is a city packed with history and culture. Thankfully, curators in and around the City of Brotherly Love have worked hard to preserve some of the most important documents in our nation's history -- as well as some of the finest collections of art and other cultural and scientific oddit Men: Here's How to Eat and Exercise to Lose That Pool T-Shirt 04/11/2017 08:00pm • In September 2015, Vernon Gudger's doctor gave him terrifying news: His blood sugar levels were so high, he was on the cusp of being prediabetic. Gudger's father had died of complications from diabetes after having both his legs amputated above the knees because of the disease. Gudger, 52 at the ti Springtime Safeguards Against Knee Injury 04/09/2017 08:00pm • The clocks are set forward, the temperature is starting to inch toward beach-worthy weather and the flowers are blooming. Spring is officially sprung, and with it comes a new and exciting season of outdoor activities and sports. After hibernating all winter, our bodies can be a little rusty, so jum