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3 Things People Who Stick to Their New Year's Resolutions Do Differently 12/29/2015 07:00pm • Here's my advice for 2016: Stop making the same resolution every year and expecting to get a different result.If "willpower, dieting and workouts" has been your mantra year after year -- and year after year you lose the will, tire of restricted diets or stop going to the gym -- I have some good news 11 winter produce picks that pack a health wallop 12/29/2015 09:30am • Winter and produce do mix. Winter isn't exactly known for its produce. After all, winter tomatoes lack flavor, farmers markets closed up shop months ago and most of the foods we turn to during cold months are sugary, fatty and anything but healthy. That's one reason why -- apart from short, dark Why 80 Percent of New Year's Resolutions Fail 12/28/2015 07:00pm • Ever hear of holiday remorse? It's the guilt driven-response you have to holiday excess that becomes the catalyst for those New Year's resolutions and intentions. What happens is that we go through the holidays abandoning most -- if not all -- restraint, while indulging our bacchanalian impulses. Be What the Heck Is VO2 Max? 12/27/2015 07:00pm • When sorting through the features of the latest generation of fitness devices, runners might pause and ask, "Do I need that?" I wondered just that myself this fall, when I noticed that a number of fitness trackers, including the new Microsoft Band, started including VO2 max as a metric.Fitness devic Do Exercise Machines Lie? What You Need to Know About the Feedback You Get 12/22/2015 07:00pm • We've all been there: After a hard-core tryst with the stair-climber or elliptical machine, you step off feeling virtuous when you see how many calories you just burned. Before you give yourself a high-five in the mirror or treat yourself to a 500-calorie scone at your favorite coffee joint, there' 6 Food Trends to Help You Eat Better in 2016 12/22/2015 07:00pm • Some of the trendiest foods that are popping up on Pinterest and appearing on 2016 food trend lists may just help you eat better in the year ahead.Here are six food trends to get on board with in 2016:1. Power bowlsBowls are the new plates. All sorts of creative one-dish meals are being served in a Part 6: Making wise food choices during holiday shopping, travel 12/22/2015 05:19am • WASHINGTON — Have you been following along with the Lean Plate Clubâ„¢ Holiday Challenge? It’s not too late to join! The goal of the challenge is to simply keep your weight steady during this season of indulgences. This is the sixth talk with Sally Squires, author of the Lean Plate Clubâ„ Don't Get Left Out in the Cold: Real-Life Strategies to Survive the Winter Months 12/21/2015 07:00pm • Winter is coming, and it can pack an unhealthy punch. With the change in weather, activity levels naturally decrease, we reach for comfort foods that help us feel warm and happy, shorter days equal less daylight and let's not forget the many holidays we will encounter over the next month alone -- wh Holiday gifts for senior safety and peace of mind 12/17/2015 06:00am • Now's the time to choose holiday gifts to help seniors live safely at home -- and for caregivers who help make that possible. Maybe it's a security monitor, a fun present or a stimulating class. Caregivers, who give so much of themselves, could also use a holiday boost (even if they'd never ask). Am A new dad's advice to expecting fathers 12/16/2015 10:30am • **MEMO** TO: ALL EXPECTING FATHERS (OR PARTNERS) FROM: SETH GINSBERG, NEW FATHER RE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW She peed on a stick, and the plus sign appeared. And just like that, life was about to change. Until my daughter was born last week, I was sitting right where you are now -- in sho Balance out the holiday sweets and treats, one sip at a time 12/16/2015 03:48am • WASHINGTON — December is an endless cycle of eggnog lattes, office lunches, cocktail parties and cookie exchanges. It’s no wonder so many are left feeling stressed, exhausted and overstuffed during the holidays. But Shizu Okusa says there’s a simple way to maintain a sense of balance th 10 cold and flu myths debunked 12/15/2015 12:00pm • Quit spreading germs -- and rumors. You've washed your hands and taken vitamin C, but you still managed to catch your office cubemate's germs. Part of avoiding a cold or the flu is knowing the facts. Colds and flus are caused by viruses -- not because you went outside in the cold, says Dr. Sandra Don't let holiday parties wreck your diet, workout routine 12/14/2015 06:02pm • Fairfax Hackley, personal trainer Inside Lab 1270: Union Market's hub for small businesses 12/11/2015 01:44am • WASHINGTON — New things are happening at Union Market. The Northeast D.C. destination is branching away from its focus on food with its most recent concept, Lab 1270, located just across the street from the main 20,000 square-foot market space. Lab 1270 is a little bit of everything: itâ Self-Defense for Fitness 12/10/2015 07:00pm • Avital Zeisler's life was beginning to change for the better. At age 19, she had just begun college courses and was looking forward to pursuing her dreams of dancing or working in another creative profession. "I was really excited to begin the next chapter of my life," she remembers. Then, she wa