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Gym workout results in carbon monoxide poisoning 01/05/2016 07:00am • WASHINGTON — A group of people trying to get the new year off to a healthy start ended up in the middle of a health scare after an incident involving carbon monoxide at a fitness center in Alexandria, Virginia, on Saturday. At least a dozen people who were working out at XSport Fitness on King Exercise proves effective when it comes to beating the winter blues 01/05/2016 01:51am • WASHINGTON — Feeling sluggish, irritable and hungry — like you just want to hole up with a bowl of pasta and hibernate until spring? With the fun and festive holiday season behind us, and a stretch of cold months and gray days ahead, it’s not uncommon to experience a bout of the winter blu 7 tips to spend less without using coupons 01/03/2016 07:00pm • If you're looking to cut back on your spending in 2016 but you don't want to dig into coupons, then these ideas can help you: Exercise from home. So many people join the gym at this time of year but fail to consistently show up. The hype of the new year draws people in and drains their wallets Train like a rock climber to take your fitness to the next level 12/31/2015 04:00pm • Perhaps you have grand plans to party like a rock star on New Year's Eve. But when it comes to that resolution you quietly made to improve your health and fitness next year, you have an itty, bitty, boring whisper of a notion that maybe you'll drag yourself to a gym in January. You know what's li 7 financial New Year's resolutions millennials should avoid 12/30/2015 07:00pm • The start of the new year is the perfect time to make a resolution to improve your finances, no matter your age. If you're a 20- or 30-something millennial, your financial well-being should be one of your highest priorities. Whether you're graduating from college or are in the early stages of your c 4 Resolutions Every Runner Should Make 12/30/2015 07:00pm • Ready to take on the new year with some running resolutions that will make you stronger and faster? By setting some simple goals for yourself, you can do just that. Here are four easy-to-monitor, year-long resolutions to get you started:1. Race one a month. Nothing sharpens your racing skills better 7 cheap ways to get healthier without joining the gym 12/30/2015 09:30am • Joining a gym is often a popular New Year's resolution. However, not everyone has the time or money to invest in a gym membership. Fortunately, there are countless ways to take care of your health and fitness without stepping foot in a gym, which means you can commit to those fitness resolutions on 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