Exercise

  • Getting Stronger Every Day

    In Phase I, we introduced an exclusive multi-phase program to build strength in your important upper- and lower-body muscles. In Phase II, you'll learn how to use weights to add resistance exercises that improve your upper-body strength too.

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  • Phase ll: Strength training to build upper- and lower-body muscles

    Phase II comprises three separate series, with six exercises in each. You’ll need adjustable dumbbells, ankle weights and resistance tubing or bands.

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  • Strength in Numbers

    We can't stop the aging process, yet with a little work and effort we can surely slow it down. Increasing muscle strength and size can produce a number of positive changes that can enhance overall health and quality of life for individuals of any age.

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  • Winning by Losing

    “I was miserable,”  says Claradine Cowell, recalling a point about two years ago, not long after she’d celebrated her 65th birthday.

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  • No Bones About It

    Oh, my creaking bones! That familiar phrase, associated with the rigors of growing old, actually is about half valid. After around age 30, your body’s bones begin to gradually lose strength and density.

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  • Going, Going…Gone

    Statistics tell us that 13 million women in the United States experience urinary incontinence. But Dr. Frank Franklin thinks that number is probably higher, because many women are embarrassed to tell their physicians that they’re leaking urine.

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  • Lose Today, Gain Tomorrow

    The connection between body weight and type 2 diabetes is indisputable. Nearly all adults with the disorder are overweight, and more than half are obese. That’s why doctors treating people with type 2 diabetes always recommend losing weight.

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  • Double Trouble

    The link between diabetes and heart disease is well documented. But in many cases a patient doesn’t learn he or she has diabetes until after surviving a heart attack. At 54, Jo Ann Jamison survived a second heart attack, and was then told she had diabetes.

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  • It Feels So Good

    Some people call it a “runner’s high.” Others refer to experiencing a “second wind.” What they’re all talking about is the overwhelming feeling of euphoria that comes from regular exercise. They’re not referring to some ephemeral psychobabble, but rather a proven physiological phenomenon linked to the body’s natural production of endorphins.

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  • Snorers! Catch Your Breath

    Snoring has always been a favorite source of humor. Snorers are routinely teased about their all-night-long repertoire of snorts, whistles, slurps and more curious, cacophonous sounds.

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