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A study at the College of St Catherine in Minneapolis found that up to 70% of recreational runners suffer from leg injuries or stress fractures. Most of these are caused by weak or tight muscles in the hips and can be corrected by adding strength and stretching moves to your routine!!

Wow — this is a water shocker that is going to blow your mind. We have all heard that turning off the faucet while we brush our teeth and shortening our shower times to save water…..

….but did you know that eating less meat has a much more dramatic effect on water. So go with Meatless Monday and save WAY MORE WATER for the Earth than you would have if you didn’t shower at all for 6 months!!

Remember to slow down and use good form for your reps. Lunges and squats can lead to strains and injury and pulled muscles so use PERFECT form and if you are not sure, maybe a few sessions of personal training to ensure you are doing your body good!!

Regular activity protects your body from cancer and can reduce your risk of colon cancer by up to 40%

More women die from heart disease each year than men. SURPRISED?? A study published in Circulation found that most people underestimate the risk of heart attacks in women

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Get your legs moving!! It takes 2 hours at 4MPH to burn off a Burger King Whopper — no cheese, no sides, no giant soda.

So the elusive six pack. It is that time of year and people are all in the gym focusing on getting ripped.

Here is a bit of reality. Abs are possible for anyone. But it takes work to eliminate fat from your middle.

Depending on your genetics, you can have great abs as a woman with around 18% body fat and a six pack with just a few percent lower. Remember genetics play a part here. If you hold your weight in your ass, lucky you, your abs will show up sooner. If you hold it in a tummy pooch, it will take a lower total percentage to see them.

For men, who tend to hold their weight around their middles, this percentage is more like 11-12% to see decent abs and for some men, it takes as low as 8 to really have a 6 pack.

Watch your diet and take care of yourself and work out and of course you can achieve this but great abs like anything else in life don’t come from wishing for them.