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Top Nutrients in Functional Foods for Health

WebMD Health Channel - Diet & Weight Management — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:28:55 +0000

Here are five nutrients in functional food nutrients that may be worth your money.

Get Fit Like an Ex-Con

eyun — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:23:29 +0000

Felon Fitness is a free workout that gets you jacked enough to survive prison.

Criminal attorney William Kroger noticed something interesting when he visited some of his clients in California’s Pleasant Valley State Penitentiary.

How Functional Foods May Help Your Heart

WebMD Health Channel - Diet & Weight Management — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:11:39 +0000

In the quest for a healthy heart, can foods fortified with calcium, omega-3s, plant sterols, and other nutrients help?

CDC: 9 in 10 Americans eat too much salt

msnbc.com: Diet and nutrition — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:10:21 +0000

Despite public health messages telling Americans to lower the amount of salt in their diets, 90 percent of people in the U.S. older than age 2 consume more than the recommended amount of sodium each day, a new report says.

Social Media Is More Addictive Than Smoking

eyun — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:24:01 +0000

Facebook, texting and tweeting are harder to resist than alcohol and tobacco.

You may be craving a cigarette break or after work drink, but the allure of Facebook and Twitter is even harder to ignore.

Exercise of the Week: Reverse Fly on One Leg

exercise — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:11 +0000

I love to be creative with exercise (or, overcomplicated, as some of my clients and readers suggest) and adding a balance challenge is one of my favorite ways to spice up workouts and add intensity. This reverse fly on one leg is a good example of this and an exercise I'm absurdly fond of. The reverse fly is perfect for working the upper back and rear delts, and propping one foot on a step behind you forces your core and stability muscles to work even harder, getting the entire body involved in the exercise. You can add even more of a challenge by lifting that back leg up instead of resting it on a step. Do it right: Stand 2 or so feet in front of a step or platform and prop one foot on it, bending forward (back straight, abs in) with weights hanging down. Squeeze the shoulder blades to lift the arms up to the shoulder level, elbows slightly bent. Lower and repeat for 1-3 sets of 8-16 reps, switching legs for each set. <a href="http://exercise.about.com/od/strengthtrainingworkouts/ss/back2exercises.htm"><img class="style1" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/exercise/1/0/n/e/reverseflyoneleg_small.jpg"/></a> <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://exercise.about.com/b/2012/02/07/exercise-of-the-week-reverse-fly-on-one-leg.htm">Exercise of the Week: Reverse Fly on One Leg</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://exercise.about.com/">About.com Exercise</a> on Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 at 05:00:11.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://exercise.about.com/b/2012/02/07/exercise-of-the-week-reverse-fly-on-one-leg.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://exercise.about.com/b/2012/02/07/exercise-of-the-week-reverse-fly-on-one-leg.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://exercise.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://exercise.about.com/b/2012/02/07/exercise-of-the-week-reverse-fly-on-one-leg.htm&zItl=Exercise of the Week: Reverse Fly on One Leg">Email this</a>

The Ultimate Obnoxious Post-Super Bowl Splurge Workout

eyun — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:23:01 +0000

Booze and nachos aren't ideal fit foods. This workout will make you forget it ever happened.

Regardless of whether you were rooting for the G-MEN or the Pats, last night’s game was a good one. Chances are the party spread or local bar’s buffet was good one too.

Training for the Empire State Building Run

eyun — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:54:30 +0000

Our own MF staffer prepares for a 1,576-stair race up the Empire State Building.

As a writer with Men’s Fitness, I was looking for an angle on the fabled Empire State Run-Up; a grueling race staged

Junk foods still plentiful at elementary schools

msnbc.com: Diet and nutrition — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:47:17 +0000

Junk food remains plentiful at the nation’s elementary schools despite widespread efforts to curb childhood obesity, a new study suggests.