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Diet & Fitness

Yoga on-the-go made easy

It's not always easy to fit the perfect, picturesque yoga session into your day, but one company produces accessories that can make it a little simpler to take yoga with you wherever you go.

Are you tired of trying to fit your yoga mat into your briefcase or attending a yoga class and slipping on your mat?

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Celebs' trainer finds her Alberta roots an asset in Hollywood

Calgary's Andrea Orbeck lives in Los Angeles, where she's a personal trainer to Heidi Klum, Kimora Lee Simmons and other celebrities.

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Enjoying fast food requires learning high-calorie traps

How many calories in chicken parmesan? Five hundred? A thousand? If you're sitting in at Boston Pizza, you can count on 740 calories, along with just a shade over 2,000 mg of sodium for the popular Italian...

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Maybe the reason runners are so gadget obsessed is because they have an insatiable need to quantify their efforts.

Running the numbers: How to choose the right gadgets for your workout

Runners love gadgets. Be it a basic sports watch or any of the new electronic gizmos on the market, if it throws numbers at you, runners are bound to buy it.

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Superfoods to the rescue!

One of the mistakes many people make with their diets is not eating a wide enough variety of foods. You need to make sure you’re getting all the essential nutrients required to support both your weight...

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Get in shape, Bollywood-style

Rahul Manoharan is not in the “no pain, no gain” camp when it comes to fitness. He thinks working out should be fun, so fun that you don’t notice the pain. That is why he teaches a form of Bollywood dancercize...

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Who to see when hurt

Right treatment by the right professionals will heal your sports-related injuries faster than relying on the Internet.

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The everyman of running

Lean, fit, relaxed and happy, John Stanton exemplifies the power of running and good nutrition.

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Green gyms: healthier grist for recycled treadmills

It's not easy being green, but health clubs are finding that being good to the planet may also reward their bottom line.

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The long journey from couch to treadmill

Kim Bedor has a big smile and a big heart, but she’s no longer a big girl.

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Green eats for a healthier you

Last Thursday was Earth Day, remember? Those 24 hours when we took a moment or two to think about this little rock we call home, and maybe even talk to our kids about it.

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Bestselling author seeks to change the way Canadians eat

Rose Reisman wants to change the world -- or at least Canada -- one tasty, healthy bite at a time.

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Static stretching, which is no longer considered as valuable, should be replaced by larger, more dynamic moves such as this walking lunge with twist.

It's time for an overhaul of the warm-up

Chances are your warm-up hasn't changed much over the years. In fact, I bet it's structured something like this: a couple of stretches followed by a few arm and/or leg swings, and if you're feeling generous...

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