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Mark Sunday, Jan. 16 on your calendar and make a date to become a fitter, healthier, happier you this year. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., anyone 25 years or older can register at one of the four YMCAs in the city to take part in our 12-week Edmonton Journal & YMCA At Home Health Club Challenge.
Big Fat Lies
Fat in restaurant chain food fails to meet self-declared limits
McDonald's advertised the chicken fajita as containing 2.5 grams of saturated fat but, on at least one...
Health trends for 2011
Jazzercise, step aerobics, and the idea that fat makes us fat have all come and gone, though Jane Fonda...
Health challenge finalists to be announced Jan. 17
Great response, everyone. Almost two hundred people are vying to be one of three Edmontonians chosen...
Surf’s up on North Saskatchewan River
Warren Currie is an early adopter of board sports in Edmonton. The first plywood Burton Backhill model...
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Health & Fitness blog
Chris Zdeb blogs The Journal Health club and all things health and fitness related.
Gallery: Health Club Challenge
Take a look at a collection of photos from the Edmonton Journal & YMCA Health Club Challenge.
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Let’s get started: Choosing the right personal trainer
Personal trainers aren’t just for celebrities anymore. The right personal trainer can help you identify realistic fitness goals, create a training program that works with your lifestyle, and help you achieve the body shape you crave.
Start smart: Realistic goal-setting will help you achieve the healthy life you want
Every January, countless people resolve to quit smoking, eat healthier and join the gym. But many of those who go for the gusto on New Year’s Day end up falling off the wagon by Groundhog Day because they don’t see the quick results they’re looking for...
Exercise
Video: Parkour Gym
Susan Hay visits a gym that practices Parkour, a form of acrobatics that helps you jump from buildings, climb walls and leap over obstacles.
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Age-appropriate exercises gain ground in 2011
Health clubs, aware that the fitness needs of boomers, people in their 30s and 40s and youths differ, will be offering more age-appropriate workouts in the new year.
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Gyms offer circus spins, lovelorn lunges
How can you mend a broken heart? Try a squat. Vying for new memberships in 2011, fitness centers, gyms and studios are offering everything from circus stunts to breakup advice.
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Fitness resolutions to accentuate the positive
Whether galvanized by that shiny new treadmill under the tree, the trial gym membership in your Christmas stocking, or those five pounds you've packed on over the holidays, you're determined to get fit in 2011.
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Stay fit by spending less
With holiday credit-card bills descending, and gym memberships over $500, fitness spending can sound like the best place to cut.
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Forget deprivation, diet books focus on healthy eating
If living without pasta and bread, or giving up cheese and bacon make losing weight difficult, the latest diet books may provide some incentive to drop that added holiday weight.
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Limber up for these hot fitness trends
Jazzercise, step aerobics, and the idea that fat makes us fat have all come and gone, though Jane Fonda, now 73, is back with updated DVD versions of her old workouts and new exercise discs for the prime-time set.
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