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Exercise as a Tonic for Aging

June 3, 2009 Exercise
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Exercise as a Tonic for Aging Fact: Every hour of every day, 330 Americans turn 60. Fact: By 2030, one in five Americans will be older than 65. Fact: The number of people over 100 doubles every decade. Fact: As they age, people lose muscle mass and strength, flexibility and bone. Fact: The resulting frailty [...]

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Stepping It Up!

May 3, 2009 Exercise
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How hard are you working? New studies reveal perhaps not nearly enough. by Shannon Melnyk Life used to be a full contact sport: plowing fields, gardening our greens, milking our breakfast, kneading dough, shoveling snow, cutting grass. Physical labour awaited us around every corner and we were up to the task. In the age of [...]

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Look Younger – Feel Younger – In 3 Easy Steps

February 21, 2009 Exercise
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By Susan Manning “If you didn’t know how old you were……how old would you be?” Age is just a number. I know people who are 75 years old who say they feel 45, and I know 45 year olds who say they feel 75. So let’s get rid of the number and focus on the [...]

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