Health And Fitness – Page 4 – Athens Now Archives

Culture’s Chronic Anxiety Problem – Health & Fitness

July 20, 2018

By: Janet Hunt As a fitness professional, I know blood pressure needs to be measured regularly and must be controlled....

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Facts About Smoking And Smokers

July 6, 2018

By: Janet Hunt Smoking is bad for most of your body and causes many diseases, such as lung cancer, heart...

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Heart Healthy Diet – Health & Fitness

June 15, 2018

By: Janet Hunt A heart healthy diet is a diet that is low in cholesterol, saturated fat, sugar, and sodium...

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What is Coronary Artery Disease?

June 1, 2018

By: Janet Hunt Coronary artery disease happens when fatty plaques build up in the coronary arteries. This fatty plaque buildup...

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Menopause Does Not Cause Weight Gain

May 18, 2018

By: Janet Hunt As you age, maintaining your usual weight becomes more difficult. Many women gain weight around the time...

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Health & Fitness – Nutrient Deficiencies

May 4, 2018

By: Janet Hunt I am not an advocate for dietary supplements. With a well-balanced diet, most people can obtain all...

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Top 10 Reasons Why Older Adults Should Exercise

April 20, 2018

By: Janet Hunt From the American Council on Exercise (ACE) It’s becoming increasingly clear to the medical community that it’s...

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Sleep – Health & Fitness

April 6, 2018

By: Janet Hunt The Institute of Medicine reports that 50-70 million adults in this country have sleep or wakefulness disorders....

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Move It!! – Health & Fitness

March 16, 2018

By: Janet Hunt Physical activity reduces the risk of nearly three dozen harmful conditions and life-threatening diseases. Medical dictionaries, fitness...

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Health Care Costs You Can Control

March 2, 2018

By: Janet Hunt It is a sad state of affairs in our country that it costs less to eat junk...

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Fitness Myths – Health & Fitness

February 15, 2018

By: Janet Hunt In this time of “fake news,” I am going to review a few myths that are out...

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Trailblaze Challenge – Make-A-Wish Foundation

February 2, 2018

By: Janet Hunt I have taken a fitness challenge – The Trailblaze Challenge. I have signed up to hike 26.3...

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Flexibility Exercise – Health & Fitness

January 19, 2018

By: Janet Hunt Flexibility exercises are stretching exercises for the purpose of increasing your range of motion around a joint....

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Core Exercises For The Beginner – Health & Fitness

January 5, 2018

By: Janet Hunt Developing core strength is important at the beginning of any exercise program. The first step in training...

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Nutrition And Tthe Aging Brain – Health And Fitness

December 15, 2017

By: Janet Hunt Besides exercise, proper nutrition keeps an aging brain healthy. The Mediterranean dDiet and DASH (Dietary Approaches to...

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Holiday Stress or Holiday Blues

December 1, 2017

By: Janet Hunt Exercise may help! Research has shown that certain levels of physical activity can positively affect mental health...

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Misleading Labels On Foods

November 17, 2017

By: Janet Hunt The other day, I pulled out some small center cut pork chops for dinner. As I was...

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Vestibular System – Health & Fitness

November 3, 2017

By: Janet Hunt I have been teaching a Silver Sneaker™ Flex Stability class at East Limestone Senior Center for over...

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Fitness Classes “Outside” The Gym

October 20, 2017

By: Janet Hunt Below is a list of fitness classes offered in the Athens area, outside of a gym, that...

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Cost Of Diabetes In The USA

October 6, 2017

By: Janet Hunt With all the talk about healthcare, how much it costs this country, and whether it is a...

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