You found a great workout plan with which you truly connect. You work your butt off at the gym everyday. Today you compared your measurements with your baseline numbers and discovered a 15% improvement. How would you like to make that 20% or 25%? Whether you are trying to lose weight, gain muscle or just maintain what you already have, there is another aspect of fitness that is just as important as the routine that you choose…supplementation.

We put our bodies through...

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Have a running group? It's a lot of fun just to get together as a group of people and go for runs throughout the week. However, have you ever thought of racing together as a team? You should, because it's a ton of fun! On August 24th, 2008, at 9am, people will be gathered at Mine Falls Park in Nashua, New Hampshire, to race the annual Moose on the Loose 10 mile trail race & relay. The race is just for fun--it's nothing all too serious. You even can run mixed gender teams! You can enter the race as an individual...

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"Nordic walking". ...Anyone?...Anybody know this one? Although I'm sure there is an audience rolling their eyes at me for talking about such an obvious pastime, there's another audience among us still reading this to learn what it is. Skiing without skis or slopes is basically what we’re dealing with here. Not only do you not need slopes, but Nordic walking can be done anywhere and in any climate. A ski pole-sporting walker may be hard to come by where you live, but if you ask a northern European, he or she will tell you...

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I remember at the start of my summer vacation I woke up at 8 a.m. determined to go for a run. Sure enough, I took a three mile route, and 27 minutes later I was back home. I decided that I would make it a goal to do the same thing 6 out of 7 days a week for the entire summer (I need to be in-shape for my volleyball team try-outs). The next morning, I got up and took a new route. The morning after that, I took another route. The problem is, in my neighborhood, going for a...

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Instead of calling it a "stability ball" perhaps we should call it a "belly ball" since scientists have shown that using a stability ball in conjunction with a cardiovascular workout can shed as much as an inch from your belly in as little as two weeks! The trick seems to be to alternate your workouts: one day of cardio, one day of the stability ball.

Stability balls can be purchased online or at a sporting goods store (or any store that sells fitness equipment). Most people need to use a twenty-two inch ball, but people less than 5'1" should...

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