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The Fit Gardener: Backyard Workouts Good for Mind and Body

May 28, 2021 ● By Marlaina Donato

Gardening can foster fitness, burn calories and support heart health by offering an opportunity for moderate intensity exercise and providing a challenging workout with aerobic benefits.

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Stay Fit with Bodywork Therapy: Enhance Workout Performance and Recovery with Massage

Apr 30, 2021 ● By Marlaina Donato

Therapeutic massage and other bodywork modalities before or after exercise can combat post-workout soreness and stiffness, maximizing our fitness investments in and out of the gym.

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Eco-Athletes: Working Out with the Planet in Mind

Mar 31, 2021 ● By Marlaina Donato

Professional and recreational athletes alike are increasingly working out with the planet in mind. Here are some sustainable ways to put eco-fitness into action.

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On a Roll: Foam Rollers Ease Pain and Workout Recovery

Feb 26, 2021 ● By Marlaina Donato

Foam rolling targets trigger points or painful knots in muscles and is a valuable tool for reducing chronic pain and enhancing workout recovery.

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Everyday Heart-Healthy Exercise Tips

Jan 29, 2021 ● By Rowena Dziubla

Cardiovascular exercise is good for the heart, lowers blood pressure, regulates blood sugar and makes us sleep better. Even if you don't like traditional cardio workouts, you can get your heart rate up by doing exervises you like doing, but faster or on different planes of motion.

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Yoga exercises to lower high blood pressure
Halting Hypertension: Exercises to Lower High Blood Pressure

Jan 29, 2021 ● By Marlaina Donato

Fortifying healthy lifestyle changes with aerobic exercise, yoga and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) can help prevent and manage high blood pressure readings.

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Staying Fit in 2021: Workout Trends Bend to the Times

Dec 30, 2020 ● By Marlaina Donato

For 2021, fitness will be about better health and inner peace through smaller workout classes, outdoor exercise sessions, remote coaching and cost-effective wellness apps.

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Practicing mindfulness to benefit exercise workouts
Mind-Body Fitness: How Mindfulness Benefits Workouts

Nov 27, 2020 ● By Marlaina Donato

Have fewer exercise injuries, improve immunity, reduce stress and develop a commitment to fitness by applying mindfulness approaches to your workouts.

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Self-Care Tips For Parents in a Pandemic

Oct 30, 2020 ● By Julie M. Gentile

Take care with these self-care tips from yoga teacher and wellness author Julie Gentile using the CALM strategy, and be ready for the holiday season and beyond.

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Body Gratitude Workout
Body Gratitude: Being Thankful Empowers Our Workouts

Oct 30, 2020 ● By Marlaina Donato

Ways to cultivate an appreciation for our bodies to help us stay motivated at maintaining a workout routine and reap the many health benefits of exercise and gratitude.

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Orgain’s Immune Supporting Products

Oct 28, 2020 ● By Acacia Wright

Sponsored Content Now more than ever, it is important to keep your immune system strong! We all acknowledge the importance of a healthy lifestyle, but the daily demands and stressors of a busy lifestyle can influence our food choices. Eating the right foods not only helps us stay healthy but supports our immune system’s defenses against infection. Outlined below are particular nutrients of importance to maintain the health of our immune system, followed by Orgain products that contain them.

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Tips to Get the Most from Your Fall Workouts!

Oct 09, 2020 ● By Rowena Dziubla

Even in a pandemic, it's possible to get into a good fitness routine through low-impact activities, simple workout tools and a nod to nutrition. Coach Ro of Get Fit EGV in Elk Grove Village shares her favorite fall fitness tips.

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Practice Workouts Online at Get Fit EGV

Sep 30, 2020

Try an in-person group class or personal training session.

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Tai Chi and Qigong: Life Force in Motion

Sep 30, 2020 ● By Marlaina Donato

The many health benefits of tai chi, the modified martial art of gentle meditative movement, and qigong, the mind-body wellness system that uses breath, simple movement and stillness.

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New Science-Based Weight-Loss Program

Aug 31, 2020

Nirvana Naturopathics in Deerfield offers a support system including motivational essays, journaling prompts, recipes and exercise tips for healthy and natural weight loss.

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