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You probably just checked your email. You probably check it all the timeon a tiny screen that sits in the palm of your hand. According to a 2010 study by comScore, more than 42 million Americans now own smartphones like BlackBerrys and iPhones, which they use to access the Internet, play games, send texts and check email. Hard to believe, but the number of texts sent every day tops the number of people on earth.
Smartphones make you feel constantly in touch, says Belisa Vranich, a
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In 2008, Americans spent an estimated $1.6 billion on antiaging products, Smart Money magazine reports. But Dr. Eric Plasker, author of The 100 Year Lifestyle and a Gold's Gym Fitness Institute member, says there are better, cheaper and more natural ways to reverse the signs of aging and live a longer, healthier life.
The fact that 100-year-old people are the worlds fastest-growing population segment shows us that we are able to live long, healthy lives, he says. Premature aging

Solution: Being active makes you more energetic in the long run. “Wake up early and go before work,” says celebrity trainer and Gold’s Gym Fitness Institute member Mike Ryan. If you’re a snooze-button fan, think about going at lunch or turn a co-worker into a gym buddy. “It can inspire some healthy competition,” Ryan says. “You don’t want to be the lazy one.”
Bottom line: If you’re always tired after a long day at the office, then exercise

This past January, thousands of Gold's Gym members nationwide joined the Challenge. They had 12 weeks to transform their bodies through the classic, no-fail formula of eating right and working out. Then, Gold's Gyms from around the country submitted their best male and female success stories in five different age categories. A national panel of judges reviewed hundreds of applicants based on four criteria: before and after photos, amount of weight lost, percentage of body weight lost and a personal

Cup Sliced Banana (or a small apple) with 1 tablespoon peanut butter
Eat this because: Midday snacks should contain about 100 calories or 15 grams of carbohydrates. The natural sweetness in fruit takes longer to metabolize than the processed sugars you'll find in candy. And the protein in peanut butter provides a long-lasting form of energy.
4 Whole-Grain Crackers spread with 1 tablespoon hummus
Eat this because: Complex carbohydrates such as whole grains and beans are some of the best

Orange juice or half a grapefruit. Both are great sources of vitamin C, which could shorten the duration of colds.
Whole-grain cereal or bread. Whole grains are rich in vitamins and minerals, including zinc and vitamin E, which can help keep your immune system healthy.
Black tea. Real tea leaves (not herbal) have substances that speed the action of cilia, the tiny hairlike cells lining your nasal passages, helping them expel germs.
Health.com: 7 Breakfasts Under 300 Calories

You can drop a pound a week by trimming 500 calories each day. (Calories burned are based on a 150-pound woman.)
In fact, do a couple of swaps a day and you can drop 10 pounds in five weeks! So try these 50 easy tweaks — and get the slim body you want in no time.
1. Shake your groove thing. Dance for just two hours and torch 500 calories. (A little air guitar will burn a few extra calories too.)
2. Get enough sleep. A lack of shut-eye can make you snack, new research from the University

Yes, really. But you have to nosh on the good stuff, according to the Framingham Nutrition Study. This ongoing research has found that women who consume 400 more calories per day and eat healthier foods are 2½ times less likely to develop abdominal obesity than women who take in fewer calories but consume more saturated fat and less fiber.
"What this means is that healthy women whose habitual diets are higher in fat and lower in fiber, protective nutrients and desirable carbohydrates

Dont skimp on the turkey and gravy or turn down that slice of pie. Enjoy the annual American grub fest without any regrets this yearall 3,000 calories of it.
Work up an appetite, then work off that green bean casserole with these six 500-calorie workouts* inspired by a classic Thanksgiving Day meal. Just click on each of the six turkey-day favorites on the plates below to see the workouts created by Golds Gym Fitness Institute trainer Adam Friedman.
And don't forget that the Friday

Sit in the machine and place your outer thighs against the pads. Bring thighs away from the center of the body and slowly return to start for one rep.
Place a 15- to 20-inch resistance band/tube around your thighs. Stand with feet shoulder-width apart and hands on hips. Keep a slight bend in the knee as you step wide to the right. Bring in left leg to return to shoulder-width distance. Take 10 steps like this to the right, then return to start using the left leg first.
Hold a dumbbell in your

Tank top season is back, which means guys and girls need to start working out their shoulders to get ready for the beach. Not that looking hot in a swimsuit should be your only motivation — strong shoulders help you fight the effects of cubicle crunch. "Jobs that require working at a desk all day result in shoulders that round forward," says celebrity trainer and Gold's Gym Fitness Institute member Ramona Braganza. The solution? A workout Braganza designed that targets all three major shoulder

What if we told you there was a workout that will jack your metabolism, tone your entire body and build unparalleled strength in just 20 minutes? What if we also told you that pro athletes have been secretly using this workout for years? No, we're not joking. We're talking about plyometrics — fast, powerful exercises designed to boost athletic performance — and we're here to show you how to get in on the action.
"Explosive movements target the fast-twitch muscle fibers that don't

Its hard to believe, but starting as early as your twenties, your sense of balance begins to decrease. Thats not to say you cant slow down the process. How rapidly the sense of balance diminishes depends on our genes, on the natural process of aging and, to a large extent, on how physically active we are and the types of activities we do, explains health and science writer Scott McCredie in his book Balance: In Search of the Lost Sense.
The best exercises challenge your sense

This tone-all-over circuit takes six proven and powerful moves — lunges, planks, pushups, squats, crunches and dead lifts — and amps up their difficulty each week to keep your muscles challenged. Pair these exercises with active rest (keeping your heart rate up during your "rest" time between sets) and you'll be eager to jump into that bathing suit long before the fireworks start.
Do this workout three times a week for a month,

Before you begin this legs workout, start with five to 10 minutes of cardio or stretching to warm up your muscles. Perform the exercises back-to-back, quickly moving from one to the next in 30 seconds or less. Do the whole routine twice, resting for two to three minutes between the first and second set.
LEG PRESS (machine) 10 to 12 reps Sit on a leg-press machine with feet hip-width apart. Set the weight on a challenging yet doable resistance. Bend your knees 90 degrees, keeping your

We all know that strength training and weight lifting provides a huge benefit to your overall health. Improper form, though, can neutralize those rewards and, over time, even pose a few risks. According to weight lifting and strength training expert Mike Ryan, too often people focus on the amount of weight that they're moving instead of targeting specific muscle groups in a controlled manner. "We're not here to try and lift as much as possible," says Ryan, a Gold's Gym Fitness Institute member.

Bryan wanted to get out of a rut and not only change his health for the better, but also the health of his family.
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