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When a person is suffering from depression, there are times when they just can’t make their body do anything, even if they know a little exercise would be the best thing. Paige Waehner says she has helped a lot of people find the motivation to exercise, but admits that depression is especially hard to…

Orvile Rogers says he has run over 40,000 miles in his lifetime, and even though he is 95-years- old, he has no intention of slowing down. Rogers started running after a book inspired him years ago, and started running competitively at age 90. Rogers says he has had a life-long love of running. And the…

As part of an effort to fight growing obesity in the emirate, Dubai is offering to pay residents in gold if they will lose weight. The government launched a 30-day program, announcing that for every kilogram an individual loses before the end of the time fame, they can take home a gram of gold, which…

Health conscious Americans are looking for the secret to the fountain of youth. One of the most popular ways to keep healthy is running. Research shows that regular running can lower ones risk of early death by as much as 20%. All the news isn’t good though. Running more than 20 miles per week can actually…

Q: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true? A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it, don't waste them away on exercise. Everything wears out eventually, speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that's like saying you can extend the life…

Our friend hates to work out, which means the treadmill in her bedroom barely gets used. Nevertheless, she swears by it. “It really works,” she told me. “I throw my jeans over it and they get smaller.” – Sheila Tarner, Valparaiso, Indiana Reader’s Digest, June 2008, page 203

ACTIVITY One-fourth of Americans do not exercise at all during the course of a week according to a new study released by the Center For Disease Control. The research conducted in the year 2000 is based on interviews with 32,000 people, which gauged the respondent’s work and leisure activities. The study…