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9 Exercises to Relieve Back & Neck Pain from Herniated Disks

9 Exercises to Relieve Back & Neck Pain from Herniated Disks

Apr 1, 2022Brandie Cook

One minute you’re lifting the living room chair across the room. The next minute: Ouch! You feel pain shoot down your back. You may have a herniated disk. Herniated disks...

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Get Relief from Sciatica: Exercises for Sciatic Nerve Pain

Get Relief from Sciatica: Exercises for Sciatic Nerve Pain

Feb 28, 2022Brandie Cook

Do you experience burning pain down your leg or jolting pain in your lower back? You’re not the only one. Up to 40% of people will experience sciatica in their...

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Guide to Managing Lower Back Pain: Stretches for Back Pain Prevention

Guide to Managing Lower Back Pain: Stretches for Back Pain Prevention

Feb 3, 2022Brandie Cook

A healthy lower back and spine help you move through life without pain and frustration. As you age, your risk for back problems increases. If you perform repetitive motions, lift...

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Keep Your Eyes on the Prize: How to Set & Maintain Workout Goals

Keep Your Eyes on the Prize: How to Set & Maintain Workout Goals

Dec 21, 2021Brandie Cook

Another day. Another workout. And you’ve got no motivation to do it. Making exercise a habit isn’t easy. It’s much simpler to sit back and binge your current Netflix obsession....

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10 Ways to Track Fitness Progress & Meet Your Goals

10 Ways to Track Fitness Progress & Meet Your Goals

Dec 3, 2021Brandie Cook

We know the story. You decide to make exercise a priority. You work out for several days. After a week or two, you don’t notice any progress, so you abandon...

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Holiday Gift Guide: Fitness Gift Ideas for Friends & Family

Nov 2, 2021Brandie Cook

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. It’s time for annual family traditions, wrapping paper that glitters, beloved holiday dishes and, of course, presents under the tree. The holidays...

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It’s Time to Climb: Vertical Climbers Can Maximize Your Home Cardio

It’s Time to Climb: Vertical Climbers Can Maximize Your Home Cardio

Feb 23, 2021Brandie Cook

Our bodies were made to move. We were made to run, walk, stretch and climb. The act of climbing engages your entire body and mind. You reach overhead, guiding your...

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Rolling for Recovery: How to Use a Foam Roller

Rolling for Recovery: How to Use a Foam Roller

Jan 4, 2021Brandie Cook

Are your muscles tight after tough workouts? Do you have knots from sitting at a computer all day? You don’t have to be a professional athlete to reap the benefits...

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Running During Coronavirus: A Simple, Safe Way to Stay Fit

Running During Coronavirus: A Simple, Safe Way to Stay Fit

Mar 26, 2020Brandie Cook

Gyms have closed across the country to prevent the spread of COVID-19. How can you stay active without your favorite workout class or gym partner? As our routines change during...

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Your Guide to Healthy Quarantine Food

Your Guide to Healthy Quarantine Food

Mar 26, 2020Brandie Cook

If you’ve been to a grocery store in the last few weeks, you know it’s a battle to get anything in your cart. Finding toilet paper is a mystery, and...

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How to Stay Fit During COVID-19

How to Stay Fit During COVID-19

Mar 26, 2020Brandie Cook

You’re stuck home, isolated from a gym. What are you supposed to do for exercise now? All around the world, businesses and establishments of all kinds are being closed to...

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The Weight Loss Road Trip

The Weight Loss Road Trip

Feb 14, 2020Max Prater

My name is Kathy. Marjolein asked me to write to all of you in the hopes that I might be able to lend some encouragement in your struggles with weight...

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