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5 Unhealthy Habits Holding You Back
Squeezing exercise into a busy schedule does the body good, but lingering bad habits may be keeping you from achieving greater health improvements.
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Quiz: How Active Are You?
Are you getting enough of that much-needed exercise into your daily routine? Take our quiz to find out if you're doing your best to keep your heart in shape or if you need to kick it up a notch.
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5 Heart-Healthy Recipes
Keep your heart in the best shape ever with these healthy and delicious meal ideas.
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The Super Bowl and Your Heart
Is being a football fan too much for your heart to handle?
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4 Ways Women Can Improve Their Heart Health
Tell a woman she is more likely to die of a heart attack or stroke than of breast cancer and she may not believe you. However, heart disease and disease of the blood vessels together claim twice as many women’s lives as all forms of cancer. Follow these health-boosting gender-based tips to protect yourself.
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6 Steps to a Happy Heart
Achiving a heathy heart doesn't just include the medical and physical side. Your emotional health plays a key role too. Here are 6 things you can start doing today to raise your spirits.
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Jump Start Your Heart Health
Through diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes, you can give your heart a fighting chance against cardiovascular disease. Help protect your ticker with these suggestions.
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11 Activities for Your Heart
Are you looking for ways to get active? Try some of these simple, heart-healthy activities to keep your heart in top shape.
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The Heart Tests to Get
Most heart experts say that the place to start is with a few simple tests for the heart, plus a family history.
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Maximize Your Exercise
Here are five things every woman should know in order to maximize her workouts.
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Heart-Healthy Breakfasts
Start your day off on the right food with one of these breakfast prescriptions. Each has between 300 and 500 calories, and is just what you need to keep your heart pumping.
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Salute the Sun with Heart-Healthy Yoga
Yoga is a great way to get in some low-impact exercise. It improves circulation, reduces stress, and provides a low-impact, full-body workout. The Sun Salutation is a great place to start, but make sure that you are prepared.
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The Sun Salutation Yoga Routine
A series of 12 graceful, flowing postures, the sun salutation is regarded as the core of yoga practice. Use this step-by-step guide to sample yoga in the comfort of your own home.
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