Health and Fitness
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2020 Fittest Loser by the numbers - Week 5Mar 29, 2020 7:30 am - Van Dillenkoffer Starting weight: 244 Current weight: 218 Weekly weight loss: 2 Total weight loss: 26 Percent loss: 10.7% Jennifere Lux Starting...
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2020 Fittest Loser writer adjusts to downward dogs and avocadosMar 29, 2020 7:00 am - Adjustments. Many people do quite well at it. Unless you are Lovie Smith, former Chicago Bears' coach and current University of Illinois coach — a guy who still hasn't ...
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Workout routines change for Fittest Loser contestants as homes double as gymsMar 29, 2020 7:00 am - Encouraged by their recent progress, Fittest Loser competitors were determined to succeed despite their gym, park district fitness centers and most other businesses shut...
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Age is not the only risk for severe coronavirus disease
Mar 29, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - Older people remain most at risk of dying as the new coronavirus continues its rampage around the globe, but they're far from the only ones vulnerable. One ...
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12 healthy things to do while staying at homeMar 29, 2020 6:00 am - Given Illinois' stay-at-home order, many of us are spending nearly all of our time at home. That's extra time to obsess about our health, family, jobs, future — the list...
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Keeping your hands clean is the best way to stay healthyMar 29, 2020 6:00 am - Q: Why do you have to wash your hands with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds? Are they not getting clean if you've only got cold water? And why is 20 seconds t...
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Fittest Loser 2020 teams stay the (uncharted) courseMar 29, 2020 6:00 am - Many of us have transitioned to working from home, and all of us are feeling the effects of the stay-at-home order to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Fittest Loser ...
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Fitness enthusiasts think outside the gymMar 28, 2020 7:00 am - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Steve LaTart in Minnesota is thinking of installing a space heater in his basement to recreate the atmosphere of his hot yoga classes now that hi...
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Productive tasks to make you feel better about being stuck at homeMar 28, 2020 7:00 am - Now that the coronavirus has sent workers and students home, closed businesses and canceled events, it's going to be important to create new routines and find meaningful...
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'Be a good citizen': Park districts, forest preserves say keep spaced apart or they'll shut downMar 28, 2020 6:00 am - It was that warm, sunny day earlier this week when a Palatine Park District employee came across an unsettling sight: a game of pickleball. The assistant superintendent...