Health and Fitness
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A Tabata workout to tryDec 10, 2013 4:30 am - This Tabata combination torches calories. Repeat each exercise for 20 seconds, take 10 seconds to rest, and repeat four times: Round 1 Jump Squat: Start with your f...
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'Beauty sleep' is no mythDec 09, 2013 5:00 am - People often joke about needing their “beauty sleep,” but researchers in Sweden have provided scientific evidence that we really do. People kept awake for 31 hours devel...
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Now is the time to set fitness goals for next yearDec 09, 2013 5:00 am - Yes, 2013 is almost over. Now is the perfect time to look back over the past year and evaluate what you've accomplished and what you may have missed out on. How importa...
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Elk Grove P.E. teacher helps make school healthyDec 09, 2013 4:30 am - Staying physically active was easy for Will Hogan as a kid growing up. He came home right after school every day, but didn't stay for long. “My books were the first thin...
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LGH volunteer program a boon for hospital and volunteers alikeDec 09, 2013 4:25 am - Tuesdays are special for Owen Laatsch, 22, of Arlington Heights. That’s when he shows up to volunteer at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge in the kitchen ...
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Autism Speaks is recruiting advocatesDec 09, 2013 4:00 am - During my first visit ever to Capitol Hill recently, I talked with members of U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and Rep. Tammy Duckworth’s offices, about helping children and adults w...
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Can't fall asleep? Over-the-counter aids have a mixed recordDec 09, 2013 4:00 am - Every morning I am greeted by Facebook friends complaining of sleepless nights or awakenings. I know the feeling — as do many other Americans. In a 2005 survey of 1,506 ...
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New Libertyville business caters to boomers and beyondDec 09, 2013 4:00 am - Sixty years ago, America's senior citizens got their exercise by cutting the grass with a push mower, pulling laundry through a wringer washer and walking to buy a carto...
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Caregivers feel a range of emotionsDec 09, 2013 4:00 am - Editor’s note: November was National Caregiver Month. When my wife died, those around me seemed sadder than me. I knew why, but I worried that I appeared to be ... almos...
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Your health: Eat off a red plate?Dec 09, 2013 4:00 am - As the holidays roll around, some of us can't wait to pile our plates with cookies, candy and family favorites. But if you're feeling overwhelmed by seasonal excess, tr...