HEALTH KICKS

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HEALTH KICKS
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
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• For the last few years, we've heard that a quick
  walk is all you need to stay in shape. If that
  sounds too good to be true, it just might be
• Most people are doing other forms of exercise,
  like cardio activities, running, walking or
  hiking

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Water Workouts

• If you've been looking for a new and refreshing
  way to get or stay in shape, or if you're tired
  of sore feet and aching joints, water exercise
  may be for you
• Working out in the water can be a great way to
  gain cardiovascular stamina, improve strength and
  flexibility, enhance body contours, increase
  circulation, rehabilitate healing muscles and
  control weight

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Weight Lifting

• Its Not Just Getting Up Off The Couch!
• Pumping iron can help reduce inches from your
  waist
• As you're lifting weights and putting more muscle
  mass on, you're speeding up your metabolism and
  so you're burning more calories throughout the
  day

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Aerobics

• The biggest problem is overdoing it
• Exhaustion, sore muscles, painful joints and
  shortness of breath are results of jumping in too
  hard and too fast
• 3 to 5 minutes of brisk walking easy strolling.
  Build up to 30 minutes of activity. Maintain 20
  to 30 minutes of brisk exercise to improve health
  significantly

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Hiking

• Regular hiking lowers your blood pressure,
  cholesterol level and weight
• It can slow aging and improve your mental
  well-being, according to studies cited by the
  American Hiking Society
• Stretch before hiking to avoid muscle strains and
  tears

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Healthy Diet

• The goals of a heart-healthy diet are to eat
  foods that help maintain healthy cholesterol and
  lipid levels to reduce overall levels and
  low-density lipoproteins (LDL) and to increase
  high-density lipoproteins (HDL)
• Any diet should also help keep blood pressure
  under control

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U.S. Department of Agriculture Nutrient Data
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Reference Page

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• Peckham, Carol Heart Healthy Diet. March,
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• Ph.D, Bates, Barry T. Take a HikeSafely.
  1999. Health Ink Communications
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