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More than 90 million Americans now live with chronic conditions.

Source: Centers of Disease Control and Prevention
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Exercise Playlist: Loud, Fast, Intense
For all you rockers out there, this month’s playlist focuses on songs to get your adrenalin flowing and your intensity level through the roof.

Flexibility Training
While a well-balanced exercise program should incorporate three components—cardiovascular, strength, and flexibility training—flexibility training is often overlooked.

Gardening for Your Health
Tired of the same old workout? Treadmill got your spirits down? Before you totally give up on working out, try gardening on for size. It's rewarding in more ways than one!

Green Up Your Workout
Why not care for the Earth while caring for your health. All you need to do is get outside, unplug at home, fill up, and change your clothes.

Exercise Playlist: Country Music
For those of you who would rather tug on your cowboy boots than lace up a pair of sneakers, here’s a playlist to inspire you to get moving!

Fitness Challenge
This month, I challenge you to train your body without using any equipment. Here is a full-body circuit, which can be performed three times per week at home, on the road, anywhere.

Finding the Right Gym
A wide variety of fitness centers are available—from very small local gyms to large fitness centers offering every kind of class imaginable—so how do you find one that meets your needs?

Heart Fitness
While there are several different components of physical activity and exercise, this month we are going to focus on cardiovascular activities, as these improve your heart health.

Exercise Playlist: Get Pumped for the New Year
Kick-start the New Year by downloading a soundtrack for 2009, and setting attainable goals to go with them. Connie Norris provides a list of tunes to get your head in the right place!

Good Nutrition and Exercise at Work
By following some of the suggestions in these two lists, you and your co-workers will be able to eat a healthier diet and get more exercise during the workday.


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