Guest Post Submitted by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center We’ve all made the excuses…you can’t face the drive to the gym, you’re too tired at night, getting up in the morning is a chore or it’s too hot or cold outside. So you cozy up on the couch in front of the television. If you’re a couch potato, you’re a gambler — with your life. Unfortunately you’ll need a big sofa because you’re not the…
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By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Part 1 of How to be Wildly Popular focused on where I found inspiration for writing this healthy living post. Part 2 provides you with friendly simple tips to becoming wildly popular. So, you want to be popular? Who doesn’t (okay, there may be some people who really have no interest in being popular–that’s cool. To each his own). But, for those of you who have a little interest,…
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Guest post by Gary Schwitzer It doesn’t get much worse than this in health journalism; NY Daily News finds new lows By Gary Schwitzer [Original post published on Gary Schwitzer’s HealthNewsReview Blog, July 13, 2010 and reprinted with permission from Gary Schwitzer.] I know that many people just dismiss the New York Daily News, but you can’t dismiss the number of readers it has and the potential impact its stories may have on them –…
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By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Part II (Running and Biking) My recent post, “Swim, Bike, Run–Simple Tips for the Triathlete Beginner” Part I, focused on the swimming part of a triathlon. Triathlon swimming expert Kevin Koskella shared simple tips for swimming in open waters. Part II of the post focuses on the running and biking aspect of a triathlon. Coach Jeff Kline has been training beginner triathletes for over 20 years. Coach Jeff likes…
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