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Exercise goes to the dogs

Dog ownership nearly doubles the amount of time people spend healthily walking.

• Dogs and exercise
• Coffee and exercise
• Lifestyle changes
• Diet and fitness tips
• Pilates fitness
• Snow shoveling
• Skiing and sickness
• Walking and the heart
• Exercise & depression
• Exercise & high blood pressure
• Raking leaves

DIET & NUTRITION
Basics of Nutrition

HealthDay News reports
From allergies to vitamins, browse hundreds of recent news stories on diet and nutrition.

Stressed out women
More than 10 percent of respondents to a stress survey said they coped with stress by doing unhealthy things.

Self control in the supermarket
A supermarket can be your diet's undoing unless you are very strong and savvy.

Beware diet scams
Learn to dodge the diet scams. Follow helpful hints from the FTC.

Balanced weight loss
Can you achieve "picture perfect" weight loss? Find out how to balance carbs and fats

Separate fat from fiction
Time to face up to the fact that you're not really going to live up to those outrageous New Year's resolutions, but what's true and what's false?
• Decipher diet myths

Rebuilding the Food Pyramid
The most recognizable symbol of government advice for the ideal diet changes from decade to decade.
• Food Guide Pyramid over the years

Whump the Frump Hump
We came, we saw, we ate it all. And after years of battling blubber, we'll tell how we finally lost it for good.
• Make New Year's resolutions stick.

Work in the good stuff
50 Easy Ways to get your 5 fruits and vegetables a day.
• A "serving" defined

Calculate it
• Your body mass | Fast food calories
• Why fast food puts on pounds - fast

EXERCISE: PUT THE BODY IN MOTION
Getting organized

You need a plan, a path to get you through a forest fraught with crème brûlée and easy chairs.

Mastering yoga
Two types of yoga -- Bikram and Ashtanga -- can help not only the inner you, but the outer you as well.

Schedule exercise time
• It's not just working stiffs who can't find time to limber up.

How long for health?
Physical activity is key to staying healthy. How long should you work out?
• 'Regulars' must exercise etiquette.
• Excuses pile up like pounds.

For women over 40, the benefits of physical activity and exercise are numerous.

Weight Loss 101
Quick steps that may help you lose weight and feel better.
• 1: Calculate your BMI
• 2: Basics of health
• 3: Avoid fads

Hefty can be healthy
Contrary to popular belief, "hefty" does not automatically equal "unhealthy."

Keeping the kids in shape
Find chores and play that help children hold a healthy shape.
• Kid-friendly activities
• Pedometers keep walkers on track
• Benefits of strolling