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What are Shin Splints?

Do your shins throb and ache after your daily run or just sprinting to catch the bus? You might hear a doctor call it medial tibial stress syndrome...

S.M.A.R.T. Weight Loss & Your Fitness Device

For example, a S.M.A.R.T. goal is “I will walk enough to burn at least 1,250 calories through exercise this week.”. Rather than simply saying, “I’m...

Lactic Acidosis and Exercise: what You Need to Know

When you exercise, your body uses oxygen to break down glucose for energy. But this lactate or lactic acid can build up in your bloodstream faster ...

Ankle Injuries: Causes, Treatments, and Prevention

Wearing high heels is one of the biggest causes of ankle sprains among women. Ankle injuries are defined by the kind of tissue -- bone, ligament, o...

Basics: Build Muscle for Better Health

'Three to four hours after a strength- training workout, you're still burning calories,' says Seibers, a creator of fitness videos including the 'S...

How to Choose a Treadmill

If you’re shopping for a treadmill, you have to consider your goals, fitness level, and budget. Treadmills cost anywhere from a couple of hundred d...

Exercises for Lower Abs

If worked enough, they can also help you lose belly fat and harden to form defined muscles called a six pack. If you feel sharp pain while doing an...

Exercise and Weight Loss

Once you’re in better shape, you can gradually exercise for longer periods of time and do more strenuous activities. If you don’t exercise and you’...

Turf Toe: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments

Turf toe is a sprain to the ligaments around the big toe joint, which works primarily as a hinge to permit up and down motion. Just behind the big ...

How to Keep Healthy Habits in Mind

Habit: Use your home gym or treadmill.Trigger: Put a timer on a light near your treadmill to come on when it's time to use it. Habit: Do stretches ...

Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injury

The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is a ligament within the knee. Most people don't feel or hear a 'popping' sensation in the knee after a PCL i...

Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections: what to Know

You may have heard about athletes like Tiger Woods getting platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections to help heal an injury. Doctors may use platelet-r...