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Ready To Buy Some Exercise Equipment? Read This First.

Posted July 9, 2009 - 08:35 by Paul Michael

Shopping, Health and Beauty

Bike dumped

Don’t worry, this is not an exposé on bad equipment or faulty products; I’m no expert on exercise machines and products. But I do know a little about human nature and after many chats with friends and family, I’ve come to one conclusion – most people don’t buy exercise equipment to work out; they buy it because they think it will motivate them to work out, and make working-out easier and more fun.

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Tips For Starting (Or Jumpstarting) Your Exercise Regimen

Posted April 15, 2008 - 18:11 by Julie Rains

Life Hacks, Health and Beauty

woman runnning near water

How are your resolutions to get fit, exercise more, and lose weight going? If you need a nudge or some encouragement, check out my doable-with-a-busy-schedule approach to getting results.

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GYM Class: THE DIY, DIFNF Thesis

Posted January 20, 2008 - 10:31 by Jabulani Leffall

Consumer Affairs

Do it yourself, Do it for nearly free

If you know that you aren't going to be able to work out more than three times a week, if you have a fitness center in your apartment complex or if you're self-motivated and patient enough, why on earth would you pay someone to run, jump, sweat and lift? If you didn't have to, why would you waste time traveling to a place to pay money when the "DIY DIFNF" plan can be just as, if not more, effective?

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Switching Addictions

Posted 2 years ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Health and Beauty

Hi, my name is Andrea, and I read Runner's World magazine.

[Hi, Andrea].

I started reading it a couple of years ago. At first, it was just a glance or two when I was at Barnes and Noble trying to pass a cold, rainy Sunday. Then I started looking at it more carefully, actually reading the articles and analyzing the nutrition charts. After that, I maybe tried a few of the lunges and ab crunches. Finally, I bought and issue and took it home. I was hooked. I even started subscribing, and I read it religiously for two years.

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