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Tools and advice for a healthy lifestyle

A Head to Toe Guide to Walking

A Head to Toe Guide to Walking

Walking is easier with good form, so use these easy tips on proper posture to get started on your way to healthier tomorrows!

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Registered dietitian and food editor Peggy Woodward answers readers’ questions on cooking and nutrition.

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Exercise

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Home Gym Tips

Whether you own a ski machine or a jump rope, your home gym won't do any good if you don't visit it regularly.
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Mall Walking Workout

It's no secret that millions of people walk daily regardless of rain, sleet or snow. How? They simply head for the local shopping mall!

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Smart Eating

Almonds and Pistachios

Nuts Are Nutritious

The evidence is in. It's time to start eating nuts.
Hot dog, french fries, and soda

Fast Food: Dining on the Dash

All too often, healthy-eating goals fly out the window the minute you reach the drive-thru window.

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Tools

Calorie Counter

Use this tool to figure out how many calories you're burning during various activities. Just fill in your weight, choose an activity and enter the duration. Then we'll do the math for you.

How many calories did you burn today?

BMI Calculator

The body mass index (BMI) is the easiest way to determine if you're carrying around too much fat.

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Meal Planning Worksheet

Print and use this page daily to plan what you’re going to eat and record what you’ve actually eaten. Keep the pages in a binder so you can track your progress.

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Send us your recipes for a chance to be published in Healthy Cooking or one of our sister magazines! Our Food Editors are busy reading recipes from readers like you to fill upcoming magazines. Enter one of our recipe contests and you could win $600!

 

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