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Exercise, Food, Weight Loss & Menopause (and Water for People): Notes From the IDEA Personal Trainer Institute:

What are some of the important upcoming fitness trends? What does the latest research indicate is the “best” way to get and stay healthy? Can someone really give you a cold or are you taking the cold from them? And what do menopause and HIIT have in common?

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Fun Fitness Solutions: Guest Post By Emma Franklin

Looking for fun fitness activities to get ready for summer? Join our guest poster from across the pond (no swimming required, though it’s a great activity too). Enjoy this take on training for a beach body. All United Kingdom spellings included free! Hmmm, is it possible to do a British accent whilst hula hooping?

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Midlife Fitness and Health Lessons from My Dog

Want more happiness, better health, and greater fitness? Learn from a Top Dog how we humans can increase our Boom Chicka Boomer midlife quality. Move over menopause; time for puppy paws!

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Most Common Fitness Questions Relevant for Baby Boomers

After 3 decades each teaching fitness on 4 continents in 4 languages, Alexandra and I have had posed to us a lot of interesting fitness questions. As you might suspect, people all over the world have similar concerns and workout goals. And many of the questions repeat. Over time, generations, and borders. Over and over.
Can you guess which questions are the most common?

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Yoga for Boomer Women: Guest post by Lexi Yoga

If you are a woman in your late 40s and up, you are probably at the age when yoga is a great way to look and feel more beautiful from the inside out. This guest post from Lexi Yoga shares some of the internal benefits of starting yoga as a Boomer woman.

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This Baby Boomer is Blooming: Guest Post by Mary McManus

From paralytic polio as a child to yoga teacher as a boomer woman, Mary McManus runs marathons and is now a certified yoga teacher. And a poet! Did we mention that she was also diagnosed with a progressive neuromuscular disease in 2006? Read to discover how Mary has dealt with life’s challenges (hint: Smiling is obviously part of the deal)!

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Yoga Offers Freedom, Even From Internment Camp Hardships

What can yoga do for you, especially if you face challenges, stress, and negative forces? What if you had spent 3 1/2 years in a Japanese prison camp as a child? Could yoga help rid your mind and body from such experiences?

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Improved Sleep and Comfort: Technogel Pillows

If you have ever had an uncomfortable night’s sleep, you’ll want to read what we discovered from sleeping on pillows from Technogel. If Dorothy had slept on a Technogel pillow instead of a field of poppies, she might still be asleep; a smile on her face!

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Supplements for Boomers: Pure Matters

As we age, are supplements necessary? Do they help with boomer health? With all the contradictory research out there, it’s hard to know what to believe or do. So we set out to discover whether specific supplements could help us with specific complaints.

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Special Mind/Body Collections for Special Boomers

Want to improve both your body and mind courtesy of thought leaders? Does the idea of getting physically and mentally stronger, and more vibrant as you age sound appealing? Take a moment to check out the Special Collections we put together for you at GaiamTV. Which of the three appeals to you most?

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