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from rollingstone.com

This set's title song is most notable not for the singer but the composers: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, who gave the song - more folk-pop sweetness than "Brown Sugar" - to their producer Andrew Loog Oldham, who made it the debut release by his protégée, Vashti Bunyan. Today, Bunyan is a goddess to the freak-folk community, due to the sturdy beauty of her 1970 album, Just Another Diamond Day.

from msnbc.com

Denis Barry, a former champion bodybuilder, is a man on a mission: to get his fitness clients in the best shape of their lives. Through a high-intensity training program called Power Hit at Edge gym in New York City, he sends clients new workouts every week via e-mail, cracks the whip during workouts and administers weekly and monthly tests — a series of timed drills including dead lifts and bench presses — to chart their progress and make sure they aren't slacking off.

from nytimes.com

Q. If added weight in the midsection raises the risk of health problems like diabetes and heart trouble, does a tummy tuck or liposuction lower the risk?

A. “The answer is no, because the risky fat is inside the abdominal wall, in and around the organs,”

from walking.about.com

How can you dress for comfort on a winter walk? I have a head to toe, underwear to outerwear advice on what to wear. You will find two key concepts: cotton is not your friend, and layers are your friend.

from fitsugar.com

It seems like every food company is getting on the health kick these days. They're advertising products that are "made with whole grains," or "low in sugar," or "fat-free." It's easy to believe the printing on the packages, but I'm sorry to tell you that food companies are using all their marketing resources to sway you to buy their product.

from reuters.com

The size of an aging man's belly and the bulk of his biceps provide a more accurate picture of his mortality risk than body mass index (BMI) alone, UK researchers have shown.

from thatsfit.com

You don't have to (and you really shouldn't) wait until January 1st to start a brand new fitness routine. If you're new to exercise, getting fit may seem intimidating. But in reality, it's all about starting slow and gradually adding duration and intensity as you build your fitness level.

from ipodhacks.com

Want to share tracks from iPod to iPod without an intermediary computer or sync application? A forthcoming device known as the miShare just fits the bill.

from nytimes.com

HEALTH and beauty. They seem inextricable. That smiling, slender woman on the cover of Self magazine. The ripped guy looking out from the pages of Men’s Health. They’re thin. Their eyes are bright. They look like they’re bursting with energy.

from msnbc.com

More people say they're active, but the scale doesn't back their claims

More U.S. adults are getting physical -- or at least that's what they're telling researchers.

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from wsj.com

Before Uly Vlamides sits down to dinner on Thanksgiving, he will lace up his sneakers and run his 40th straight Dallas YMCA Turkey Trot.

from msnbc.com

20 studies found clipping on a step counter inspired weight loss

A $20 fitness gadget stood up to multiple research studies, helping people walk an additional mile each day — but only if they logged their steps.