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Caregiver stress: Tips for taking care of yourself
Fight caregiver stress and prevent burnout by taking time to take care of yourself.
Friendships: Enrich your life and improve your health
Friendships can have a major impact on your health and well-being. Follow these tips to make and sustain lasting friendships.
Exercises to improve your core strength
Use these core-strength exercises to tone your core muscles, including abdominal muscles, back and pelvis.
Cancer survivors: Late effects of cancer treatment
Find out what side effects to watch for after cancer treatment so you can prepare yourself for any challenges ahead.
Weight training: Do's and don'ts of proper technique
Weight training may look easy — but for best results, proper technique is essential.
Depression: Supporting a family member or friend
Show support to relatives or friends with depression. Learn the symptoms, help them cope and urge them to seek help. Learn about the risk of suicide.
Strength training: Get stronger, leaner, healthier
Strength training can help you look good — and feel even better.
Cancer survivors: Managing your emotions after cancer treatment
Feeling mixed emotions now that your cancer treatment is over? Use these strategies to help heal your mind and adjust to life as a cancer survivor.
Free weights or machines: Which are better?
Free weights are versatile and inexpensive. They also simulate real-life lifting situations and promote whole-body stabilization. Likewise, machine weights can be effective weight training tools, as long as you use machines that adjust to your body dimensions and allow full range of motion of your joints. What is the bottom line? Choose a weight training system that you enjoy and that fits into your lifestyle. And whatever type of resistance you choose, remember that proper technique is more important than the specific type of equipment.
Atrial fibrillation and managing stress
Stress, anxiety and depression are bad for your heart, but whether they trigger AFib is debated. Find out when to practice self-care — and when to ask for help.
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