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We all want quality of life.  Good health helps us achieve that.  Fitness makes us want to live it every day.
 
Live Healthy Dallas's resource page is a collection of health news, physical activity ideas, nutritional advice and recipes.  Use this information often.  Health and fitness make the difference between just living and living well.
 
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Fitness Magazine

 

Health Tips

  • 10 Healthy (and 10 Terrible!) Vending Machine Snacks Pushing the wrong buttons could be a diet disaster! Check out which choices are best.
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  • 6 Tips for Healthier Baking Find out ways to bake your favorites the healthier way!
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  • 7 New Ways to Protect Your Skin from the Sun We know you love to exercise outdoors, and hey, you shouldn't have to hide from the sun. Here's how to keep your skin healthy, radiant, and wrinkle-free when you play outside.
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  • Are You at Risk for a Heart Attack? Some 400,000 women will die from heart disease this year.
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  • How Healthy Are You? 13 Instant, Easy Health Checks Try these 13 quick self-assessments and test yourself for everything from allergies to "toxic" fat.
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  • The 6 Nutrients You Need Most Find out what you can fill your plate with to get the vitamins and minerals you need.
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    • Fitness Tips

  • 8 Ways to Get Your Kids Fit Fit Kids = Fit Adults
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  • Diet & Fitness: Fitness: Walking Buying and Using a Pedometer Gear up to walk the fat off. By Martica Heaner, M.A., M.Ed., for MSN Health & Fitness A pedometer is a useful tool to get a picture of your overall activity level. It tallies the number of steps you take each day. Your daily steps may add up to anywhere between roughly 3,000 to 15,000
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  • Live The Fat Burning Life
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  • Shape Up Your Butt and Thighs If you're looking to have a better looking bottom half, keep reading. WebMD's Fitness Series can help you with everything from what and when to eat to exercise photographs with step-by-step instructions.
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  • The Six Habits for a Six-Pack
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    • Recipes

  • Apple Oat Muffins
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  • Cheddar-Spinach Quesadillas

    A quick and healthy recipe using supermarket and staple ingredients, from Fitness Magazine's 10 Ingredients, 10 Healthy Dishes

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  • Double-Vanilla Meringue Cookies

    From WebMD's Diet & Nutrition Center.

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  • Fruit Soup

    This unique dish from Better Homes and Gardens is delicious for breakfast, lunch, or dessert!

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  • Fruit-Filled Puff Pancakes

    From BHG.com Healthy Breakfasts for Kids.

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  • Grilled Pork and Pineapple

    This simple supper is ready in less than 20 minutes; combine plain yogurt and orange marmalade for a quick and delicious sauce.

    Recipe courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens 20 Minute Summer Suppers.

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  • Hazlenut-Crusted Turkey Breast

    Try this low calorie turkey entre during the holiday season from Better Homes and Gardens.

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  • Minted Fruit Compote

    Recipe courtesy of Better Homes & Gardens.

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  • Sweet Pepper Salsa Fish

    Better Homes and Gardens spices up the health benefits of fish.

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    • Local Resources

  • 10K Mud Run We guarantee the mud....you bring the courage!
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  • 2nd Annual Fort Worth 1/2 & Full Marathon Get some exercise while checking out the great fall colors!
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  • 3rd Annual OctoberFAST Downhill Dash 5k Run/Walk Enjoy a challenge!
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  • 3rd Annual Speedway Run Rev your engines! Or would that be your legs?
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  • 7th Annual D.O. Dash Support a great cause!
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  • Big D 30K & 5K Presented by Thurston Racing
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  • Double Trouble 5K & 10K Presented by Lake Grapevine Runners & Walkers Club and its sponsors
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  • DRC Half Marathon Take a chance!
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  • Fort Runners Club Boogie Woogie Spooky 5K Run Have some fun & get scared all at the same time!
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  • Four Seasons Cool 5K/10K Run This event will benefit the Irving Healthcare Foundation in Support of Cancer Services at Baylor Medical Center at Irving!
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  • Lakewood Service League's 5th Annual Walk, Wag & Run Run your tail off 5K/10K
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  • Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes Help Fight a great cause!
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  • The Capital One Bank Dallas YMCA Turkey Trot Come burn of some calories before you indulge in some Thanksgiving food!
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  • The Colony Road Runners Club Prediction Runs Want to work out with in a group and meet new people? Come join the Colony Road Runners Club Prediction Runs!
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  • The Great Pumpkin Race & Haircut 15K & 5K Race, 1 mile Fun/Run and Free haircuts!
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  • Thruston Jogger 5K Summer Series Come join the race!!
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  • Undy 5000 - A Brief Run to Fight Colon Cancer Tired of that same old race t-shirt?
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  • Valley Ranch Pumpkin Dash Join us for one of the Metroplex's most popular family events held in the heart of Valley Ranch!
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  • Yoga classes Want to do more than just lift weights and become more in touch with your body? You should try yoga classes!
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