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		<title>Importance of stretching your muscles</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>What does it mean to be physically fit? Part II</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A physically fit person has the energy to vigorously perform their tasks while maintaining a mental sharpness and alertness inherent with physical fitness and the efficient use of energy. Mental alertness and vigor is just as important as the physical ability to perform the task. 

      
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		<title>What does it mean to be physically fit?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[One definition of physical fitness is as follows: “Being physically fit is having the energy to perform your daily duties alertly and with vigor, while also maintaining adequate energy for leisure activities.”  You must first have a reserve of energy before you can do any work. In order to use the energy, however, we must have an efficient system of converting the energy to work.]]></description>
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		<title>Should you use heat or ice for that backache, sprain, or other injury?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Both heat and ice have been used for thousands of years to treat injury and pain, but how do you know which one to use? Read this brief article to gain a general understanding of the injury process in your body, and then follow a few simple rules and you can make the right decision each time.

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		<title>Preventing leg cramps can be complex but there are answers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Ibach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leg cramps can range from annoying to debilitating. They can come only at night, after exercise, or for no apparent reason. Leg cramps can be caused from a variety of conditions and it is not always easy to determine the specific cause for any one individual. Therefore, to treat and prevent leg cramps a comprehensive, [...]]]></description>
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