Ask a trainer: The final word on post-exercise meals

After those grueling boot camp workouts or 10-mile runs, your muscles are depleted and in need of nutrition. But how soon after your sweat should you be refueling and do you need to eat after short, easy bouts of exercise? We reached out to Illinois-ba…

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Ask a dietician: 10 Best tips for losing weight and keeping it off

If you’ve got weight loss questions, we’ve got answers. Though it may seem impossible to shed weight and keep it off, registered dietician Cynthia Sass, author of Cinch! Conquer Cravings, Drop Pounds and Lose Inches is convinced you can do it and s…

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Healthy recipes for athletes

As an athlete, you may be well-versed in the specific power foods that boost your training, performance and recovery, but do you have a handle on how to prepare those foods so you look forward to sitting down to your meals? We turned to marathoner Meg …

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Healthy cooking tips from chef athlete Meg Galvin

Can you really be an athlete and a Cordon Bleu-trained chef? You can if you’re chef Meg Galvin, a marathon runner and one of only 20 female World Master Chefs. And, no, Chef Meg doesn’t run marathons just to burn off all the calories she consumes f…

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Healthier snack food choices: Eat this, not that

If you’re striving to lose weight or improve your diet, every supermarket aisle can seem off limits. The crackers and chips are calling your name while the croissants and brownies are aiming to disarm your best healthy eating intentions. Does this me…

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Top 10 power foods for women

It’s true: You are what you eat. So if you want to be a health-powered woman, load your plate with these 10 tasty power foods. Packed with vitamins, minerals and other super nutrients that women need, power foods will keep you trim, boost your health…

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The best gluten-free fitness bag essentials

If you’ve got celiac disease or gluten sensitivities, the workout snacks and locker room items in your gym bag are going to look different than the fitness enthusiast who doesn’t have gluten issues. Fortunately, the growing incidence of food allergies …

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