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365 Ways #342–My Wish List

#342–I don’t remember what my first bike looked like. But I can actually feel my dad letting go of the seat the first time I pedaled that bike without training...
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365 Ways #341–Can’t spell obesity without S-I-T

#341--I have some news for you. Are you sitting down? If so, stand up. Besides the increased pressure on your back and the postural repercussions, sitting has actually been shown...
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365 Ways #340–A doctor’s advice

#340--"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It's not." — Dr. Seuss, from The Lorax
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365 Ways #339–Of mice and men

#339–Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have found that mice put on diets are more susceptible to stress. Blood cortisol levels in the weight watching rodents were higher than a...
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365 Ways #338–Generation Death

#338--The generation of Americans born today are not expected to live as long as their parents. A report by the CDC shows that life expectancy dropped for the first time...
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365 Ways #337–End junk mail

#337--333,000 trees are cut down each year to make the approximately 41 pounds of junk mail the average adult receives annually. And you can stop 75% of it simply by...
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365 Ways #336–Score one for the teetotalers

#336--My grandfather used to say that if you drink alcohol before you're forty, you're crazy. And he also said that if you don't drink any alcohol after you're forty, you're...
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365 Ways #335–The Neck Test

#335--You've been consistent with your exercise program and it's finally become a habit. But now you're sick and you wonder: should you workout? Take the Neck Test. If your symptoms...
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