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Weight

Holiday Weight Gain: How Much People Really Gain From Thanksgiving to New Year's and How to Prevent It

Most adults gain about 1 lb, not 5, from Thanksgiving to New Year's, but it tends to stay. What the trials show and a hol...

Dinesh Jeengar October 30, 2026 13 min read

A woman with curly blond hair sits on a pink exercise mat in a sunlit living room, holding a pair of light pink dumbbells straight out in front of her

Health

Strength Training on GLP-1s: How to Protect Muscle on Wegovy or Zepbound

In trials, 26% to 38% of weight lost on Wegovy or Zepbound was lean mass. A beginner strength plan, protein targets and tips f...

Dinesh Jeengar October 30, 2026 12 min read

A smiling man in a gray T-shirt and navy shorts and a woman in a pink tracksuit walk together across the grass in a sunny, tree-shaded park

Health

Exercise to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes: How to Reverse Prediabetes, With a Weekly Plan

How much exercise helps reverse prediabetes: what the Diabetes Prevention Program found, a weekly plan, post-meal walks and A1...

Dinesh Jeengar October 30, 2026 12 min read

A skier in a black jacket, helmet and goggles carves a turn on a groomed slope, leaning into the hill with knees bent and poles out for balance

Fitness

Ski and Snowboard Season Prep Workout: A 6-Week Plan, Injury Facts and Opening-Day Checklist

A 6-week ski and snowboard prep plan with sets and reps, plus what studies show on ACL and wrist injuries, helmets, altitude a...

Dinesh Jeengar October 29, 2026 12 min read

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Health

Daily Steps and Dementia Risk: What the New Study Found and What It Doesn't Prove

A 2026 study tied under 5,000 daily steps to more dementia, stroke and Parkinson's. What it found, what it can't pro...

Dinesh Jeengar October 29, 2026 12 min read

A smiling woman with a blonde ponytail, in a light blue sweatshirt and black leggings, jogs along a shaded park path with trees and benches behind her

Fitness

Does Fitness Start Declining at 35? What a 47-Year Study Found and What to Do at Every Age

A 47-year Swedish study found fitness peaks by the mid-30s, then declines faster each decade. What it means, its limits, and w...

Dinesh Jeengar October 29, 2026 12 min read

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Health

Wall Sits for Blood Pressure: What the New Study Shows and a Safe Beginner Plan

A 2026 trial found 4 weeks of wall sits cut systolic BP about 9 mm Hg vs. control. The protocol, how to set depth, safety and...

Dinesh Jeengar October 29, 2026 12 min read

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Fitness

Does Walking Speed Predict How Long You Live? What the New JAMA Study Found and How to Check Your Pace

A 2026 JAMA Network Open study links faster walking speed and step rate to lower death risk. What it found, its limits, and ho...

Dinesh Jeengar October 29, 2026 11 min read

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Health

Exercise for Winter Blues and Seasonal Affective Disorder: What Helps, What the Evidence Shows and a Weekly Plan

Exercise eases depression symptoms, but SAD trials are small. How it fits with light therapy, a weekly plan for dark days, and...

Dinesh Jeengar October 26, 2026 12 min read

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Nutrition

Vitamin D in Winter: Do You Need a Supplement? Sun, Foods, RDA and the Evidence

Northern US winter sun makes little vitamin D from Nov to Feb. See the RDA and upper limit, top foods, who's at risk and...

Dinesh Jeengar October 26, 2026 12 min read

A man in a black winter jacket, gray knit hat and gloves pushes a snow shovel along a partly cleared suburban driveway, with a snow-covered lawn, shrubs and a white house porch behind him

Health

Snow Shoveling: Calories Burned, Heart Attack Risk and How to Shovel Safely

Shoveling snow burns about 190 to 340 calories in 30 minutes, but it can strain the heart. See who should avoid it, safe techn...

Dinesh Jeengar October 26, 2026 12 min read

A man in a gray T-shirt and black shorts holds a barefoot lunge on the carpet of a hotel room beside the bed, with a rolled white towel, an open suitcase on a luggage rack and a snowy city skyline at sunrise outside the window

Fitness

Hotel Room Workout With No Equipment: A 20-Minute Plan for Holiday Travel

A 20-minute no-equipment hotel room workout, plus 10-minute and quiet guest-room versions, form cues, and how to stay active o...

Dinesh Jeengar October 26, 2026 11 min read

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