Easy Chicken Tenders Food & Recipes
Food & Recipes

Easy Chicken Tenders

Food & Recipes

Say goodbye to those fatty, fried chicken tenders forever, and replace them with our healthier baked version. The kids will…

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7 Ways to Be More Confident in the Bedroom Love & Sex
Love & Sex

7 Ways to Be More Confident in the Bedroom

Love & Sex

A confidence boost in the bedroom means more pleasure and passion for both of you. Here are just a few…

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10 Ways to Prevent Obesity Moms
Moms

10 Ways to Prevent Obesity

Moms

It's National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and if it's time for a reality check about the kids, read on.

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Emergency! Does Your Child Know What to Do? Moms
Moms

Emergency! Does Your Child Know What to Do?

Moms

Are your kids prepared for life's emergencies, like knowing when to call 911? Learn how to get them ready and…

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Relaxation: As Simple as Breathing Horoscopes
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Relaxation: As Simple as Breathing

Horoscopes

Inhale, exhale. The ancient practice of reiki can do wonders for stress levels. Breathing is a big part of it…

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Can You Break His Bad Habits? Love & Relationships
Love & Relationships

Can You Break His Bad Habits?

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From being a slob to eating junk food, everyone has bad habits. But can you break your partner of his?

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Hot Summer Workouts Diet & Fitness
Diet & Fitness

Hot Summer Workouts

Diet & Fitness

Keep your cool when it's sweltering outside. Here are some great summer workouts to keep your body moving.

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It's in the Cards! New Age
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It's in the Cards!

New Age

Past, present and future – they're all in the cards. Tarot cards, that is. Here are some tips on what…

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Slow-Cooked Stuffed Peppers Food & Recipes
Food & Recipes

Slow-Cooked Stuffed Peppers

Food & Recipes

This dynamic dinner is sure to ring your bell. Your hungry loved ones will hardly have a beef with a…

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Playing Dress-up? Try These On Love & Relationships
Love & Relationships

Playing Dress-up? Try These On

Love & Relationships

Sometimes role-playing can spice up an otherwise ho-hum sex life. Here are a few ways to make things sexy.

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Do Some Yard Workout

Want to kill two birds with one stone? Then get to work -- yard work, that is. We're talking about taking your exercise regimen outside and getting back to the basics. It is possible to whittle your waistline while doing your daily household chores, especially in the great outdoors. Doing yard work is actually a breath of fresh air for those people who are most active in the gym or in the house. {relatedarticles}Mowing the lawn, raking leaves, gardening, shoveling dirt and picking weeds result in big-time calories burned. For a person who weighs about 155 pounds, mowing the lawn with a push mower for an hour burns 387 calories, while raking the lawn burns 281 calories. A 150-pound individual gardening will weed out about 272 calories an hour. Planting a tree for 60 minutes? You'll burn 238 calories getting to the root of things. Putting your green thumb to the test by digging, spading, filling the garden or composting?


There goes another 272 calories an hour. Shoveling snow will melt away 340 calories an hour, while riding a snow blower burns 136 calories. Need some wood cut? Chop to it and burn 340 calories an hour. {relatedarticles}Jean Larson, a horticultural therapist at the University of Minnesota, says going green is a great way to improve your health, as gardening not only stimulates many of the senses, but works the muscle groups as well. Larson told Today's Diet and Nutrition, "Thirty minutes of moderate exercise each day reduces risks of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and colon cancer. It's not something you have to go to the gym for. You can go right out your back door." A day of heavy yard work will not only leave your neighbors jealous of your beautiful lawn, but also of your fit body. Stop searching for a great workout and step into your own backyard.