Lifestyle & Trends - Health & Wellness

Five must-have fitness tools

Everyone wants to look and feel great, and selecting the right workout gear can make all the difference when pursuing a life of health and fitness. The five tools below are designed to help individuals achieve their wellness goals, whether kick starting a new workout regime or taking a current routine to the next level.

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Make New Year's resolutions close to home

As each year comes to a close, people begin to make resolutions - typically, vowing to start something new in the year ahead, such as lose weight, get a new job, start volunteering and so on. Making resolutions is easy; the hard part is keeping them. However, there are a few things you can do at home that might actually help you achieve some of your New Year's goals. Start 2012 on the right foot with this list of easy home updates and tips to help conquer your New Year's resolutions.

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Simulation training: a growing, life-saving trend

High tech mannequins bleed, cough, speak, cry and teach students, nurses and physicians every day in environments where mistakes aren't deadly. They are used in hospital and university simulation centers and they are increasingly becoming a part of the training and continuing education of health care professionals.

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Flu season alert: Protect yourself, and others, from germs

Germs: If we could see them, it would be much easier to avoid catching the flu or a cold. However, since germs are invisible to the naked eye, we look for different forms of protection, especially during flu season when risk of a specific illness runs high.

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Time-saving lifestyle changes help you look and feel your best

From the moment your alarm clock rings, the race is on. It's a rush to get ready, a hurry to get to work and a hectic day at the office, all before the evening introduces its own laundry list of tasks. It can feel difficult -- if not impossible -- to find time to care for yourself in the daily hustle and bustle, but at the same time, everyone wants to look good, feel good and be healthy.

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