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    In Your Prime: Your Health

    Adult recreation clubs makes Top 10 of Worldwide Fitness Trends list for first time
    Adult Recreation and Sports Clubs ranked among the ACSM Top Trends for the first time this year. Local clubs like KTC/Quail Tennis Club offer a variety of recreation options. CONTRIBUTED
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    Should you exercise when feeling under the weather?
    Most experts agree that if you wish to exercise and have cold symptoms such as stuffy nose without fever, watery eyes, sneezing or scratchy throat, working out moderately is okay. However, anything beyond this should be checked by your doctor. ISTOCK
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    ‘If you rest, you rust:’ Keep your body moving
    Keep your body moving to maintain strength. FILE PHOTO
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    Is there a friendship recession? Experts create health guidelines around loneliness...
    Relationships are shaped as much by systems as by individuals. Social health isn’t just about personal effort. It emerges from local environments that make connection possible. Research shows that investments in social infrastructure – the places and spaces where we connect, such as libraries, parks and cafes – measurably improve well-being. ISTOCK
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    It is movement that the body craves
    Senior fitness is a focus at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Dayton with seminars and classes such as the Ba Duan Jin Qigong exercise class taught by Ping Yang. CONTRIBUTED
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    Thanksgiving, other gatherings will feel hard for those in grief: How to support them
    There are many who will approach this Thanksgiving with a heaviness of heart they could never have imagined a year ago. Many families have lost a loved one which makes the thought of gathering without them unfathomable. ISTOCK
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    People with breast cancer go to this West Carrollton store for support
    Southwest Ohio native Jeanette McDaniel runs Personal Touch Apparel, a shop that focuses on a wide range of post mastectomy apparel, prosthesis and wigs. CONTRIBUTED
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    Motions that are imperative to helping strengthen your back
    It is very important to follow proper form when bending forward. The sheer weight of the torso coming forward means that upon standing again, the low back must remain in a fixed stable position to remain safe.  ISTOCK
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    Exercise tips: The pelvic tilt can help strengthen the lower back, relieve pain
    Because the pelvic tilt conditions the core and does not require external resistance, it is useful for those unable to do higher intensity workouts and/or who wish to work out at home. ISTOCK
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    We are winning the fight against breast cancer: Here’s how
    Breast cancer survivor Jessica Katawick said mental health care needs to be at the forefront in the fight against the disease. CONTRIBUTED
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