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As the holidays peak, take time to quickly recharge. Intensify your joy …

by Michelle Sutton-Kerchner Your timely reminder of the importance of exercise … Use this fitness motivation to soar through the season. It is a time of year when much gets in the way of your healthy habits. Often, we let it, with the excuses “It’s only once a year” and “I deserve a break.” A break from health is never needed. So, toss those excuses out with the broken holiday lights. Stay on track with these reminders of why today’s workout is more important than ever. Boost Your Immune System Regular exercise improves the body’s ability to fight off germs. This includes common colds and flu as well as infections and chronic illness. Studies have shown moderate-intensity exercise on a daily basis can significantly reduce the number of colds caught compared to inactive individuals. Exercise is believed to increase white blood cell count, which fights infections. You deserve a healthy holiday. Use your workout as a top defense against sniffles and sneezes. This time of year, you are surrounded in the malls, grocery stores, office, and at that party where Santa’s nose looked redder than usual. A half-hour workout may spare you from several congested days of functioning at minimal …

The foods we craved all season are upon us. Here's how to enjoy holiday festivities without sacrificing healthy habits!

Does anyone really experience December? What if this month, with all its own wonder, appeared at the end of winter instead of the start. What would we capture ...

With the holidays upon us, weight gain is an understandable concern. Although the bathroom scale gets special attention, body weight isn't the only number in danger of climbing. T'is the season of higher cholesterol as well ...