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On out of every 1,000 Americans develops deep vein thrombosis (DVT). This blood-clotting disorder can lead to dangerous health complications. Learn ways to prevent blood clots, and how to respond if one occurs. Member Ed shares his lifesaving story …

Want healthy skin that glows? Forget sunning techniques like tanning creams and salons. Avoid cancer and wrinkles from the sun’s harmful rays. Instead, radiate from a workout …

Just when you’ve escaped the grip of cold and flu, you stumble into hay-fever season. Although you can’t exercise away your allergies, a regular workout helps manage symptoms …

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) might sound like a Type A personality on steroids who is always eager for a workout. Someone who multitasks like crazy, with excessive energy and impulsive behavior. In reality, symptoms often sabotage fitness efforts. Discover strategies—and foods—to help overcome ADHD challenges …

Being part of a fitness community reinforces a sense of solidarity in obtaining your healthiest life. Strengths, weaknesses, insecurities, curiosities —we come to recognize them as shared. We aren’t alone. With this validation, we have the courage to travel in new directions, reach beyond expectations, and pose a few questions ...