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Get Screened and Get Exercise!
 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, colorectal cancer is the second leading cancer killer. Prevention remains key in the fight against any cancer. Numerous health sources continue to recommend exercise along with a diet low in fats (especially saturated fats), to help lower your risk of colorectal cancer.
The CDC has a multi-year Screen for Life: National Colorectal Cancer Action Campaign underway to inform men and women aged 50 years or older about the importance of having regular colorectal cancer screening tests.
More on colorectal cancer and prevention:
MDCH Fact Sheet
WOW Resource
Amer. College of Gastroenterology
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Fight Diabetes with Exercise!
 Health experts recommend exercise to help control weight and manage blood sugar levels. If you have difficulty with weight-bearing exercises, choose exercises that put less stress on your feet, such as swimming, bicycling, rowing, or chair exercises.
Regular exercise can help make your body more sensitive to insulin, and may decrease your need for medicines used to lower your blood sugar (if you are diabetic). Read more about exercise and diabetes @
familydoctor.org
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This from HealthAtoZ:
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Healthy Coach
"Whether your goal is to simply improve your nutrition and start exercising or to shed those extra pounds, your Online Health Coach will tailor a program to your specific needs and help you look and feel healthier."
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Condition Staying Active:
As Good as Exercise?
"Don't think of it as exercise. Think of it as activity. Take your downtime, turn it into productive time, and you'll find you're more energetic because of it."
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Cool Tool
Target Heart Rate:
"Your target heart rate is a useful way of pacing yourself when you exercise, to make sure your level of activity is not too high or too low." Find out what your target heart rate is with the Target Heart Rate Calculator.
healthatoz.com
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Increase Your Family's Physical Fitness
Recommendations state that "children and adults should strive for at least 30 minutes daily of moderate intensity exercise." Parents can coach kids to be more active. Look at simple ways to increase your family's physical activity level.
healthatoz.com
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This from GlobalFit:
For Your Health: Start Walking
www.globalfit.com
"Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far."
-Thomas Jefferson
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