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You expect your workout to come with a good amount of sweat, soreness and body odour. Less expected is itchiness, the runs and snot. But these bodily dysfunctions – and a slew of others – can be strange-but-normal side effects of exercise. 1. Your muscle twitches while...

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Sports nutritionists are constantly asked about which foods runners should eat to boost their performance or their health – and which they should avoid. But separating the good guys from the nutritional offenders is not always as simple as it seems; health-food impostors can fool even...

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"I'm very busy", "the gym is very expensive", "my back hurts": any excuse is valid to avoid sports. But most of the time we are not aware that not exercising can have serious consequences on our well-being. What happens in the body after two weeks of sedentary...

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Taking a short break from exercising is ok. But when that week-long break becomes two and then three and before you know it, it’s been six months since your last workout… your body and health are in trouble. Here’s what happens to your body when you stop exercising. 1....

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Watch as Gary Payton and Glen Rice react to Jordan Kilganon’s amazing dunks at NBA House Rio

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(CNN) With dark clouds hanging over the Olympic Games, Usain Bolt is ready to light up Rio 2016. The world's fastest man is bidding for an unprecedented "triple triple" of gold medals in Brazil, hoping to become the first athlete to win the 100- and 200-meter as well as the...

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(BBC)As the 2016 Olympic Games edge closer, BBC Sport takes a look at everything you need to know ahead of the world's biggest sporting event this summer. When are the 2016 Olympics? Friday 5 August - Saturday 21 August. Where are they being held? Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. When is...

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(Menshealth) The less body fat you carry, the better your abs will show. Start by performing triage on the six eating habits listed here. But don 't try to banish them all at once. "Target just one or two behaviors at first—ones that you can make the most difference by...

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(Webmd)Work out fads come and go, but virtually no other exercise program is as enduring as yoga. It's been around for more than 5,000 years. Yoga does more than burn calories and tone muscles. It's a total mind-body workout that combines strengthening and stretching poses with deep...

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CNN- The governing body of world aquatics has banned seven Russian swimmers from the Rio Olympics because of doping violations, the group said Monday. The Federation Internationale de Natation (FINA), however, ruled the Russian synchronized swimming team, divers and the women's water polo...

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(usatoday) We now know it's not just Russian track and field. It’s not just Russian winter sports. Russian summer sports are dirty to their core too, according to an independent World Anti-Doping Agency report issued Monday by Canadian attorney Richard McLaren. Russia just won the...

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(CNN) A concrete wall divides the two worlds of Paraisópolis, exposing the contrast of fortunes in the suburb of São Paulo. On one side of the barrier, the surroundings live up to the location's meaning in English, "Paradise City" -- a grand apartment block towers...

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Runnersworld- Any exercise is good exercise, but when it comes to losing weight, it’s hard to beat running. After all, running is one of the most efficient ways to burn calories. If you’re already a runner, keep on keepin’ on. If you’re not a runner yet but interested in...

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(nytimes) To strengthen your mind, you may first want to exert your leg muscles, according to a sophisticated new experiment involving people, mice and monkeys. The study’s results suggest that long-term endurance exercise such as running can alter muscles in ways that then jump-start changes...

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(cnn.com) No sooner had he fallen to the turf, the wrath of public opinion poured forth. Social media was buzzing -- some laughed, some offered comfort ... some just rolled their eyes. Whatever he does, wherever he goes, few footballers split opinion like Cristiano Ronaldo. The ripped torso,...