Health and Fitness
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Tips for recovering after the marathonOct 31, 2010 12:34 pm - For months, you've been training ... envisioning yourself crossing the finish line of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. But did you plan what you're going to do toda...
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Not up for the marathon? Try the urbanathlonOct 12, 2010 1:59 pm - You weren't up for the marathon? Perhaps you'd rather climb over rows of Chicago taxis? Or race up and down three sections of steps in Soldier Field? That's what more th...
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Repeated antibiotics alter beneficial gut germsOct 11, 2010 7:43 am - WASHINGTON -- Antibiotics can temporarily upset your stomach, but now it turns out that repeatedly taking them can trigger long-lasting changes in all those good germs...
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How to fight the freshman 15Oct 10, 2010 2:30 pm - With her stressful junior year behind her, the 18-year-old was able to breathe a sigh of relief and start to enjoy all the big “lasts of a high school senior year. The s...
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New look, new life: Jan Vitullo wins Fittest Loser contestNov 14, 2021 4:51 pm - Sometimes it pays to listen to your mother. On the advice of her mom, Jan Vitullo of Lombard entered the Daily Herald's Fittest Loser competition back in December. On We...
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Bartlett ex-baker's a changed man -- for the betterNov 14, 2021 4:42 pm - Frank Valenti wanted to lose weight for his daughter's wedding. For Daniela Valenti, what is important is what Frank looks like after the wedding. Valenti, a 54-year-old...
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Palatine man loses weight but stays sameNov 14, 2021 4:40 pm - Mike Anderson is the same person he was in January, but there is less of the same person today. Anderson, 23, participated in the Fittest Loser competition sponsored by ...
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What color is your workout? Book can help find your matchNov 14, 2021 4:43 pm - You have tried to build a personal workout plan, but it hasn't been satisfying, or successful. Your best friend suggests a workout regimen but it just isn't right for yo...
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Boxing her way to weight lossNov 14, 2021 4:45 pm - Jan Vitullo discovered a new method for weight loss: beating on her boyfriend. It worked. Vitullo, 50, won the Daily Herald/Push Fitness Fittest Loser Challenge, a three...
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Mom pushes through challengesNov 14, 2021 4:40 pm - Deb Mirabelli went on a significant journey. It was wrought with peril, in the form of strep throat, but she reached her destination. Mirabelli, 44, gave herself quite a...