Fitness News
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10 things we should clean regularly
Here is a list of 10 items, or categories, that need to be cleaned regularly and are often neglected:Those wonderful green, reusable shopping bags which, if we do not wash them… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (13 days ago) 7 comments -
Green exercise healthier than techno-sweat
Where you exercise turns out to have measurable effects on physical and mental health. Exercising in a healthy, green environment significantly lowers blood pressure, increases… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (112 days ago) 5 comments -
The truth about Zamboni fumes
You wouldn't linger in a garage with your car running. So why would you glide away the hours in a Zamboni-polluted ice rink? Nitrogen dioxide fumes from a Zamboni won't kill you,… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (295 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Environmental footprint, Technology
- Web News
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Turning sweat into energy
High-tech fitness isn't very sustainable. Treadmills, exercise bikes, brightly lit gyms with their air-conditioners blasting ... Surely someone's come up with a greener… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (325 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Eco-friendly, Sustainable, Alternative energy, Renewable energy, Emissions
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Feature How to green dorm life
Every September is an opportunity for a fresh start as students head back to school. It is important to remember that old adage "well begun is half done" when planning your green… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (366 days ago) 2 comments- Definitions
- Allergens, Fragrance, Gluten, Pollutants, Vampire appliances, VOC, Water filtration, Indoor air quality
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Feature How to green your swearing
In a University study published on July 13th in NeuroReport, researchers at Keele University's School of Psychology in England, found 68 student volunteers willing to place their… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (406 days ago) 5 comments- Definitions
- Recycling
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Green Silence running shoes scream sustainable
Sustainability should be an expectation, not a selling point. That's the idea behind Green Silence, Brooks' greenest, coolest-named running shoes yet. The eco foot forward company… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (422 days ago) 2 comments- Definitions
- Biodegradable, Post-consumer recycled, Greenwashing, Petroleum
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5 easy ways to beat water retention
Drop the chips. Your ankles look thick. That's what I was thinking as I raided the sodium overload chip dip at a Fourth of July party. Yup, 'tis the season for salty eats in the… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (424 days ago) 2 comments- Definitions
- Slow Food, Food, Whole foods, Organic, Locavore
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Attention vegans: Atkins diet goes meatless
The Atkins diet seems so naked without meat and cheese, kind of like a burger would. Unless your mouth gushes at the thought of bacon wrapped sausages stacked on steak drowned in… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (440 days ago) 1 comment- Definitions
- Vegan, Vegetarian, Slow Food, Food
- Web News
- sciencedaily.com , timesonline.co.uk
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Easy ways to burn Easter excesses
You’re gonna’ hate me for this, but I lost 5.6 pounds Easter week, despite having whipped up back-to-back Betty Crocker bunny cakes suffocating in cream cheese… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (508 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Seasons, Trans fatty acids, Green Hour
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