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Sweat Equity

Lori Bonazzoli of Balanced Yoga

There’s no delicate way to describe this situation. The sweat—it’s flowing, drenching my shirt as I stand, front leg bent and back leg stretched behind me, in “Warrior Two” position. My arms are extended and my fingers long as I stare at a fixed point on the wall to maintain my balance. But, instead of daydreaming […]

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Good Exercise

Closer to Free | A Ride for Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven

Labor Day’s the first holiday of the school year, but a lot of folks don’t feel like resting that week. They prefer to run, bike or just play in the grass at health-conscious communal events. First up are the runners. The New Haven Road Race has been held for three-and-a-half decades. This year, 7,000 runners […]

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Shocked Into Fitness By Big Food

Big Food at the Peabody Museum

A man is staring at a row of spoons. Arranged vertically like a 3D bar graph, each row of spoons demonstrates how much sugar is found in various beverages, from juice boxes to cans of ice tea and bottles of soda. The amount—6, 10 or 15 spoonfuls in a single container—can seem staggering to those […]

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