4 easy exercises at home if you don’t have time for a full workout

“Life gets in the way” is the usual answer people give when asked why they can’t work out. While it is a valid reason, there is always a workaround. Even if you work eight-hour shifts a day, you can do a short exercise to get your body moving. Many people have relied on simple home exercises for fitness routines during the pandemic. Small bedroom spaces became makeshift workout facilities that, even with the challenge presented, still got the job done. Gyms may be back up and running, but many people…

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Obesity Drug Stocks: Time to Buy Manufacturers of Ozempic, Mounjaro, Others?

The demand for drug therapies for obesity is on the rise. New drugs with efficacy rivaling bariatric surgery, with only minor tolerability issues, have replaced older drugs burdened with significant cardiovascular side effects and mediocre efficacy. The approval of Novo Nordisks’ NVO GLP-1 agonist Wegovy in 2021 led to increased demand for the active ingredient semaglutide in various forms, including the diabetes drug Ozempic. Mounjaro, the Eli Lillys LLY-approved diabetes drug, is poised to generate even stronger weight-loss results and will launch as an obesity treatment around the end of…

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Black excellence is harming our mental well-being and it’s time to end this health crisis

At an early age, Black children are indoctrinated with the mantra of being twice as good at getting half of what they have. It’s in the air we breathe, in the water we drink, in the handprint on our souls. Though I don’t recall being specifically told I had to be twice as good as my white schoolmates, i got the message in other ways. Living with drug addict parents made my early life unstable. But once my Black grandparents adopted my brother and me, I felt I had to…

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It’s time to break the calories and calories off the weight loss myth

If you’ve ever tried to lose weight, there’s a good chance you’ve been told that it all boils down to a simple “calories in, calories out” formula: Burn more calories than you consume, and the pounds will disappear. And it’s easy to see the appeal of breaking down weight loss into simple calculations, just follow the formula and you will achieve success. It’s also believable because many people lose weight when they first take this approach. In fact, the diet industry’s reliance on the concept of “calories in, calories out”…

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Amazon has marked Bowflex SelectTech Adjustable Dumbbells in time for summer

Whether you’re looking for the perfect Father’s Day gift to secure a spot at the top of Dad’s favorite (grown up) kids list, or have fitness on the brain this summer, Amazon’s sale on Bowflex Adjustable Dumbbells Select Tech is heavy on savings. It’s rated 4.8 stars by Amazon reviewers who love how this set can replace up to 15 other individual weight sets. Thankfully, we’ve got all the info on how to buy all of Bowflex’s savings on Amazon. Buy Bowflex on Amazon The best Bowflex deals on Amazon…

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