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No Mountain Required (Copyright Best Health. Originally published in Best Health, October 2011). 

These indoor climbers get fit without worrying about the weather

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Bump, set, spike (Copyright Best Health magazine. Originally published in Best Health, July 2011). 

Why beach volleyball may be the most fun workout you have this summer (or any time of year!)

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Five Summer Fitness Fixes
(© Bonnie Schiedel. Originally published in Homemakers, June 2010).

When those beautiful summer days finally, finally arrive, Canadians from coast to coast positively crave time outdoors. It’s the perfect time to try a new activity—or rediscover one you haven’t done for years. Here are five that are so fun you won’t even notice you’re getting a great workout too!

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Hit the courts!
(© Reader’s Digest/Best Health. Originally published in Best Health, November/December 2009).

Run, stretch, leap, lunge: Good old badminton serves up a calorie-burning cardio workout.

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Ready, Set, Ride!
(© Reader’s Digest/Best Health. Originally published in Best Health, October 2009).

The cooler temperatures of fall are perfect for jumping on your bike for a great cardio workout, or just a little fun.

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Blaze A Trail:
Discover The Fun And Fitness That Come With Snowshoeing

(© Reader’s Digest/Best Health. By Bonnie Schiedel. Originally published in Best Health, January/February 2009)

Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. The snow in the stand of towering red pines near my home in Ignace, Ont., 245 km northwest of Thunder Bay is firmly packed...

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Women's Hockey
(© Reader’s Digest/Best Health. By Bonnie Schiedel. Originally published in Best Health, November/December 2008)

A great cardio workout, hockey also strengthens leg, abdominal, back and butt muscles

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Walk Off 10 Pounds
(© Best Health/Reader's Digest. Originally published in Best Health, Spring 2008)

Start this walking plan today to get trim and fit in just eight weeks

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Walking Program
The Chatelaine Step Diet
(© Bonnie Schiedel. Originally published in Chatelaine, September 2004)

Want to lose weight? Then get walking. Studies show that dedicated walkers lose weight and keep it off, mainly because hoofing it is easy, cheap, accessible - and fun!

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Food Journal
Write It Off: Why Keeping A Food Journal Really Does Help You Lose Weight

(© Reader’s Digest/Best Health. By Bonnie Schiedel. Originally published in Best Health, January/February 2009)

The secret to shedding pounds, and keeping them off, may be as simple as writing down what you eat and drink. A recent study of nearly 1,700 overweight men and women...

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Diet Dilemmas, Solved
(© Reader’s Digest/Best Health. By Bonnie Schiedel. Originally published in Best Health, September 2008)

We asked the experts to evaluate—and enhance—four popular diets

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