Health Articles

Mint Health and Fitness staff have an extensive, knowledgeable base and have written and edited published articles. Others have been extracted from the American Council on Exercise (ACE), a leading authority on exercise.

M1NT's mission is the promotion of active, healthy lifestyles and their positive effects on the mind, body and spirit. We hope you enjoy reading the health & fitness tips below. If after reading any of the articles or Fit Facts, please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Cardiovascular Exercise Choosing Fitness Trainers and Instructors Exercising with Health Challenges Flexibility General Exercise Miscellaneous Nutrition Sports/Outdoor Activities Strength/Resistance Training Supplements Weight Youth

Cardiovascular Exercise Back to Top Monitoring Exercise Intensity Using Heart Rate   Step-Bench Training for Fitness and Fun   Ready to Run?   Kick Your Way to Fitness   Cross Training For Fun and Fitness   Slide Into Fitness   Jumping Rope: Not Just For Kids Anymore   Get Into the Swim of Things   Monitoring Exercise Intensity Using Perceived Exertion   Monitoring Exercise Intensity Using Heart Rate   Spin It: What You Need to Know About Group Indoor Cycling   A Walk a Day   Interval Training   Step Reebok Guidelines

Choosing Fitness Trainers and Instructors Back to Top How to Choose an Online Personal Trainer   How To Choose The Right Personal Trainer   Reap The Rewards of Personal Training   How To Choose The Right Group Fitness Instructor   How to Choose a Health Club   How to Choose an Exercise Video   How to Design Your Own Home Gym

Exercising with Health Challenges Back to Top Exercise And Menopause   Exercising With a Health Challenge   Exercising With Heart Disease   Three Things Every Exercise Program Should Have   Work Out Chronic Fatigue   Exercise and Pregnancy   Prevent Osteoporosis Now   Exercise And Type II Diabetes   Managing Cholesterol with Exercise   Exercise And Type I Diabetes   Periodized Training - And Why It's Important   Exercise and Asthma   Protecting Your Back At Work   Exercise And Arthritis   Active Seniors Enjoy Life More   Understanding Sciatica   Exercise and Hypertension   Exercise for Individuals with Eye Impairments   Post-Partum Health   Exercise and Fibromyalgia   Starting a Stroke Recovery Fitness Program   AIDS and Exercise

Flexibility  Back to Top Flexible Benefits

General Exercise Back to Top Warm Up to Work Out   Don't Deprive Yourself of the Rewards of Exercise   Three Things Every Exercise Program Should Have   If You Don't Use It, Will You Lose It?   I Need More Energy!   Making Time For Exercise Is Easy   Battling Boredom   Can Exercise Reduce Your Risk of Catching a Cold?   Exercising In The Cold   Periodized Training - And Why It's Important   Is Yoga for You?   Yoga at a Glance   Too Much Of A Good Thing   Exercise and Cellulite   The Right Exercise Program For You Starts Here   Everything in Moderation   Studies Show Exercise Can Improve Your Sex Life   Don't Be a Sore Loser   The Best Time to Exercise   Exercise Can Help Control Stress

Miscellaneous Back to Top Pump Fiction   Sneaker Savvy   What You Need to Know to Purchase a Treadmill   How to Prevent and Treat ACL Injuries   Travel Fitness: A Plan of Action to Keep You Active   Healthy Resolutions For The Whole Year   How to Avoid Deep Vein Thrombosis on Long Plane Flights   Before You Start an Exercise Program

Nutrition  Back to Top Scaling the New Pyramid   Healthy Hydration   Eat Well to Stay Motivated and Energized   Vegetarianism and Athletes

Sports/Outdoor Activities   Back to Top After the Marathon   Summer Skin   Training to Run Your First 5k   Diggin' in the Dirt   Smooth Skating   Gearing Up For Golf   Bike + Mountains = Excitement And Challenge   Get Ready To Hit The Slopes   Take Your Workout Off The Beaten Path   Beat The Heat Before It Beats You

Strength/Resistance Training Back to Top Free Weights vs. Strength-Training Equipment   Strength Training 101   Pilates Primer   Resistance Tubing Workout   Plyometrics: Controlled Impact/Maximum Power   Steering Clear of Strength Plateaus   Too Much Of A Good Thing   Strengthen Your Abdominals with Stability Balls   How Women Build Muscle

Supplements Back to Top Creatine Creates a Sensation   The Truth About Steroids   Test Your Supplement Savvy   Supplements: Too Much of a Good Thing?

Weight   Back to Top Weight Loss Plateaus and Pitfalls   Calorie Burners: Activities That Turn Up the Heat   Successful Weight Control   So, You Want To Spot Reduce? Here's How   America Needs An Attitude Adjustment   Putting on the Pounds   Exercise and Cellulite

Youth   Back to Top Strength Training for Kids: A Guide for Parents and Teachers   Teens, Fitness and You   Kids In Motion   Parents, Eat Your Words!   Children and Running   The Top Ten Fun Fitness Summer Activities for Kids