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You’ll be more likely to work out if you focus on “how” to exercise instead of “why,” found Texas Christian University researchers. One group of couch potatoes listed why cardio was good for them. The other group wrote down how they could do more, like “keep a pair of walking shoes in car” or “plan workouts the night before.” After 2 months, the how group was exercising 25 minutes more per week. The strategies they came up with may have helped them overcome obstacles that can derail workouts, the researchers suspect ! by karen Asp/ Prevention magazine

Many young people can spend hours each day in a activity—using the computer, playing electronic games, engaging in a sport, or practicing a musical instrument. All these activities are likely to involve repetitive motions of the hands and wrists. Therefore it is never too early to learn to protect against repetitive stress injury. Young bodies produce large amounts of growth hormones. These hormones help the body grow new tissue to replace damaged tissue. That means injuries heal quickly. It also means that injuries can occur without one’s realizing it. In adolescence the body makes less of these hormones. Therefore damage to tissue is more likely to cause pain and longer lasting injuries.