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Articles

Money in the bank

The value of investing money for the future has been preached from the financial pulpits for centuries. No one wants to retire without financial independence, therefore, during your working years, you save and invest as wisely and as well as you can.
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Power Play

There are gadgets and gizmos galore in the golf industry for improving shot distance and accuracy. One of the best ways, however, to improve your overall game is to modify your regular fitness regimen to include golf specific exercises.
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Heels of Success

High heels are an integral part of just about every professional woman’s wardrobe. There is a certain aura that surrounds them since they increase one’s stature and can give any look that extra bit of polish and sophistication.
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A toast to water!

Need more energy? Want to build more muscle? Want more beautiful, clearer, younger looking skin? Drink up! On average, our bodies are made up of at least 60% water. Water flushes toxins out of vital organs, aids the digestive system, regulates our body temperature and serves to transports nutrients within our cells.
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Ouch! My (tennis) elbow hurts!

Tennis elbow, clinically known as lateral epicondylitis, is becoming increasingly prevalent among office workers today. The increase is by no means due to an increased interest in the game but is rather more often due to increased workloads and repetitiveness in the tasks we perform daily – even using your computer mouse incorrectly can provoke a case of tennis elbow!
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Are you a turtle?

The vast majority of us spend hours a day working at a desk or in front of a computer and we are often guilty of poor posture. If we think about posture we may spend a few minutes sitting up straight but once we become engrossed by our work we tend to slump over with our shoulders rounded and heads out forward so that we look like a turtle poking its head out of its shell.
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Links

L'Ordre professionnel de la physiothérapie du Québec (OPPQ)
(www.oppq.qc.ca) - (in french only)

Canadian Physiotherapy Association
(www.physiotherapy.ca)