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EXERCISING IN THE HEAT
When exercising in the heat, drop your performance expectations by about 2 percent for every 10 degrees above 55 degrees F. The same 2 percent adjustment works for every 1,000 feet above 5,000 feet altitude.
Ned Frederick, writer, Exeter, New Hampshire
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Current Rating: 5 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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FINDING SOMEONE TO TRUST
People don't laugh when they're tickled unless they trust the tickler.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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Current Rating: 6 out of 10 based on 25 reviews
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1037 Health thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
AVOIDING HEART DISEASE
Eat fish once a week to lower your chances of developing heart disease. Eating fish more than once a week does not significantly affect your chances of developing the disease.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
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Current Rating: 5.7 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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USING A HOT TUB
Soaking in a hot tub adds two to three pints of perspiration per hour per person to the water.
Phil Tomlinson, builder
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Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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PEAKING TOO SOON
The most popular people in high school go downhill from that point.
Thomas W. Neumann, anthropological archaeologist, wildlife ecologist, and field crew crisis manager
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Current Rating: 4.6 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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1805 Joker thumb thumb thumb thumb
DETERMINING WHETHER YOU'RE FAT
A man's waist measurement should not exceed his hip measurement, and a woman's waist measurement should not be greater than 80 percent of her hip measurement. In addition, any rear end with a row of lights and a sign saying "Your Message Goes Here" could also use some slimming.
Jim Knippenberg, columnist
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Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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2061 Running thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RUNNING TIPS
A full-time runner wears out a pair of running shoes every four months.
Christa Childsen, Bellevue, Washington
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Current Rating: 4.8 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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POLITICAL ELECTIONS
The better the weather on election day, the better it is for Democrats.
Michael Rider, art director, American Demographics
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Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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2573 Beaches thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ESCAPING THE UNDERTOW
If you're caught in an undertow, go with it. You'll be free of it when it dissipates, usually before you run out of oxygen.
Joseph Liberkowski, ex-ocean lifeguard, Medford Lakes, New Jersey
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2829 Relationships thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FORGIVING SOMEONE
When someone says "I forgive you but I can't forget it," they probably have not really forgiven you.
Mark Soczek, PhD, Professor, Michigan Tech University, USA
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Current Rating: 7.3 out of 10 based on 37 reviews
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3085 Romance thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
DATING RULE
Never date anyone who owns more than one weapon. NOTE: Multiple throwing stars count as one weapon.
James Erwin, Editor, Des Moines, IA, USA
(38) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 24 reviews
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