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Buying Advice

1. Pedometers: Walking by the numbers

   According to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, programs promoting step goals--such as walking 10,000 steps per day--can encourage people to exercise enough to reap health benefits. Read More

2. Elliptical exercisers - Important features

   Look for well-designed handles. If you choose to hold on to the nonmoving hand grips instead of the back-and-forth handles, watch out that the handles don't whack you in the arms. Read More

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