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Pool workouts help you build fitness, strength, and flexibility—without risking injury. Like most runners, I'd rather look at lane lines on a track than in a pool. But 20 years ago, beset by recurring leg injuries, I took to the water in order to minimize the pounding. But I don't just count laps; I also "run." And what I've discovered is that when it comes to fitness, recovery, and feeling good, an hour in the pool is worth as much as an hour on the roads. The resistance of water offers a cooling workout that taxes the body enough to maintain cardiovascular and muscular-skeletal fitness, while its buoyancy and zero-impact environment aids in recovery and injury prevention. A study published in the Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness compared groups that did pool running with those that did tread-mill running and found virtually equal VO2 max values (aerobic capacity) . Another study by California State University Northridge found that when runners coo...

How not to ruin your next career move New research suggests many top business executives make elementary mistakes when searching for new jobs Harvard Business Review report identifies five common mistakes Executives often leave for money and overestimate their own abilities Got a job offer or thinking of making a career move in 2010? You would be wise to do your homework to avoid ruining your next move, new research suggests. A report published in this month's Harvard Business Review suggests that even high-ranking executives make elementary mistakes when searching for a new role. In researching "Five Ways to Bungle a Job Change", authors Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams interviewed 400 executive research consultants, 500 high level executives and the heads of Human Resources at 15 multinational companies. "It all kept coming down to the same thing," Robin Abrahams, research associate at Harvard Business School, told CNN. "Five mistakes came out consiste...

Top 7 ways to raise a money-smart kid While it may seem you have more pressing priorities than teaching your child to be a smart spender and saver, keep in mind that the consumer culture is working on your child already. "Kids are constantly being bombarded with messages to spend money, and we need to counteract that," says Sam Renick, financial consultant and children's author. "The earlier kids start developing good money habits, the better." The good news? Teaching your child how to handle money is simpler – and more fun – than it sounds. Here are seven tricks to turn money lessons from a fight into a delight: 1. Hand your preschooler a buck. Just because a child can't change a dollar yet doesn't mean she shouldn't experience the dollar itself. Exposing children to money sets the groundwork for financial literacy in the same way that reading out loud to them sets the groundwork for literacy. In the preschool years, some hands-on experience is eno...