About Alexandra Williams

Alexandra Williams, MA (counseling) is one-half of humorous expert fitness advice columnists, Fun and Fit, which she writes with her identical twin sister, Kymberly Williams-Evans, MA.

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Exercise is Good for Your Eyes

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Working out could be beneficial for your…eyes! Yes, in addition to all the other benefits of exercise, it now turns out that glaucoma can be remediated through physical activity.On Monday, Oct. 24, the journal Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science published a study that shows a cause and effect between physical fitness and reduced risk for glaucoma. The journal states that higher More…

Diet and Weight Loss Come Before Medications in Reducing Triglyceride Levels

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To lower triglyceride levels, change your lifestyle rather than taking More…

The Combined Effects of Obesity and Chronic Lower Back Pain on Gait

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The Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation published a study More…

Obesity, Exercise and Arthritis Pain study

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In a study that came out yesterday, researchers at Duke University More…

Central Obesity and Asthma

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Central obesity, also known as belly fat, is a new risk factor for More…

Social media support tools & health habits

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The University of Southern California’s Institute for Communication More…

Can Exercise Cure Substance Abuse?

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An intriguing study has been approved as of Sept. 19 that will examine More…

Can Exercise Ward Off Dementia and Improve Your Memory?

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If the heart is pumping, so is the brain, according to a study just More…

Stigma, Shame and Obesity Rates

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In a study published Tuesday, August 23, 2011, in BMC Public Health, More…

How Do We Stop Childhood Obesity?

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In the past 20 years, obesity has more than doubled worldwide. It now More…

The Buzz in the Hive Episode 30

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Jarret’s latest post was about leucine, which I believe has More…