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7 Benefits of Heavy Resistance Training

For years only a finite number of dedicated fitness enthusiasts practiced a sure-fire method of achieving results from exercise: weightlifting with the heaviest loads possible. Most common gym routines are derived from the bodybuilding world and focus on moderate-to-high repetition ranges, usually eight to 15 reps, to increase the size of a muscle. Serious strength-training…

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Hefty Sweaters for Heavy Times

As an avid knitter, Gabriela Tilevitz has had, as she put it, “a lifelong relationship to sweaters.” The ones that Ms. Tilevitz, a 33-year-old sex therapist in New York City, has recently been wearing are woolly, thick and extremely oversize — traits shared by many sweaters that she has lately noticed on a growing number…

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