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Hot Topics | Study looks at housework and women's waistlines In-Forum In the 1950s, women didn't need Pilates or yoga to stay fit. They had 25-pound vacuum cleaners. Who needs a gym membership when you can burn calories at home? A British study suggests women in the '50s were thinner because they exerted more energy … In eras past, pushing vacuums whittled waistlinesSacramento Bee Back in the day, just pushing vacuums whittled waistlinesDaytona Beach News-Journal all 12 news articles »

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Hot Topics | Study looks at housework and women’s waistlines – In-Forum

The British beauty dishes on not going full Hollywood yet

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Emily Blunt Says No to Cleanses – and Airbrushing

A recent survey by the Confederation of British Industry found that, although British workers are taking fewer sickies just 180 million sick days last year, the lowest number since 1987 the usual suspects are keeping them away from the office: “mental health issues” such as stress, anxiety and depression, and good old-fashioned back pain. According to the Health and Safety Executive, back …

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The back pain workout

Sarah Brown, the wife of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, is looking forward to a nice glass of wine and a lie-in after the polls this week.

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