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NYC's exercise cults

NYC's exercise cults

It’s the Thursday before the long Fourth of July weekend, and people all over the city are scurrying to finish work and prepare for the holiday. But at the Grand Central branch of Equinox, a group of particularly fit men and women cram up against a wall, waiting for the boot...  Read Full Story

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    April 13, 2010

    Andrea Wernick, a 63-year-old executive recruiter with platinum blond locks, just slipped on a size-0 bandage dress from Herve Leger with the ease of teenage supermodel. Her...

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    February 16, 2010

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    December 22, 2009

    EMPATHY -- the capacity to feel the emotions of others as one's own -- is the glue that binds people. It's the psychological software that allows us to worry about a friend's...

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    December 01, 2009

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    November 10, 2009

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  • It's mind over marriage

    October 27, 2009

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    October 13, 2009

    So you ran two miles on the treadmill this morning, and now you can have that cheeseburger, small fries and Diet Coke, guilt-free. Not so fast. The 200 calories you burned...

  • Past imperfect

    October 13, 2009

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    October 09, 2009

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  • Sebelius: Americans must get swine flu virus

    October 07, 2009

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