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January 4, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Resolutions For The Already Fit There are plenty of articles out there about how to get fit in 2013. But what should those of us who are already fit be doing to improve our fitness abilities? Here are five resolutions for better athletic performance in 2013.  Continue reading... Flu Season Crowding Canadian Emergency Rooms The Best Tasting Hot Chocolate ... Comes In An Orange Mug? WATCH: Funny Mom Rap Or Motherhood Stereotypes? Iceland Name List: Girl Fights For Right To Use Her 'Disapproved' Name Worst Healthy Foods: Don't Get Fooled By These 8 "Healthy" Foods Health And Fitness Tips: 100 Reasons To Start Fresh In 2013 CYNTHIA CHENG MINTZ Why I'm Against Israel's "Too Skinny" Ban on Models Israel's has recently banned "too-skinny" models requiring they must have a BMI of at least 18.5 in order to work. There are very strict rules about using models who fall below the magic number. However, this ruling is unfair. BMI is, after all, not always an indicator of health -- there have been many publications that have proven that. For example, people with very light bones and athletes are more likely to fall out of said number, and still be relatively healthy. In addition, one can meet these minimum requirements, yet still look extremely thin -- muscle, after all, weighs more than fat. Continue reading... ADAM KINGSMITH Why We Self-Censor When We Read Online The Internet not only changes what media we view, but how we view it. In order to avoid being overwhelmed by informational anxiety as so much data prattles uncontrollably at us from our screens, we have subconsciously become our own content editors and censorship committees, determining for ourselves which sites are worth frequenting and which ones are not, what content is good and what content is bad. Continue reading... VICKI MURPHY New Year, Same Hot-Mess Mommy In a nutshell: life is chaos, it's all my fault, but I just can't help it so bite me. I'm a busy woman who is chewing what she has bitten off as fast as she can. I'm a hot mess, always in a rush to get where I'm going, dragging my poor son behind me. But damn it, I'm doing it. I'm getting there. There is room for improvement for sure. But at this dawn of a new calendar year, I'm not going to make a grand pledge to change. Continue reading... BRENT TODERIAN How Your New Year's Resolutions Can Make Your City Better At this time of year, most of us are thinking hard about New Year's resolutions to make our personal, family and professional lives better. But before we finalize the list of losing weight, balancing our household finances, or cleaning out that back closet, what if we picked a few that could improve our lives, while ALSO improving our cities, towns and communities? Continue reading... REBECCA ZAMON The 52 Books I Read in 2012 Every year I set out to read 52 books. Then, at the end of the year, I put them all together in a list to (a) hopefully give some suggestions for stuff to read and (b) remember what it was I read. Look for the asterisks for the books that I thought were truly great. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.