Uni Key Health Blog

Workout Wednesday: Fit Arms, Fast!

May 15, 2013 – 7:52 pm

You don’t have to be a mega-super-weight lifter to have sculpted arms and shoulders. Try these simple moves for stronger, more firm arms! (Trust me, if I can do these exercises— you can too!) If you don’t have dumbbells, you can use just about anything with weight to it. Try canned goods, bottles of water, read more »

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Exercise & Fitness

Workout Wednesday: Interval Training

May 8, 2013 – 5:04 pm

With summer coming, everyone wants to get their better-bodies out and in shape. A great workout strategy to do this efficiently—so you can get on with your day— is interval training. It combines high intensity periods of exercise with slower periods of rest. This combo pushes the body to work harder than a steady paced read more »

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Food & Nutrition

31-Day Smoothie Calendar

May 8, 2013 – 3:21 pm

Have a different smoothie, every day of the month! See a smoothie that piques your interest? Click the picture to get the recipe! View Larger Size

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Exercise & Fitness

Workout Wednesday: Water Exercise

May 1, 2013 – 4:36 pm

Swimming has always been something I’ve loved to do since I was a kid— you couldn’t get me out of the water during the summer! Even as an adult, there are benefits and exercises you can do in the water to stay fit and healthy without a lot of the stress on your body. Swimming read more »

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Exercise & Fitness

Workout Wednesday: 3 Thigh Exercises

April 24, 2013 – 8:18 pm

Flabby-thigh be gone! You want it? You got it! There’s the traditional lunges and squats, but these exercise moves add a twist to those classics. Lunging Knee-Ups Stand with your feet hip-width apart, arms at your sides. Step back with your right leg and lunge until your knee is about an inch above the ground. read more »

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Food & Nutrition Health News & Updates

Get Real: The Feeding Tube Fad Diet

April 18, 2013 – 4:59 pm

I’ve been thinking about fad diets lately— from the ridiculous to the more ridiculous. Do they gain popularity because they work? Fat chance. (Pun intended!) Or do we know their names because the outlandish astounds us? I’d like to think it’s the latter, to preserve my faith in…well, common sense and reasonableness. Here’s my take… read more »

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Exercise & Fitness

Workout Wednesday: Benefits of Walking

April 17, 2013 – 3:57 pm

Not a runner? According to a new study, walking can be just as beneficial for your overall well-being as running! Look at this list of benefits walking can have: 1. It’s a low impact activity so it doesn’t put stress on the body and joints. 2. Walking works large muscle groups…quadriceps, hamstrings, gluteal muscles, as read more »

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Customer Stories Healthy Living

Ask the UNI KEY Team: April 2013

April 16, 2013 – 5:17 pm

As Quality Assurance Manager, I work closely with the production, packaging, and delivery of our products. We take great pride in the level of consciousness we have for the effects of our products, both for our consumers and the environment. Here are some common questions I get, concerning the quality of our products: Q: Environmental read more »

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Exercise & Fitness

Workout Wednesday: At Work

April 10, 2013 – 9:24 pm

One of the most common excuses for not getting in a good workout is, “I just don’t have time”. (Sound familiar?) The important thing to remember is that the essential basic need for us, as human beings, to workout is to get our bodies moving. Period. Despite the cultural perception that “working out” has to read more »

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Food & Nutrition Healthy Living

Energy Drinks: The Truth Behind the Facade

April 5, 2013 – 5:38 pm

With a market at an estimated $8 billion a year, there is no question that energy drinks have become a big industry. A major reason it is so successful is all the flashy advertising they do to promote themselves. It seems that most extreme sports have an energy drink brand sponsoring them and their events, read more »