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Walking is a way to enjoy warmer weather, stay fit
By JENNIFER RUSSEL - MSU Extension Service
Fri,04/04/14-7:57PM , 109 Reads
Spring is here, and this is a great time to start a new life goal while enjoying the beautiful weather we are experiencing.

I have a membership at a gym, but it has been challenging for me to go to a building when the weather has been so beautiful to enjoy fitness on a whole new level.
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Parents can help their children develop healthful habits
By JENNIFER RUSSEL - MSU Extension Service
Fri,03/28/14-7:22PM , 171 Reads
Parents play an important role in helping their children develop good health habits.

Healthy children eat well, live a physically active life and feel good about themselves and others. Children need encouragement from parents and other significant adults to develop healthful habits and attitudes.

Eating well
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Role reversal: Helping older family members with finances
By JENNIFER RUSSEL - MSU Extension Service
Fri,03/21/14-7:26PM , 123 Reads
(Adapted from MU Office for Financial Success Finance Tip of the Week blog post by Lucy Schrader, associate state specialist and Building Strong Families program coordinator, University of Missouri Extension)
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Achieve health goals by following seven helpful steps
By JENNIFER RUSSEL - MSU Extension Service
Fri,03/07/14-9:23PM , 142 Reads
If asked, most people would agree that they’d like to have better health. The challenge comes in determining how to go about eating better and being more active. Too often, people take the all-or-nothing approach. They start the year trying to improve every aspect of their eating habits and trying to exercise every day.
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78°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Chance of Rain: 20%
Max Temp: 82°F
Min Temp: 35°F
Feels Like: 82°F
Dew Point: 62°F
Humidity: 71%
Sunrise: 7:10 AM
Sunset: 7:08 PM

Wind Speed: 20 mph
Wind Direction: S
Wind Gust: 32 mph
Sky Cover: 39%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 62°F
Moon Rise: 5:18 AM
Moon Set: 3:51 PM

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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