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Travel Fitness

While traveling for business or pleasure, there is a temptation to eat more than usual and exercise less. But even if the only workout space is a hotel room, travelers can still do many activities to keep in shape.

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Hypothermia develops when body temperature, usually at 98.6ºF, drops below 90ºF. Frostbite occurs when parts of our bodies -- usually fingers and toes -- freeze because the blood vessels have constricted and blood flow is reduced. According to the Red Cross, about 700 people in the United States die every year from hypothermia and frostbite. People can become lost in the wilderness, stranded in their cars or trapped at home without utilities.

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