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#### [Building and Practicing Resilience in Healthy Ways](https://blog.silverandfit.com/tag/lifestyle/resilience)

 By [The Silver&Fit® Team at American Specialty Health](https://blog.silverandfit.com/author/american-specialty-health) on September 25, 2023

Building your resilience, or inner strength, is key to coping with life’s hardships. But if used in unhealthy ways, resilience can harm instead of...

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 By [The Silver&Fit® Team at American Specialty Health](https://blog.silverandfit.com/author/american-specialty-health) on August 28, 2023

Loneliness and isolation can harm your health in untold ways. But you don’t have to let them. You can exchange a lonely life for one filled with...

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#### [9 Helpful Exercise Videos for a Strong and Stable Back](https://blog.silverandfit.com/tag/fitness/back-exercises)

 By [The Silver&Fit® Team at American Specialty Health](https://blog.silverandfit.com/author/american-specialty-health) on August 22, 2023

Back pain may be more common with age, but it’s not inevitable. One way to keep it at bay? Do exercises that help keep your core strong and stable.

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#### [Harvest the Best of Your Local Farmers Market](https://blog.silverandfit.com/tag/nutrition/farmers-market)

 By [The Silver&Fit® Team at American Specialty Health](https://blog.silverandfit.com/author/american-specialty-health) on August 17, 2023

The farmers market is a seasonal rite of passage for so many people. If you’ve never been, there’s no better time than now to discover one.

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#### [Let's Dance: Taking the Work Out of Your Workouts](https://blog.silverandfit.com/tag/fitness/dancing)

 By [The Silver&Fit® Team at American Specialty Health](https://blog.silverandfit.com/author/american-specialty-health) on August 15, 2023

If exercise feels like a chore, or you’ve become bored with your current workout routine, dancing may give you the instant blast of motivation you...

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 By [The Silver&Fit® Team at American Specialty Health](https://blog.silverandfit.com/author/american-specialty-health) on June 12, 2023

People sometimes joke about their “addictive” sweet tooth. But for some, a sugar habit can feel as powerful as any addiction and can be a cause for...

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 By [The Silver&Fit® Team at American Specialty Health](https://blog.silverandfit.com/author/american-specialty-health) on June 5, 2023

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