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<description>Phuket Health - Phuket's English newspaper, with daily phuket news, phuket events, phuket classifieds, phuket business directory hotels, phuket resorts, phuket restaurants, phuket golf, phuket diving</description> 
<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com</link> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket: Embracing the sphinx’s power]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Hi and welcome to another yoga pose for life.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-embracing-the-sphinx’s-power-39593.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 16:12:36 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket: Making Cense of affordable spas]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Located opposite Central Festival, the Cheriam Spa Village has been rebranded as Cense by Spa Cenvaree – the other change is that a day out at a Phuket spa need no longer be expensive.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-making-cense-of-affordable-spas-39592.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 16:04:19 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket: Feldenkrais practitioner teaches how to take our first steps... all over again]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: We can often recognise a family member from afar because of their distinctive gait, as each of us have learned to move in a unique way.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-feldenkrais-practitioner-teaches-how-to-take-our-first-steps-all-over-again-39396.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 09:57:41 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket: Three steps to feeling healthy]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Welcome to ‘Supercharge Yourself’ – a three part series on how you can take quick easy steps to improve your body, mental state and spiritual wellbeing.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-three-steps-to-feeling-healthy-39249.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 15:20:46 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket heat almost claims Briton’s life]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: While, for the island’s sunseekers, this month’s blistering heat of up to 40 degrees, and long days of uninterrupted sunshine were seen as a very welcome and unexpected surprise, for 71-year-old Briton Ian Foster, it most certainly ruined his holiday and almost cost him his life.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-heat-almost-claims-briton’s-life-38786.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:18:56 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Getting to the root of addiction at Phuket rehabilitation centre Bhavana]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The Phuket News speaks with Dr Kai Goh, the founder and CEO of Phuket and Southeast Asia’s only medically licensed rehabilitation and detoxification centre, Bhavana.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/getting-to-the-root-of-addiction-at-phuket-rehabilitation-centre-bhavana-38556.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:34:33 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Walking in the air: Testing Phuket's only anti-gravity treadmill]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: There was a period during my childhood where I had the recurring dream of being thrown from one mountain top to the other and back again. Always at high speed, and always to ‘Got The Time’ by heavy metal band Anthrax.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/walking-in-the-air-testing-phukets-only-anti-gravity-treadmill-38298.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 08:59:51 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket: Lifelong fitness equals longevity]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: For the average person, advancing age means loss of energy, stamina, endurance, and strength.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-lifelong-fitness-equals-longevity-38123.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:37:57 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Health: Getting back to basics]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Hi and welcome to another sunny month in Phuket and another yoga asana, in our pursuit of a healthier body and happier mind.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-health-getting-back-to-basics-37976.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:02:56 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket: Jaded rock god wakes up to life]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Guitarist with rock band Placebo, Nick Gavrilovic, is going on 31, but says until recently he felt more like 61.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-jaded-rock-god-wakes-up-to-life-37741.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:19:54 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket: Seeing through HIV's disguises]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[US: Studying HIV-1, the most common and infectious HIV subtype, Johns Hopkins scientists have identified 25 human proteins ‘stolen’ by the virus that may be critical to its ability to infect new cells.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-seeing-through-hivs-disguises-37505.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:40:29 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket: Yoga can make you limber for life]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: For centuries yoga has been practiced for its health and wellness benefits.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-yoga-can-make-you-limber-for-life-37467.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:47:13 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket: Lean, firm and sexy: weight training for women]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Its a myth that only men should work out with weights and that woman should stick to group classes.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-lean-firm-and-sexy-weight-training-for-women-37323.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:23:26 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket: The eagle has landed]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Hi there, this month is the final posture in our leg balance series and what a way to finish!]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-the-eagle-has-landed-37210.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:14:25 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket: Durex launches emergency condom delivery service in Dubai]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[DUBAI: Condom company Durex has launched a new app and service in Dubai that discreetly delivers condoms within an hour, with the delivery made by someone dressed as, say, a pizza delivery man or tourist who slyly slips you the goods without your date noticing. Evening saved.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-durex-launches-emergency-condom-delivery-service-in-dubai-36721.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:08:08 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket: It’s time to get personal]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: In recent years Phuket has exploded with health and fitness programmes: from Detox to Zumba, it’s all here for both holiday visitors and residents living all year round.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-it’s-time-to-get-personal-36675.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:10:13 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Fit for life - Your best Phuket year ever – 2013]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: New Year’s resolutions are inspiring. Maintaining them can, however, be challenging. For those of you that have set yourself a challenge to improve your health and get into shape, here are a few guidelines that will help you achieve your goals.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/fit-for-life-your-best-phuket-year-ever-2013-36443.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:41:24 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Find your inner Phuket warrior]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Hello again and welcome to balance number four in our leg balance series and what a great one to focus on as we say goodbye to 2012 and hello to 2013.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/find-your-inner-phuket-warrior-36349.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:42:04 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Pura Organic Foods adds to its healthy lineup]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Pura Organic Foods Ltd opened its fresh farm organic shop about a year ago, and in addition to the ever growing number of restaurants and resorts, more good food minded consumers are finding their way to their store (on the main road 402 just north of Thalang).]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/pura-organic-foods-adds-to-its-healthy-lineup-36083.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:02:29 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Revealed: secrets of ancient Chinese medicinal herb]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Scientist in the United States on Sunday offered a molecular-level explanation for how a Chinese herbal medicine used for more than 2,000 years tackles fever and eases malaria.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/revealed-secrets-of-ancient-chinese-medicinal-herb-35658.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 09:24:01 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[The importance of doing]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET:  I’ve never understood the idiom ‘Its not whether you win or lose, its how you play the game.’ Of course it’s about winning. Why else compete?]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/the-importance-of-doing-35598.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:07:30 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[British man loses 100kg in Phuket muay Thai camp]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Morbidly obese man James Mason arrived in Phuket nine months ago and enrolled at the island’s Tiger Muay Thai boxing camp, determined to lose weight after doctors told him he had five years to live.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/british-man-loses-100kg-in-phuket-muay-thai-camp-35564.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:02:36 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Tips for a perfect Phuket pet Christmas]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET:   The holiday season can be a fantastic experience for many people. Its also a time for pet owners to be aware of holiday safety precautions for the animals they love:]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/tips-for-a-perfect-phuket-pet-christmas-35527.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:01:34 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Removing the allure of the pack]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: A law forcing tobacco firms to sell cigarettes in plain packets came into effect in Australia on December 1 in an effort to strip any glamour from smoking and prevent young people from taking up the habit.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/removing-the-allure-of-the-pack-35429.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 09:40:45 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Working on your six pack]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Yes, we would all like that perfect six-pack and I’m not talking about that six-pack of your favourite beer. The perfect abs will not be achieved by drinking beer at your local pub, over-indulging in fast foods and lazing around on the couch watching your favourite sports channel and nibbling on snacks.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/working-on-your-six-pack-35280.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:33:15 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Firm feet for a firm future]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: “Yoga does not remove us from the reality or responsibilities of everyday life but rather places our feet firmly and resolutely in the practical ground of experience. We dont transcend our lives; we return to the life we left behind in the hopes of something better. –Donna Farhi]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/firm-feet-for-a-firm-future-35234.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:35:15 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[What is a kettle bell ?]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[A kettle bell is a bowling-ball-shaped weight with a handle and is the newest fitness trend for full-body workout exercises.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/what-is-a-kettle-bell-35196.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:11:15 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[China, Japan relations need major makeover]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[ASIA: As relations between Tokyo and Beijing appear increasingly in need of major surgery, officials in the far north of Japan are hoping the infant industry of medical tourism can thrive unscathed.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/china-japan-relations-need-major-makeover-34681.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2012 13:12:35 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Matthieu Ricard to speak at Phuket's Thanyapura tonight]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: World-renowned Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard will explore the complex topic of altruism and its role in the modern world in a special free-admission talk at the Thanyapura Mind Center in Thalang, Phuket this afternoon.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/matthieu-ricard-to-speak-at-phukets-thanyapura-tonight-34654.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:31:06 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Teaching the science of yoga]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: For many Westerners, yoga is often seen as counter-culture, alternative and even mystical. As such, in India – the birthplace of the discipline – one would think that the locals would practically be born in an ‘asana’.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/teaching-the-science-of-yoga-34526.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:16:08 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Internationally-accredited rehab centre opens in Phuket]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: After a year-long soft-opening, Asia’s first internationally-accredited rehabilitation and medical detox centre, Bhavana Phuket, has been officially launched .]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/internationally-accredited-rehab-centre-opens-in-phuket-33883.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:01:19 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[An experience of a lifetime]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: On Friday September 28, at the age of 52 years I stepped into the ring at Bangla Boxing stadium to take part in my first Muay Thai fight.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/an-experience-of-a-lifetime-33710.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:00:18 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[A woman’s right to choose (to be intimately white)]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[There’s been heated debate over vagina whitening since feminine bleaching product Clean and Dry Intimate Wash hit the Indian market earlier this year. Now the issue has hit closer to home with the launch of Lactacyd White Intimate in Thailand.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/a-woman’s-right-to-choose-to-be-intimately-white-33535.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:17:35 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Kickboxer Caroline, 51, to fight on Friday]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Caroline Davey, the 51-year-old Australian nurse who has never watched a Muay Thai fight owing to “empathising too much”, will be entering the ring at Bangla Boxing Stadium on Friday (September 28) for her first full-on bout of Thai boxing.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/kickboxer-caroline-51-to-fight-on-friday-33409.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 09:29:56 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Wonder why you Zumba]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: I had to take a few breaths to keep my hands steady before I wrote this. I am a heterosexual man and I did a Zumba class and I liked it.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/wonder-why-you-zumba-33209.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:40:59 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Nurse Caroline is a knock out]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Self-confessed chocoholic Caroline Davey never considered herself particularly energetic or fit, that is, until she turned 47 years old and started running...]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/nurse-caroline-is-a-knock-out-33048.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:40:03 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Find strength in numbers]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: In my previous article, I touched upon weight resistance training and prescribed a beginner’s programme for starting out.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/find-strength-in-numbers-32961.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 17:03:48 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[London Olympics are over – but we’re still far from athletes]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: It is all over. The flame is put out, the Queen is back at the Palace, James Bond is back shooting baddies again and the athletes, of course, are enjoying their glorifying and fleeting moment of writing sports history.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/london-olympics-are-over-but-we’re-still-far-from-athletes-32808.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:11:38 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Go with the Phuket flow]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Can you believe that this month is our 8th yoga article?]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/go-with-the-phuket-flow-32641.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:10:46 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Meeting Mr Juice Man]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Phuket is a place where you can enjoy a ridiculously indulgent and hedonistic lifestyle, though one that unfortunately claims numerous lives every year through heart attacks and other related diseases.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/meeting-mr-juice-man-32423.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 09:12:07 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Working on a hunch]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The mother of all postures – the shoulder stand (salamba sarvangasana), most commonly called the candle pose – is be part one of our anatomical focus on the neck and shoulders.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/working-on-a-hunch-32128.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:43:18 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Ploughing through stiffness]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Welcome to part two of our anatomical focus on the neck and shoulders.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/ploughing-through-stiffness-32126.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:29:36 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[It’s all in the hips!]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Hi there and welcome again to another yoga asana that will help you in the pursuit of a happier, healthier body.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/it’s-all-in-the-hips-32076.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:08:20 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Fitness trainer goes straight for the heart]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Superstar fitness trainer, Nathapong ‘K-Ro’ Champachon visited Phuket last Saturday (July 7) to preside over the official opening of Elite Fitness – and also teach the straight community in Phuket that just because you dance it doesn’t necessarily make you gay.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/fitness-trainer-goes-straight-for-the-heart-32046.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:22:11 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Kicking the habit]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Australian Katie Wellington stubbed out her last cigarette on New Year’s Day this year and is determined to crack the habit for good – raising money for charity in the process.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/kicking-the-habit-31918.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 09:21:13 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Making mummies healthy and happy]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Sarah Thomas’ decision to become a certified pre and post natal fitness instructor was born out of a desire to help her friend stay fit, healthy and happy.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/making-mummies-healthy-and-happy-31751.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 08:51:34 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Warming up to exercise]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Over the course of the next few months I will touch on several aspects of lifelong fitness and how to improve your fitness level through strength training, endurance, stretching, nutrition, cardio workouts and group exercise.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/warming-up-to-exercise-31392.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 14:43:11 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Working on a healthier you]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Living in Phuket can sometimes take a significant toll on your body. Green curries, bottles of Singha, and hot days where lying on the beach seems like the only form of exercise you can manage.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/working-on-a-healthier-you-31189.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 09:26:53 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[It's a Phuket dance revolution]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Currently sweeping the world, Latin dance-inspired fitness craze Zumba has arrived in Phuket, and Englishwoman Kaye Smith is at the helm.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/its-a-phuket-dance-revolution-30896.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 15:08:00 +0700</pubDate> 
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