People like 'bigger, better' in fickle gym business
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Staying Strong
Poughkeepsie Journal - Sun Jul 19, 3:09 am ETHealth, fitness and medical experts make no bones about it. Middle-aged women should exercise to be strong for the years ahead, not just to fit into jeans from the past.
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'Boot camp' aerobics attracts 300 on a Saturday morning
Grand Island Independent - Sun Jul 19, 6:51 am ETGrand Island apparently is populated by lots of morning people if the early Saturday scene at the Webb Road Athletic Complex was any indication.
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Fitness is a jaunt in the park
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Sun Jul 19, 1:08 am ETStacy Chick has a solution for Memphians thick and tired of living in the most obese city in the nation: get off the sofa and come to Mud Island.
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Gentle exercise a way to get body moving again
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin - Sun Jul 19, 2:03 am ETEasy does it. That works for a number of things, including exercise. But physical activity is also part of a balanced, independent lifestyle.
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Fitness Goals That Matter Most
Forbes - Fri Jul 17, 10:38 am ETExperts weigh in on eight benchmarks that are critical to conquer for healthy living.
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Fit City: Attitude key to good exercise
The Arizona Republic - Fri Jul 17, 3:57 pm ETExercise can be considered activity, and activity can be considered exercise. So the difference between exercise and activity only exists in attitudes
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Fitness can help workers in many ways
Austin American-Statesman - Fri Jul 17, 6:09 pm ETEven when the pavement's scorching hot, Austin's fitness fanatics can be found on the city's streets and trails in running shoes or on bikes. This devotion to elevated heart rates and increased muscle tone has found its way into many area workplaces as employers set out to encourage healthy behaviors.
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Horne: Kids to know diet, exercise matter
East Valley Tribune - Fri Jul 17, 10:27 pm ETState schools Superintendent Tom Horne is convinced that most teens don't know why fruit is better for you than french fries and why vigorous exercise is healthier than video games.
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Hospital's belly dancing class is a workout disguised as fun
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - Fri Jul 17, 9:42 pm ETCLAREMONT - Instead of hearing instrumental building music from the speakers, patients entering the Pomona Valley Health Center on Thursday nights are bombarded with world music, laughter and jingling sounds from women getting a weekly dose of cardio belly dance.
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Proposal to include health standards in schools
The Yuma Sun - Fri Jul 17, 9:29 pm ETState School Superintendent Tom Horne has scheduled a public forum in Yuma next month to hear reaction to his proposal to include healthy eating and exercise standards in school lesson plans.
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Elite athletes: They're quick, competitive and nearly 40
CNN - Thu Jul 16, 10:05 am ETAging athletes don't have the agility they had in their youth. Minor injuries accumulate and become major ones. And by the time they hit their mid-30s and 40s, they're considered geriatric -- that's the conventional wisdom.
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Why, where to get a real workout
Press-Banner - Fri Jul 17, 1:04 pm ETWhy work out? There may be nobody better to ask than bodybuilder Dave Draper, whose killer biceps have earned him the titles of Mr. America, Mr. World and Mr. Universe.
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Health calendar
Honolulu Advertiser - Fri Jul 17, 7:41 am ETELDER CARE DISCUSSIONS offered by ORI Anuenue Hale, a nonprofit organization offering support services to kupuna, caregivers and families; ORI Wellness Center, Helemano Plantation (next to Dole Plantation, near Wahiawa); free; registration requested: 622-3929:
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Use technology as a trainer
Carteret County News-Times - Fri Jul 17, 7:12 am ET(ARA) - Summer is here. Say 'so long' to the stuffy gym and hello to biking, swimming and outdoor exercise. An added bonus -- no more gym fees. "You can enjoy the sun and get fit at the same time," says Karin Muskopf, senior product manager, MSN division of Microsoft.
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A.D.’s Corner: July 17, 2009
Glen Cove Record-Pilot - Fri Jul 17, 8:44 am ETThe idea of plyometrics is to develop the greatest amount of force in the shortest amount of time. Plyometrics is one of the best ways if not the best way to improve power. Power is similar to strength except you are adding a time factor.
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