NH childhood obesity prevention recommendations
Boston Globe - Tue Dec 8, 11:03 am ETThe 14 recommendations made Tuesday by the New Hampshire Commission on Prevention of Childhood Obesity:
Exercise and Fitness
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Fit for the holidays
The Wenatchee World - Tue Dec 8, 6:05 pm ETSpread healthy holiday cheer with exercise gear for the active on your shopping list. “Personal Training With Jackie: Power Circuit Training” A personal training session for a Secret Santa-friendly price? That’s what reality TV star and exercise guru Jackie Warner is offering with this DVD, which targets each large muscle group with three moves followed by a combination of all of them in a ...
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County discusses rec coordinator position
Sidney Herald - Tue Dec 8, 4:42 pm ETRepresentatives of the county’s physical activity action group asked county commissioners to increase their commitment for a recreation coordinator position Monday.
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Getting a Real Workout at Work
Valley News - Tue Dec 8, 10:11 am ETIn the school's music room, Pullen and two of her colleagues are doing pushups and lifting a tire rim above their heads as part of an exercise program for teachers that started this fall. Bringing exercise into the school is a way to make it easier for teachers to participate.
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Fit Teenage Boys Are Smarter
redOrbit - Mon Dec 7, 11:09 pm ETBut muscle strength isn't the secret, study showsIn the first study to demonstrate a clear positive association between adolescent fitness and adult cognitive performance, Nancy Pedersen of the University of Southern California and colleagues in Sweden find that better cardiovascular health among teenage boys correlates to higher scores on a range of intelligence tests – and more education and ...
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Exercise can beat the winter blues
Jefferson City News Tribune - Tue Dec 8, 6:52 am ETWith the holidays right around the corner, many people may not be feeling happiness and good cheer. This is often true for some older adults. Depression affects nearly 20 percent of the adult population and is often experienced during the holiday season.
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Fitness calendar
Asheville Citizen-Times - Tue Dec 8, 12:24 am ETSubmit entries at least two weeks in advance to Fitness Calendar, P.O. Box 2090, Asheville, NC 28802, e-mail to melmoore@CITIZEN-TIMES.com or fax to 251-0585.
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Exercise guards white blood cells against aging
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - Tue Dec 8, 3:48 am ETStudies have shown that exercise can help ward off heart disease and cancer, and now new research shows that the reason why may be found within cells themselves.
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Get fit, the Wii way
The Daily News - Tue Dec 8, 3:36 am ETDETROIT — On most days, at 3:30 a.m., South Lyon resident Sherry Bridson wakes up and heads to her TV, where for the next 90 minutes, she plays a video game.
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Health for the holidays
The Springfield News-Leader - Mon Dec 7, 9:17 pm ETChances are you'll be buying a present this holiday season for a senior citizen or someone with a health condition.
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Independence Blue Cross Supports Pennsylvania Fitness Program with Grants to 10 Area Schools
redOrbit - Mon Dec 7, 2:11 pm ETHealth eTools for Schools. A web-based application, Health eTools for Schools provides educational resources and cutting-edge technology to help schools facilitate health policy requirements and enable better nutrition and physical activity planning for children. To date, more than 700 area schools and more than 359,000 students are enrolled in Health eTools for Schools. Do The Smart Thing(SM ...
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'Firm Believers' lose a friend
The State - Mon Dec 7, 2:47 pm ETThe family-written obituary for Anna Benson, best known as co-founder of The Body Firm studios and The Firm exercise videos, wonderfully captured her passion for physical fitness, for her home state of South Carolina and for life.
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Don't fall victim to 'shoulds'
seattlepi.com - Mon Dec 7, 6:07 pm ETWhen it comes to exercise, it's easy to fall victim to the "should" syndrome.
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Some numbers don't carry much weight
The Record and Herald News - Mon Dec 7, 9:04 am ETDon't sweat the scale; other numbers may be better fitness indicators
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Tips to Consider Your First Day at a Fitness Center
Newswise - Mon Dec 7, 3:47 pm ETIn early January, couch potatoes across the country will be walking into fitness centers, resolving to get fit in 2010. These newbies will have a lot more success achieving their goals if they know what to ask, look for, and do on that first visit. Adrian Shepard, assistant director of recreation-fitness for Butler University, offers tips for people to consider their first day at a fitness center.
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Tech gadgets can boost your workouts
Asbury Park Press - Mon Dec 7, 12:13 pm ETIn simpler times, maintaining good health was a matter of joining a gym or lacing up running shoes for a loop in the park. At most, you'd buy a watch with a digital display so you could time your laps.
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Fit Holiday Gifts
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Kenya's village of athletes feeling the strain
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Exercise reduces death rate in prostate cancer patients
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