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In 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.
NASHVILLE, Tenn.----Healthways, Inc. and Physicians Health Choice today announced an agreement to provide the Healthways SilverSneakers® Fitness Program, the nation’s leading exercise program for older adults, to eligible Physicians Health Choice plan members in Texas, Florida, New Mexico and Arkansas beginning in January 2010.
Christian McCarthy has a vision for Katonah-Lewisboro’s athletics and physical education programs.
Every Tuesday and Thursday morning at Parkway Elementary School, a group of fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders pack the gym for an early morning workout before class. They jump rope, do chin-ups, climb peg boards and swing hula hoops to keep fit.
DECATUR - In winter, the temptation for youngsters to let theirphysical activity lapse can be strong. After all, it's warm andcozy inside, and that's where the video games are. And many parentshave a veritable all-you-can-drink policy regarding hot cocoa.
Are physical ed classes needed in college? Or do they simply justify an on-campus fitness center?
Did you know the average person gains approximately 7 pounds between Thanksgiving and the New Year? That is a whopping 24,500 extra calories consumed or not burned by regular activity and exercise.
The Ohio Wesleyan softball coaches and players will hold a defense and baserunning clinic on Dec. 5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for girls grades 5-12. Registration is limited to 50 participants per clinic. For more information or to register, call coach Cassie Cunningham at (740) 368-3737 or visit bishops.owu.edu.
Need a piece of exercise equipment that will increase your endurance and help you have more fun while working out? Look no further than a CD or MP3 player. Experts say music can get you to move longer, sweat more and have a better time doing it. -- read more
Like the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, he has stage 4 glioblastoma.
As he prepared to begin his second major league season last April, Evan Longoria was asked how he could build on a terrific debut season in 2008 that ended with a Rookie of the Year award for himself and an unexpected World Series trip for the Rays. He suggested it wouldn't be that hard to hit 30 home runs and drive in 100 runs. Two days later, Rays coaches had Longoria out in center field and ...
In 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.
(ARA) - The holiday temptations of hot chocolate, savory turkey, warm pumpkin pie and other enticing treats can launch you into the seasonal spirit. But they can also make your New Year's getting-in-shape resolutions harder to achieve.
The Lonoke Community Center received the Arkansas Governor’s Council on Fitness award for health and fitness center leadership for the first time since the center opened in 2002.
"SEASON'S EATINGS," HMSA-sponsored discussion of healthy eating strategies to maintain weight and health during the holidays; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dec. 4, Kalihi YMCA; free; registration, 432-9220, or YMCA Welcome Desk.
Although we all understand the importance of exercise, it’s still not something that is enjoyable or easy to do. In fact, many people don’t do it at all. But, others just find it hard to get into a fitness routine, and may need a little extra something to get motivated.
