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:
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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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Fit teenage boys are smarter
EurekAlert! - Mon Dec 7, 1:35 pm ET( University of Southern California ) In the first study to demonstrate a clear positive association between adolescent fitness and adult cognitive performance, researchers find that better aerobic health among teenage boys correlates to higher scores on a range of intelligence tests -- and more education and income later in 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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After school, kids become Champions at PAL center
The News Journal - Mon Dec 7, 3:49 am ETWhen 8-year-old Cynthia Gordon gets on the bus after a long day of classes at Eisenberg Elementary School, she does not head home.
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Lenexa, Kansas to Be Home to Newest Life Time Fitness Center
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Dec 7, 10:00 am ETCHANHASSEN, Minn.----Life Time Fitness, Inc. today announced plans to open its newest sports and athletics, family recreation and entertainment, professional fitness and spa center in Lenexa, Kansas.
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New Weight Loss Trend – Dieters Compete to Lose Weight Online
PRWeb - Mon Dec 7, 11:44 am ETAndrew Chatwood, 53, has won the first ever ‘Terrific in 10’ body transformation contest at Wexer.com, a free video workout site that offers personalized health and fitness advice. Chatwood whittled 3 inches off his waist, gained an inch of upper body strength and shed 9 pounds - without a strict diet or crazy workout schedule. When your computer becomes your home gym, it’s easy to get results ...
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Power Plate(R) Exercise Voted 'Best Los Angeles Workout' on Citysearch
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Dec 7, 11:00 am ETThe revolutionary Power Plate® workout
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Beat the 'holiday bulge' by making smart nutritional decisions
Today's News-Herald - Mon Dec 7, 5:59 am ET(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.
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Appointment Book
Erie Times-News - Mon Dec 7, 12:09 am ET-Active Minds at Mercyhurst College will host a free panel discussion Thursday, Dec. 10, 8:30 p.m., in the college's Zurn Hall, Lecture Hall 114. The session, Now and After College: A Panel Discussion on Mental Health, will discuss mental health and illness on a college campus and what to expect after college.
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Gift ideas for the fitness fans on your list
Lexington Clipper-Herald - Mon Dec 7, 2:52 am ET(ARA) - What do you get the fitness fans on your holiday shopping list? Candy and fruitcake probably aren't good gifts, since they're likely watching their diets. Clothing is difficult, since getting the style and size right can be tricky.
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Poorer pupils benefit from daily physical activity
EARTHtimes.org - Sun Dec 6, 10:16 pm ETHamburg - Daily exercise at school may reduce the impact of poverty and other socio-economic forces on future heart problems, German researchers have found. One year of daily gym class increased fat-free mass by 2.6 per cent among children in a poore...
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Finding a health club that fits your needs
San Francisco Chronicle - Sun Dec 6, 3:41 am ETEditor's note: The Chronicle is working with Bay Area Consumers' Checkbook magazine and Checkbook.org, a nonprofit consumer group that rates various types of local service firms and professionals, to help you find the best services in the Bay Area. For the... Christmas - Health - holiday - Thanksgiving - Christmas tree
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Cardiovascular risk in youth with type 1 diabetes linked primarily to insulin resistance
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