Physically Active Teen Boys Are Smarter, Study Says
Fox News - Fri Dec 4, 9:24 am ETJocks get new respect in a large Swedish study that suggests physically active teen boys may be smarter than their couch-potato counterparts.
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Walking helps forge brain paths
Daily Vidette - Tue Dec 1, 11:04 pm ETResearchers at the University of California at San Francisco have found cognitive benefits in older women who walk regularly.
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The Biggest Loser Videogame Makes Guest Appearance in Hit NBC Show
IGN Nintendo DS - Tue Dec 1, 6:08 pm ETThe Biggest Loser (DS) Video game adds new at-home challenge for show's contestants.
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Forced physical activity singles out obese students
TCU Daily Skiff - Tue Dec 1, 7:19 pm ETWe keep hearing that heart disease is on the rise in America. How can such a preventable disease be so common and take over the population? There are many explanations, but a more important question is what can we do about it? Lincoln University in Pennsylvania has come forward and faced this epidemic.
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Physical Activity Has Anti-Aging Effect on Cardiovascular System: German Study
Senior Journal - Tue Dec 1, 12:56 pm ETDec. 1, 2009 – People who engage in regular physical activity are gaining an anti-aging weapon that will help them live longer lives.
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UW-L fitness study finds video game only helps a Wii bit
La Crosse Tribune - Tue Dec 1, 5:29 pm ETWii Fit will be a popular gift this Christmas , but people shouldthink twice about buying it if they are only interested infitness.
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Exercise Guards White Blood Cells Against Aging
Forbes - Mon Nov 30, 4:34 pm ETIn study, athletes had 'younger' immune cells than sedentary, healthy adults
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Exercise with arthritis: It may hurt to move, but working out helps joints
SouthtownStar - Tue Dec 1, 6:14 am ETDoctors agree exercise has important health benefits for everyone - regardless of age and physical condition. But for people with arthritis, working out regularly, and within their limits, is critical, according to a Silver Cross Hospital rheumatologist. Dr. Maria Sosenko said the approach to living with arthritis has changed over the years. Advances have been made in treating the disease that ...
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State tells how fit are our school children
The Press-Enterprise - Tue Dec 1, 1:43 am ETInland ninth-graders are less physically fit than their peers statewide. But state physical fitness test result data released Monday show Riverside County fifth- and seventh-graders performed better than peers elsewhere in meeting five of six targets, enough to pass the overall test.
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American Council on Exercise (ACE) Says Time- and Cost-Conscious Workouts Are Among the Most Popular Fitness Trends in ...
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Dec 1, 8:02 am ETThe American Council on Exercise , America's leading authority on fitness and one of the largest fitness certification, education and training organizations in the world, today announced the top ten fitness trends for 2010 based on an annual survey of its extensive worldwide network of personal trainers, group fitness experts, advanced health and fitness specialists and lifestyle and weight ...
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Fitness calendar
Asheville Citizen-Times - Tue Dec 1, 12:54 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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dreamGEAR® & 24 Hour Fitness® Announce Gaming Accessories Partnership
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Dec 1, 9:03 am ETTORRANCE, Calif.----National fitness and gaming accessory leaders join forces for the first time to close the gap between virtual and physical workout instruction. dreamGEAR® — a leading provider of high-quality and cutting-edge accessories for all video game platforms — has announced an exclusive partnership with 24 Hour Fitness®, a national leader in the health and fitness industry, for ...
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Welborn Health Plans Selects Silver&Fit Affinity(TM) Senior Fitness Program
GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Dec 1, 6:00 am ETEVANSVILLE, Ind. -- To help curb the escalating cost of health care and manage the health of a growing baby boomer population, Welborn Health Plans , the only Medicare Advantage plan located in Southern Indiana, announced today that it has selected the Silver&Fit Affinity senior fitness program for their southwestern Indiana Medicare members.
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CYBEX Fitness Solutions Installed at Two Prominent Midtown Manhattan Hotels
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Dec 1, 9:00 am ETMEDWAY, Mass.----Cybex International, Inc. , a leading manufacturer of premium exercise equipment for the commercial and consumer markets, announced today that Ace Hotel and the Strand Hotel, two highly regarded luxury properties located in midtown Manhattan, have installed a broad range of the Company’s cardio and strength-training equipment.
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Tech gifts: gadgets for your workout
San Jose Mercury News - Mon Nov 30, 4:19 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.
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Dazadi Gears Up For New Year's Weight Loss Resolutions With A Revamped Exercise and Fitness Selection
PRWeb via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 1, 2:05 am ETFor the holidays, Dazadi.com has expanded their exercise and fitness category to include a wider selection of fitness equipment, workout accessories and exercise media. This enhanced category specifically targets weight loss and fitness goals which are extremely popular with people making New Year's resolutions to lose weight.
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Kenya's village of athletes feeling the strain
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Obama to honor young inventors at science fair
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Science Daily: Fitness
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Weight-loss proves effective cure for sleep apnea
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Young adults who exercise get higher IQ Scores
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Weight control strategies for adolescents identified
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Long-term physical activity has an anti-aging effect at the cellular level
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