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NORTH HAMPTON and#8212; One Seacoast club is making a bold step in the effort to raise money for cancer research while simultaneously raising awareness for the need to get fit. Everyone, yes everyone, is a member this month at Fitness Revolution in North...
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Many breast cancer fundraising events, seminars, races and screening programs are highlighted throughout the month.
Rumblefish's pre-cleared music catalog will power Virtual Active's new experiential exercise video content enabling fitness enthusiasts to virtually run, hike or cycle all over the world.
Considering that I do go to a Jesuit school, and its ideals have definitely emulated in my convictions, I thought that it only be necessary to convey these ideals through my life - fitness and exercise. The next seven columns I write will address an aspect of fitness and health and then communicate that as a life principle that I have been able to take from this Jesuit education.
In the United States lately there has been a lot of talk about obesity. It has been called everything from a startling trend to an epidemic and citizens have been warned to protect themselves.
When it comes to exercise and physical activity, people who are severely obese often feel defeated and think -- why bother. But a new study shows why they should bother, according to the study team.
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WASHINGTON -- Get moving: New exercise guidelines released this week set a minimum sweat allotment for good health. For most adults, that's 2 1/2 hours a week.
It has become a common trend: kids watch too much TV, engage in less physical activity, and eat too much fast food. Specialists say such behaviors have led to high rates of childhood obesity across the nation.
Getting children active can put them on the road to a healthier life. It can also help prevent illnesses and help them make healthier choices as adults.
LifeCenter open house: 6-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, LifeCenter Health and Fitness Club, 700 S. Bartlett Road. Come find out about the programs, class and personalized training available. bartlettparks.org or (630) 540-4848.
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Norman Public Schools health services coordinator Sharon Howard knows it's important to teach children as early as possible to eat healthy and exercise often.Howard said Norman Regional Hospital compiled a summary of body mass indexes from elementary student health screenings completed during the 2007-2008 school year.
Workouts for people who don’t like traditional forms of exercise are being offered in gyms across the country — and sometimes even in bars.
If you are currently strength training on a regular basis you have already completed the most difficult task. Even avid exercisers shy away from strength training, because it appears complex and time consuming.
By Claire Cummings | Hundreds of thousands of elementary and middle school students across the state were expected to do what George Long Elementary School students Jimmy Helton, 7, and Ryan Simmons, 7, did Wednesday: walk to school.
