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Q. I am an active and fit 58-year-old woman who is about to undergo extensive back surgery for scoliosis. Once cleared by my doctor and physical therapist, I want to get back to my regular routine of lifting weights, walking and aerobic exercise. What is the best way to do this? - n.w., Livermore, CALIF.A. The human spine is the axis around which we are able conduct our everyday activities. Because we stand on two legs and not four, our spines can take a real beating as we sit, stand, twist, turn, reach, lift and so forth. Structured ...

Source: Lancaster Online   Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:01:30

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IDEA Health & Fitness Association, the leading membership organization of health, wellness and fitness professionals worldwide with more than 23,000 members in over 80 countries, has revealed the results of its annual IDEA Fitness Programs & Equipment Survey. The 13th annual survey revealed a variety of emerging as well as more familiar activities that are continuing to gain momentum.Highlights of fitness programs and trends from the survey include:-- Survey respondents reveal that the populations of members at their facilities are he ...

Source: Centre Daily Times   Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:31:46

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Leader in Fitness Industry Releases Proven Data on Health Benefits of Popular Interactive Video Game in Conjunction with University of Wisconsin The American Council on Exercise (ACE), America's leading authority on fitness and one of the largest fitness certification, education and training organizations in the world, today announced key findings of an exclusive study conducted at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse Exercise and Health Program, on the Nintendo Wii. Investigating the potential fitness benefits of Wii Sports, includ ...

Source: ACE Announces Study Findings on Fitness Benefits of Nintendo Wii   Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:00:00

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This week, the Erlanger schedule of classes and events includes HealthLink Plus fitness opportunities, a variety of health screenings and Safe and Sound information. Events are free and registration is required unless otherwise noted. Call Erlanger HealthLink at 423 778-LINK (5465), Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. HealthLink Plus is a free membership program open to adults 18 and older.Monday, July 28Low Impact Exercise9:00 - 10:00 a.m.HealthLink Plus Office (Northgate Mall)Join us for a free, low-impact exercise class ...

Source: The Chattanoogan   Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:31:04

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Support GroupsHearing Loss Association of Shasta County support groupThis group is for anyone with, or the family and friends of someone with, a hearing loss. No-host lunch available.Day: First Monday of each month.Time: 11 a.m.Place: Country Waffles on Athens Avenue in Redding.Call: 365-0790.Bereavement Education and Support Group IThis group is for anyone grieving a death. Registration required.Day: Thursdays.Time: 10 to 11:30 a.m.Place: Mercy Hospice, 1544 Market St. in Redding.Call: 245-4070.Cancer Survivors Support GroupThis grou ...

Source: The Record Searchlight   Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:03:09

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The UPS Ultimate 10K and 5K was held recently at St. Philip Episcopal Church in the Davies Plantation subdivision. The race is put on by the Davies Plantation Homeowners Association, and the Memphis Runners Track Club. The two races had about 625 runners and walkers and raised more than $15,000 for Youth Villages. Photos, from top: The siren signals the start of the race. Train and Andrea Henderson camp it up on the 10K with young Brodie. The Young Guns entertain runners. Terri Clarke, Joyce Blackford, Judy Thomas, Linda Meeks and Ma ...

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal   Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:14:32

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Saturday's Family Health and Fitness Expo in downtown Fresno targeted the Hispanic community.Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control show that one in five Hispanics has high blood pressure and that Hispanics are two times more likely to develop diabetes than Caucasians. Adding to the epidemic, many don't have access to health care.Dalila Herrera with "Healthy Kids" said, "They don't know these programs are out there. I can't tell you how many times we've done an enrollment and they've been searching high and low and they find ...

Source: KFSN-TV Fresno   Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:10:09

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Kids Fitness Festival teaches the benefits of exercise and nutritionAs Marquis Waters walked through the auditorium, he thought, "This must be kids' wonderland.""They had so many sports to choose from," Marquis, 9, of Delray Beach, said of the annual Kids Fitness Festival on Friday. "I tried tennis, fitness and rugby because I love football . . . and it's like football."The Pine Grove Elementary fourth-grader was among 3,200 youths from Palm Beach and Broward counties at the festival at the South Florida Fairgrounds.The volunteer-run ...

Source: Sun-Sentinel   Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:19:39

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Golf balls and tennis rackets may improve the health of the Mississippi Delta, a place where large numbers of residents suffer from heart-related illnesses.Or that is the hope of Sara Deason, director of the North Sunflower Medical Foundation, the philanthropic arm of North Sunflower Medical Center in Ruleville, as the organization prepares for Birdies and Backhands, a fundraising event being held at the Indianola Country Club on Aug. 2.Proceeds from the golf and tennis tournament will go to fund a wellness center on the campus of the ...

Source: The Bolivar Commercial   Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:28:58

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To have an event listed in this calendar, e-mail the details at least two weeks in advance of the event or registration deadline to nbrcalendar@dailyherald.com. Please put "Health & fitness" in the subject line.Immunization Clinics for Children: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays; 1-3 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays; 1-6 p.m. Thursdays; and 9-11 a.m. the second Saturday of each month, Lake County Health Department Belvidere Medical Building Annex, 2303 Dodge Avenue, Waukegan. The cost of an immunization is $10, but no one is denied services ...

Source: Daily Herald   Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:43:26

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HFB is a forum to see the latest gear from manufacturers, learn from your peers and industry experts and be inspired by dynamic keynote speakers. At HFB we connect a targeted audience of buyers and sellers of strength, cardio and fitness equipmentContactLance CamisascaTel: +1 949 226 5712Email: lance.camisasca@nielsen.com ...

Source: World Leisure News   Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:07:01

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If you happen to be in the Gilford Village between 5:30 and 7 a.m. in the morning on a weekday look out for the Gilford Fire Department. Their not putting out fires but they're sizzling hot. The Gilford Firefighters are going the extra mile to be the fittest firefighters and in top-notch shape for any emergency.Outdoor Fitness Boot Camp is lead by Adventure Trainer Sharon Palisi of Get A Life. The department cares about the health and wellness of their men and women, even Fire Chief Jim Hayes is there pulling his own weight.It's the " ...

Source: The Citizen of Laconia   Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:57:33

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The moms are taking over on Discovery Health's website (www.discoveryhealth.com), as maternal fitness experts from StrollerFit Powered by mommymuscle, the nation's premier mom and baby fitness company, begin blogging all about motherhood.The blog features StrollerFit President Mary Beth Knight and a host of StrollerFit franchisees from around the country, including a childbirth educator, an exercise physiologist, a counselor and more. Mothers all, they will blog from their personal experience and expertise on a variety of mom-friendly ...

Source: PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance   Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:33:00

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Q. I am concerned about the type of exercises I can do for arthritic changes that are going on in my cervical vertebrae. Some of the vertebrae are fused, and I have lipping between the spines and the bodies of the remainder, with a lack of most disk spaces. Any suggestions would be appreciated. - Robert Kreycik, Denver, Colo.A. The human body is miraculously held upright by a column of 33 bones that extends from the skull to the pelvis. The cervical vertebrae are the seven that constitute the upper part of the spine, from the skull to ...

Source: Lancaster Online   Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:41:21

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Support GroupsHearing Loss Association of Shasta County support groupThis group is for anyone with, or the family and friends of someone with, a hearing loss. No-host lunch available.Day: First Monday of each month.Time: 11 a.m.Place: Country Waffles on Athens Avenue in Redding.Call: 365-0790.Bereavement Education and Support Group IThis group is for anyone grieving a death. Registration required.Day: Thursdays.Time: 10 to 11:30 a.m.Place: Mercy Hospice, 1544 Market St. in Redding.Call: 245-4070.Cancer Survivors Support GroupThis grou ...

Source: The Record Searchlight   Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:53:41

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The Memphis Runners Track Club Women and Running Program had its first training session July 7. "We had just over 200 ladies at the walking site alone," Sherry Rogers, one of the group leaders, wrote in an e-mail. Rogers is shown here in sleeveless shirt, visor and wearing a whistle as she leads the walking group. "Over 1,000 women have signed up for the running and walking programs," which run until Aug 25, and lead up to a 5K on Sept. 6.The program meets on Monday nights at 6:30 at different locations in the Shelby Farms area. For i ...

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal   Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:51:18

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CLINICAL WORKShots for Tots, 2-6 p.m., St. Joseph Education Annex, 3030 E. 29th St., Suite 100, in Bryan. Free immunizations for newborn to 12 years old from the Brazos County Health Department. Bring shot record. Details: 731-1231.GET MOVINGSenior Ladies Tennis, Gordon's Tennis at Aerofit, 4455 Carter Creek Parkway in Bryan. Fridays at 8 a.m. Details: 846-8925.2nd Summer Session of Fitness Camps. Sessions for various ages offered at www.trainwithcharlie.com. LEARNING OPPORTUNITIESSafe Sitter Course, 12:30-5 p.m. $70 fee inclu ...

Source: The Bryan-College Station Eagle   Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:32:48

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Boilermaker event runs today, SaturdayBoilermaker weekend begins today at noon, when the 3-acre Health and Fitness Expo opens at the Masonic Care Community on Bleecker Street.Fourteen tents will cover the lawn of the Masonic campus. Expo Coordinator Chris DelMonte said there will be more than 70 booths, as well as entertainment, prize drawings, a food court and commemorative items for sale. "There's a lot of stuff to do here," DelMonte said. "This is an event for the whole family - everyone, not just runners, will find something inter ...

Source: The Observer-Dispatch   Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:25:07

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A pet health, beauty and fitness event to raise awareness about pet obesity will be Friday and Saturday at Meadow Hills Veterinary Center.The event will be from noon to 4 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the clinic, 8802 W. Gage Blvd. in Kennewick.The event is to educate pet owners on life-threatening health dangers linked to overweight pets. As with people, poor eating habits and a lack of exercise contribute to declining health and weight gain in pets, a news release from Meadow Hills stated. ...

Source: Tri-City Herald   Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:33:14

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SparkPeople is getting serious about Detroit.I've written about the health and fitness site before. It's a great online collection of diet, exercise and health tools, with loads of SparkTeams that focus on every topic under the sun for people who want an extra boost from friends while they're trying to get healthy.Now there's a new place specifically for those in southeast Michigan to hang out, as part of the site's new emphasis on local communities. About 50 metro areas launched specific sites this week, and Detroit is one of them. G ...

Source: Detroit Free Press   Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:08:22

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The International Health and Fitness Symposium (IHFS) has assembled a tour de force of world-renowned physicians, best-selling authors and life change experts to create The People's Guide to Health, Happiness and Longevity. The International Health and Fitness Symposium brought together twelve of the world's top health, fitness, nutrition and lifestyle experts in an exclusive one-of-a-kind event to share their knowledge --and secrets--to better health, happiness and longevity.The International Health and Fitness Symposium (IHFS) has a ...

Source: PRWeb   Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:41:57

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Parkes Gym & Fitness is now open for business and offers an exercise opportunity and lifestyle change for everyone!No matter what your age or fitness level Parkes Gym & Fitness can provide a program that will suit you.Located upstairs at 195-199 Clarinda Street, the gym offers a number of high and low impact classes as well as aerobic relaxation sessions.Managers Mary, Duncan and Laurinda Fox along with their trained and accredited staff, will be on hand to provide guidance and assistance in the best use of the large range of equipmen ...

Source: Parkes Champion-Post   Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:57:16

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Town Sports International (TSI) announced today that it has expanded its partnership with Healthways, Inc., offering the award-winning Healthways SilverSneakers(R) Fitness Program for active older adults at fifteen more of TSI's New York Sports Clubs (NYSC) locations. The fifteen new locations will join the existing sixteen NYSC locations and six Philadelphia Sports Clubs (PSC) locations that have the SilverSneakers(R) Fitness Program, bringing the total number of TSI clubs offering SilverSneakers(R) to 37.Started in 1992, SilverSneak ...

Source: R Fitness Program   Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:19:20

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Erin Cruzado wanted to box, but she didn't want to do it alone.So she convinced her 60-year-old adopted mother, Rose, to join her for a class."I didn't think I could do it," Rose said. "But when I actually got in there and started moving around, I thought 'this is comfortable, I like this.' You never know you can't do something until you try."The Cruzados might seem like an unlikely pair in the ring, but combat sports such as boxing, kickboxing and mixed martial arts are not just for fighters anymore. They're for regular people lookin ...

Source: The Alexandria Town Talk   Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:01:35

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Microsoft will provide ads through its adCenter platform, initially matching placements of text-based ads with Rodale's editorial content. Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) on Monday said it has signed an agreement to become the exclusive provider of contextual and paid search advertising to Rodale's online network of health and fitness Web sites. Financial details were not disclosed.Under the deal, Microsoft will distribute advertising to Rodale's MensHealth.com, WomensHealthmag.com, RunnersWorld.com, and other sites. "Rodale is the authoritati ...

Source: InformationWeek   Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:20:52

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Fitness eventsMemphis Runners Track Club Women's Running and Walking Program 2008: MRTC offers a free women's running clinic and 10-week training program each year. Designed for beginner and intermediate runners. At the end of the sessions, each participant will be able to complete a 5K. Training sessions, which begin today, meet Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at the Agricenter or Shelby Farms. Program concludes with a 5K run Sept. 6 at Audubon Park. Visit memphisrunners.com under "MRTC Programs/Events" and then under "Women and Running."Liturg ...

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal   Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:06:18

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GET MOVINGSeniors Golf Tournament, Mondays at Texas A&M University Golf Course, $5 entry fee. No advance registration; just show up and play. First group at 7 a.m.Seniors Golf Tournament, Wednesdays at Bryan Golf Course, 206 W. Villa Maria Road in Bryan. $5 entry; tee off at 7:30 a.m.Senior Ladies Tennis, Gordon's Tennis at Aerofit, 4455 Carter Creek Parkway in Bryan. Fridays at 8 a.m. Details: 846-8925.Bariatric Post-Op Exercise, 1318 Memorial Drive, St. Joseph Regional Rehabilitation Center in Bryan. Classes at the Fitness Studio, A ...

Source: The Bryan-College Station Eagle   Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:48:32

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SaturdayWeight Loss Challenge, 7-8 p.m., St. William Catholic Church, 6 Church St., Williamstown. $39. Registration required. 859-903-9069.TuesdayAdvanced Directive Assistance, 1-5:30 p.m., Clinton Memorial Hospital, 610 W. Main St., Wilmington. Patient Education Conference Room. Registration required. 937-382-9318.Family-to-Family Course, 6:30-9 p.m., Madeira-Silverwood Presbyterian Church, 8000 Miami Ave., Madeira. For family and friends of individuals diagnosed with mental illness. Weekly through Sept. 16. Registration required. 51 ...

Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer   Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:38:07

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Pounding music, toned bodies straining on steppers or pumping iron, groups of people honing their aerobic skills - all this and more is visible at hundreds of small and big gyms that have mushroomed across the national capital in the past few years.It's an indication of the increasing attention middle class denizens of this metropolis of 15 million are paying to keeping fit and healthy in an era where rising stress levels are taking an increasing toll.Not surprisingly, the gyms, which first made their appearance in upscale neighbourho ...

Source: Calcutta News   Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:15:47

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These days, it seems that the modern lifestyle has become an exercise in multitasking with the goal of cramming as much as possible into a single 24-hour period. Two of the unfortunate casualties of such a lifestyle are our families and our fitness.But maintaining your fitness and having quality family time is priceless in terms of stress management, relaxation and general enjoyment or quality of life, so you should prioritize your time and schedule exercise daily to stay healthy and include your family as well.With a little planning ...

Source: The News-Press   Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:23:06

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As our Healthy & Fit Challenge 2008 draws to a close, we find two of our participants, Jon Basden and Deborah Miller, struggling yet continuing with their resolutions.Their lives are full. Very full. So finding time to accomplish their goals has been hard. Basden, 32, of Highland, is a husband, father, softball coach, school board member, full-time instructional technologies manager for Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and doctoral candidate. Whew!He was a first-time father in 2000 when he enrolled in the Educational Technology docto ...

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch   Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:45:56

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Memphis Runners Track Club Women's Running and Walking Program 2008: MRTC offers a free women's running clinic and 10-week training program each year. Designed for beginner and intermediate runners. At the end of the sessions, each participant will be able to complete a 5K. Program begins with information gathering and lecture, 6:30 p.m. today at Agricenter Amphitheater (off Germantown Parkway). Training sessions begin July 7, held Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at the Agricenter or Shelby Farms. Program concludes with a 5K run Sept. 6 at Audub ...

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal   Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:08:11

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Marion Brandenberger started riding a stationary bike for exercise in 1988, after his doctor told him he had diabetes.It quickly became more than just exercise when he hit the asphalt with a neighbor over Memorial Day Weekend in 1989. "As soon as I got back, I went to my wife and said, 'Let's go buy some bicycles,'" recalls Brandenberger.The exhilaration of watching the landscape roll past, feeling the sun and the wind on his face and sharing it all with his wife, Faye, and cycling friends they made along the way have kept him in the ...

Source: Evansville Courier & Press   Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:04:17

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GET MOVINGSeniors Golf Tournament, Mondays at Texas A&M University Golf Course, $5 entry fee. No advance registration; just show up and play. First group at 7 a.m.Seniors Golf Tournament, Wednesdays at Bryan Golf Course, 206 W. Villa Maria Road in Bryan. $5 entry; tee off at 7:30 a.m.Senior Ladies Tennis, Gordon's Tennis at Aerofit, 4455 Carter Creek Parkway in Bryan. Fridays at 8 a.m. Details: 846-8925.LEARNING OPPORTUNITIESSurgical Weight Loss Seminars, 6 p.m. at St. Joseph Rehabilitation Center, 1318 Memorial Drive in Bryan. Physic ...

Source: The Bryan-College Station Eagle   Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:49:52

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The state signed an agreement with the club's owners but continues to investigate.Former Leader Health and Fitness club and pool members will be receiving their refund checks from the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General after an agreement was reached between the office and Leader's owners.The office expects to send out checks by late summer.An Assurance of Voluntary Compliance signed between the attorney general's office and BBMJ, the name of Leader's ownership group, was filed in the York County Court of Common Pleas on Thurs ...

Source: York Daily Record   Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:05:05

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State Attorney General Tom Corbett announced Thursday he has reached an agreement with owners of Leader Health and Fitness. The owners face fines and restitution under the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law.Corbett is ordering "BBMJ, LLC," doing business as Leader Health and Fitness, 2500 S. George St., to pay $45,000 in restitution to nearly 150 people who pre-purchased memberships to the health club, along with about 300 people who purchased summer memberships to the club's swimming pool. Leader Health and Fitness ha ...

Source: The York Dispatch   Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:45:55

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Former Leader Health and Fitness club and pool members will be receiving their refund checks from the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General after an agreement was reached between the office and Leader's owners.The office expects to send out checks by late summer.An Assurance of Voluntary Compliance signed between the attorney general's office and BBMJ, LLC, the name of Leader's ownership group, was filed in the York County Court of Common Pleas this morning, the attorney general's office said.The binding legal document orders BB ...

Source: York Daily Record   Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:49:38

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The idea that video games can be used to help both doctors and their patients is nothing new, but it's a notion that is gaining an increasing amount of credibility. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is providing grant money to a number of research groups via its "Games for Health" program. The grants are intended to explore what gaming can do for health and fitness, and they include an innovative study at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, which received a $189,772 grant from the Foundation.The program at UVM is the brain ...

Source: Ars Technica   Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:07:51

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Third year drops miles for hoursFor the third consecutive summer, the City of Lewes is inviting people of all ages in the area to join in the Lewes Steps Out For Fitness program. The kickoff ceremony, registration and Family Night - complete with face painting and a magic show - will be at 6 p.m., Thursday, June 26, at the George H.P. Smith Park in Lewes.This year's theme is Make Every Minute Count, and with that new theme is a change in the goal of the event. Instead of having participants add up the steps they walk or run, participa ...

Source: Cape Gazette   Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:52:14

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Here are two inexpensive, fun ways to get in shape.HULA HOOPSBenefits: "Great transverse (rotational) and frontal (side-to-side) plane movement, which are important for reducing injury. Develops static balance, ... improves core/trunk conditioning and flexibility," says Fabio Comana, an exercise physiologist for the American Council on Exercise.Plus, it requires "considerable abdominal or 'core' muscle activity, and promotes balance, adds H. James Phillips, School of Graduate Medical Education, Seton Hall University. Good for pelvic f ...

Source: The State   Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:03:36

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