The hottest new piece of exercise equipment? A stroller (Daily Herald)
Peek-a-Boo Lunges, Choo-Choo Sprints and Ring-Around-the-Rosie Squats aren’t part of most women’s exercise routines.
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Month: October 2008
GPS-like system helps surgeons align joints
(4 stars)Fan use linked to lower risk of sudden baby death
(4 stars)Exercise intervention helps with arthritis (UPI)
COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 10 (UPI) — University of Missouri researchers say adults with arthritis who received exercise interventions increased their physical activity and felt less pain.
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US Government Sets Exercise Guidelines for Adults (KYW News Radio 1060)
The U.S. government comes out with guidelines every now and then to suggest just how much exercise is right. The latest is called the New Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans.
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A little exercise goes a long way for severely obese (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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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New federal exercise guidelines include strength training for all (USA Today)
The government has raised the bar for physical activity levels and nobody’s exempt, not even children or older adults. And exercise researchers couldn’t be happier.
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US unveils exercise plan for Americans (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The US government unveiled a exercise guide for Americans on Tuesday, recommending two and half hours of physical activity a week for adults as a means of avoiding a range of health problems.
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New exercise guidelines set healthy activity levels (Pioneer Press)
Get moving: The nation’s new exercise guidelines set a minimum sweat allotment for good health. For most adults, that’s 2 1/2 hours per week. How much physical activity you need depends largely on age and level of fitness.
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Federal exercise guidelines change for all, include strength training (USA Today)
The government raised the bar for physical activity levels today and nobody’s exempt, not even kids or older adults everybody needs to get moving.
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Physical education: Separate but equal (San Mateo Daily Journal)
Ed Larios instructed his physical education class to go through each stretch before beginning to exercise. “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, switch,” he counted until students had completed stretching each leg and arm.
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