Month: December 2009

Anshuman Singh (14), football fan and sports enthusiast, can’t get enough of sports, the outdoors and his Physical Education (PE) classes at school.
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Conservative rabbis are being asked to adopt healthy eating, exercise and lifestyle habits.
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(JTA) — Conservative rabbis are being asked to adopt healthy eating, exercise and lifestyle habits. Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, the executive vice president of the Rabbinical Assembly is asking her colleagues to join the U.S. president’s fitness challenge as part of a new initiative called The Shalem Campaign, which will launch on Jan. 1, 2010. The initiative was announced last week.
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Exercise is very important in maintaining a fit and healthy body and the holiday season is the most challenging time of the year for most people. From Thanksgiving dinner in November through Christmas and New Year celebrations, late fall and early winter are the hardest times to keep slim and in shape. Many people put on weight during the holiday season and then struggle to lose it again.
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By all accounts, Frances Vasquez ought to be a diabetic. At age 47, she was overweight and had high blood sugar. But she radically changed her lifestyle through nutrition and exercise and prevented the disease.
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Title: Kids in Home-Based Day Care Lack Exercise Category: Health News Created: 12/18/2009 4:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 12/21/2009
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Microsoft patent details technology to make 360’s avatars have same physical appearance as their real-world counterparts–and thereby promote physical fitness.
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Microsoft patent details technology to make 360’s avatars have same physical appearance as their real-world counterparts–and thereby promote physical fitness.
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ROBESONIA, Pa., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — During a visit today to Conrad Weiser Middle School, Department of Health Secretary Everette James and Secretary of Education Gerald Zahorchak commended the school for its efforts to increase physical activity among students.
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Patents “Physical Characteristics” system. Microsoft wants your Avatar to actually look like you, judging by a patent application for “Avatar Individualised by Physical Characteristics”. The aim is to eliminate the “artificiality” of Avatars in order to encourage you to do some exercise and also make it easier to tell whether the person you’re speaking to looks the way they portray themselves …
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Unless you hide yourself away until Jan. 2, you are going to face the ugly side of all the holiday joy and mirth — excess calories and fat, and possibly a bigger waistline.But you can have your cake and eat it, too; just use some common sense and a few tips from local health and fitness professionals and enthusiasts.You’ll end the holiday season without excess baggage, and have a jump-start on …
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FRIDAY, Dec. 18 (HealthDay News) — Most home-based child-care providers meet nutrition standards but don’t give children enough physical activity, allowing them to spend too much time in front of the TV, a new study contends.
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