Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
HASLETT, MI–(Marketwire – 12/17/09) – Staying active during the winter months can be a challenge with the icy temperature convincing people to stay nestled indoors. Snowmobiling provides both a great physical workout and supports strong mental health. Even though you’re sitting when riding a snowmobile, this winter activity is great exercise. Snowmobiling builds a strong core, requiring …
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Close your eyes, use your imagination and you’d think the thumping sounds were coming from a herd of reindeer on their annual trek across the world.Well, actually, it was San Carlos Elementary students, some sporting antlers, gleefully participating in the annual Reindeer Run, a repeat of a popular holiday school activity.School staff, students and some parents, geared up for the run, organized …
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Close your eyes, use your imagination and you’d think the thumping sounds were coming from a herd of reindeer on their annual trek across the world.
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A table in the meeting room at Bodyworks Fitness & Tanning was laden with cookies, cheese and other snack items Wednesday as the Silver Sneakers senior fitness class gathered for a holiday social event. A closer look revealed bulging grocery sacks below the table. Diane and Larry Wadsworth, owners of the facility and leaders of the class, also were on hand to visit with the participants.
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EXERCISE helps cut Stroke risk in older men
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Men who have been treated for colorectal cancer can reduce their risk of dying from the disease by engaging in regular exercise, according to a new study by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The findings are published in the December 14 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. “Previous research has shown regular physical activity reduces the risk of developing colon cancer,” says …
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The District’s schools would be required to serve students fresh produce from local growers and to dramatically expand physical education programs under a bill introduced by D.C. Council member Mary M. Cheh and Chairman Vincent C. Gray.
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MONDAY, Dec. 14 (HealthDay News) — Exercise appears to reduce the risk of death in male colon cancer survivors, researchers report.
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What factors have an influence in making us like sport in the physical education classes we receive in school? According to a new investigation, physical education teaching staff must develop the responsibility, encourage social interaction and avoid making comparisons between the pupils. The objective is to make us feel capable of doing physical exercise and playing sport throughout our lives…
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Ohio State University’s Recreation and Physical Activity Center offers students and faculty many options, such as weights and fitness equipment.
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Studies have shown that exercise can help ward off heart disease and cancer, and now new research shows that the reason why may be found within cells themselves.
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A heart surgery survivor chose to celebrate her 99th birthday at Montefiore Medical Center, where she received a triple bypass. The surgery and subsequent care, including exercise and physical therapy, improved Daisy McFadden’s quality-of-life, she said.
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