Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
At 77, Joan Firra directs her own physical therapy clinic, is a mom of seven and grandma to 11, sings and rings handbells at church, gardens, and swims laps three times a week.
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Nearly 75 percent of children ages 3-6 are in child care centers, and many are not be getting enough exercise. A focus group study of child care providers by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center shows several reasons children are not getting as much physical activity as they should.
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Jonathan Vickers Staff Writer The stress associated with finals is crushing for most, but experts say exercise is a good way to keep a strong peace of mind. Often students stop exercising during finals week and battle their lack of energy and sleep with caffeine. Sam Zizzi, an associate professor of sport and exercise psychology, encourages students to study but to avoid changing their exercise …
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Warmer weather means more time to get out and exercise.
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ROSEMONT, IL–(Marketwire – May 1, 2009) – Warm spring days have arrived inviting us to jump into our favorite outdoor sports after hibernating all winter. However, a quick move into high physical activity when your feet are not quite ready can cause major injuries to the feet ruining those plans for a summer of fun. Injuries related to plantar fasciitis , arch pain or flat feet , bunions , and …
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Millions of children in schools across the globe will walk, jog, bike or play games on May 6 as a part of Project ACES (All Children Exercise Simultaneously) Day. This Youth Fitness Coalition (YFC) signature program, in partnership with American College of Sports Medicine’s Exercise is Medicine initiative, promotes physical activity to children in order to decrease the prevalence of childhood …
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Governor Sonny Perdue signed a proclamation today declaring May Exercise is Medicine Month in Georgia.
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Two thousand people die in Northern Ireland every year due to lack of exercise, a Stormont committee has been warned.
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Children around the world exercise in unison for 21st annual Project ACES Day
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