Exercising the right to say ‘no’ to exercise (The Kansas City Star)
So somebody came up with the bright idea of having hapless feature writers type up something about “fitness” every day in the month of February.
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Shape up! Bill orders exercise at ND schools (The Wahpeton Daily News)
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Education officials agree regular school exercise is a good idea, but they don’t like a proposal to require every North Dakota public school student to get some at least three days a week.
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Exercise guru shows students the right way (Merced Sun-Star)
Tina Klinesmith arrived at the playground at Applegate Park for her Parent and Me exercise class looking fresh and relaxed, this despite the fact that she had just spent the early morning hours teaching a Boot Camp class at Merced College’s football stadium.
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Hispanic Elders and Physical Fitness (New America Media)
In a new report, “Beyond Salsa Dancing: Promoting Physical Activity for Hispanic Elders,” fitness expert Marilynn Larkin cautions on simply translating programs from English to Spanish: It doesn’t work.
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Exercise Key Player in Knee Replacement Recovery (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Exercise Key Player in Knee Replacement Recovery Category: Health News Created: 2/5/2009 9:11:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 2/5/2009
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From Back Pain to Heart Rehab, Exercise Is Underused (US News & World Report)
Exercise works as a remedy for a host of ailments. So why isn’t it more often prescribed?
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Exercise Underutilized For Chronic Back And Neck Pain (Science Daily)
Exercise is commonly used to improve physical function, decrease symptoms and minimize disability caused by chronic low back or neck pain. Numerous randomized trials and clinical practice guidelines have supported this practice, and studies suggest that individually tailored, supervised exercise programs are associated with the best outcomes.
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Nutrition Notes: New Reports on Physical Activity and Breast Cancer Prevention (Kansas City InfoZine)
By Karen Collins, MS, RD, CDN – New research is adding more insight into the link between walking and other forms of physical activity and lower risk of breast cancer.
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Free exercise classes boost city’s health (Press of Atlantic City)
Free exercise classes in a public setting might be just what it takes to make residents of a city more active.
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Motor control exercise – new way to get rid of lower backache (New Kerala)
Sydney, Feb 2 : Motor control exercise is a promising new way to get rid of persistent lower backaches, which offers lasting relief to patients.
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Area school testing if daily physical activity improves academics, behavior (The Post and Courier)
There’s an experiment going on at Mitchell Elementary School this school year. A committed “wellness team” of faculty members and health professionals is hoping to prove, with data backing it up, that physical activity improves learning, behavior and even test scores.
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