Oregon could set standards for diet and exercise at day cares (The Oregonian)
As concerns over child obesity shift to day cares, Oregon could set standards for diet and exercise
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Does Exercise Really Make You Healthier? (Scientific American)
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) late this year released its new Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, calling for adults between the ages of 18 and 64 to exercise moderately (such as brisk walking or water aerobics) for at least two hours and 30 minutes or vigorously (running, swimming, or cycling 10 mph or faster) for at least an hour and 15 minutes weekly. [More]
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Thirty Minutes of Exercise a Day Recommended to Lose Weight (FOX 13 Utah)
The holidays are over and now it’s time to shed the holiday weight. Nutritionists say Diet and exercise alone will not create the wanted results, but a combination of both will. Doctors recommend Thirty minutes of physical exercise five time a week should be enough to keep the weight off and get on track to a healthier lifestyle. FOX 13’s Nineveh Dinha has more tips on how to lose the weight and …
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Health Tip: Log Your Exercise (Washington Post)
(HealthDay News) — You may have tried tracking what you eat, but how about logging your daily exercise?
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Physical contest or trivial pursuit? Poker faces poser (Grenfell Record)
POKER is not a sport, is it? A dictionary defines sport as: “Activity pursued for exercise or pleasure, usually requiring some form of physical skill, such as golf, fishing, racing, etc.”
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Pre-pregnancy exercise may not prevent back pain (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Pre-pregnancy physical activity may not influence whether or not a woman will have persistent low back or pelvic pain after pregnancy, suggest researchers from Sweden.
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SC’s First Family Encourages Healthy Changes in Nutrition, Exercise and Tobacco Use (WSAV Savannah)
The Healthy SC Challenge is the Sanford family’s effort to get all South Carolinians to do just a little more to live a healthier lifestyle. The tips are designed to encourage individuals and communities to live healthier lifestyles in three categories – nutrition, exercise and help to quit smoking.
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Exercise Is Healthy Option for Kids With Developmental Disabilities (Newswise)
Group exercise programs, treadmill training and horseback riding can be healthy choices for children with developmental disabilities, a new review of studies concludes. With these kinds of activities, children with disorders such as autism, mental retardation and cerebral palsy can improve their coordination and aerobic fitness.
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Exercise keeps a heart healthier (Canon City Daily Record)
When the subject of a recent medical study showed that even a little bit of exercise can help prevent heart failure, doctors took notice. After all, the subjects of the long-term study were their colleagues in the medical profession.
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Exercise really can jog your memory claim scientists (Daily Telegraph)
Exercise can keep your brain fit and reduce memory loss by reducing the amount of sugar in the body as we age claim scientists.
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Study: Obesity surgery reverses diabetes in teens
DECISION MAKERS (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Joyce Steed Steed New position: general manager at ACAC Fitness & Wellness Center Birthplace: New York Education: bachelor’s degree in physical education, Cortland State University, Cortland, N.Y.; master’s degree in exercise physiology, University of Virginia Career goals: “My No. 1 goal will always be to spread the message that it is never too late to incorporate health and wellness into one’s …
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