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Mixing up your workouts (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Sat Nov 21 21:05:42 PST 2009
One of the latest buzz terms in the fitness industry is muscle confusion. That means you mix up your workouts so you never plateau in strength or cardiovascular endurance. You keep working your muscles in different ways to achieve maximum results. Some people might be able to make that happen on...
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Endurance stronger at year's end (The Daily Targum)
Tue Nov 17 18:56:10 PST 2009
When the Rutgers crew team first entered the Raritan River to commence fall training months ago, it had some distinct intentions. The Scarlet Knights aimed to build improved physical endurance, fine-tune techniques and steadily quicken race times. Reflect...
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Strength training can help people with lung disease (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Wed Nov 18 11:32:23 PST 2009
People with chronic lung disease like emphysema or bronchitis can strengthen their arms and legs with resistance training, and this strength may help them perform everyday tasks more easily, a new review of 18 studies confirms.
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Training can help make your body birth-ready (Albany Times Union)
Fri Nov 20 21:04:50 PST 2009
Giving birth may be the mother of all workouts, and you can train for it, the same as you would a marathon or other extraordinary physical feat.
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Making a name in international sports (The Star)
Fri Nov 20 16:04:14 PST 2009
Success in sports is more than medals and wins. It is about making the nation proud, carving a global place of prominence for Malaysia and about inner growth through endurance and strength.
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Senior scene (The Standard-Times)
Sat Nov 21 21:16:15 PST 2009
All senior centers and council on aging offices will be closed Thursday and Friday to observe the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Cross-country coaches call for doping crackdown on Russians; warning issued (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada Sports)
Sat Nov 21 12:08:21 PST 2009
HALIFAX, N.S. - Cross-country skiing coaches from seven nations - including Canada - quietly met in Norway on Friday to discuss how to catch Russian skiers who may be blood doping, and within 24 hours the head of the sport's governing body stated Russia's skiing federation could face sanctions if...
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Wii Fit less healthy than Wii Sports (Adrenaline Vault)
Fri Nov 20 09:45:48 PST 2009
Recent research suggests that the Wii Fit pales against Wii Sports in terms of improving gamer fitness. Such a finding rather flies in the face of Nintendo’s marketing of the exercise title. A small study of 16 volunteers between the ages of 20 and 24 underwent Wii Fit training to determine the...
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Bedminster woman honored by Cancer Society (The Bernardsville News)
Sat Nov 21 16:20:21 PST 2009
“There is no way this can be good,’’ the Bedminster resident recalled. “I’m probably not going to make it.” Today, the 46-year-old has been cancer-free for five years, considered the “magic” number for survivors, and is a strong, active cancer awareness advocate.
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Beware your personal strainer (News.com.au)
Sat Nov 21 05:00:00 PST 2009
FITNESS is a booming industry these days but unqualified personal trainers can cause serious injury. So how do you know what to look for?
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