9 ways to get fit on the cheap
McClatchy Newspapers
1/23/2009, by Jessica Yadegaran
Contra Costa Times (MCT) - Can't afford a gym membership? Makes sense, given the financial climate and the need to tighten our belts. But if you want to tighten that belt holding up your jeans, money is no excuse. There are plenty of ways to work out and get in shape at little or no cost. "Weight ...
Runners a marathon a net benefit for the body, experts say
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1/23/2009, by Fred Tasker
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Historians say the first marathon runner was Philippides, who, in 490 B.C., ran 24.85 miles from the battlefield at Marathon with news of the Athenian army's victory over the Persians. He reached Athens, cried out, "Rejoice, we conquer," fell down and died. Today we run ...
Living with epilepsy
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1/23/2009, by Linda Shrieves
The Orlando Sentinel (MCT) - Aquil McSwain was working late into the night at a recording studio when he decided to sleep there. He awoke to find a team of emergency technicians surrounding him. He had suffered a seizure, they said, and one of the other musicians called an ambulance.
McSwain was ...
New dance exercise, ‘Zumba', a hit
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1/23/2009, by Marion Callahan
The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) (MCT) - Kay Sullivan grew tired of the typical exercise machines. Lifting weights bored her. And Pilates and Yoga?
"They make you just want to lay there and fall asleep," says the 45-year-old Fogelsville, Pa., woman who decided to try a Brazilian-flavored group ...
Which exercise machine counts calories best?
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1/19/2009, by Julie Deardorff
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - Problem: You are trying to lose weight and want to know many calories you're burning while on cardio equipment. Which provides the most accurate calorie count: a stationary bike, a treadmill or an elliptical machine? Solution: Caloric expenditure is mostly (but not entirely) ...
Celebrities and diets: Who lost weight in '08?
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1/19/2009, by Madeleine Marr
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Admit it. You sneak a peek at the latest rags in the checkout lane. That's OK _ there's very little else to do unless you want to memorize the ingredients of Orbit gum. Though the flashy tabs often dispense frustratingly inaccurate information _ how many times have they ...
Stop counting sheep (and hitting snooze)
McClatchy Newspapers
1/19/2009, by Fauzia Arain
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - WAKE UP If you're lucky, you're still sleeping when it's "time to make the doughnuts."
We asked Joni Caputa, a pastry chef of two years at Bittersweet Pastry Shop in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, how she manages to kick the sandman to the curb at 4:15 every ...
More mainstream physicians suggesting meditation, massage and acupuncture
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1/19/2009, by Julie Deardorff
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - For years, Dr. Ali Keshavarzian ignored "alternative" therapies because his Western-trained brain wanted more evidence that they actually worked. But Keshavarzian also knew conventional medicine often needed some assistance. And when he learned his patients were seeking out ...
How some stay fit in these lean times
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1/16/2009, by Courtney Perkes
The Orange County Register (MCT) - When business slowed at Michael Beresford's advertising company in the fall, he replaced his personal trainer with www.hundredpushups.com, a free Web challenge. He also dropped the fancy gym membership to jog the hills of his Laguna Beach, Calif., neighborhood. He ...
Happiness comes to those who socialize, expert says
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1/16/2009, by Eve Hightower
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - The economy is in the toilet. The unemployment rate continues to climb. Home values have plummeted. What's there to smile about? How about your freedom, your health and _ most importantly _ your loved ones? Those are just a few of the things associated with true ...
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