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July 2008
- China's Newest Fitness Trend: Pole Dancing
  
  New York Times | Jul 25, 08 8:58 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The latest fitness craze among women in China is pole dancing, and it has nothing to do with strippers, reports the New York Times . Drawn for the exercise, camaraderie, and confidence boost, women are flocking to a growing number of gyms and dance classes offering it. Even without the seedy strip-club connections, however, the trend is raising eyebrows. More »
  
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  China • exercise • fitness • sexuality
- 'FitFlops' Latest Toning Rage
  
  Seattle Times | Jul 16, 08 11:48 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - FitFlops, the sandals that exercise your leg and derriere muscles as you walk, are this summer’s must-have, Newhouse News Service reports. With celebrity support from Heidi Klum to Jennifer Garner, the fitness flip flop made Oprah’s “summer favorites” list, and has sold a million pairs since launching last year. Chronic back-pain sufferers also noted therapeutic benefits from the $50 shoes. More »
  
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  fashion • exercise • fitness • shoes • trend • flip-flop
June 2008
- Stair Masters: Tower Running a Painful High
  
  Guardian (UK) | Jun 3, 08 1:46 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - "Think about the most painful thing you've ever done, then multiply by 10," says one devotee (yes, devotee) of tower running, in which hearty soles summit the world's tallest buildings. The Empire State Building, the Sears Tower and Taiwan's Taipei 101 are some of the majors of the sport, the Guardian reports, whose upward momentum is undeniable. More »
  
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  race • exercise • fitness • Empire State Building • Sears Tower
May 2008
- San Francisco, Seattle Top US Fittest Cities List
  
  USA Today | May 30, 08 12:50 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - San Francisco has narrowly edged out Seattle for the distinction of being America's fittest big city, says a new study released by the American College of Sports Medicine. Judging 16 large metropolitan areas on factors ranging from exercise frequency and fruit intake to the availability of parks and public transportation, the study put Los Angeles near the bottom, reports USA Today. More »
  
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  Los Angeles • San Francisco • Detroit • public health • Boston • exercise • Seattle • fitness • healthy eating • commuting • parks
- Wii Fit Is Great for Couch Potatoes
  
  USA Today | May 23, 08 12:11 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Nintendo's Wii Fit is great for fitness beginners who want to shed their couch-potato ways, but more experienced athletes will want to stick with the gym, writes Jinny Gunmundsen in USA Today . The game delivers a fun and inventive way to tone muscles, improve balance, and burn calories, but hard-core athletes will likely find it to be no more than an interesting diversion. More »
  
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  exercise • Nintendo Wii • video games • fitness • Wii Fit
- The Fittest Guys in America
  
  Men's Fitness | May 20, 08 4:12 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama has already nailed one nomination. He's cruised onto a list of the fittest guys in America. His 16-hour days on the campaign trail, early morning workouts at hotel gyms, brisk 45-minute runs and pick-up basketball games put him in some super-fit company, according to the list compiled by Men's Fitness magazine. Golfer Tiger Woods is in first place. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • health • Tiger Woods • exercise • Dwight Howard • Will Smith • fitness • Chase Utley • Brady Quinn • Daniel Craig • workout • Greg Long • Wladimir Klitschko • Flo Rida
- Are Wii Fit? Nintendo Helps Make a Dent
  
  New York Times | May 15, 08 1:32 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Nintendo’s Wii Fit system can turn a couch potato into a workout warrior—or at least make that potato a bit less lumpy, Seth Schiesel writes in the New York Times . The system, launching in North America next week, could be THE next big home fitness trend, pushing that treadmill out to the curb and banishing the Thighmaster forever. More »
  
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  Nintendo Wii • Nintendo • fitness • Wii Fit
April 2008
- Behold the Mighty Medicine Ball
  
  ESPN | Apr 14, 08 12:22 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The thunk of a medicine ball may evoke images of football players doing strength and resistance training, but its history reaches far beyond the advent of modern fitness regimens. ESPN the Magazine chronicles the medicine ball through the ages, from gladiators' workouts to Renaissance medical texts to the earliest days of the US Military Academy. More »
  
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  athlete • history • fitness • Matt Ryan • military training • Romans • strength training
- Housewives Get Sweaty for 'Work Out' Star
  
  New York Times | Apr 13, 08 2:41 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Jackie Warner seems unlikely to spark suburban housewife crushes. And yet the star of Bravo’s “Work Out,” about the lesbian trainer’s elite Los Angeles gym, is much-loved by straight ladies. “I have women that send me photos of themselves with their husbands and three teenage boys or whatever, with a love letter attached,” Warner tells the New York Times . More »
  
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  Los Angeles • reality TV • homosexuality • lesbians • fitness • Bravo • bisexual
March 2008
- Big Bellies Raise Risk of Alzheimer's
  
  Washington Post | Mar 26, 08 7:58 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - People who have big bellies in middle age have a much greater risk of getting Alzheimer's or dementia as senior citizens, a new study says. The bigger the belly, the bigger the risk, reports the Washington Post . The findings raise more concern about America's expanding waist lines and offer more proof that fat around the abdomen is especially harmful. More »
  
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  health • obesity • blood pressure • Alzheimer's • dementia • aging • fitness • overweight • belly fat
February 2008
- Wii Fit Among Highlights of Gamers' Conference
  
  USA Today | Feb 22, 08 12:53 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Fitness program Wii Fit for the Nintendo Wii system, video games that let players warp Disneyized fairy tales, a parents-oriented video game review site, and initiatives by major publishers to let independent designers and even players develop games—those were the highlights of the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this week, reports USA Today . More »
  
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  video game • Nintendo Wii • fitness • video game reviews • video game developers • Wii Fit
December 2007
- Fit Trumps Fat in Longevity
  
  ABC News | Dec 5, 07 4:59 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - You can live longer if you're fit, even if you're fat. That's the surprising result of a new study of older Americans that found a brisk daily walk helps seniors live longer, regardless of body fat. The report, published in the Journal of the American Medicine Association , suggests older Americans should focus more on exercise than shedding pounds. More »
  
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  obesity • fitness • longevity
November 2007
- Britain to Fight Fat in 'Fit Towns'
  
  Guardian (UK) | Nov 1, 07 4:56 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In light of dire predictions about the cost of the obesity crisis, England wants 10 previously planned eco-friendly towns to also combat obesity by promoting healthy lifestyles, the Guardian reported today. Among the proposals: more bike lanes; safe walking routes to school and the downtown area; larger and more modern parks, playgrounds and leisure centers. More »
  
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  France • United Kingdom • obesity • England • exercise • childhood obesity • obesity epidemic • fitness • healthy eating • bikes
September 2007
- Exercise Combo Helps Control Diabetes
  
  USA Today | Sep 18, 07 2:17 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A combination of aerobic exercise and strength training can provide enormous benefits for people with Type 2 diabetes, new research shows. Although both types of activity helped control blood sugar in patients with adult-onset diabetes, combining them led to almost twice as much improvement as either did alone. Previously, some scientists thought resistance exercises might be harmful to diabetics. More »
  
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  health • heart disease • diabetes • exercise • fitness • blood sugar • kidney disease
August 2007
- Make Your Workout Work for You
  
  Newsweek | Aug 11, 07 10:02 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - All that work, and still no six-pack? Newsweek tips you off to six ways you may be hurting your results—and your body. Reading while exercising: You need focus for results. Excessive sweating: Losing water weight is not the same as losing fat. Skipping resistance training: Lift for long-term results. More »
  
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  list • health • obesity • exercise • weight loss • fitness • workout