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fitness stories: 32 news summaries

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 Brit Health 
 Service  
 Endorses 
 Wii Fit  

First-ever video game supported by NHS

Oct 26, 09 4:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Turn on the boob tube and get fit. That's the message from the British National Health Service, which is endorsing Nintendo's new Wii Fit Plus video game. It's the first time ever the service has endorsed a video game and it's sure to raise criticism from some health experts, reports... More »

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technology • health • Japan • Nintendo • National Health Service • exercise • Britain • fitness • Wii Fit • Wii Fit Plus

 Even a Little Exercise 
 Boosts Your Ego 

Psychological benefits of working out not related to actual fitness: study

Oct 8, 09 2:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Good news for the semi-motivated couch potato: doing just a little exercise—not actually getting fit—will make you feel better about yourself, a new study says. University of Florida researchers reviewing 57 studies on exercise and body image found that people who exercised got the same body-image boost no... More »

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health • exercise • fitness • body image • academic research

interview

 Michelle Obama 
 Walks the Walk 
 on Fitness, Health  

First lady joins administration's push for more positive habits

Sep 28, 09 4:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration's push for better fitness and nutrition starts at the top, with the gym-rat president and garden-planting first lady setting the bar high for a nation of couch potatoes. It's all about moderation, Michelle Obama tells Prevention magazine. "My message to women: Do what makes you feel... More »

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Barack Obama • nutrition • Michelle Obama • obesity epidemic • fitness • french fries • Obama administration • physical fitness • President Obama • pie • hamburger • White House garden

 Hula-Hooping 
 Comes Around 
 as Workout Craze 

Hooping burns as many calories as running

Sep 25, 09 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - The hula-hoop is seeing a revival as a fitness tool, with out-of-shape Americans finding twirling a plastic tube a more enjoyable way to burn calories than running or weight-lifting. Companies like HoopGirl and Hoopnotica have seen sales of weighted hula-hoops and enrollment in hoop fitness classes surge. "I finally... More »

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obesity epidemic • fitness • hula hoop • fitness level • physical fitness • physical activity

 Trainer Spills 
 Michelle Obama's 
 Workout Secrets 

First lady follows intense weight routine

Sep 8, 09 9:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - How does Michelle Obama stay so buff? Only her personal trainer knows for sure, so good thing he's willing to dish. Cornell McClellan credits "a holistic approach that includes strength, cardiovascular, and flexibility training," Women's Health reports. He says the first lady's routine includes lunges, bench presses, hip... More »

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Michelle Obama • arms • workout • fitness • personal trainer • first lady • weight training

 Cancer Fears Drive 
 Fitness Buffs Indoors 

Dermatologists warn on workouts in the sun

Jun 18, 09 11:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Health experts warn us to keep fit while also pestering us to beware of the sun's damaging rays. The solution, for many: indoor workouts. “I refuse to exercise outdoors,” one avid stationary cyclist tells the Boston Globe. She said she considers the sun a harbinger of cancer, not... More »

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cancer • health • skin cancer • exercise • dermatology • fitness • vitamin D • gym • gyms • health club • treadmill • stationary bike

 Obama to US: 
 A Salad Wouldn't Kill You 

Prez battles for prevention, sets fit example

Jun 10, 09 1:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama is on a mission for a fitter America, Politico reports: he has given health department jobs to warriors against trans fats and smoking, and he wants a health care plan that keeps Americans from getting sick in the first place, with obesity screenings and an emphasis on exercise.... More »

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health care • health • Michelle Obama • public health • fitness • Obama administration • President Obama

 Exercisers Boost Power Grid 

Green tweak captures energy from popular gym equipment

May 18, 09 6:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Exercise buffs who hop on an elliptical machine for half an hour can power a laptop for an hour with the generated energy, thanks to a tweak made by a young Florida entrepreneur. The technique takes advantage of a generator already built into a popular model of the cross-trainers. About... More »

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power grid • green energy • fitness • gym • human-powered energy

Saudi Crackdown Sends Female Gym Rats to Sidelines

Religious leaders say sports are unfeminine

May 14, 09 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Though obesity and diabetes are on the rise in Saudi Arabia, officials there are cracking down on women-only sports clubs because they lack licenses—which no government body will actually issue. Leaders say their opposition is based on Islam, but, Caryle Murphy writes for GlobalPost, it stems as much from... More »

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obesity • sports • Islam • Saudi Arabia • diabetes • women's rights • athletics • fitness • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - Steaming over an article that called her "the world's most irritating actress," Kate Winslet has sued a British tabloid for libel, the BBC reports. The Oscar winner was "distressed and embarrassed" by the Daily Mail's coverage of an interview in which she discussed her fitness regimen... More »

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entertainment • libel • lawsuit • fitness • Kate Winslet • actress • movie star • Daily Mail • Pilates • Elle

Recession-Hit Gym Rats Find Cheaper Ways to Work Out

Home exercise takes off in lean times

Apr 16, 09 7:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Americans trying to cut back on both flab and expenditures are finding ways to go without costly gym memberships and exercise equipment, reports the Wall Street Journal. Sales of exercise DVDs and simple exercise equipment like yoga mats are booming. Experts say fitness is more important than ever in a... More »

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sports • recession • exercise • fitness • gym • health club

Official Portrait of Michelle:
Gun Show

First Lady's first
formal photo highlights famous arms

Feb 27, 09 4:57 PM CST
(Newser) - The White House released the first official portrait of Michelle Obama today, People reports, and it calls attention to her most famous accessory. No, not the Kennedy-esque double strand of pearls—her rock-solid arms. In the photo, snapped in the Blue Room, the first lady also sports a sleek black... More »

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fashion • Michelle Obama • White House • fitness • fashion designer • first lady • Obama administration • Michael Kors • President Obama • Blue Room

 Michelle Breaks Out 
 Killer Accessories: 
 Her Arms 

Once again, first lady opts for a summery look in winter

Feb 25, 09 8:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Washington is freezing cold, but last night Michelle Obama strode into Congress wearing a sleeveless dress, her bare arms on display. It's hardly the first time recently she's gone sleeveless, notes Jodi Kantor of the New York Times: from a photo op in the White House kitchen to the... More »

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fashion • Michelle Obama • Washington • fitness • first lady • weight lifting

 Barack Caught Shirtless Again 

Ooh-la-la, president-elect is quite fit

Dec 23, 08 6:33 AM CST
(Newser) - New vacation photos of Barack Obama raise the next big question of his transition: How much skin is too much? Once again the president-elect has been photographed shirtless, reports Politico, prompting one Web poster to declare the well-toned Obama “smokin hot.” Observers say the pictures, snapped by a... More »

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Barack Obama • health • president • fitness • President Obama

GLOSSIES

Sex Slips on Post-Op Checklist, Docs Say

Patients more eager to get back to work, hit gym after surgery

Dec 17, 08 4:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Hopping back in the sack no longer tops plastic surgery patients’ post-op priorities—even for those who’ve undergone curve-enhancing procedures, W reports. Sex-related questions have died down as working out, and just plain working, have supplanted sex as activities patients are itching to get back to, says one plastic... More »

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plastic surgery • health • sex • fitness

 Oprah 
 Hits 200 Lbs, 
 'Fell Off Wagon' 

Talk show host 'fell off the wagon'

Dec 9, 08 11:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey has once again hit “the dreaded 2-0-0” pounds. The talk show queen, who has famously struggled with her weight for years, writes, “I definitely wasn't setting an example. I was talking the talk, but I wasn't walking the walk,” in an article in the January... More »

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diet • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • daytime talk show • overweight • fitness • weight gain


 EA Offers 
 Its Answer 
 to 'Wii Fit' 

Game maker plans line of products to get couch potatoes into shape

Nov 14, 08 8:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Electronic Arts has become the latest game maker to target the Wii-as-personal-trainer market, USA Today reports. EA Sports Active, developed with experts including Oprah Winfrey's trainer, hits the shelves in March and aims to help users lose weight through more than 20 exercises that work the upper and lower... More »

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Nintendo Wii • EA Sports • exercise • fitness • Electronic Arts • Wii Fit • video games • Wii

China's Newest Fitness Trend: Pole Dancing

It's aerobic, not erotic, say the regimen's legions of fans

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... More »

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China • sexuality • exercise • fitness • pole dancing

 'FitFlops' Latest Toning Rage 

Oprah's 'summer favorite' helps back-pain sufferers, too

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... More »

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fashion • shoes • exercise • fitness • trend • FitFlops • flip-flop

Stair Masters: Tower Running a Painful High

Racing up skyscrapers 'not all that pleasant,' yet spreading fast

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... More »

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race • exercise • Empire State Building • fitness • Sears Tower • tower running

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