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exercise stories: 82 news summaries

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 Kate Winslet 
 Wins $40K in 
 'Body Image' 
 Libel Suit 

Daily Mail lied in saying she lied about exercise, self-acceptance

Nov 3, 09 9:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Kate Winslet is serious about positive body image—and her crusade is aimed at more than just the impressionable young women of the world. The actress has won $40,000 from the Daily Mail, which reported in January that Winslet lied when she said she was taking a break from... More »

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entertainment • diet • celebrity • lawsuit • exercise • Kate Winslet • women's issues

 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

 Michelle Hits 142 at Hula Hoops 

But the über-fit first lady just can't do double dutch

Oct 22, 09 2:00 AM CDT
(AP) - The president isn't the only Obama with impressive hoops prowess: Michelle managed 142 swivels of a hula hoop yesterday during a "healthy kids fair" on the White House lawn. Jumping rope double dutch? Not so much. The first lady also gave a pep talk about eating right to about... More »

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childhood obesity • Michelle Obama • White House • exercise • healthy eating • french fries • hula hoop • first lady • women's issues • Michelle Obama hula hoop

 Heart Doc's Tips 
 for a Healthy Ticker 


South Beach Diet guru shares his secrets

Oct 18, 09 11:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Arthur Agatston, the cardiologist who cooked up the South Beach Diet, takes no medications and embraces a philosophy of moderation—he's not starving himself or downing dozens of vitamins. He clues Prevention magazine in on his advice for keeping your heart in tip-top shape:
  • Eat four times a day:
... More »

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nutrition • sleep • health • heart • exercise • chocolate • South Beach diet • cardiology • dietary supplement • Arthur Agatston

 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

 Gym Rats Can Thank Their DNA 

Desire to work out linked to genes, twin study suggests

Sep 7, 09 4:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - People driven to pump iron or chill out on the sofa may differ as much in their DNA as they do in their activity levels, reports the Los Angeles Times. Scientists have discovered that identical twins are twice as likely to have similar workout habits as fraternal twins, indicating exercise... More »

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genetics • DNA • exercise

 He Who Drinks More 
 Gets More Exercise 

But that doesn't mean you should chug to get healthy, say researchers

Sep 1, 09 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Though it doesn't explain the persistence of beer guts, moderate and heavy drinkers tend to exercise more than those who keep their booze consumption to a minimum, a new study suggests. Using government health data, researchers found that heavy drinkers—defined as men who tallied some 76 drinks a month,... More »

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alcohol • study • drinking • exercise • health research

 Too Much 
 Exercise 
 Is Gross, 
 Dangerous 

Intense celeb workouts take toll on Elle, Sarko

Aug 30, 09 11:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna’s sinewy arms, Elle Macpherson’s “saggy knees,” Nicolas Sarkozy's collapse: Extreme exercise regimes are taking a noticeable toll on some celebrity bodies, highlighting the negative effects of an overly heavy workout, the Times of London reports. Experts say too much exercise does nothing to make us... More »

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Hollywood • health • Nicolas Sarkozy • celebrity • exercise • workout • Madonna • Elle MacPherson

GLOSSIES


 Why Exercise 
 May Not Erase 
 That Gut 

Rigorous exercise can make you eat more, and diet affects weight more than exercise

Aug 6, 09 2:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite forcing himself to do a rigorous amount of aerobic exercise, John Cloud hasn't budged from 163 pounds—with gut fat. Shouldn’t all that exercise change something? Not necessarily, he writes for Time. Science has shown that exercise has much less effect than diet on overall weight. The problem,... More »

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weight loss • exercise • human • eating • aerobics

(Newser) - Body-conscious Americans have been given a whole new area to fret about about in recent years, the Wall Street Journal reports. "Cankle"—a lower calf too chubby for an ankle to be properly defined—has entered the lexicon in recent years. Gyms, plastic surgeons, and shoe companies have... More »

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weight loss • exercise • liposuction • podiatry • ankle

 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

 Wii Sports 
 Cause Real 
 Injuries 

Treat it like real exercise: docs

Jun 17, 09 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nintendo Wii players may find themselves saddled with the same sprains and fractures that haunt athletes, often because they don't treat the virtual games like real sports, doctors tell the Washington Times. Sprains are the most common injury because Wii Sports don't provide the same resistance that actual tennis, bowling,... More »

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Nintendo Wii • exercise • sports injuries • brain injuries • Wii Fit • Wii

Sorry, Exercise Doesn't Boost Metabolism

Research busts myth that workouts keep burning fat hours later

May 26, 09 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - You went for a half-hour run this afternoon, so it’s OK to have that extra slice of cake tonight, right? That’s actually wrong, say scientists, and they’re just as surprised about it as you. The now-debunked assumption was that exercise leaves the body with more power to... More »

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health • diet • exercise • calories • metabolism • scientific study

Writer Lays Bare World of
Naked Yoga 

Stripped-down classes test self-confidence,  merits of underwear

May 23, 09 8:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Naked yoga is about self-confidence rather than sex, Nick Sortal of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel discovered after a foray into a men's nude yoga class. Sortal—who firmly reminded himself he was straight before stripping down and joining his 17 mostly gay classmates in a mirrored room—found the main... More »

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nudity • exercise • yoga

Hollywood Bends to Yogi's Rocking Style

LA's elite get tough love, NY accent from former drug addict

May 21, 09 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vinnie Marino is as likely as yoga teacher as Led Zeppelin is meditation music. Yet the recovering drug addict stretches some of Hollywood’s most elite muscles—Heather Graham and Adrien Brody among them—to his own tune. Marino, 50, has a cult of followers who live for his rocking,... More »

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New York • Los Angeles • celebrity • exercise • Yoga • Adrien Brody • Heather Graham • Vinnie Marino • Grace Slick

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

 Om My! 
 Dogs Take 
 to Yoga 

Downward-facing dogis more popular than ever

Apr 10, 09 4:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - When Fido lifts his leg, he might not be watering a tree, but attempting the challenging yoga position Downward Facing Dog. At least, that's what owners all over America are hoping as they pack yoga classes that cater to people and their doggies—or dogis—reports the Independent. "Doga"... More »

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pets • exercise • Yoga • rich dogs • human pets • dog • fads • pet owners

 Study Links TV 
 to Child Asthma Risk 

Young kids who watch more than 2 hours a day twice as likely to develop asthma

Mar 3, 09 3:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Young children who watch over two hours of television a day are twice as likely to develop asthma later in childhood. Researchers, who tracked the health of 3,000 children from birth to 11, believe that the TV-watching is symptomatic of sedentary lifestyles, the BBC reports. They speculate that more... More »

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television • children • exercise • asthma • television watching • respiratory problems

Wife Admits Exercising Husband, 73,
to Death

She refused to let him leave pool—43 times

Feb 15, 09 5:01 AM CST
(AP) - An Ohio woman has pleaded guilty to reckless homicide after exercising her 73-year-old husband to death in a swimming pool and refusing to let him leave the water, reports AP. The husband rested his head on the side of the pool several times while gasping for breath when the wife... More »

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crime • Ohio • homicide • guilty plea • exercise • husband • wife

 Sarkozy Trainer 
 Focuses on 
 'Sex Muscles' 

He's 'always ready and motivated,' says 26-year-old coach

Jan 20, 09 3:32 AM CST
(Newser) - French President Nicholas Sarkozy has shaved nine pounds off his already-trimish frame and strengthened his "sex muscles," his personal trainer boasts to the Times of London. Sarkozy sweats each day for his 26-year-old female trainer, who focuses on beefing up the perineal muscles at the bottom of the... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • sex • exercise • Carla Bruni • personal trainer • pelvis

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