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exercise stories: 84 news summaries

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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

Diet Trumps Exercise
in Obesity Fight

Physical activity seems not to be 'primary driver' of obesity: researchers

Jan 6, 09 5:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Diet is more important than exercise when it comes to reducing obesity, LiveScience reports. A new study compared African American women living in Chicago, who weighed an average of 184 pounds, with women in rural Nigeria, who weighed 127. Contrary to researchers' expectations, the Nigerians were not any more physically... More »

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obesity • nutrition • Chicago • obesity epidemic • diet • exercise

Your Prez-Elect Is a Gym Rat

As pressure builds, Obama's workouts remain constant— seven days a week

Dec 25, 08 6:09 AM CST
(Newser) - As Barack Obama prepares to take the helm of a sinking country, he's scaled back on the pastimes of his earlier life—dining out, reading novels, obsessing over Bears and White Sox stats. But one habit has endured: the president-elect is a gym rat who works out every single day,... More »

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Barack Obama • exercise • workout • gym • President Obama

 That Extra 7lbs May Be Deadly  

Study says modest weight gains risky

Dec 23, 08 7:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Even being slightly overweight can seriously increase the risk of heart problems, Reuters reports. A 20-year study of roughly 20,000 male doctors in the US found that every 7 pounds of excess body weight upped the risk of heart failure by 11%. The fatal condition, in which the heart... More »

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obesity • heart disease • exercise • body mass index • high blood pressure

 Campaign Vets 
 Get Back to Reality 

Readjusting to life away from campaign trail takes time

Nov 28, 08 9:54 AM CST
(Newser) - After months—and maybe years—on the campaign trail, reporters and staffers are still adjusting to post-election life, Politico reports. Sleep is a high priority, and so is reconnecting with long-neglected family and friends. "You have to remind yourself that a campaign is followed by a transition," Time ... More »

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diet • vacation • exercise • campaign trail • Election 2008 • reporters

 Bad Bosses May Be Deadly 

Crummy leaders linked to workers' heart attacks

Nov 26, 08 5:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Your incompetent boss could give you a heart attack, the Boston Globe reports. New research shows workers whose bosses are inconsiderate, uncommunicative and poor advocates for their employees are about 60% more likely to suffer a heart attack or other serious cardiac issues. Employees whose bosses have solid leadership skills... More »

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smoking • stress • heart attack • exercise • leadership • bosses • employees • Brigham and Women's Hospital • workload

  Less Sleep Linked to Cancer 

Less than 7 hours a night tied to 47% hike in cancer risk

Nov 18, 08 2:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Sleep and exercise may play an important role in cancer risk, according to a new US study. Researchers confirmed earlier studies that exercise appears to protect against cancer—but discovered that physically active women who slept less than seven hours a night had a 47% higher risk of developing cancer.... More »

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cancer • sleep • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • immune system • exercise • National Institutes of Health • American Association for Cancer Research.


 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

Higher Blood Pressure Kills 8,000 Black Americans a Year

Extent of deadly racial disparity surprises researchers


Nov 11, 08 5:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Some 8,000 lives a year are being lost because blacks suffer from higher blood pressure than the white population, surprising new research has discovered. "We expected it to be big, but it was even larger than we anticipated," said a researcher of the racial disparity. Some 40%... More »

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African Americans • diet • blood pressure • exercise • Surgeon General • Imperial College London • high blood pressure • Annals of Family Medicine • Feinberg School of Medicine • Dr. David Satcher


 Beefy Brits 
 to Get Paid 
 for Walking 

England allots $47M
to tackle obesity 'epidemic'

Nov 10, 08 7:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Fat people in Manchester, England will soon be paid to go outside and walk around, the Daily Mail reports. Part of a $47 million national plan to tackle obesity, the scheme will reward walkers and joggers with free gym time and healthy food. But critics say people are bound to... More »

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obesity • health • England • exercise • Manchester

Recruit Drops and Gives
the Army 100 ... Pounds

263-pound woman lost weight to enlist

Sep 30, 08 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Texas woman shed 113 pounds to join the Army, saying she was startled into action after being told she was too heavy to qualify. “I’ll never see her again,” a recruiter says he thought on meeting 263-pound Ashley Barrett-Carter, the Dallas Morning News reports. Now in... More »

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Texas • weight loss • diet • exercise • military recruits • US Army Air Force

 Exercise Trumps Obesity Gene 

Active lifestyle defeats fat-driving genes, study finds

Sep 9, 08 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Regular exercise and an active lifestyle can defeat the so-called obesity gene, which predisposes millions of people to be overweight, reports WebMD. Researchers found that people with variations of the gene were more likely to be overweight, but that the gene had no effect on those who included three to... More »

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obesity • genetics • exercise • University of Miami • FTO gene • Evadnie Rampersaud • University of Maryland School of Medicine

 To Remember, Exercise 

Australian study shows exercise improves 'flawed memory'

Sep 3, 08 4:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - A little sweatin' to the oldies might help oldsters with mild memory problems, an Australian study suggests. Volunteers who took part in “home-based physical activity” showed a “modest improvement in cognitive function" over those who did not. Results showed that just a few hours of walking per week... More »

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memory • memory loss • exercise • Alzheimer's Disease

Public Recreation Suffers as China Pays Olympic Bills

Exercise options include illegal swims in a frozen lake

Aug 19, 08 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - While elite athletes reap the benefits of Beijing’s lavish Olympic spending, Chinese citizens complain that public recreation programs are suffering, reports NPR. The government has directed $430 million to public sports facilities since 2000, but that’s only half its annual budget for training athletes. “Government resources aren't... More »

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China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • swimming • exercise • recreation

 Runners Live Longer: Study

Health benefits extend into runners' 90s

Aug 12, 08 3:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Runners live longer and age more slowly than non-runners, a new study has found. Researchers tracked hundreds of older people for decades and discovered those who ran regularly remained active later into old age and were less likely to develop disabilities. Twenty years into the study 34% of the non-runners... More »

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elderly • aging • exercise • running • runner • health study

 Scientist Finds 'Workout in a Pill'

Drug changes muscle to duplcate benefits of exercise

Aug 1, 08 3:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - A chemical compound already available through scientific supply stores mimics the metabolic effects of weeks of training and exercise, according to a new study. Olympic authorities are now seeking a test to detect the drug in athletes. Mice given the drug Aicar ran 44% farther than mice who did not... More »

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drugs • 2008 Beijing Olympics • exercise • UCLA • International Olympic Committee • Olympics • AICAR • Salk Institute • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

 30 Mins Daily Won't Cut It: Study

Researchers recommend at least an hour daily to keep off pounds

Jul 30, 08 2:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thirty minutes of moderate exercise daily may not trim off the fat after all, a new study says. University of Pittsburgh researchers say it takes at least 55 minutes per day, five days a week, to keep off the pounds. The study followed 200 overweight women, and found that only... More »

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obesity • women • weight loss • exercise • jogging

 Double Dutch Made
 NYC School Sport

Jump-rope league expected to draw big interest

Jul 27, 08 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - New York City schools will offer a new sport this spring: competitive double dutch jump-roping. The first school district to start official teams has done so in recognition of the sport's popularity among the city's youth—and to promote fitness, AP reports. "It's something that builds stamina," explains... More »

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New York City • athletics • exercise • school districts • jump rope • double dutch

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 LA Prof Discovers
 New World on Foot

Gas prices forced her to walk around the neighborhood

Jul 26, 08 11:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Forced by high gas prices to start walking again, one Los Angeles professor discovered something new: her neighborhood. No longer wanting to drive to a park to walk her dog, Diana Wagman took it through the neighborhood, where she found reburbished homes, furniture on the curb, and—who knew—her... More »

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exercise • gas prices • oil price • neighbors • walking

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