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exercise stories: 84 news summaries

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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

Yoga Helping Traders Bear Market Tumult

High finance may seem incompatible, but practice is booming

Jul 24, 08 11:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - The yoga industry is doing big business on the financial market as bankers and traders look for ways to take a step back and rise above the whirlwind, the Wall Street Journal reports. Life in the market “is the antithesis of what yoga is about in terms of inner... More »

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Wall Street • exercise • Yoga • hedge funds • Ashtanga

 '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

 Kids Dump
 Exercise by
 Their Teens 

 Most get just 30 minutes exercise a day

Jul 16, 08 9:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - American children stop getting enough exercise by the time they reach their teens, according to a new study. Researchers tracked more than 1,000 children and discovered that those who averaged three hours of exercise a day at age 9 barely managed 30 minutes of physical activity at 15, reports... More »

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childhood obesity • exercise • American Medical Association • University of California at San Diego • teenager • Dr. Philip Nader • Weight Management and Wellness Center • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh • Dr. Goutham Rao

 Exercise May Slow Alzheimer's 

Study finds fit patients have less brain atrophy

Jul 15, 08 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alzheimer's patients may be able to slow the progression of the disease with exercise, a new study has discovered. Patients who were in poorer physical condition experienced up to four times more brain shrinkage than those who were physically fit, WebMD reports. More »

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exercise • MRI • physical fitness • cardiorespiratory fitness • University of Kansas School of Medicine • Alzheimer's Disease

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

 Your Body Wants You to Stay Fat 

Keeping weight off made much tougher by brain, hormone cues to get it back

Jun 3, 08 12:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Your body doesn't want you to lose weight, scientists say, and makes it tough to keep off pounds lost. Scientists tell the Los Angeles Times that brain and hormone cues increase post-diet as natural processes try to get that old figure back. And while research into the heavy issues is... More »

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obesity • fat • weight loss • diet • diet pills • exercise • metabolism

San Francisco, Seattle Top US Fittest Cities List

Los Angeles trails in measures of healthy living, environment

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,... More »

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San Francisco • Boston • Detroit • Los Angeles • public health • Seattle • exercise • healthy eating • fitness • commuting • parks • American College of Sports Medicine

 McCain's 'Real Age' Is 63 

Expert calculates candidate's years in biological time

May 25, 08 2:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - McCain may be 71.8 years old on paper, but his biological age is a youthful 63.7, according to the physician who wrote You: The Owner's Manual. Dr. Michael Roizen made the estimate based on McCain's recently-released medical records (though some details on the candidate's dietary and exercise... More »

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cancer • John McCain • health • Body Mass Index • age • diet • blood pressure • exercise • longevity • heart health • McCain 2008 • medical records

product review

Wii Fit Is Great for Couch Potatoes

But more hard-core athletes should keep going to the gym

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... More »

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Nintendo Wii • exercise • fitness • Wii Fit • video games




 The Fittest
 Guys in
 America
 

Barack Makes list of fittest guys

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... More »

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Barack Obama • health • Tiger Woods • Brady Quinn • exercise • Dwight Howard • workout • Daniel Craig • Chase Utley • fitness • Will Smith • Greg Long • Wladimir Klitschko • Curtis Stone • Flo Rida • Walter Dix • Dierks Bentley • Jason Osborn • Jason Wright • Ed Donner • Mac Danzig • Shemar Moore • Mark Steines • Doug Anderson • Greg Plitt • Amaury Nolasco • Ryan Sheckler • Ty Loomis • Dave Salmoni • Romeo Miller

To Lower Breast Cancer Risk,
Get Moving

Exercise may cut odds for premenopausal women; more is better

May 13, 08 7:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Exercising regularly while still young may cut the risk of premenopausal breast cancer, a new study shows. Women who were the most physically active were 23% less likely to develop the cancer than the women who were the least active, Reuters reports. Exercising between the ages of 12 and 22... More »

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breast cancer • exercise

 Why You're Still Chubby 

Common mistakes can prevent weight loss

Apr 18, 08 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you've mustered the energy to lose weight, nothing is more frustrating than not seeing results. Men's Health lists some common mistakes:
  1. Too much carb consumption
  2. You're eating low-fat foods, but more of them
  3. Skipping breakfast can lead to sugar bingeing
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nutrition • health • weight loss • diet • list • exercise • carbs

 Best Ways to Avoid Cancer 

LiveScience identifies healthy behaviors that reduce risk

Apr 8, 08 7:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's not all in the genes: About half of all cancer deaths are preventable, says the American Cancer Society. Follow LiveScience's 10 healthy behaviors to reduce risk:
  1. Quit smoking!
  2. Limit alcohol consumption to one drink per day for women, two drinks per
... More »

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American Cancer Society • diet • exercise • healthy habits • smoking cessation • cancer prevention

Exercise and Happiness Not Linked: Study

Same gene set makes physically active most likely to be mentally fit

Mar 17, 08 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Going for a run might not clear your head in quite the way thought, reports USA Today, and its supposed benefits on mental health may be misguided. Rather, Dutch researchers found that a single set of genes both determines one’s inclination toward exercise and happiness—making the most physically... More »

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depression • twins • genetics • mental health • Netherlands • exercise • health study

Harvard Begins Women-Only Gym Hours

Controversial move to make Muslim females more comfortable

Mar 5, 08 10:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Harvard is trying out women-only gym hours at one of its facilities to make exercising easier for Muslim women. Six of the 70 hours a week that the Quadrangle Recreational Athletic Center is open will be barred to men so that Muslim women feel free to dress appropriately for working... More »

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Islam • Muslim Americans • sexism • athlete • Muslim • exercise • Harvard • Muslim women • gym

Jessica Blocks 'Unusable' Workout Video

She's 'hurting millions of fat people in America:' distributor

Feb 20, 08 12:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Jessica Simpson wants to ban a workout video from being released, MSNBC reports, after the star apparently showed up to shoot it in less than top condition. “Jessica was a mess during that shoot," a source says. The owner of the video company charges Simpson would be "... More »

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Saturday Night Live • celebrity • exercise • workout • Jessica Simpson • Speedfit • workout video

Back Pain's Insidious Cost Rises

US spends ever more on treatment—without much to show for it

Feb 14, 08 1:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Back pain is one of the US' most persistent health problems, but despite new treatment possibilities, Newsweek reports, cures remain elusive. Americans spent $85.9 billion in 2005 on medical costs relating to back pain, up from $52.1 billion in 1997. "We seem to be doing more and... More »

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surgery • medical costs • physical therapy • exercise • back pain • excercise • imaging tests • pain relief • prescription painkillers

Exercise Slows Aging Process

Fit people are 10 years younger, study says

Jan 29, 08 9:54 AM CST
(Newser) - People who exercise don't just feel younger, they clinically are younger—by up to 10 years, according to a new study. And while exercise slows the aging process, a sedentary lifestyle accelerates it, reports the Daily Telegraph. The findings are "a message that could be used by clinicians... More »

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exercise • King's College London • Archives of Internal Medicine • telomeres • aerobics • Elle MacPherson • couch potato • aging process

Seniors Running for Their Lives

Exercise extends life of older men

Jan 23, 08 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Older men who jog or walk briskly for 30 minutes several times a week die at half the rate in the same period as contemporaries who are not fit, according to a new study. The study monitored 15,000 veterans, aged 50 to 70, for more than seven years. Researchers... More »

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veterans • exercise • fitness level • brisk walks • Exercise Testing and Research Lab • Veterans Affairs Medical Center • older men

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