Brett Lee is putting a positive spin on a fourth ankle operation that threatens his participation in the Ashes.
The Australian paceman suffered another foot injury during the second Test against South Africa in Melbourne and will miss the upcoming three-Test series against the same opposition.
But the 32-year-old insists the surgery will give him the chance to recharge his batteries away from the glare of Test match cricket, and allow him to fully Read the rest of this entry »

Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi and New Orleans Hornets phenom Chris Paul will introduce a nationwide youth fitness initiative at the 2009 All-Star Jam Session and unveil their new “got milk?” ads.
The ads will hit publications in March.
The Get Fit By Finals program from the NBA and the “got milk?” Body By Milk Campaign, challenges teens to make a personal fitness goal and provides a plan to achieve it.
Two-thirds Read the rest of this entry »

SHERMAN, Tex. ― If you have ever made the New Year’s resolution to lose weight and get in shape, you are not alone. But several people this year are finding a new way to stick to it.
A recent survey by nutritionists and dieticians shows less people are signing up for gym memberships than in previous years and more are instead turning to fitness books.
Many folks are turning to bookstores and buying fitness books instead of buying Read the rest of this entry »

Raleigh, N.C. —
Childhood obesity is a growing problem. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 16 percent of children are overweight or obese. The new
is trying to beat those odds.
“At Hi 5, we work very hard on basically getting them active, that means anything that is moving,” said Susan Caldwell, with Hi 5 Fitness.
The children in the program are from 5-years-old to 18-years-old, and are taught about living Read the rest of this entry »

In 2008, the NJ National Guard deployed the highest number of troops in it’s history. This information was given to Ryan Toth, the founder of Total Core Fitness Boot Camp, by a boot camper who is in the Guard. To help the families of the Guard, toys which are collected for the Annual Boot Camp For Toys workout, would be donated to them.
“When word got out that we were collecting for the families of our troops, people opened up their pockets and Read the rest of this entry »

Montpelier, Vermont – December 31, 2008
Labor Commissioner Patricia Moulton Powden says she spends a lot of time sitting at her desk. But she plans to be more active in 2009.
“It's always a New Year's resolution, lose weight, get healthy, stop swearing, get more exercise,” she said. “I figured this is a good motivator.”
The motivator — a new competition between the governors and cabinets of 20 states. Moulton Powden is one of about Read the rest of this entry »

January 23, 2009 09:04 am
Greater New Bethel AME Church will be sponsoring a health education and fitness program focusing on weight loss and spiritual growth for a prosperous new year. The orientation meeting will be held Saturday, Jan. 24 at 9 a.m. in the church fellowship hall. All ages, male and female, are welcome. Doctors Tommy and Athena Randolph will be coordinating. The church is located at the corner of Glass and Lisle Avenue in Live Read the rest of this entry »

The best way to achieve your fitness goals is to focus on making small
changes, which goes against the usual January rush to “drop a dress size in
a month”. Take just three things that you know you need to change and make
these your goals for this week: drink more water; go to an exercise class;
and get off the bus a stop early. Add three more a week and in a month you
will have changed 12 things that would have been too intense had you Read the rest of this entry »

MADISON (MedStar) — A lot of people choose weight loss for their New Year's resolution.
  In this Medical Minute, we offer up the top fitness picks for 2009.
  The future of fitness is fusion.
  This laid back class fuses yoga and pilates to make yoga-lates.
  Trainer Anne Wilkinson said, ”fusion takes a little bit of cardio, a little bit of resistance training, or like in a yoga-lates, a little bit of mind body connection with Read the rest of this entry »

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