WASECA — With the hope of starting an annual tradition, the Waseca Medical Center will host its first-ever free health seminar on National Wear Red Day, taking place from noon to 1 p.m. Friday at the University of Minnesota Southern Research and Outreach Center.
National Wear Red Day is an awareness campaign promoting women’s heart health awareness.
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“At the Rittenhouse Women’s Wellness Center, we believe that health
and well-being span all aspects of women’s lives, including nutrition,
emotional health, physical fitness, and even skin care and aesthetics in
terms of boosting self-esteem. We want to help our clients strike a
balance between all of these areas,” says Dr. Saltzman, Medical Director
of the Center. “Incorporating healthier everyday habits and attitudes
into an individual’s diet, Read the rest of this entry »

Sports, Fitness & Wellness VB Purchasing Guide December 2008-January 2009
Compiled by Cheryl Cheng — Video Business, 11/24/2008
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Fitness: The fitness star offers two more workout titles to help fans get fit.
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Fitness: Hosted by choreographer John Byrne and fitness expert Tracey Mallett, this workout has four dance routines set to music from the 1987 movie.
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Women’s Health Resources is pleased to present a workshop for women called “Clutter-Busting Your Home”with Georgina Forrest, professional organizer. Join Georgina as she teaches you how to”de-stuff” you home, change the habits that create the piles of stuff, and learn how to get rid of the excess stuff in your life so you can have a life. There are several dates and locations: Jan. 20 from 7 to9 p. m., at #185 1441 29 St. N. W.; Jan. 24th from 10 Read the rest of this entry »

BEDFORD, Pa.
,
Jan. 9
. In partnership with
Medical Center (UPMC), the resort is holding its annual three-day event with a focus on women’s health, fitness and stress reduction. Doctors, health professionals and fitness experts will offer practical tools for living a balanced life. A diverse educational program — including topics such as osteoporosis, weight training, joint and bone health, menopause and stress — is interspersed with Read the rest of this entry »

Toumaz CEO to Speak at Digital Fitness, Nutrition and Wellness Conference
Toumaz Technology announces that Toumaz CEO Keith Errey will present key digital fitness applications of the Sensium system for intelligent wireless body monitoring at Club Industry 2008 (McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, October 15th – 18th 2008). The presentation will be made on Wednesday 15th October at 4:00pm (Session D12) at the Digital Fitness, Nutrition and Wellness Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Popping a pill can cut your cholesterol. But did the doctor also prescribe cutting the stress that’s eroding your immune system? Or teach you how to exercise without worsening painful joints?
Think 3 Ps: Good health care is preventive, predictive and personalized, a rarity today in a crisis-oriented care system far better at treating disease than keeping it at bay. To help change that, one of the nation’s top medical groups Read the rest of this entry »

Sports, Fitness & Wellness VB Purchasing Guide February-April 2009
Compiled by Cheryl Cheng and Cindy Spielvogel — Video Business, 2/2/2009
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Fitness: New York Burlesque headliner Jo Weldon demonstrates the Showgirl Position, the Derriere Frame and the Shoulder Strap Striptease.
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Are you looking for great stocking stuffers that will motivate you or your favourite wannabe fitness guru to be even healthier in 2009?
These three books aren’t new, but they are good. They will put facts into simple messages that will show any reader how to achieve their wellness goals.
Younger Next Year for Women (Workman Publishing Co., 2007, $17.95) by Chris Crowley and Henry Lodge, MD is a concise road map for taking charge of your heath Read the rest of this entry »

awarded more than $40,000 in grants to 42 school nurses and teachers, including several from the Wichita area.
The Healthy Habits for Life grants support programs designed to help children reduce their cardiovascular risk by increasing physical activity and learning healthy eating habits.
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation has disbursed more than $100,000 since its inception in 2006. Individual grants cannot exceed $1,000.
“The foundation’s Read the rest of this entry »