Exercise Helps Breast Cancer Patients
PROVIDENCE, RI—A new study shows that moderate exercise may help improve fitness and psychological well being among early-stage breast cancer patients. Published in the May 20th edition of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the study looked at 86 women who had undergone treatment for early-stage breast cancer. ...
Arnold Launches New California Fitness Council
ANAHEIM, CA -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wants California to become the “Fitness State.” Schwarzenegger, along with numerous celebrities, announced the launch of the California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, a nonprofit, non-partisan organization that will promote the health benefits of physical fitness, exercise and sports for all Californians. ...
New Jersey Bans Junk Food, Other States Consider
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ– The legislation just keeps coming to try to slow down the childhood obesity epidemic. In early June, New Jersey became the first state to ban soda and junk foods, but many states are following their lead. ...
Fitness Becomes a Family Affair
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, GA – After three needs surveys, the fitness center at Robins Air Force Base is making fitness a family affair. Once an old racquetball court in disrepair, the new family fitness room is a safe haven for parents and children....
NIH Message to Kids: “We Can” Get Fit!
WASHINGTON, DC— HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced in early June the launch of We Can!, Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity & Nutrition, a national education program from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to help prevent overweight and obesity among youth ages 8-13. We Can! provides resources and community-based programs for parents, caregivers and youth that focus on behaviors to encourage healthy eating, increase physical activity, and reduce sedentary time. ...
CSUB to Build $24-Million Rec
BAKERSFIELD, CA-- California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB) students have approved a referendum that will help fund a new $24 million recreation center and support the university’s move towards becoming an NCAA Division I athletics school. ...
Army Uses Resistance Bands for More than Fitness
ALEXANDRIA, VA– Soldiers can flex their muscles any time at just about any place with a strand of elastic resistance tubing in a pocket-sized package dubbed Army Fitness Deployed. The fitness guide was developed for Soldiers to maintain their muscular fitness while in the field, but the bands are being used for much, much more than a workout. ...
Indiana YWCA Closes Sports Club
FORT WAYNE, IN The YWCA of Fort Wayne, IN, recently closed the sports club portion of its center due to declining usage and increased costs for maintenance...
Judge Strikes Down Ban
SALT LAKE CITY, UT In mid-April a federal judge struck down a ban on ephedra, but that doesn't exactly mean you can start stocking your facility's shelves...
Weight Watchers Tops List
LOS ANGELES Weight Watchers offers dieters the best staying power, according to a recent article in Consumer Reports (CR). Weight Watchers earned the...
Corporate America Celebrates National Employee Health and Fitness Day
OVERLAND PARK, KS Employees strolled through a courtyard at Sprint's world headquarters, visited the booths of more than 40 vendors at the Worksite Oasis...
In BRIEF
Johnny G, creator of Spinning indoor cycling, has sold his interest in the company he founded, Mad Dogg Athletics Inc., to the company's cofounder, John...
Committee Suggests Changes to WIC Program
WASHINGTON, DC A $5.2 billion government food program for low-income pregnant women and young mothers and their children may make the first significant...
Cleveland Elementary Schools To Reach their “Physical Best”
CLEVELAND, OH—Thousands of Cleveland elementary school students have been chosen to participate in the initial fall start to the Physical Best program, designed to promote healthy, active lifestyles for all students – particularly those whose health may be at risk because of inactivity or poor diet. ...
Overhydration an Emerging Problem
PHOENIX—Here’s the latest must-have component of a running program – a scale. While we’ve been telling our members, clients and ourselves to drink lots of water before, during and after exercise, it seems though that the message may have been followed too much. Drinking too much water while exercising intensely for long periods of time is thought to be a cause of hyponatremia, or abnormally low sodium levels, and can be fatal....
Navy Improves Vending Machine Options
PORTSMOUTH, VA—The Navy Environmental Health Center (NEHC) and the Navy Exchange Command (NEXCOM) have partnered to promote healthier snack foods in the Department of the Navy's (DON) vending machines, according to a recent Navy report. ...
Air Force Leaves Unwanted Pounds Behind
SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Most of the people assigned to this forward-deployed location as part of Air and Space Expeditionary Force 3/4 have rotated home, but they have left behind a lot of excess baggage – unwanted pounds....
Pentagon Recommends Closing 33 Major Bases
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld announced today the department’s recommendations to close or realign military facilities throughout the United States. While the list is not final and awaits approval from the President and Congress, its effect on fitness facilities on these bases is not yet known. If approved the list would cut 29,000 military and civilian jobs. ...
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