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The 7 Big Health and Fitness Lies About Optimal Health and Weight Loss (Part 1)

11/27/2007 - (NaturalNews) In a perfect world, 98% of people who lose weight would not gain it back.  But the reality is that they do.  Losing weight and reaching optimum health has become more of a challenge than it needs to be due to certain factors I've researched...

Yoga Ed helps kids focus at school

1/29/2007 - (NaturalNews) Yoga, as seen by both its Hindi and secular adherents, is a path to spiritual and psychological mastery. To skeptics, it is seen as multi-billion dollar industry. Either way, yoga is rapidly taking root as an alternative form of physical...

One-third of US youth not physically fit (press release)

11/20/2006 - Approximately one-third of boys and girls age 12 to 19 in the United States do not meet standards for physical fitness, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The...

U.S. government to launch official exercise guidelines to combat rampant obesity among population

11/1/2006 - (NaturalNews) The Bush administration announced Thursday that guidelines for physical activity are under development -- to be released in late 2008 -- which officials hope will guide the public toward healthier lifestyles and lower health care costs....

One-third of U.S. kids physically unfit

10/3/2006 - (NaturalNews) A study published in the October issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine found that as many as one-third of American children are out of shape. The researchers assessed the physical fitness of 3,287 children aged 12...

Physical education is key to improving a child's confidence, brainpower and long-term health

8/2/2006 - One of the most important things parents can give to their children is a physical education or involvement in organized sports activity. Physical education has slipped in priority over the last few years, especially in our public schools. Some schools...

Wheelchair-bound fitness icon proves that anyone can be healthy through exercise and nutrition

8/7/2004 - Kevin Saunders is riding a wheelchair across the country to serve as an example that people can attain physical fitness no matter what obstacles may stand in the way. He was paralyzed from the chest down due to a work injury. He later pursued physical...

The Atkins Diet Food Guide Pyramid, Part 4: The Importance of Exercise

7/18/2004 - The use of the exercise gradient on the Atkins pyramid is nothing less than brilliant. With the use of one vertical arrow, the pyramid clearly conveys the idea that increasing your level of physical exercise allows you to choose from an expanded list...

Many people approach physical fitness for cosmetic reasons; but real strength training is about body, mind and spirit, not good looks

5/9/2004 1:05:25 PM - Do you jump right into a workout without warming up? Do you "jerk" the weights when strength training? Do you overstretch in Yoga class because you don't want to look like a noob? Editors from Fitness Magazine offer some tips in this article, but...

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