Obamas Show Fitness Can Be Done
from EmaxHealth
 Last week, the Obamas and America made history. The Obamas became the first African-American couple to be president and first lady. They are also thought to be the fittest first couple ever. The Obamas are a great example in the commitment to fitness. Perhaps they will inspire the sedentary Americans to get up and move. Both managed to squeeze in workouts despite their hectic schedules both before and during the campaign.
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Special Needs Swimmer Serves as an Inspiration
from The Augusta Chronicle
Augusta, Ga., Lakeside high school freshman Audrey Smith has yet to finish first in a high school swim meet, but she has won the respect and admiration of most everyone she comes in contact with. They don't make medals or trophies for that, but her accomplishment is noticeable in the words of her teammates. More
Adding Muscle to an Exercise Routine
from Newsday
Even the prospect of weight training can be intimidating. How much weight should you lift? How often? What muscle groups need to be worked? To help sort it all out, trainer Mike Alexander, owner of MADfit, a private Beverly Hills, Calif., training studio was called upon. Alexander, who did post-graduate work at the Cooper Aerobics Center in Dallas, has trained celebrities including Jessica Simpson and Kristin Chenoweth. Here, he outlines a four-week program that works the body's major muscle groups, building strength and endurance and improving the cardiovascular system. Stick with it and pay attention to his basic nutrition tips, and Alexander says your goals are within reach. Before wrapping your hands around a barbell, he recommends a few tips.
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U.S. Olympian Gold Medalist Swimmer returns from Israel Determined to Engage His Generation in Philanthropy
from PR Newswire
When three-time world champion and Olympic gold medal winning swimmer, Ben Wildman-Tobriner was selected as Taglit-Birthright Israel's 200,000th participant, he expected that he would have a life-changing experience. What he did not anticipate, however, was having the opportunity to change other people's lives by sharing his own experiences overcoming adversity. More
Free Exercise and Nutrition Program in Brazil Could Serve As Model in United States
from Science Daily
What if free exercise classes were offered in public spaces such as parks, beaches and recreation centers? When a city government in Brazil tried such a program, it greatly increased physical activity among community members. A group of health researchers who studied the program believes it could also work in U.S. cities with warm climates. More
Minot, N.D., Swimmer Has More Achievements
from USA Today
Minot, N.D., teenage swimmer Dagny Knutson added to her growing list of accomplishments at the 2009 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Guam. Knutson set five meet records, and finished the games with seven gold medals and one bronze. She helped the U.S. to it’s first-ever win in the team portion of the games, topping Australia by 22 points. More
Simple Ways to Test Your Strength, Fitness, Balance
from Newsday
The holidays are over. The New Year has begun. So let the nagging begin, right? Nah, let's skip it. There's too much of that coming from the folks who want you to give them money. Signing up for a new exercise program may lower the level of guilt, but that alone won't get the work done. Instead, A few trainers have been asked to offer simple tests you can do at home or on the way to work to check your strength, aerobic fitness, balance and all the other stuff we want to keep intact. Some are pretty basic. Others are a bit more challenging. More
Excessive Weight Loss Can Be a Bad Thing
from Science Daily
Doctors are not doing enough to pick up on problems with excessive weight loss, says a Saint Louis University physician who helped draft recent guidelines to diagnose the condition called "cachexia." More
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