Swimmer Without Arms Thrives on Challenges In and Out of Pool
from Brownsville Herald
 Born without arms, Domingo Santoyo lives life on his terms.
The determined Rivera High School junior doesn't shy away from challenges. Instead, he readily accepts them. Already a national-level competitor in chess as a middle-school student, Santoyo decided it was time to learn to swim last summer, and that endeavor led him to join the Rivera swimming team.
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Too Much TV Linked to Future Fast-food Intake
from Science Daily
High-school kids who watch too much TV are likely to have bad eating habits five years in the future. A new study followed almost 2000 high- and middle-school children and found that TV viewing times predict a poor diet in the future. More
New Study Reveals Swimming Can Cut Men's Risk of Dying in Half
from SYS-CON
A new study shows that swimming cuts men's risk of dying by about 50 percent compared to runners, walkers and sedentary peers. The University of South Carolina study led by Dr. Steven Blair evaluated comprehensive physical exams and behavioral surveys from thousands of people who were enrolled in the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study (ACLS) over the last 32 years. The results were presented at the 2008 World Aquatic Health(TM) Conference in Colorado Springs, Colo., and have been published in the International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education.
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Swimming Coaches Work with More than One Team
from News-Leader
As a high school swimming and diving coach, Jason Hite wears, as the saying goes, many hats. He alternately serves as a schedule-maker, public relations liaison, travel agent and finance manager. Then there's the job of actually coaching swimming.
Hite also wears many shirts -- literally. The coach of boys' swimming and diving teams at three different Missouri schools, Hite is, on many meet days, half coach and half runway model, changing logo shirts countless times to show support for all his teams. At the boys state championship meet in November, Hite and his assistant coaches each brought at least one logo shirt for all three teams.
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Nutrition Standards Revolutionize School Lunches
from Chicago Tribune
Toasted Italian sub with roasted garlic sauce. Grilled chicken Caesar wrap with red onions and romaine. Wasabi beef stir fry. A recent lunch menu for Holland Public Schools in Michigan sounds more like entrees from your favorite corner bistro than a school cafeteria. Across the country the typical school lunch is changing as nutritionists and cooks head back to the kitchen to develop recipes that contain less fat, salt and sugar and more fruits and vegetables as part of a federal mandate tied to local funding for free and reduced-price lunches. More
Running: A Long Road to Better Fitness
from The Desert Sun
Today we run marathons for fun. Are we crazy? Isn't running a marathon a giant insult to the human body and mind? What does it do to us? As counterintuitive as it seems to those who don't indulge, doctors, psychologists and runners agree that the effects of marathon running are mainly positive. It tones our bodies, calms our minds and builds up our all-important cardiovascular system. More
Eating Disorder Risk Rises with New Year's Resolutions
from KJRH
It is the beginning of the year and that means New Years Resolutions to get fit and lose weight in the New Year. While it is healthy for folks to eat right and exercise, for some it turns into an obsession.Girls and boys as young as 8 or 9 are dying to be thin. It is everywhere you look. Diet ads, tips on how to lose weight, and why thin is supposedly in floods ads and media. But did you know there are also ads that tell young people how to become Anorexic or Bulimic? It is called "thinspiration" and it is feeding an epidemic of eating disorders. More
Exercise No Danger for Joints: Non-Elite Level Activity Does Not Increase Risk of Osteoarthritis, Review Suggests
from Science Daily
There is no good evidence supporting a harmful effect of exercise on joints in the setting of normal joints and regular exercise, according to a review of studies published in this month's issue of the Journal of Anatomy. More
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