2009 Legends of Texas Clinic, April 2-5, San Antonio
from ASCA
The FINIS 2009 Legends of Texas Clinic will be April 2-5 in San Antonio, Texas. Speaking at this year's edition of the Legends clinic are: Sean Hutchison, KING Aquatics Wash.; Steve Bultman, Texas A&M; Rod Hansen, Irvine Novaquatics California; Jim Montrella and John Leonard. ASCA schools are held Thursday through Friday morning, with the clinic, itself, Friday afternoon through Sunday early afternoon. Cost: $175--clinic and schools; $99--clinic only; $40--Ideal First 2 Years course (only); $60--Level 2 course (only). For more information e-mail asca@swimmingcoach.org or to register, call (800)-356-2722. More

Inadequate Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Found Among U.S. Children
from Science Daily
Children and adolescents aren't meeting guidelines for fruit and vegetable consumption, according to researchers at Ohio State University. More

The Claim: Morning is the Best Time to Exercise
from The New York Times
Without a doubt, exercise at any time of the day beats no exercise at all. But are there physiological advantages to working out in the morning versus evening, or vice versa? More

Some Diets may be Better than Others for Keeping Weight off and Staying Healthy, Study Suggests
from Science Daily
Any diet will do? Not if you want to lose fat instead of muscle. Not if you want to lower your triglyceride levels so you'll be less likely to develop diabetes and heart disease. Not if you want to avoid cravings that tempt you to cheat on your diet. And not if you want to keep the weight off long-term. More

Swimming Lessons for Tots Saved Lives, Study Finds
from Los Angeles Times
Some people believe even babies should be taught to swim to help protect against drowning. Others say swimming lessons too early in life could decrease a child's fear of water and give parents a false sense of security, thus increasing a toddler's risk of drowning. A long-awaited study concludes that swimming lessons for children ages 1 to 4 lowers the risk of drowning. The study looked at the association between drowning and swimming lessons in people ages 1 to 19 in six states. Interviews were conducted with the families of 88 children who drowned between 2003 and 2005 and with the families of 213 control children who were the same age and gender and lived in the same county as those who drowned. More

Exercise Associated With Eating More
from Medical News Today
New research from the University of Illinois suggests that weight-loss campaigns that promote exercise may actually cause people to eat more. People who viewed posters suggesting that they "join a gym" or "take a walk" ate more food after looking at the posters than people who saw similarly designed posters prompting them to "make friends" or "be in a group," the researchers found. More

Athletes Lobby Congress for Fitness Funding
from The Associated Press
Should soccer cleats and baseball gloves be tax deductible? More than a dozen current and former athletes made that pitch to members of Congress, pressing for passage of legislation they say would help stem obesity in this country. More