Don't fear the gym Nov 8, 2009
Winchip said her staff is trained to help teach newcomers how to utilize the exercise machines. "One of our Fit Start Coaches will help you through a 12-week program. If you haven t done exercises for a while, they will show you how to use the equipment," the YMCA leader said. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Exercise Keeps Dangerous Visceral Fat Away A Year After Weight Loss, Study Finds Oct 30, 2009
29, 2009) A study conducted by exercise physiologists in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Human Studies finds that as little as 80 minutes a week of aerobic or resistance training helps not only to prevent weight gain, but also to inhibit a regain of harmful visceral fat one year after weight loss. The study was published online Oct. 8 and will appear in a future print edition of the journal Obesity. (Science Daily)
At Duke, Doctors Teach Obesity Ownership Oct 26, 2009
If anything, it's the fact that we have so many pills and diets and silly exercise machines that don't work that make people give up to begin with. Add a comment. (CBS News)
Jack LaLanne at 95 Oct 9, 2009
Exercise machines: The kind with cables, pulleys and weight selectors. LaLanne didn't patent them, but he invented them, including the first leg-extension machine. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Exercise can give you strength and shorten your labor Oct 1, 2009
"If you're a runner, perhaps speed walking may be abetter option later in your pregnancy, Wright recommended. "If you're used to working on exercise machines, concentrate on something that's less high impact, like the elliptical machine. "Myth or Fact: If you've never exercised before, now is not the best time to start.That's also true, Wright said."But that doesn't mean you have to spend the next nine months on the couch," Wright warned."Ten minutes a day is a great start," she added. "Then,... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Limited Willpower Can Affect Your Workout Sep 30, 2009
The students were initially asked to work out on lab-based exercise machines. Half the participants were then asked to perform a task, known as the Stroop test, designed to deplete their willpower stores. (CBS News)
Ionia hospital on the receiving end of grant Sep 24, 2009
JW wrote on Sep 23, 2009 7:52 PM:" I would like to see ICMH offer a fitness program, similiar to what Pennock offers in Hastings. There isn't a decent fitness and rehab center in Ionia. Wouldn't it be nice to have a lap swim pool that doesn't have freezing water, fitness instructors, weights, and exercise machines? Sounds better than a community garden, I believe we have enough small time farmers in Ionia County. ". DSU wrote on Sep 23, 2009 11:29 AM:" Since the goal is to reduce obesity &... (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Lebanon Racquetball club looking at changes for the better Aug 20, 2009
The facility features two racquetball courts and exercise machines. It s open 24/7, accessible with a key-card, Foster said. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Strength training helps older adults Aug 17, 2009
In fact, the benefits of strength training - weight lifting, exercise machines, pulling on wide elastic bands color coded for resistance - are among the strongest findings in medical research. A new meta-analysis, which involved pooling data on 6,700 people over age 60 from 121 randomized, controlled studies, shows that resistance training makes muscles substantially stronger and helps people do better at everyday activities such as walking, climbing steps, and standing up from chairs. (Boston Globe)
'Beach' in the city offers respite for ordinary Parisians Aug 4, 2009
The road is blocked for a month: The city adds sand, exercise machines, performing clowns, deck chairs, ping pong, and creperies a lunch and sun spot in the heart of Paris. It's free, progressive, on the tourist map, and hugely successful. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Metal recycling for new Jackson Park passes $2,000 mark Aug 4, 2009
There has been an overwhelming response from the community to support the playground effort by recycling their unwanted metal including refrigerators, air conditioners bicycles, snow blowers, lawn mowers, hot water tanks, stoves, exercise machines and much more to help improve the environment at the same time helping a worthy local cause, he says. Gino Cresta, director of the Department of Public Works, and Jeff Vaughan, the town s director of public health, have been very supportive of the... (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
How a $25 fee from Gold's Gym may inspire a new state law Jul 31, 2009
In the next paragraph, the letter informed Cheimets that all memberships would now include a yearly $25 to pay for maintenance of the exercise machines and the building. It had been a while since Cheimets, who was paying month-to-month for his membership, last used the gym, so he decided to cancel his membership rather than pay the $25 fee. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Progressive Resistance Strength Training Helps Older People In Daily Life Jul 27, 2009
Progressive resistance strength training is a type of strength training that uses free weights, exercise machines, or elastic bands to strengthen muscles. Key to this type of this exercise is adjusting the resistance, or weight, according to the person's progress. (Science Daily)
The 18-Minute Management Plan Jul 22, 2009
He invented several exercise machines including the ones with pulleys and weight selectors in health clubs throughout the world. And his show. (BusinessWeek)
Weightlifting makes life easier for the elderly Jul 8, 2009
Free weights, exercise machines or elastic "resistance" bands (their weight adjusted to the progress of the study participants) all showed benefits. They included "large improvement" in strength and "moderate to large improvement" in tasks such as climbing stairs, according to the study the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. (USA Today -- Tech)
Exercise Helps Treat Depression Jul 3, 2009
Diane Strand , who has been battling depression, stands next to exercise machines at the Midwest Athletic Club, Monday, March 14, 2005, in Cedar Rapids. (AP). (CBS News -- Health)
Summer fitness: Realistic expectations for swimsuit season Jun 17, 2009
For strength-training, Martin prefers not to use exercise machines. Most grown-ups spend much of every day sitting at work. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Need a Walking Partner? Try a Dog Jun 16, 2009
"They are natural exercise machines on a leash," he said. Research has shown that it's easier to be physically active and stick with an exercise program when you team up with a workout buddy, Kushner said. (MEDLINEplus)
First speed date? No sweat Jun 4, 2009
The club is hosting a speed-dating event Saturday, July 25 at 7 p.m. Participants will perform icebreakers before female participants attend 10 different workout stations together each one with a different man at 10 different exercise machines. Each pair will try to learn and perform the exercises in about five minutes. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Universities generating sweat electricity May 18, 2009
OSU connected 22 exercise machines to the grid last February and will compete with Oregon to see who can generate the most electricity ... Exercise machines are used to produce renewable energy. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Universities generate electricity in the gym May 18, 2009
OSU connected 22 exercise machines to the grid last February and will compete with Oregon to see who can generate the most electricity ... After pulling the guts out of a variety of exercise machines, from bikes to stair steppers, Harr found that the Precor elliptical already had a small generator that powered the control panel and produced resistance ... So is Adam Boesel, owner of The Green Microgym in the hip Alberta Arts District of Portland, which has a variety of exercise machines charging... (MSNBC -- Environment)
Vibration Plate Machines May Aid Weight Loss And Trim Abdominal Fat May 9, 2009
ScienceDaily (May 8, 2009) New research suggests that, if used properly, vibration plate exercise machines may help you lose weight and trim the particularly harmful belly fat between the organs. See also. (Science Daily)
Best of Routes 5 and 20 III May 3, 2009
The Skaneateles Community Center is part amusement park with bumper boats and bumper cars on ice, and part health club with dozens of exercise machines and fitness classes. The large center doesn't seek profits, so the programs and specials offered are for the community interest. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
West Roxbury YMCA making healthy lifestyle choices fun Apr 28, 2009
She had set up two rowing machines in the gymnasium, exercise machines that few children had seen before or used. It was a way to introduce children to rowing, and the machines fit almost anyone and provide a full body workout. (Rsolindale Parkway Transcript, MA)
Slimming down Mar 30, 2009
" Thurmond mixes up her routines, doing an intense aerobic workout using different exercise machines for 45 to 60 minutes three days a week. Two or three other days, she does a cardio workout for 20 minutes and then intense weight training. "I change it up," she says. She says she could save even more money by doing the same workout at home but finds that "going to the gym is motivating. It's like silent support. (USA Today -- News)
MEET SUCCESS: These dieters share tips on how they lost and Twitter how they're keeping it off Mar 30, 2009
She mixes up her routines, doing an intense aerobic workout using different exercise machines (indoor bike, treadmill, Cybex Arc Trainer, Precor CrossRamp, TreadClimber) for 45-60 minutes three days a week, and two or three other days, she does a cardio workout for 20 minutes and then intense weight training. "I change it up.". (USA Today -- News)
Fitness fans flock to machines, bypass stairs Mar 20, 2009
That's what happened at the big health club convention Thursday in San Francisco, where 11,000 health club owners and fitness gurus from around the world gathered to check out the latest exercise machines, contraptions and gizmos. The exercise machines are located in the basement of Moscone Center. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Turn exercise into electricity Feb 26, 2009
Gyms are notorious energy and water hogs, full of exercise machines, TVs, fans and air conditioning, pools and locker rooms ... According to OSU, 22 elliptical machines are now able to return power to the electrical grid, and up to 40 exercise machines could be hooked up with additional wiring. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Increase metabolism and weightloss with Gloria Barber and Luxe Fitness. Feb 26, 2009
Introduction to exercise machines and their settings. Weight training terminology. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Prisoners’ fundraiser will benefit Relay for Life (1) Feb 26, 2009
Working in 30-minute shifts on eight exercise machines, inmates hope to rack up enough miles to donate 500. They also want to raise more money than a team of prison employees that will walk all night at the West High track. (Helena Independent Record)
An encore from Williams Feb 22, 2009
"He made an attempt to play winter ball but came up with a quadriceps injury, exactly what he was hoping to avoid. He has been able to use the Yankee trainer's room and exercise machines for conditioning, an indication of how the relationship between him and the team has been repaired. Williams departed bitterly after the 2006 season when his five-year, $72 million deal was up.He was one of the best.He hit .297 for his career, with 2,336 hits, 287 home runs, a .381 on-base percentage, four Gold... (Boston Globe)
Trident submarine: Militarys silent deterrent Feb 22, 2009
That equipment includes well-utilized exercise machines: two treadmills, an exercise bike and a set of free weights all wedged where space permits between pipes, valves and machinery. It also includes multiple flat screen televisions throughout the crews mess, or dining area, and ward rooms capable of playing movies and video games. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
MONDAY P.M. UPDATES: Population forecast anticipates growth in Klamath-- Beer tax issues rises again in Salem-- Students exercise to generate electricity-- Video on school merger roundtable online Feb 18, 2009
(AP) -- Thousands of college students regularly hit the cardio exercise machines to work off stress after an exam or stay in shape. Oregon State University is harnessing the energy the machines can generate and converting it to electricity to feed back into the power grid. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Sweat power is green power Feb 17, 2009
Twenty-two elliptical machines have been hooked up to the electrical grid through an inverter in order to use the power generated while students work out on the popular exercise machines ... University representatives said as much as 40 extra exercise machines, such as stationary bikes, could also be hooked into the electrical grid with some additional hardware ... The University of Florida was the first, but OSU has more exercise machines hooked to the grid. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
State news of national interest Feb 17, 2009
(AP) Oregon State University has retrofitted 22 elliptical exercise machines, and students are using the machines to generate electricity. The school is among the first in the nation to do that. (International Herald Tribune)
Racine woman loses 60 pounds in 'Biggest Loser'-inspired challenge Feb 11, 2009
That was followed by work with either free weights or exercise machines to target a specific part of the body, and this was augmented with various challenges such as carrying two 10-gallon water jugs up a hill or flipping a tractor tire end over end from one point to another. To that Jacobsen added a kickboxing cardio class on Saturdays. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
