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America's Health Checkup - Time

What is the measure of a country's health? How do you take the temperature of a population that sprawls across nine time zones, 50 states and a global rainbow of cultures and communities? One way is by taking a close look at yourself. If you're like ...

Study: Banning fast-food TV ads could dent obesity - Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) -- A little less "I'm Lovin' It" could put a significant dent in the problem of childhood obesity, suggests a new study that attempts to measure the effect of TV fast-food ads. A ban on such commercials would reduce the number of obese ...

Local districts push to pump up gym class - Democrat and Chronicle

Several Monroe County school districts are looking to revamp their physical education programs as more of their students arrive with major health and weight problems. The Gates Chili school district just completed a yearlong K-12 Physical Education ...

An Early Start - Egypt Today

AT FIRST, the idea of plunking kids on a treadmill or handing an eight-year-old weights with which to work out sounds a bit odd: Shouldn’t children be out running wild, having fun and enjoying the fresh air? Those were the first thoughts of many ...

Science of sleep - Bend Bulletin

Set a schedule: Go to bed at the same time each night and get up at the same time each morning. Sleeping in on weekends disrupts your sleep cycle and makes it much harder to get up on Monday morning. Exercise: Try to exercise 20 to 30 minutes a day ...

Bears coach tells Wheaton youth to get fit, stay healthy - Batavia Sun

If only school were as fun for the kids. Chicago Bears assistant strength and conditioning coach Jim Arthur brought his youthful audience to life recently at the Wheaton Park District Community Center. Arthur's appearance capped a joint effort by ...

Time in the Woods - Morning Sun

It promotes a well-balanced eco-system for all (including non-hunters) to enjoy. It boosts the economy every year with millions of dollars spent on equipment and licenses. For me, however, hunting means much more. It is a lifestyle, an existence. It ...