Monday, January 09, 2006

Home Fitness - Park District eager to help fitness-challenged with free sessions (Chicago


Park District eager to help fitness-challenged with free sessions (Chicago Sun-Times)
Exercise won't kill you -- but some of those workout machines certainly look like they could do some damage. Fear not, Chicago. Starting Monday, the Chicago Park District is offering free get-acquainted sessions at its dozens of fitness centers, most located in park field houses.

Family GP 'raped' woman patient (BBC News)
A family GP groped a female patient and raped another during a private clinic session at his home, the General Medical Council hears.

GEAR UP! How to evaluate and purchase quality home exercise equipment (Omaha World-Herald)
If you are reading this, it is probably no coincidence you are thinking about buying home exercise equipment. That's great news, since study after study proves what we've known since we were kids: moving around is good for us - mind, body and soul.

McGee taking the F' out of fitness (Big Bear Grizzly)
When Dani McGee met Mr. Universe, her world changed. McGee was an avid jogger and cyclist for nearly 20 years, but when she made the move to hire Frank Vassil, a former Mr. Universe and world-class body builder, she discovered muscle groups she never knew existed.

Form & Fitness Q & A (Cyclingnews.com)
Got a question about fitness, training, recovery from injury or a related subject? Drop us a line at fitness@cyclingnews.com . Please include as much information about yourself as possible, including your age, sex, and type of racing or riding.

Physical fitness pays big dividends now and later in life (Kingsport Times-News)
From adversity come insight and life lessons, my grandmother always claimed. Perhaps because so many grandmothers have said the same, this observation has become a truism.

CES 2006: Picks and Pans (PC World via Yahoo! News)
From head-turning audio players to high-tech fitness trainers and bizarre celebrity sightings, here's the best and worst of this year's show.

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