Archive for the ‘Physical Activities’ Category

Santa Ana park to focus on health and wellness

The goal of the park and community center, projected to open in October, is to provide residents with resources to prevent obesity and help them make healthy lifestyle choices, said Mary Turner of Latino Health Access. The park will offer:Physical activity classes: Aerobics, self-defense, yoga, mixed martial arts, basketball.Dance classes: Salsa, cumbia and merengue.Core programs: [...]

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Even small steps to fitness worth taking

A nutrition class would be incomplete without a lesson on fitness. Its not a secret that weight balance occurs when energy in equals energy out. Energy is derived from the foods we eat and is utilized for basic life functions, referred to as our basal metabolic rate, and daily physical activities and exercise. How well [...]

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USI’s spring commencement has a new home: On West Side campus

EVANSVILLE – This weekends spring commencement at the University of Southern Indiana will be on campus for the first time in 21 years. Graduate students will have their own ceremony on Friday night, while undergraduates will have four separate ceremonies on Saturday at the Physical Activities Center. In all, about 1,400 students are graduating from [...]

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Tulip Time Run 10K, 5K and 1K Kids Fun Run

Angela is a certified health coach at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan who writes about physical activities and healthy eating habits here on A Healthier Michigan. She enjoys spending time with her husband, young daughter and her new son. Her passions include family, health and helping others accomplish their wellness goals.

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USI commencement back on campus after 21 years

This year, the University of Southern Indianas Commencement will be held on campus for the first time since 1991. Five ceremonies will be held over two days, April 27-28, in the Physical Activities Center (PAC), with a reception in University Center East following each ceremony. Since we have held the fall Commencement on campus, graduates [...]

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Physical activity cuts by SJSU would be a lazy solution

If the purpose of college is to educate for a better future, then cutting activities classes is counter productive. If our university took the health of our student body seriously, they would provide us the educational tools and opportunities we need to live healthy lifestyles, and not cut the only thing on campus making us [...]

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Emirates Diabetes Society, Decide hold screening activity

Educating the patient is the cornerstone of treating diabetes. Patients should watch what they eat, engage in physical activities, take their medications regularly, monitor their blood sugar levels and follow their doctors advice. We are positive that after all the efforts of the Emirates Diabetes Society, Decide Diabetes Programme, government, health authorities and private sectors, [...]

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Survey Finds Women More Likely to Exercise if It Feels Like Play, Not Work

ATLANTA, April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – A new survey from the American Cancer Society finds women are 10 percent less likely than men to make time for physical activities they enjoy and that 40 percent of women said they would be more physically active in their free time if it felt less like [...]

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Physical activities keeps Alzheimer’s at bay

Daily physical activity may reduce the risk of Alzheimers disease and cognitive decline, even in people over the age of 80, a new study has suggested. Neurological researchers from Rush University Medical Center were behind the study. The results of our study indicate that all physical activities including exercise as well as other activities such [...]

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Central Louisiana schools observe screen-free week

Through grants funded by The Rapides Foundation, Central Louisiana communities and schools are sponsoring healthy activities for adults and children during Screen-Free Week. Screen-Free Week is a nationally recognized week that encourages people to engage in healthy activities and spend quality time with their families, without being sidetracked by electronics and gadgets. Rapides and Avoyelles [...]

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