Swim, bike and sprint in SUU’s 2010 Indoor Tri - Spectrum
CEDAR CITY First you swim, then you bike and finally, with all the energy you ve left to muster, you sprint. Ultimately using every major muscle in your body and exhausting your lungs, you do all of this without resting, advancing toward a
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Runner’s World Magazine Names NordicTrack Treadmill “Biggest Bang for - Yahoo Finance
LOGAN, UT–(Marketwire - 02/19/10) - Runner’s World, the worldwide authority on running information, named the NordicTrack A2750 Pro treadmill the “Biggest Bang for the Buck” in its February 2010 issue featuring treadmill reviews . The magazine
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Krank it up: New upper-body workout makes fitness more inclusive - Everything Alabama Blog
The foundation recently purchased 10 Krankcycles, fitness machines that are a little like stationary bikes you pedal with your arms As with a stationary bike, users can adjust the pressure on the machine to make the movement easier or more
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29 days without driving a car - Tulsa World
cliches the one that finds two young professionals driving miles to a gym, only to spend a half-hour riding stationary bikes. Nathan Pickard didn’t want that, so the internal auditor, who already rode his bike to work at City Hall, came up
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New YMCA open for business - Battle Creek Enquirer
The Sherman Lake YMCA in Augusta opened its new fitness center last week. The 3,750-square-foot addition, which cost $750,000, features eight new treadmills, four new stationary bikes, TVs and weights that were transferred from the old fitness center
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Biggest Loser has big health problems - MSNBC
NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” is all about records. In the past seasons, the weight-loss reality show has repeatedly set new benchmarks for heaviest contestant (454, 476 and 526 pounds), fastest 100-pound weight loss (seven weeks), and most weight lost
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New fitness center sets ribbon cutting - Starkville Daily News
Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. , Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Anytime s exercise equipment includes elliptical machines, treadmills and stationary bikes, along with weights for all muscular areas including racks
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Firstwatch: Crime, class and a new fish fry - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Cycling Club at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will be pedaling on stationary bikes at Bayshore Town Center as a benefit for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society on Saturday.
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Fewer cable channels? Some sweat it - PennLive.com
Complicating matters is that many of the newest exercise machines treadmills, stationary bikes and elliptical machines come with mini-televisions built in. “Gyms that have televisions embedded in exercise equipment present a special challenge
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‘The Biggest Loser’ Has Big Problems, Health Experts Say - YAHOO!
opened with another strenuous challenge in which contestants raced 26.2 miles (42 km) on stationary bikes. Show medical consultant and UCLA professor Rob Huizenga had to drag one protesting contestant off her bike when she was stricken with
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New fitness center caters to deaf, blind - Everything Alabama Blog
MOBILE, Ala. — At first glance, the room with women exercising on stationary bikes and treadmills looks like any gym around Mobile. The new fitness center, designed especially for deaf and blind adults, is located in the Alabama Institute for Deaf
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29 days without driving a car - Tulsa World
Nathan and Kristin Pickard parked their white Scion xB in the driveway of their downtown Tulsa home on north Denver Avenue, then left it there from Jan. 9 to Feb. 7. It was a challenge for the 27-year-olds: Could they survive without a car during a
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Family events Feb. 18-25: Northwest Bike Show, opening day at Portland - Oregonian
Chinese New Year: Lion and dragon dances, Chinese paper cutting, lantern making, zodiac bookmarks, storytelling and calligraphy. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Sun, Feb. 28. Lan Su Chinese Garden (formerly Portland Classical Chinese Garden), Northwest
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Fewer cable channels? Some sweat it - PennLive.com
watches television while using a fitness machine newest exercise machines treadmills, stationary bikes and elliptical machines come with mini-televisions built in. “Gyms that have televisions embedded in exercise equipment present a
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Krank it up: New upper-body workout makes fitness more inclusive - Everything Alabama Blog
Lakeshore staff member Jerry Allred trains on one of the new Krankcycles at Lakeshore. (The Birmingham News / Bernard Troncale) The Lakeshore Foundation will soon begin offering a new kind of exercise class that is part of a growing national movement
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Study finds six new gene mutations linked to obesity - canada.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have identified at least six new gene mutations linked to obesity and said on Sunday they point to ways the brain and nervous system control eating and metabolism. Joel Hirschhorn at Children’s Hospital and Harvard
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Indoor cyclists loving the spin class they’re in - Windsor Star
As indoor cyclists ride stationary bikes up and down simulated hills, they might not be going anywhere, but they’re controlling every push of the pedal. “It’s a group setting but really you’re doing your own thing,” said instructor Bethany Lyons. “In
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Fewer cable channels, no sweat? - PennLive.com
East Shore YMCA personal trainer August Spinicelli surveys the busy fitness center and senses fading determination among the people trotting on treadmills, spinning on stationary bikes and chugging away on elliptical machines. No, it’s not the
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Fancy digs make for happy village people - San Francisco Chronicle
Life in the Olympic Village at the Winter Olympics has a certain Stepford feel to it, populated as it is by young, fit, happy people whose every need is within easy reach. Got to have a slice of pizza or a rice bowl at 3 in the morning? Done. Need a
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Take Steps For Your Valentine - The Ledger
Cardio is one of the best ways to keep our hearts healthy. And with Valentine’s Day around the corner, I think our sweeties would appreciate that. Of course, you have your obvious: treadmills, stationary bikes, etc. But how about running stadiums? It
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Ordinary items make the best keepsakes - CNN
(Travel + Leisure) — When I first started traveling, I was delighted by refrigerator magnets, T-shirts, embroidered patches and snow globes — all the usual gift-shop kitsch. At some point, however, it struck me as a shortcut, celebrating a
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Effects of heat and cold illnesses studied - United Press International
There scientists study subjects’ blood and body temperature as they exercise on stationary bikes. McFarlin says athletes who push themselves for marathons and other competitions place a lot of stress on their bodies, and that stress can impact their
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Grizzlies count on Darrell Arthur off bench - Memphis Commercial Appeal
included — but was not limited to — time on stationary bikes, treadmills and climbing a mountain. Yes, Arthur conquered a 11/2 -mile trek, walking and jogging up Squaw Peak Mountain in Phoenix. The mountain is 1,000 feet of rocks, and he took
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In Michigan, Homeless Pedal And Electric Grid Gets Some Power - NPR News
Michigan Radio caught up today on the story of a “green gym” in Detroit where homeless folks can get some exercise and — thanks to stationary bikes hooked up to the power grid — generate a little bit of electricity. USA TODAY’s Green House blog
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Try CycleOps for a surprising stationary bike workout: a Stretching - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Have a suggestion for an activity you think I should try? Call me at 216-999-4632 or send me an e-mail . Previous columns Everyone agrees cycling is fantastic exercise. But when it comes to stationary bikes, equipment and routines are definitely not
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Teen fitness program offered at Lansing Oak Park YMCA - Lansing State Journal
Wednesdays will be a group cycling class where the teens will participate in an indoor cycling class on stationary bikes. This program is free for members and non-members and will be a positive experience. Oak Park YMCA is located at 900 Long Blvd.
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Hitting the gym before hitting the books - Toronto Star
After settling in and listening to the morning announcements, the boys in the behavioural class at James S. Bell public school don t hit the books. They hit the gym. With four treadmills and four stationary bikes set up in their classroom, the
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LeMond, Trek reach out-of-court deal - ESPN.com
Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond and the Trek Bicycle Corporation on Monday announced they had reached an out-of-court settlement on their dueling breach of contract lawsuits. The agreement came exactly one month before the scheduled
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Bike-Mounted Bookshelf for Suicidal Readers - Wired News
This is the Performance Book Caddy , a $20 sheet of steel that could be the death of you, literally. The caddy clamps onto the handlebars of your bike and supports any manner of reading material so you can catch up on the morning s news as you
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Astounding superbike: Aprilia RSV 4 - DI-VE
The Aprilia RSV 4 is not only beautiful but also built on the basic essential needs achieved by the reduction of its weight and smaller components. This is what has led Miguel Galluzzi (September 2006) to become the father of a new project called RSV
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Research and Markets: The US Fitness Equipment Manufacturing Industry - PR Inside
Research and Markets( www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4bdbe9/fitness_equipment : ) has announced the addition of the ” Fitness Equipment : ” report to their offering. First Research is the leading industry intelligence company that helps sales
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First Green Gym In Nation For Homeless - Digital Journal
Sofas, lockers, a ping pong table, pool table, treadmill, weights, and a boxing station were either recycled or donated. The expenses were for the ten stationary bikes, equipment to convert the generated electricity, wall and floor materials, and
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Ordinary items make the best keepsakes - CNN
(Travel + Leisure) — When I first started traveling, I was delighted by refrigerator magnets, T-shirts, embroidered patches and snow globes — all the usual gift-shop kitsch. At some point, however, it struck me as a shortcut, celebrating a
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