Physical Activity Connection Archive

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Exercise Environment

Baby joggers
Bands and balls: when and why to use them
Finding the health clubs for the 50+ crowd
Gardening for the health of it
Go for the cold: staying active outdoors in winter
Health clubs: getting the most for your money
Home free: a weight room of your own
Play ball in the house
Play it safe in the sun
Running through the cold
Six steps to safe hiking
Snowshoeing: workout in a winter wonderland
Stairclimbers: stepping up to fitness
Swim, bike, run...I'll tri!
Three reasons to try the treadmill
Ultrarunning: experiences from 100-mile trail races
What time should you exercise?
Winter warning: tips for preventing frostbite and hypothermia

Exercises

Aerobic exercise
Bench press using free weights
Biceps curl using free weights
Break the routine: discover the latest trends in aerobic exercise
Circuit training: fast, flexible and fun
Cardio kickboxing
Climbing the walls
Crunches
Exercise that raises more than your heart rate
Free weights
Free weights or machines? Which are better?
Lateral raise using free weights
Lunges using free weights
Military press using free weights
Pilates
Power through plyometrics
Sit-ups
Squats using free weights
Stair-climbing
Start a regular exercise program
Strength training the missing link
Stretching exercises
Step-up using free weights
Take the plunge—try swimming!
The benefits and risks of walking versus running
Triceps extension using free weights
Want to play hard? Try racquetball
Water training: more than swimming “upstream” for fitness
Weight-bearing exercise
What can a personal trainer do for you?

Mind/Body

How to meditate
Massage therapy: the power of touch
Massage therapy for athletes
Moving meditation: the art of tai chi
Pilates
Yoga
Yoga alert

Just Getting Started

A safety checkup for your strength-training routine
Aerobic exercise
Bands and balls: when and why to use them
Circuit training: fast, flexible and fun
Do you need to talk to your doctor before you start an exercise program?
Intensity check: how hard are you exercising?
Setting fitness goals
Start a regular exercise program
Strength training: essential for total fitness
Stretching exercises
The benefits of a fitness partner
Three reasons to try the treadmill
Walk this way to fitness
What can a personal trainer do for you?

Athlete—From Weekend Warrior to Elite Competitor

Drug tests: don’t fall victim to a "false-positive"
Exercise that raises more than your heart rate
Give your legs a break: try kayaking
Mountain biking
Olympic myths, yarns, tall tales, and half-truths revealed...
Run for someone else's life
Running injuries: give it a rest
Safety tips for in-line skating
Steroids: bigger is not better
Take the plunge—try swimming!
The benefits and risks of walking versus running
The long road to marathon recovery
The reality of the "runner's high"
Women running marathons: do benefits outweigh risks?
Your first marathon: you can do it!

Just for Women

Exercise and pregnancy: a healthy combination
Exercise and bone health
Femme fitness: women and performance
For women only: sports medicine focuses on females
Postpartum fitness
Women running marathons: do benefits outweigh risks?

Youth Activity

Good sports have a good time
Swimming lessons: when should your children start?
Top 5 soccer injuries
Mouth guards: protecting your pearly whites
Cardiac arrest in healthy, young athletes

Exercise and Aging

Do you need to talk to your doctor before you start an exercise program?
Exercise and bone health
Finding the health clubs for the 50+ crowd
Fitness: elixir for the ages
Gardening for the health of it
Get plenty of exercise… but don’t forget to stretch!
Get strong with strength training
Keep on movin': exercise after 50
The Senior Games
Seniors: it’s never too late to start exercising
Staying in shape as you age
Staying active to enjoy your later years

Fitness Rewards

Exercise and asthma: Is exercise jeopardizing your health?
Exercise and bone health
Exercise and pregnancy: a healthy combination
Fitness: elixir for the ages
Reduce stress: fit fitness into your life
Staying in shape as you age
Strong to the core
The dangers of hidden abdominal fat
Tips for reducing stress in your life

Overcoming Obstacles

ACL injury: the scourge of skiers
Chiropractic treatment: what you should know
Don't let injuries handicap your golf game
Don't play through the pain: alternative exercises for injured people
Exercising caution when you have diabetes
Female basketball players hindered by ACL injury
For women only: sports medicine focuses on females
Football: play like a champion (without getting hurt)
Hoop hurts: help for common basketball injuries
Protecting your pearly whites
Running injuries: give it a rest
Soothing the pain of bursitis and tendonitis
Sports-related wrist and hand injuries
The hard facts about softball injuries
The long road to marathon recovery
Tips for avoiding tennis traumas
Tips for older adults: ways to avoid injuries during sports and exercise
Top 5 soccer injuries
Volleyball injuries: block them before they get worse

Mental Motivation

Mental toughness: brain power for sports
Get an Olympic attitude
Holiday exercise: make it a pleasure, not a punishment
Motivation to exercise: where does it come from?
Sticking to your New Year's exercise resolution

Fitness Fuel

Athletes need to eat fat!
Calcium
Can athletes drink too much water?
Eating a diet low in saturated fat,transfat, and cholesterol
Holiday food: drafting a winning lineup
Zinc

Personal Stories

Climbing blind: conquering more than mountains
Every breath she takes: asthma hasn't slowed Joanna Zeiger
Fighting colon cancer: one man's story
Interview with an Ironman
Iron woman
John Drummond: golden in the face of adversity

Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

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