News tagged with gym class
Seniors in Sweden 'stayin' alive' with exercise
The disco beat of 'Stayin' Alive' pulses through the room as Lennart Zetterqvist heaves dumbbells out to his side, zipping through the paces of a workout class with a twist: it's for seniors aged 90 and up.
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Fitness tests get tweaked
We're not saying they're not out there, somewhere, blithely crushing pre-pubescent souls with their whistles and clipboards and flexed-arm-hang timers.
Sep 16, 2011 |
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PE requirement isn't enough to fight obesity
(AP) -- The gym at Eberhart Elementary School is bright and spacious - with high ceilings, several basketball hoops, even a large, colorful climbing wall.
Jun 16, 2009 |
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Pellet guns and children
Last week an eighth-grader in Brownsville was shot and killed when he refused to stand down and lower his weapon.
Jan 16, 2012 |
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Mexico tackles epidemic of childhood obesity
(AP) -- Anghella Torres is just 4 years old, but already she weighs 66 pounds (30 kilos) - twice what she should. Because of her excess girth, her little feet constantly hurt from bearing the extra weight.
Oct 20, 2011 |
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No cupcakes here! Gold-medal school fights obesity
(AP) -- Five-year-olds dance hip-hop to the alphabet. Third-graders learn math by twisting into geometric shapes, fifth-graders by calculating calories. And everyone goes to the gym - every day.
Oct 17, 2011 |
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Some exercises yield more damage than progress
Maybe the biggest barrier to working out is time. Barrier, challenge, excuse? So fitness trainers hate to see anyone frittering away precious workout periods or filling them with less-than-effective exercises. Actually, it ...
Sep 30, 2011 |
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NY to require benching students with concussions
(AP) -- Starting next year, a new law in New York says student athletes suspected of suffering concussions should be immediately removed from games.
Sep 30, 2011 |
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A two-for-one workout: The world of fusion exercise classes is expanding
Most people wouldn't think of combining seemingly polar opposite pursuits such as Pilates and boxing. But the odd pairing makes perfect sense to one fitness instructor.
May 27, 2011 |
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Movement + academics = success
When schools cut physical education programs so students can spend more time in the classroom, they may be missing a golden opportunity to promote learning, according to research to be presented Sunday, May 1, at the Pediatric ...
May 01, 2011 |
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Experts: Gym gone but not forgotten? Parents want more physical activity at school for kids
Childhood obesity affects 1 of every 6 kids in the United States, in part due to a lack of physical activity. Schools can play a key part in offering elementary-age kids lots of chances to be active—on the playground ...
Apr 18, 2011 |
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Convenience leads to corpulence
Two of the biggest influences on children — parents and schools — may unintentionally contribute to childhood obesity. That's the observation of Susan Terwilliger, clinical associate professor in the Decker ...
Apr 06, 2011 |
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Workshop offers geeks industrial-strength toys
(AP) -- In the tech-obsessed South of Market neighborhood that digital sensations like Twitter and Zynga call home, a newfangled workshop for would-be inventors blends a startup sensibility with the area's ...
Mar 28, 2011 |
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