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Physical Activity Connection Archive

En Español (Spanish Version)
Exercise Environment Exercises Guidelines Mind/Body Just Getting Started Athlete—From Weekend Warrior to Elite Competitor Just for Women Youth Activity Exercise and Aging Fitness Rewards Overcoming Obstacles Mental Motivation Fitness Fuel Personal Stories
 

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 it safe in the sun
  • Running through the cold
  • Six steps to safe hiking
  • Stairclimbers: stepping up to fitness
  • Swim, bike, run...I'll tri!
  • Three reasons to try the treadmill
  • Ultrarunning: experiences from 100-mile trail races
  • Winter warning: tips for preventing frostbite and hypothermia
 

Exercises

  • Aerobic exercise
  • Bench press using free weights
  • Biceps curl using free weights
  • 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?
 

Guidelines

  • Heart healthy physical activity
  • A safety checkup for your strength-training routine
  • Baffling blunders at the gym
  • Building sweat equity: how to start—and stay—on the right fitness track
  • Do you need to talk to your doctor before you start an exercise program?
  • Exercising caution when you have diabetes
  • Exercise for chronic disease relief
  • How do you choose the right athletic shoe?
  • Intensity check: how hard are you exercising?
  • Setting fitness goals
  • Safety and injury prevention for runners
  • Share your personal trainer and save cash
  • Start a regular exercise program
  • Strengthening your muscles
  • The benefits of a fitness partner
  • Walk this way to fitness
  • When to worry about head injuries
  • Winter sports safety
 

Mind/Body

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

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
  • 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
  • Your first marathon: you can do it!
 

Just for Women

  • Exercise and pregnancy: a healthy combination
  • Exercise and bone health
  • Postpartum fitness
 

Youth Activity

  • 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
  • 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
  • Role of Exercise in Type 2 Diabetes
  • 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

  • Chiropractic treatment: what you should know
  • Concussions in youth sports
  • 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
  • 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
  • Sports-related wrist and hand injuries
  • The cumulative effects of concussions
  • 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

  • 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

  • Fighting colon cancer: one man's story

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