| You might like to work out more if exercise is disguised as tennis | | Posted Friday, January 26, 2007 3:02:29 PM by Blog57 Team | | Switching exercise routines helps keep our interest up and weight down. We sweat it out in aerobics, body sculpting, yoga and Pilates in the hope of winning the battle of the bulge. Heck, some have even tap-danced away the pounds. Now there's cardio tennis, a group activity that combines tennis with a high-energy cardiovascular workout. Aziz Hoosenally, a tennis pro at the North Olmsted Recreation Center and certified cardio tennis instructor, helped us get a grip on the activity. Q: Exactly what is cardio tennis? A: It's a way to burn calories in a short amount of time. There are three parts to cardio tennis -- a warm-up, a cardio workout and a cool-down phase. It's an intense workout. Q: Do you have to know how to play tennis to take the cardio tennis class? A: No.... | |
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| | | Aerobics 'significantly reduces' men's colon cancer risk | | Posted Friday, September 15, 2006 7:05:00 PM by Blog57 Team | | Washington, Sept 13: An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but it seems that when it comes to reducing a risk factor associated with the formation of colon polyps and colon cancer in men, nothing works better than regular, moderate-to-vigorous aerobic exercise. The findings are based on a study conducted by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System and Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, and form the first randomized clinical trial to test the effect of exercise on colon-cancer biomarkers in colon tissue. The study appears in the September issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention. The research involved 202 healthy, sedentary Seattle-area men and women between the ages of 40 and 75.... | |
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| | | Tips to Get a Good Night's Sleep | | Posted Saturday, August 05, 2006 1:01:28 PM by Blog57 Team | | August 01, 2006 -- ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Short on sleep? According to sleep experts, people are sleeping less than they used to and the "sleep debt" can take a toll on your health, relationships and work performance.Despite the popular notion that you need less sleep as you get older, sleep needs generally remain constant throughout adulthood. And sleep loss can take a real toll on your health. Lack of sleep is implicated in a host of conditions and diseases from the common cold and memory impairment to high blood pressure. Lack of sleep has also been linked to increased risk of some cardiovascular diseases and some types of cancer. And, of course, if you're short on sleep, chances are good that you'll be irritable and have low energy. .... | |
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| | | Benefit program | | Posted Friday, July 07, 2006 6:59:40 PM by Blog57 Team | | The sight of LSU football players bending and stretching into a myriad of poses might seem a bit unorthodox for an offseason regimen, but the Tigers have a reason for contorting into pretzels.LSU's offseason conditioning includes a session of yogalates, an exercise program combining the benefits of yoga and pilates. The team has an hour-long weekly workout coordinated by instructor Don Yesso and strength and conditioning coach Tommy Moffitt. "This is a great change of training regimen for our football team," LSU coach Les Miles said. "Everybody is looking for the edge and one of the ways to gain an edge is changing up your training routine for your team and yogalates gives us that. .... | |
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