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October 2008 Archives
9:00 AM Fri, Oct 31, 2008 | Permalink |
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My boss has been seeing an acupuncturist lately because she's having difficulty sleeping. When she complained to her daughter about this problem, this knowing 20-something told her mom that the pains in the right side of her body had to......
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10:34 AM Thu, Oct 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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Tom Meade, my partner in this blog, is taking a well-earned vacation this week. Being that this is one of the days he normally posts (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday), I've decided to catch you up on some things you may......
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9:20 AM Wed, Oct 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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A few years ago, one of my best friends, Cheryl, went to our local bookstore's book signing for one of my colleagues, Providence Journal columnist Mark Patinkin. She had just read Mark's inspirational book, Up and Running, and couldn't wait......
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11:14 AM Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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Journal video by Ruben W. Perez Ballroom dancing is a great way to get exercise -- at any age. In the above video, those who participate in the weekly K&S Ballroom Dance events at the Knights of Columbus Hall......
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9:00 AM Mon, Oct 27, 2008 | Permalink |
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Providence Journal photo / Kris Craig Last Tuesday I participated in a contest on Twitter in which the folks at My Family Doctor magazine asked people to "tweet" small steps they take to improve their health. (We used the hashmark......
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9:00 AM Sun, Oct 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Reprinted from the Projo 7 to 7 News Blog By Maria Armental projo.com staff writer PROVIDENCE -- Rhode Island state troopers are bringing home some fitness accolades. Cpl. John A'Vant, Detective Scot G. Baruti, Trooper Joy M. Younkin, and Trooper......
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9:00 AM Sat, Oct 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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Making your own yogurt is a breeze, and the results are as consistent as you want to make them, despite an enormous number of variables in the process.
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9:00 AM Fri, Oct 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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Halloween. I know what you're thinking: Halloween is nothing but a calorie-packed, over-indulgent catastrophe waiting to happen. There goes my fitness routine! There goes my weight loss! There goes my ability to control my kids! I say no -- and......
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9:00 AM Thu, Oct 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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BY TOM MEADE Journal staff writer The market for women's bicycles is growing, says Tiffany Brown, women's program manager for Giant, a California bike manufacturer. Brown was one of many bike-industry executives showing their new products at Interbike Demo Days......
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9:00 AM Wed, Oct 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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Now that the national and international banking crisis has firmly taken a hold on everyday lives, affecting jobs, credit, homes and cost-of-living, it's time to take a look and what we've learned from this catastrophe, and how that applies to......
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10:22 AM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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Watching NBC Nightly News last night, I was pleasantly surprised to see yoga profiled in a story out of Florida. The report talks about the benefits of the centuries-old practice, which is now going "mainstream." Well, many of us......
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9:38 AM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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It's a bummer. The Red Sox won't be going to the World Series. The economy stinks. Your house in no where near what it was worth two years ago, and the job situation just seems to get worse. It's easy......
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11:03 AM Sun, Oct 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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The climbing community of Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts will gather at Lincoln Woods State Park -- one of the area's premier bouldering sies -- next Sunday at 10 a.m. for Adopt-a-Crag. It's the Access Fund's signature stewardship program. Adopt-a-Crag......
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11:18 AM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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I am never, EVER, ever alone in my house. My retired father lives with us, I have two boys with very different school schedules, and my husband and I are working more than we're at home, it seems. So this......
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9:00 AM Thu, Oct 16, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Narragansett Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club will host two fall walks this weekend. Saturday, the group will walk at Swan Point Cemetery in Providence with tree and shrub expert Patty D'Ambra at 10:30 a.m. Call D'Ambra for more......
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9:00 AM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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Today is "Blog Action Day 2008," focusing on poverty. While the causes of poverty are many, and are only getting worse in these hard economic times, one statistic stands out to me as a fitness blogger: "For the first time......
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7:46 PM Mon, Oct 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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We women often have problems with our arms. Unlike our male counterparts in our exercise classes, we don't have natural upper body strength -- so we have to work even harder than they do to make ourselves strong. So......
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7:58 AM Sat, Oct 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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From outdoor outfitter REI, the top five reasons for ditching the car and taking the bike: 1. The average Jane loses 13 pounds by biking 2. Pedaling is better for the planet 3. You'll save major cash on gas......
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9:00 AM Fri, Oct 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
KRT photo Belly Dancing with Manuela "Ameena" Birner, is part of the Perishable Theatre Arts School Rush Hour Dance and Fitness Series. The class is offered Tuesday nights from 5:30 pm until 6:45 pm at 95 Empire Street in Providence......
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9:00 AM Thu, Oct 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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"There is a movement to get a curling club going in the Providence area," writes Russ Lemcke of the Cape Cod Curling Club. In Canada, curling is as much a weekly social event as it is a sport. Having played......
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9:00 AM Wed, Oct 08, 2008 | Permalink |
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She's a two-time Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist, but even Misty May-Treanor couldn't avoid a very serious injury during a dance-routine rehearsal for ABC's "Dancing With the Stars." May-Treanor reported on the show Monday night that she was out......
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9:00 AM Tue, Oct 07, 2008 | Permalink |
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Photo by Cherie Calabrese Women's Wilderness Weekend still has openings for its autumn gathering Oct. 17 - 19, says Cherie Calabrese, acting president. "I don't like to use the term "retreat,' says Cherie, "It's a rejuvenation weekend for women."......
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9:36 AM Mon, Oct 06, 2008 | Permalink |
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We just came off a weekend that was anything but relaxing for me. In between the usual weekend chores and walking around my son's soccer field while he played his Saturday-morning game, we also planted grass seed, doing a......
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10:23 AM Fri, Oct 03, 2008 | Permalink |
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I've been a big fan of Pilates for several years now. It combines many of the basic principles of yoga with some terrific core exercises that help tone stomach and leg muscles, and your backside. I started doing Pilates after......
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12:56 PM Thu, Oct 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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The CVS Caremark Downtown 5K marked the beginning of Rhode Island's autumn racing season. If you're new to road racing, here are some race tips from the Hansons-Brooks Original Distance Project elite running team: Get sleep. Two nights before the......
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9:41 AM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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Photo of the 2006 celebration courtesy of The Gloria Gemma Cancer Foundation October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month across the country, and just about everywhere these days, you'll see people sporting pink ribbons and bracelets, and holding events to raise......
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