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January 11, 2009 - January 17, 2009 Archives

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Video: Holiday weekend? Learn to cross-country ski

7:00 AM Fri, Jan 16, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Tom Meade    Email

Just 40 minutes north of Providence, and 15 minutes west of Boston, the Weston Ski Track in Weston, Mass. offers man-made snow through the winter for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing on groomed trails. Also on weekends and holidays --......

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 Tags  cross-country skiing   ski track   snoeshoes   video  

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Shape Up RI kicks off fourth season

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By Tom Meade    Email

Shape Up RI, a wellness program aiming to conquer the obesity epidemic, is launching its fourth season Saturday, Feb. 7 at Rhode Island College. The program's goal this season is to recruit 20,000 people who want to experience wellness through......

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 Tags  obesity epidemic   shape Up RI   walking   weight loss  

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The ultimate boredom-fighting workout: Circuit training

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Even the most enthusiastic of fitness buffs get tired of their workout. Let's face it, sometimes the routine turns to boredom, and that can mean a reluctance to exercise as often as required for good health. Circuit training, where a......

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 Tags  boredom fighter   circuit training   jumping rope   lunges   squats   workout  

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It's time for skiing and snowshoeing in state parks

Lisa Sussman of East Greenwich @ Goddard Memorial State Park Sunday.JPG 1:01 AM Tue, Jan 13, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Tom Meade    Email

Lisa Sussman skis in Goddard Memorial State Park Sunday afternoon after the storm Rhode Island's bicycle paths, state parks, and wildlife management areas are all great places to go cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. Two of the most friendly, and......

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 Tags  Appalachian Mountain Club   Audubon   cross-country skiing   Nordic skiing   snowshoes  

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Next week, we swear in a president who sets a fitness example

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

One look at President Elect Barack Obama and it's pretty obvious that the man who will become our 44th president on Jan. 20 is fit. Recently, the Associated Press reported that Obama and his wife Michelle typically get up......

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 Tags  fitness example   in auguration   Obama  

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