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Yoga helps Sasha Cohen cope with a busy schedule

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Imagine life for 24-year-old figure skater Sasha Cohen. She's been on tour with the Smuckers Stars on Ice show since November, with just a little time off in December, going from city to city, traveling with only days between shows......

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What an elegant way to work out

9:17 AM Thu, Mar 05, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Tom Meade    Email

Add a bit of elegance to an aerobic workout on four Sunday afternoons this spring. The Learning Connection is offering Tap 101with dance instructor Beverly Parsons on Sundays from 2 to 3 p.m., beginning April 19. Tapping is fun......

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Heel pain? Simple stretch goes a long way to fix problem

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

AP photo Amy Montemarano does a stretching exercise on the front steps of her Center City house in Philadelphia. Montemarano was diagnosed with plantar fasciitis, or heel pain, and controls it with this simple remedy. Heel pain is a......

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Update on the stair climb: One man's reach for the top

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Editor's note: Providence Journal columnist Edward Fitzpatrick writes about his experience participating in the American Lung Association's Stair Climb in Providence this past weekend. Ed (pictured at left) is too modest to note that he finished seventh highest overall in......

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Team Wonderbike: Bike more, drive less

9:27 AM Tue, Mar 03, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Tom Meade    Email

New Belgium Brewing, the Colorado company known for its Fat Tire Amber Ale, and its green manufacturing philosophy, has launched Team Wonderbike, a pedal-powered bike commuter club whose members pledge to bike - not drive - as often as possible.......

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Video: Promoting a healthy body image at Bryant University

4:30 PM Mon, Mar 02, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Providence Journal video by Gretchen Ertl Last week was National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, and to mark it, several departments on the Bryant University campus in Smithfield, R.I. combined efforts to promote healthy body image and raise awareness of......

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