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June 7, 2009 - June 13, 2009 Archives

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'Office yoga' stretches wellness at work

1:01 AM Fri, Jun 12, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Tom Meade    Email

Typically, we associate work related back and neck pain with jobs that require heavy lifting. Office workers also experience discomfort and pain from the lack of beneficial stretching. Many exercises can be done in your ofice chair. Frequency is......

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Miriam Hospital study points to why weight-loss surgery doesn't work for some patients

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Some individuals just don't know when they've eaten to the point of being truly full, according to new research from The Miriam Hospital in Providence. The study suggests that "a physiological response may partially explain why severely obese individuals may......

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 Tags  bariatric surgery   Miriam Hospital   obesity   Providence RI  

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Chair stretching enhances wellness at work

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By Tom Meade    Email

Stretching frequently is more beneficial that stretching for a long time, says John Balletto, a well known massage therapist in Rhode Island. You don't even have to leave your chair to accomplish several important stretches, he says. By fitting some......

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Saluting the sun: Outdoor yoga classes offered throughout R.I.

9:01 AM Tue, Jun 09, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

When the weather warms up, there's nothing like an invigorating yoga practice outdoors. And lucky for us who live so close to the ocean, there's the added incentive of stretching in the soft sand. Last year, then-Providence Journal photographer Bill......

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 Tags  beach   farm   meadow   outdoors   parks   video   yoga  

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RIDOT begins bike path maintenance project

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

By Tatiana Pina Journal staff writer The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has begun a maintenance project to make the riding surface of the 14.5-mile East Bay Bike Path smoother. The work on the state's oldest bike path will......

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 Tags  bristol   East Bay Bike Path   maintenance project   RIDOT   warren; warren ri  

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BOSU ball exercises put a spring in your step / video

10:07 AM Mon, Jun 08, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Looking for a fun way to change up your workout with a relatively inexpensive piece of equipment? You might want to try the BOSU ball or "balance trainer" which looks like a stability ball cut in half. Invented in......

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 Tags  balance   BOSU   exercises   stability ball   video  

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