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June 28, 2009 - July 4, 2009 Archives

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Social networking al fresco with fitness food

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By Tom Meade    Email

"Remember when social networking meant hangin' out with real people?" Those words come from an outdoor outfitter's weekly e-newsletter. This week, they're urging readers to "kick it old school this summer with an impromptu picnic." Make that an impromptu healthy......

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 Tags  fit   food   picnic  

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'Bike With Me Barbie' gets little girls moving

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Barbie has gotten a lot of flack over the years -- more than 50 years of being the model doll for little girls to emulate. Sure, they had to change her figure to make her a little more realistic. And......

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 Tags  Barbie   bicycle   Bratz   kids  

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Report: R.I. 4th-lowest state in obese adults, but child rate fares worse

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

A report by a national health advocacy group says Rhode Island has the 4th lowest rate of adult obesity in the nation -- but the 29st highest rate of overweight and obese children. Rhode Island has the fourth-lowest rate of......

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 Tags  massachusetts   obesity   rhode island   study  

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Debra Cole summits Mt. Shasta

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By Tom Meade    Email

Climbing Mt. Shasta for the Breast Cancer Fund On Wednesday, June 24, breast cancer survivor Debra Cole of West Greenwich scaled Northern California's 14,162-foot Mt. Shasta with the Breast Cancer Fund's Climb Against the Odds expedition. The effort included......

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 Tags  climber   Mt. Shasta   RI  

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ChiRunning aims to reduce injuries

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By Tom Meade    Email

ChiRunning is a way of running that uses alignment and relaxation, much like a yoga pose, with strength drawing from the core. The idea is to move in cooperation with the forces runners encounter, in order to run more......

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 Tags  ChiRunning   injuries   Providence   running   speed   tai chi  

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Update with video: MS 150 on a roll

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By Tom Meade    Email

Providence Journal video / John Freidah The two-day,150-mile charity ride from Narragansett, RI, to Connecticut College in New London and back raised approximately $700,000 for people with multiple sclerosis. RI Chapter President Kathy Mechnig speaks about the groups largest......

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 Tags  bike   RI   tour   video  

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