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August 2009 Archives
7:21 AM Mon, Aug 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Tom Meade  Email
Autumn olive, a common edible berry, didn't make the Army's book For foragers looking for healthful wild food or hikers seeking sustenance on the trail, Skyhorse Publishing has released The Complete Guide to Edible Plants compiled by the Department......
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10:34 AM Fri, Aug 28, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
AP photo / Alex Brandon President Barack Obama pauses on his bike ride with his family and friends including Sasha Obama, 8, right, while on vacation on Martha's Vineyard on Lobsterville Beach in Aquinnah, Mass. Did you see this......
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6:40 AM Thu, Aug 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
Providence Journal photo by Sandor Bodo / Sen. Reed and me during the live chat. I really love my job, and some days, the whole world can see it. On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., was in The......
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11:01 AM Wed, Aug 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Tom Meade Email
Gretchen Ertl photo Terri Lawton and one of her pastured cows. Lawton's Family Farm in Foxboro, home of Oake Knoll Ayrshires, will be one of nine farms open for free tours and other activities on Saturday, Sept. 12 as......
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10:56 AM Tue, Aug 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
By the Associated Press Breast cancer survivors have been getting bum advice. For decades, many doctors warned that lifting weights or even heavy groceries could cause painful arm swelling. New research shows that weight training actually helps prevent this problem.......
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2:18 PM Mon, Aug 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
Folks who worry about fitness are naturally concerned about their health, so we'd like to inform you of two live projo.com chats this week on health-related topics. On Tuesday, Aug. 25, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., will chat live with......
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11:54 AM Mon, Aug 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Tom Meade Email
Avid gardeners who want to stay fit will love GardenFitness.com. "Quite simply, it is a site about turning lawn care and gardening into fun fitness activities instead of chores," according Kimberly Ridout, who created the garden fitness workout. "At Garden......
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4:53 PM Sat, Aug 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
Just got back from a fun and relaxing (although steamy) ride along my favorite bike path -- the Quonset Shared Use Bike Path in North Kingstown -- and discovered some great news. One of the two gates that remained closed......
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2:56 PM Fri, Aug 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Tom Meade Email
Once the storm slides by, there should be plenty of great weather to paddle Rhode Island's inland waterways and Narragansett Bay. At the Kayak Centre in Wickford this morning, Matt Bosgraaf and Billy Stark talked about some of the kayaking......
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2:19 PM Fri, Aug 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
The Coast Guard is advising paddle and small craft owners to secure their vessels and gear this weekend as Hurricane Bill makes its way up the Atlantic Coast. Adrift, unmanned paddle craft such as canoes and kayaks, are considered a......
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7:16 AM Thu, Aug 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
Time magazine's recent cover story, "Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin", does a good job of attracting readers, but I'm convinced that the science behind its premise is flawed. Author John Cloud -- who admits to being an obsessive gym-goer......
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1:01 AM Wed, Aug 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Tom Meade Email
The Appalachian Mountain Club recently launched its "Great Kids, Great Outdoors" blog as part of its commitment to getting youngsters and families outdoors. The blog offers a new way for parents and youth leaders to get "how-to" and "where-to" advice......
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6:38 AM Tue, Aug 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
I spent a short but meaningful vacation last week with my husband in Maine. Back when we were newlyweds, we literally stumbled upon this beautiful seaside inn on Bailey Island, south of Brunswick. So, nearly two decades later, we went......
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11:11 AM Mon, Aug 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Tom Meade Email
Laurie Coco, right, and her daughters, Angelina and Lilly, paddled the Blackstone yesterday. You don't have to own a boat to go paddling on one of the most scenic stretches of the Blackstone River. On most Sundays through the......
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1:01 AM Fri, Aug 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Tom Meade Email
"Of all exercises, walking is the best," said Thomas Jefferson. But there's more to it. "Three miles an hour restores our humanity to us," say Aaron Sussman and Ruth Goode in their 1967 book, The Magic of Walking. (I found......
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6:30 AM Thu, Aug 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
Mall walkers in York, Pa. / New York Times photo Mapmywalk.com, a site that allows its members to chart their walking-fitness progress in various ways, has offered some tips on a way to continue walking even when the temperatures......
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3:08 PM Tue, Aug 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
In May, I threw my hat over the wall in an attempt to snap myself out of a rut. I wrote a check for $37, filled out an application and entered my name in the lottery to run the 7-mile......
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12:10 PM Tue, Aug 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Tom Meade Email
Save The Bay needs volunteers for Saturday's Bay Swim. Volunteers are needed in both Newport and Jamestown for a variety of positions on shore, and volunteer kayakers are also needed to help on the water with swimmer safety. Newport volunteer......
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7:12 AM Mon, Aug 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
Providence Journal Video / Kris Craig The Woonasquatucket River Rangers, a 24-member team of local youth ages 14 to 20, work with volunteers from the Manton Heights community cleaning, mulching and painting along a stretch of the 5-mile Fred......
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6:38 AM Fri, Aug 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
AP photo / Gene J. Puskar Flowers appear outside the home of Elizabeth Gannon, 49, of Pittsburgh who was one of three women shot and killed during a woman's aerobics class at the LA Fitness in the Great Southern......
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3:44 AM Thu, Aug 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
We here at the Projo Fitness Blog like to write about Rhode Island's bike paths. With locations throughout the state, they are a great asset to our communities and an awesome way to exercise for free. The newly opened Quonset......
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10:38 AM Wed, Aug 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
Providence Journal video / Glenn Osmundson Warwick's Rebecca Hopkins was one of about 5,000 bicylists riding in the Pan Mass Challenge last weekend. The ride raises funds for cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through the Jimmy Fund. Riders......
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3:27 AM Tue, Aug 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
I preach a lot about the fruitlessness of dieting -- when you feel deprived, you end up even more hungry and needy and well, miserable. That doesn't do well for your body image or keeping good habits. So why in......
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5:04 AM Mon, Aug 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
Photo for The Washington Post by Susan Biddle Jenny Hein, right, and Brigette Polmar, of Squeezeitin.com, demonstrate hair-styling "hot squats" in the bathroom. Last month I posted, Too busy for exercise? How about 10 minutes at a time, with......
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