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October 25, 2009 - October 31, 2009 Archives

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Halloween post reminds kids, parents to take a walk

2:14 PM Fri, Oct 30, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

I've been busy working nights in our Sports department this week, so today I'm going to give you a little re-run. Last year, I posted "This Halloween, don't do a drive-by" to encourage families to walk to their trick-or-treat destinations......

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 Tags  Halloween   walking  

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Sleeping well makes a difference in blood pressure

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By Tom Meade    Email

People with high blood pressure can benefit from a good night's sleep, according to the Health & Nutrition Letter from Tufts University's Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. "A new study, among the first of its kind to objectively......

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 Tags  blood pressure   health   hypertension   sleep   Yale  

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Watching the World Series? Here's a pitch for a TV workout

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Plan on watching the World Series starting Wednesday night? (even if it's just to root against the Yankees?) If the series goes to 7 games, and the average game last more than 3.5 hours, that's a lot of sitting on......

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 Tags  baseball   exercises   tv   world series  

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3 R.I. troopers sweep fitness competition in Virginia

8:06 PM Tue, Oct 27, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

By Donita Naylor Journal staff writer Three Rhode Island State Police troopers have swept a national law-enforcement fitness contest, taking six first-place awards in the 2009 LawFit Trooper Challenge in Fairfax, Va. Competing for Rhode Island were G. Thomas Chabot......

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Flu season: Time to exercise common sense

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By Tom Meade    Email

It's time to exercise some common sense as flu season begins, writes registered nurse Patricia Stumpf in the autumn issue of Tale Health Care, a newsletter of the Yale Health Plan. "Many people think of the flu as an uncomplicated......

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 Tags  flu   health   prevention   Yale  

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Get out of your comfort zone and try something new

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Providence Journal photo / Sandor Bodo Iyengar yoga students hold "plow pose" -- modified with a chair, in this file photo One of the most-often asked questions I get is from people who want to try a new form......

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 Tags  Iyengar   Sanskrit   yoga  

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