http://fitnessblog.projo.com/ Inside & Out en Copyright 2010 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:01:51 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.23-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The Hunt River in North Kingstown: a scenic spot for family hiking and paddling Just feet away from one of the busiest highways in southern Rhode Island, the Hunt River meanders through a picturesque marsh filled with wildlife and... http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/02/post-2.html http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/02/post-2.html hiking Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:01:51 -0500 Providence Journal photo / Frieda Squires Rudy Pauls holds his "Biggest Loser" shirt with Tiverton Middle School fifth-grade students Elias Skrops and Christopher Sylvia. TIVERTON, R.I. -- Rudy Pauls, second-place finisher in the last season of "The Biggest Loser,"... http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/02/almost-biggest.html http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/02/almost-biggest.html weight loss Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:05:17 -0500 We've all heard of osteoporosis -- the loss of bone density that can lead to hip fractures and other health issues, but I hadn't yet learned of osteopenia -- until a friend of mine starting asking questions about it. KRT... http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/02/osteopenia-is-a.html http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/02/osteopenia-is-a.html bones Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:14:49 -0500 Gatorade scientist Melissa Tippet helps New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning into a BodPod for a body composition analysis at the Gatorade Performance Lab set up on the Super Bowl site in Miami. If you're a football fan, you... http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/02/-if-youre-a-foo.html http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/02/-if-youre-a-foo.html football Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:48:12 -0500 Shape Up RI launches its spring 2010 campaign Saturday at Rhode Island College. The program has helped 35,000 participants to shed thousands of pounds and to adopt a healthy way of living, according to Rajiv Kumar, Shape Up RI's... http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/02/shape-up-ri-lau-1.html http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/02/shape-up-ri-lau-1.html ShapeUpRI Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:26:24 -0500 Healthbeat, the e-newsletter from Harvard Medical School, offers ten really easy steps to protect your heart: 1. Take a 10-minute walk. If you don't exercise at all, a brief walk is a great way to start. If you do, it's... http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/02/ten-easy-steps.html http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/02/ten-easy-steps.html heart health Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:01:01 -0500 In this AP photo from 2006, Richard Galentino demonstrates the "bird dog" at a yoga class at the Winter Park YMCA in Winter Park, Florida. Back pain is a problem that plagues many people. And there is a growing... http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/02/alternatives-to.html http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/02/alternatives-to.html core exercises Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:44:21 -0500 Bob Thayer photo Physical exercise benefits the brains of older folks, according to a group of German scientists. Following a study of 3,903 subjects older than 55, their findings were reported in Jan. 25 issue of the Archives of... http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/02/physical-exerci.html http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/02/physical-exerci.html aging Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:05:02 -0500 Polly Campbell, a nurse and director of the Maine's SAFE Program, was kind enough to send us an e-mail with a link to the cool "Pink Glove Dance" video above. Ann Somers tells how it came about: "Our daughter-in-law,... http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/01/pink-glove-danc.html http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/01/pink-glove-danc.html health care Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:59:10 -0500 Here's a recent AP story that I have not been able to get out of my head for the past week: Experts: Sitting too much could be deadly. According to the article posted Jan. 20 out of London, "Scientists are... http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/01/health-news-to.html http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/01/health-news-to.html sit and be fit Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:48:43 -0500 Author Jim Garman, a local historian, and Glenn Williams, a naturalist, will lead hikers through the social and natural history of the Melville Park Recreational Area, Saturday. On the edge of the Bay, it is a wild and scenic place... http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/01/author-jim-garm.html http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/01/author-jim-garm.html hiking Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:01:01 -0500 Jazzercise is 40 years old. Yoga has been around for centuries. Even Pilates, which was founded around the turn of the last century, has been a mainstay of workouts for at least a decade. Time for something new? "Tribal Energy... http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/01/tribal-energy-c.html http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/01/tribal-energy-c.html cardio Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:27:16 -0500 Indoor time trials on fixed-fork rollers with fixed-gear bikes return to McFadden's Restaurant & Saloon tonight and every Monday through Mar. 29. Proceeds from the 2010 R.I. VeloSprints series will help the U.S. Cycling Foundation and other bicycle advocacy groups... http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/01/mcfaddens-pub-h.html http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/01/mcfaddens-pub-h.html bicycle Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:13:27 -0500 Diane Van Deren is one of the world's best ultra-marathoners. She is 49 years old. Van Deren began running in her late 20s when she began to be affected by epilepsy. Running kept the seizures at bay. So she ran... http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/01/diane-van-deren.html http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/01/diane-van-deren.html running Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:04:41 -0500 Although proper nutrition alone can lead to weight loss, it doesn't necessarily equal true health or fitness, says a new study in the January issue of the official journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. Dr. Enette Larson-Meyer directed... http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/01/new-study-exami.html http://fitnessblog.projo.com/2010/01/new-study-exami.html weight loss Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:00:40 -0500