Physical Activity Connection Archive
Exercise Environment
Bands and balls: when and why to use them
Finding the health clubs for the 50+ crowd
Gardening for the health of it
Go for the cold: staying active outdoors in winter
Health clubs: getting the most for your money
Home free: a weight room of your own
Snowshoeing: workout in a winter wonderland
Stairclimbers: stepping up to fitness
Three reasons to try the treadmill
Tips for buying exercise equipment
Ultrarunning: experiences from 100-mile trail races
What time should you exercise?
Winter warning: tips for preventing frostbite and hypothermia
Exercises
Bench press using free weights
Biceps curl using free weights
Break the routine: discover the latest trends in aerobic exercise
Circuit training: fast, flexible and fun
Exercise that raises more than your heart rate
Free weights or machines? Which are better?
Lateral raise using free weights
Military press using free weights
Start a regular exercise program
Strength training the missing link
The benefits and risks of walking versus running
Triceps extension using free weights
Want to play hard? Try racquetball
Water training: more than swimming “upstream” for fitness
Guidelines
Heart healthy physical activity
A safety checkup for your strength-training routine
Building sweat equity: how to start—and stay—on the right fitness track
Do you need to talk to your doctor before you start an exercise program?
Exercising caution when you have diabetes
Exercise for chronic disease relief
How do you choose the right athletic shoe?
Intensity check: how hard are you exercising?
Safety and injury prevention for runners
Share your personal trainer and save cash
Start a regular exercise program
The benefits of a fitness partner
Using a pedometer to increase exercise
Mind/Body
Bodywork: what you don't know could hurt!
Massage therapy: the power of touch
Just Getting Started
A safety checkup for your strength-training routine
Bands and balls: when and why to use them
Circuit training: fast, flexible and fun
Do you need to talk to your doctor before you start an exercise program?
Intensity check: how hard are you exercising?
Start a regular exercise program
Strength training: essential for total fitness
The benefits of a fitness partner
Three reasons to try the treadmill
Tips for buying exercise equipment
Athlete—From Weekend Warrior to Elite Competitor
Drug tests: don’t fall victim to a "false-positive"
Exercise that raises more than your heart rate
Give your legs a break: try kayaking
Olympic athletes talk training
Olympic myths, yarns, tall tales, and half-truths revealed...
Running injuries: give it a rest
Safety tips for in-line skating
Steroids: bigger is not better
The benefits and risks of walking versus running
The long road to marathon recovery
The reality of the "runner's high"
Just for Women
Exercise and pregnancy: a healthy combination
Femme fitness: women and performance
Exercise and Aging
Do you need to talk to your doctor before you start an exercise program?
Finding the health clubs for the 50+ crowd
Gardening for the health of it
Get plenty of exercise… but don’t forget to stretch!
Get strong with strength training
Keep on movin': exercise after 50
Fitness Rewards
Exercise and asthma: Is exercise jeopardizing your health?
Exercise and pregnancy: a healthy combination
Reduce stress: fit fitness into your life
The dangers of hidden abdominal fat
Overcoming Obstacles
ACL injury: the scourge of skiers
Boomeritis: a sports concern for baby boomers
Chiropractic treatment: what you should know
Don't let injuries handicap your golf game
Don't play through the pain: alternative exercises for injured people
Exercising caution when you have diabetes
Female basketball players hindered by ACL injury
For women only: sports medicine focuses on females
Football: play like a champion (without getting hurt)
Hoop hurts: help for common basketball injuries
Running injuries: give it a rest
Soothing the pain of bursitis and tendonitis
Sports-related wrist and hand injuries
The hard facts about softball injuries
The long road to marathon recovery
Mental Motivation
Mental toughness: brain power for sports
Holiday exercise: make it a pleasure, not a punishment
Fitness Fuel
Beyond Wheaties: eating like an Olympian
Can athletes drink too much water?
Eating a diet low in saturated fat,
trans
fat, and cholesterol
Holiday food: drafting a winning lineup
Last reviewed January 2008 by EBSCO Publishing Editorial Staff
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