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Woman Makes Slimming Down Mississippi Town Her Mission [VIDEO]
By not in system - AOL NewsAlthough two-thirds of Mississippi residents are overweight, one woman has made it her mission to encourage her town to lose the weight -- and the bad reputation. ...
Man Trains for Marathon on McDonald's Diet [VIDEO]
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Zen in the Pen? Taxpayer-Funded Jailhouse Yoga on Shaky Legs
By Ben Muessig - AOL NewsIs it a stretch for taxpayers to fund yoga classes for jail inmates? That's the question in New Mexico, where officials are considering budget cuts that might leave prisoners without a leg to balance on. Yoga, tae bo, tai chi and art therapy classes are on the chopping block at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque, where deputy county manager of public safety Tom Swisstack plans to make some cuts. Getty Images Officials in New Mexico might cut a taxpayer-funded yoga program at a detention center in Albuquerque. "I imagine in the next 60 days, you're not going to see ...
Obama Pushes Effort to Protect Public Lands
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says a new administration effort to protect public lands will put people back to work in tourism and recreation and help Americans stay healthier by encouraging outdoor activities. The initiative largely incorporates existing programs under a new name, "America's Great Outdoors." Still, it aims to double federal spending on land and water conservation to $900 million. The money would be used to buy private land for public use and provide grants to states. Obama said it is important to conserve public lands, even in tough economic times, and that the new ...
Michelle Obama Is Fat? Elementary School Gibes as Political Commentary
By Joanne Bamberger - Politics DailyTwo years into their stay at the White House, the Obamas must be resigned to the fact that no matter what they do, they're going to get blasted by the right. But I have to believe that Michelle Obama thought her call for kids to exercise more and eat healthier would be as plain vanilla and non-controversial as, say, Laura Bush's cause for children's literacy. Sadly, she was wrong. For some conservatives, her effort to make our country's children healthier through her "Let's Move" program is just another socialist stategy to move us toward a nanny state. Taking FLOTUS to task for her ...
Wacky Swimmers in Freezing Water Are Dressed to Chill
By Ben Muessig - AOL NewsThere's the breast stroke -- and then there's the brrrrr-east stroke. Hundreds of brave swimmers took to the icy waters of England's largest freshwater swimming pool on Saturday for the Cold Water Championships at Tooting Bec Lido in south London. The water was only 37 degrees, according to The Guardian, but that didn't stop more than 400 swimmers from jumping in wearing just their bathing suits -- and their wacky costumes. ...
Ripped Rocker Tells Teens Music and Fitness Can Mix
By Chris Epting - AOL News"Remember being a teenager? Didn't you love being outside, running and getting dirty? When video games came out, and then computers, I think a lot of kids hit the wall. All of a sudden they had a lot less activity. They stopped going outdoors." Def Leppard guitarist extraordinaire Phil Collen is not your average rock star. Fit, ripped and solid as a rock, he's in better shape in his early 50s than many are in their early teens. David Livingston, Getty Images Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen performs last week at the 2011 NAMM trade show in Anaheim, Calif. But it wasn't always ...
'Baby Yoga': How Young Is Too Young? [VIDEOS]
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsWould you swing a baby around by its limbs? Russian yoga instructor Lena Fokina would, and a video of her "baby yoga" routine has gone viral -- making many American parents cringe in horror. In the clip, Fokina takes a 2-week-old infant through exercises she calls "dynamic gymnastics." Watch: Parenting blog DadWagon caught up with Fokina, who explained that these exercises are not considered shocking in Russia, where some parents believe that swinging newborns in the air helps develop their strength, reflexes and sense of independence. But is that claim true? According to pediatrician ...
New 'Biggest Loser' Trainers Determined to Prove Themselves
By Monica Garske - AOL NewsThe new trainers on NBC's "The Biggest Loser" may come off all big and bad, but in reality the TV rookies still see themselves as underdogs. But that only adds more fuel to their fire. This week's episode of "The Biggest Loser" finally led to the big reveal viewers had been anxiously waiting for: unveiling the identities of the two "mystery trainers" who've been helping half of this season's contestants lose weight, while the other half remain with famous TV trainers Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper. The hard-bodied pair who emerged from the shadows turned out to be competitive female ...
Don't Want to Get Sick? Break a Sweat: Physical Fitness Curbs Colds
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(Nov. 2) -- Incorporating fitness into your daily lifestyle can do more than mitigate stress and help maintain a healthy weight. Just in time for the winter sniffles, a new study concludes that a physically fit body can also ward off the common cold. What did the study determine? Around 1,000 adults were tracked throughout fall and winter. Those who exercised at least 20 minutes a day, five days a week, experienced 43 percent fewer "sick days" due to upper respiratory tract infections than those who didn't work out. The results held steady even after controlling for factors like body mass ...
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