Healthline Blogs
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Thirteenth Paralympic Games Begin
The 13th Summer Paralympic Games begin on September 6, 2008 in Beijing, China. Since 1988, the Paralympic Games are held in the same year and location as the Olympic Games. The Paralympic torch was lit on August 28 at the Temple of Heaven in Beiji...
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First Winner - International Academy of Functional Sports Medicine Logo Design
In January 2008, we announced the Logo Design Contest for the International Academy of Functional Sports Medicine. We are honored to announce the first winner, Alessandro Schiavone, Creative Director from Ravenna, Italy.Sig. Schiavone's design wil...
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Fast Fitness - Which Books to Get for Holiday Shopping Black Friday
Here is Friday Fast Fitness - quick, inexpensive holiday gifts, easy to get, helpful to have. Many readers asked which books to get. Thank you everyone who sent me great notes and success stories how the books made their lives strong, fun, and pai...
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Stop Lower Back Pain From Swimming and SCUBA Part II
Yesterday's post explained the most common hidden cause of lower backache after swimming and scuba diving. Swimmers and divers who get this chronic pain are often misdiagnosed with SI (sacroiliac) joint dysfunction, arthritis, disc injury or vario...
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Fast Fitness - Cooling Exercise Drink
Here is Fast Friday Fitness - quick vitamin and fiber-rich sweet drink helpful before and after exercise:Put fresh watermelon slices in a blender, seeds and all. Blend to a sweet smooth drink.Depending on your blender, you may need to push the sl...
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Fitness and Health as a Lifestyle for Thanksgiving
If you think you won't have time to exercise over the Thanksgiving holiday, here is good news. This post will show you how to move in healthy ways so that you have healthy exercise built-in to all the cooking, shopping, furniture moving, and socia...
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Fast Fitness - Balance and Ankle Stability in the Dark
Here is Friday Fast Fitness - quickly improve balance and ankle proprioception - the ability of the ankle and foot to correct positioning, reducing sprain and fall potential.This one helps balance for daily life, and also helps footing in darkness...
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Thank You Grand Rounds ACPHospitalist
Thank You ACPHospitalist for hosting Grand Rounds this week and including my article Knee Pain When Running - Check Your Yoga among the votes for best medical writing of the week.ACPHospitalist writes, "Not all exercise is always good exercise, a...
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Why So Many Aerobics Injuries?
A recent New York Times article quotes aerobics teachers and devotees saying they now have painful, chronic injuries from years of aerobics classes. Why did this happen?I receive frequent e-mails from aerobics instructors, many only in their 20s a...
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International Martial Arts Association - Weekend Event Nov 10-12
Next weekend my husband Paul and I will be in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the Eastern U.S.A. International Martial Arts Association (EUSAIMAA).Every November they hold an exhilarating weekend of training, seminars, and events for hundreds of marti...
