Lansing school receives $15K for fitness (The Ithaca Journal)

LANSING — Lansing High School is getting $15,000 in state funding for equipment to expand its fitness room for cardiovascular exercise, state Sen. Michael Nozzolio, R-54th Dist., announced Friday.

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Fat Finding Reveals Why Diets Don’t Work (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News)

Want to get rid of some fat cells as you age? Fat chance.

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U.S. Surgeon General Calls on Doctors to Prescribe Exercise (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

U.S. Acting Surgeon General Rear Admiral Steven Galson is calling on the nation’s doctors to prescribe exercise to patients who would benefit from being more physically active, and thanks to the support of the California Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, over 2,000 doctors have just signed up to support this new initiative.

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Buyers of sham weight-loss pills to get $175,000 (The New Zealand Herald)

A campaign to try to contact consumers entitled to a refund because they bought the sham weight-loss product Celluslim starts tomorrow. Celluslim was a product that claimed to “melt away fat and cellulite”, but was described by a judge as a waste of money.

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Top Secret Fat Loss Secret Offers an Alternative to the Usual Diet for Weight Loss (PRWeb UK)

Obese and over weight people now have this surprising new approach to weight loss that targets and flushes parasites and plaque in the body. ( PRWeb 2008-05-13)

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Snap Fitness filling health-exercise niche (The Republican)

HOLYOKE - At any time day or night, you will find people working out on the sleek, new equipment at Snap Fitness. The health club is part of a national chain. But the small facility at 506 Westfield Road does not feel like a large, cookie-cutter gymnasium.

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Key to Angelina-like cheeks? Add volume to deep fat compartment (PhysOrg)

Not only are cheeks central to your face - they are central to the American concept of beauty. A study in June`s Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), found that a deep fat compartment located within the cheek is vital to a youthful-looking face. Not only does rejuvenating or returning volume to this fat compartment …

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Successful weight-loss bloggers share their strategies and secrets (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)

At a time when it seems that someone is blogging about every facet of life, it should come as no surprise that there are a growing number of diet bloggers. No official count exists, but type “weight-loss blogs” into Google to see page after page of listings emerge.

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Real-life Stories of Weight Loss (ThirdAge)

High-carb or high-protein— Low-cal or low-fat? Which diet is best for weight loss? The truth is, different people lose weight—and keep it off—with different methods. The Nutrition Scoop columnist, Larry Lindner, relates some of their stories, including his own.

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Snack diet doesn’t help weight loss (Stuff)

Eating smaller meals more often does not help overweight people shed their kilos any faster.

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