Cold good reason to rest
Cincinnati Enquirer - Here is what sports medicine doctors and athletic trainers advised on Rodale Online Health ( www.rodale.com ). Cold symptoms Exercises to do: Aerobic activity or weightlifting, walking. Exercises to avoid: If medicating, avoid treadmills and barbell

Small firms make pitch for oddball technologies with gamers
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - For smaller hardware makers in the video game space, the gadget-fest of the International Consumer Electronics Show, conducted earlier this month in Las Vegas, has become the place to try to score a few points. Where industry trade expos dedicated to

Solving paralysis one step at a time
NWCN - DALLAS - It takes a body harness, a sophisticated exoskeleton and a quarter-million-dollar treadmill, but Albert Pruitt walks. KYE R. LEE/DMN Dr. Patricia Winchester and physical therapist Nathan Foreman help Albert Pruitt, who 29 years ago was told

Watching funny flicks beneficial for health
RxPG - “We would suggest getting humour from a variety of sources, including bringing funny pictures of family members into the office, getting together with friends for a true happy hour on a regular basis and of course watching a sitcom or comedy.” By

Fitness counteracts cognitive decline from hormone-replacement therapy
EurekAlert - Women pondering hormone-replacement therapy also should consider regular exercise. A new study at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign suggests that being physically fit offsets cognitive declines attributed to long-term therapy. “This

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 13 January 2006
SpaceRef - SpaceRef note: This NASA Headquarters internal status report, as presented here, contains additional, original material produced by SpaceRef.com (copyright 2006) to enhance access to related status reports and NASA activities. All ISS systems

Jog Your Way To A Droopy Bust
femalefirst.co.uk - Millions of women may be jogging their way to a drooping bust as they get to grips with a New Year fitness regime without suitable bras, research suggests. Some 10 million British women could be causing irreversible damage to their breasts by

‘Massively competitive area’ tests Dallaglio
Birmingham Post - Andy Robinson has left World Cup-winner Lawrence Dallaglio under no illusions about the task he faces to reclaim a Test team place after 19 months of self-imposed England exile. While the England head coach hailed Dallaglio’s “huge” appetite to

GYMp3 podcasts pump out digital workouts
AZCentral.com - Kevin Porterfield wasn’t so sure about the concept of workout tapes and videos. He liked going to the gym on his own and not being tied to a routine, so he was skeptical when he heard about downloading a friend’s workout program onto his Apple iPod

Dallaglio back for England
Ireland On-Line - Lawrence Dallaglio has been named in England s RBS 6 Nations training squad - almost 17 months after he quit international rugby. But while the 33-year-old Wasps captain can look forward to possibly being involved in next month s tournament

Repairs continue on gym’s wind-damage
Nevada Appeal - Chad Lundquist/Nevada Appeal General Manager Nathen Hughes instructs Mary Jo Brummer on proper form Wednesday at Eagle Fitness. Brummer a longtime member of Silver State Fitness, was among those in need of a place to work out while repairs are made

Exercise tips for the hefty
Louisville Courier-Journal - Get your physician’s permission to exercise, and see if he or she recommends a class or fitness professional. Don’t think of exercise as an option; think of exercise as medicine that you must have. Get some first-rate athletic shoes that will protect

Keeping it off 
For Cary Sheerin fitness is a lifestyle decision, not a fad.

Home gym: Make it work 
Looking to shape up without leaving the comfort of your home? If so, then a home gym might be right for you.

Running is rewarding, but risks are underfoot 
At one point in my life, I fancied myself as a pretty decent runner. I would get up early in the morning, strap on the running shoes and go as far and fast as I saw fit.

Its a fitness revolution 
It happens every January. Millions of us vow this will be the year we get in shape. Yet, somehow, by March the New Years fitness resolution is as much a memory as the holiday season itself.