Exercise equipment arrives just in time
No need to feel guilty about eating delicious Thanksgiving turkey and trimmings this holiday. Just in time to work off the calories, the first pieces of the community exercise equipment have been installed and are now useable.

Erroneous news alert of bus crash on WGEM-TV part of system training exercise
An erroneous news alert that appeared briefly on WGEM-TV Monday afternoon, informing viewers of a bus crash involving more than 100 students, was part of a system training exercise at the television station.

Dirt work begins at Hot Springs hospital site
HOT SPRINGS -- A massive earth-moving exercise has begun south of Hot Springs as work on the new Fall River Health Services hospital has begun in earnest. The equipment was moved in on Nov. 14 and digging began Monday, Nov. 17.

Calorie burn could be elliptical illusion
Though exercise equipment typically has the capacity to measure heart rate, that requires the user to either keep a steady grip on a pair of electrodes ? impractical, particularly for running on a treadmill ? or wear a chest strap that sends a signal to a wireless sensor.

Students get exercise by walking before school
Angel Fonseca wanted to spend some mornings walking before school with her 9-year-old son, Ricky. They decided to invite a few of his classmates at Northwest Elementary School ? all 430 of them.

Latest downtown business promotes benefits of exercise
This is a drawing of what the front of the former Laconia Mall (now Downtown Crossing) will look like when work is finished on the exterior of a commercial space that will soon house the second Work Out World (or WOW) club in the state.

Hoops draw new interest in junior high school fitness club
Exercise has been disguised as fun at Will Rogers Middle School in Miami. Students stay afterschool for the ?Fitness Club? which mostly entailed walking or running in the gym or lifting weights.

Opening hospital a personal endeavor for veterinarians
After years as a pottery studio, the large gray barn outside Littlestown is once again hosting animals - but these animals are making use of a $9,000 surgical monitor as well as enjoying an enclosed exercise area with its own bright yellow fire hydrant.

RANGEL'S SECRET WORKOUT ROOM
Welcome to Charlie Rangel's personal gym. It may look cramped, but while members of Congress are forced to shoehorn office staff and equipment into windowless closets and other tiny corners of the Capitol complex, Rep. Rangel's taxpayer-funded...

Iran to hold large-scale naval drills in Gulf of Oman
TEHRAN, December 1 (RIA Novosti) - Iran is to hold on December 2-7 a large-scale naval exercise involving over 60 warships in the Gulf of Oman, Iranian television reported on Monday, citing the navy commander.

Working out at work
We were not designed to be deskbound for eight hours a day, with little exercise other than tapping a keypad. However, a new generation of fitness equipment is changing all that. From treadmill desks to mini exercise bikes, there's no excuse for time-poor office workers.

Dive teams train at Noccalula Falls
It was more than a training exercise when members of the dive team from the Etowah County Sheriff's Department braved the cold waters beneath Noccalula Falls.

How to Stay Motivated and Keep Your Workouts Fresh
(ARA) - Whether it's walking the dog every day or getting to the gym three times a week, sometimes your exercise routine can feel like just that â?- routine. There are simple ways to keep your workouts fresh and renew your motivation to get moving for health and fitness.

Shuttle safely detours to California
Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts safely returned to Earth on Sunday, taking a detour to sunny California after storms hit the main landing strip in Florida.

YMCA expansion project begins
While Hillsborough has grown at an accelerated rate, safe places for teens to go after school, on weekends and during the summer to be with their friends, have not kept up the pace. The new Youth & Teen Center will provide teens with a place they can call their own.

Shuttle crew prepares for homecoming today
The shuttle Endeavour astronauts packed equipment and tested landing systems yesterday before a scheduled homecoming today at Florida's Kennedy Space Center.

Shuttle Endeavour lands at California air base
Space shuttle Endeavour landed safely Sunday afternoon at California's Edwards Air Force Base after NASA waved off two opportunities for a Florida landing because of poor weather.

Space shuttle Endeavour finishes 16-day mission
Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts safely returned to Earth on Sunday, taking a detour to sunny California after storms hit the main landing strip in Florida. Endeavour wrapped up a 16-day trip that left the international space station freshly remodeled and capable of housing bigger crews. The shuttle dropped off all kinds of home improvement equipment, including a new bathroom, ...

Forsyth residents launch senior center
FORSYTH - A group of Forsyth residents looking to establish a permanent senior center in the village have been given a trial run to gauge interest in such a program.

Fitness calendar
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