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Campaign against Saudi women working out
by After Atalanta
posted May 19, 2009 at 2:19pm
What had been passive (aggressive) resistance to women in Saudi Arabia working out has become a little more active.A campaign, currently in the form of posters, has appeared in the capital of Riyadh that is discouraging of women working out in sports club...more
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Kids Bowl Free This Summer
by Sports Girls Play
posted May 18, 2009 at 2:48pm
Summer vacation is right around the corner and participating bowling centers across the US are offering a special Kids Bowl Free promotion beginning this month. Through the KidsBowlFree program, kids can bowl 2 games free each every day this summer. They ...more
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Training: Mind Games?
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted May 16, 2009 at 1:38pm
Getting back into shape last fall was as hard as I thought it would be. Two steps ahead and one back has been the melody of this winter. It's easy to remember the good times and forget the hard days. Sometimes I feel I've lost my head and worry more tha...more
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Off - Ice Training: Bike or Sprint?
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted May 16, 2009 at 12:37pm
Our brand-new Total Female Hockey “Tryout Training Team” just started their off-season training program this week - and these players are awesome. They are focused on doing whatever it takes to become the best players they possibly can - whether that...more
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Zina Garrison cooks on What's Cooking
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted May 15, 2009 at 11:29am
On April 30, former tennis star and Fed Cup Captain Zina Garrison made an appearance on WTTG Fox 5 Washington's "What's Cooking?" with Gregg Greenberg of RSVP Catering. RSVP Catering offered an auction item of a Buffet Dinner for 20 including special gues...more
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Are girl hockey players working too hard?
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted May 14, 2009 at 3:40pm
My grandmother, who is the cutest little Ukrainian “baba” (that’s grandmother in Ukrainian), always says to me, “Don’t work too hard.”
To be honest, it always makes me think. I always thought that hard work was the only way that you could ac...more
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On the Right Track: Bike to Work Day
by Pretty Tough
posted May 13, 2009 at 5:30pm
It’s not a revolution, not yet anyway, but clearly more people are commuting by bicycle. Friday is national Bike-to-Work Day, drawing even more attention to the trend.
There are more bicycles on the road than there were a year ago, more than even a cou...more
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A healthy mind, meditation and the female athlete
by Athletic Women Blog
posted May 13, 2009 at 12:36pm
Something not to be overlooked during National Women's Health Week is mental health, a subject that often doesn't get its due. We live a stressful life, in what seems, at times, an unsympathetic world. And it takes a toll.
Here, a meditation practice is ...more
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Biggest Loser Couples Reflections
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted May 13, 2009 at 10:17am
So I’ve been thinking about The Biggest Loser and its impact on American culture for some time. I can’t help but notice all the efforts in government and healthcare to inspire change and how little really gets done. Cross that with The Biggest Loser...more
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Got pulse?
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted May 12, 2009 at 6:44pm
I ran my first competition the fall of 1989. I was turning 14 years old then. I had no clue how to behave or what to do in order to perform well. I did a quick warm-up, ran whatever I could and won the Regionals in cross country. It was my first 2KM race....more
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Should you skate this summer?
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted May 12, 2009 at 1:14pm
Now that tryouts are done and summer hockey is on the horizon, I have been receiving a lot of questions from girls hockey parents asking about getting their daughters on the ice this summer. Can a power skating camp actually improve skating technique ov...more
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Celebrate National Women's Health Week!
by Womenstake
posted May 12, 2009 at 10:44am
by Ellen Newcomb, Program Assistant, National Women's Law Center
Yesterday was the kickoff of National Women’s Health Week and the Office of Women’s Health is encouraging women to celebrate by making positive changes to their lifestyles that wil...more
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Women's health: living longer, living better
by Athletic Women Blog
posted May 11, 2009 at 11:52pm
This week is National Women's Health Week, which brought something to mind. Too often, when the subject of health comes up, the emphasis is on longevity. But quality of life is equally important.
The life extension resulting from a fit, strong body like...more
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The Skinny on Staph
by Adventure Pam
posted May 11, 2009 at 12:26pm
The Skinny on StaphThe other day, I was about to meet my friend at the gym for a little BJJ action, when she canceled due to a staph infection. I didn't know what the heck she was talking about, and thought it was the most creative, LA flake excuse I've...more
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Girls Hockey Training Music Video
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted May 9, 2009 at 10:22am
Every single time I watch this video, I get fired up to go workout. It’s really strange that the exercises and the music are almost perfectly synchronized - I swear I didn’t do that intentionally! Check it out to see what elite off-ice training is a...more
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The steroid double standard
by After Atalanta
posted May 8, 2009 at 11:19am
Luckily I am not a member of Red Sox Nation currently overflowing with schadenfraude nor am a disillusioned fan of baseball with hopes for some return to a state of purity in the sport. So the Manny Ramirez revelation (on top of the A-Rod thing and the Mi...more
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Chinup guarantee for girls hockey
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted May 7, 2009 at 1:29am
So here’s the scoop. I want you to click on the link below to watch this 3 minute video of me doing the training that helped me make my hockey dreams a reality at the park across the street from where I grew up. But before you do, I have 1 BIG promise...more
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Allergy Alert: Why am I feeling so sleepy?
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted May 4, 2009 at 9:03pm
Do you suffer from sneezing, coughing, itching, runny nose, and watering eyes when the pollen starts to fly?I do!!!What's pollen?Plants produce the microscopic round or oval grains caluced by the plain-looking plants (trees, grasses, and weeds) that do no...more
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Seles Makes Peace With Food
by Women's Sports Blog
posted May 2, 2009 at 2:38pm
Lots of encouraging stuff here, as Monica Seles talks about accepting her love of food and eating what her body needs. I have to say, though, that from this piece it doesn't sound like she had an actual eating disorder, at least no more so than most wom...more
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