Dedicating Awareness Months to Helping Families Avoid Obesity by Physical...
Montefiore Medical Center Physical Therapy Department promoted physical activity by sponsoring a two-mile run/walk to benefit B'N Fit, a Montefiore program that teaches teens how to adopt healthy,...
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Video games, along with television and computers, are often maligned as a major culprit in the obesity epidemic in America. Given the coincidence between the obesity epidemic and the onslaught of...
View ArticleCommemorating the First Anniversary of Let’s Move
As we celebrate the first anniversary of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move initiative, we want to convey to you how thrilled we are that Let’s Move is relying on the 2008 Physical Activity...
View ArticleCan We Catch "Healthy Lifestyles" from Our Co-Workers?
We know from research that obesity can spread through social networks like an infectious disease.In fact, one model suggests that the rate of transmission has been steadily increasing and may result in...
View ArticleA Vision for a Healthier, More Prosperous America
As a trade association for health clubs, the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) is rightly considered an organization dedicated to promoting healthy living through...
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