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Asthma symptoms can have a number of causes, including exercise. In fact, most people who have asthma will at some time have symptoms brought on by exercise. People who have symptoms only during exercise are said to have “exercise-induced asthma.” Activities most likely to cause wheezing are those that are strenuous, such as running, bicycling and cross country skiing.
It is easy to set up a committee, put committee member’s names on letterhead, introduce them in the newsletter and then drop the responsibility as other things become more pressing. To take full advantage of your marketing opportunity, you’ll want to continually promote your committee to the local media, make them celebrities, acknowledge their expertise and contributions, and promote that they are unpaid supporters of a healthful lifestyle filled with exercise and good nutrition. This publicity will benefit your facility, your staff and the physicians and specialists on board. Read the rest of this entry »
In mild defense of Jed and Robb, the tribe didn’t seem to have much of a problem with leaving the net in the good hands of the team idiot and the team lazy-ass. Also, why didn’t anyone else help look for the net? If I were there, knowing how important the net was, I would’ve searched for the dang thing no matter who lost it. Read the rest of this entry »
Dr. David Satcher, the Surgeon General of the United States, says that US public health officials are anticipating an increase in depression as a result of the September 11 attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.
Returning to Camp Skateboard, they are all asleep. Jed describes the scene to the cameras, “I wake up at the end of my little nap after I delegate my duties and there’s no fishnet to be found.”
(Note the words, “delegate my duties” which means I told other people to do my work because I’m a lazy-ass. Also notice the downplaying of nap to a “little” nap, thus trying to make it seem like napping wasn’t such a big deal.) Read the rest of this entry »
Guarantees are hard to come by in this day and age, but at the One To One Personal Fitness facility, “Guaranteed Perfection” is their business. The company’s mission: “The perfect workout, each and every time, or you do not pay for it.” By guaranteeing the quality of each workout, according to president and owner Bill Livingston, the company has not only achieved success as a personal training facility, but “has obtained professional credibility needed to attract referrals from physicians, hospitals and HMOs.” Read the rest of this entry »
You’ve heard it before — seat belts save lives and reduce injuries in car wrecks. But this week’s news from the world of sports brings us a vivid example:
Derrick Thomas, the lightning-quick linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs, was driving two friends to the airport last weekend. The weather was treacherous and Thomas lost control of his car. Read the rest of this entry »
Measuring oxygen consumption through indirect calorimetry (VO2) is not new technology. It’s been used in various forms for more than a century by exercise scientists and in clinical testing to quantify energy expenditure, cardiovascular fitness levels and, in some cases, to prescribe training regimens. Resting metabolic measures are another excellent application of this technology, which offers an accurate gauging of clients’ caloric needs.
As equipment for measuring oxygen consumption becomes more automated and user-friendly, it can be used in clubs to offer the utmost in cardiovascular assessment and prescription techniques to members. Some systems feature integrated ECG analysis, allowing clubs affiliated with hospitals or clinics to offer a full graded exercise stress test. Since many clubs now hire graduates of university exercise science programs, they have trainers who can use these sophisticated testing devices. Read the rest of this entry »
The message is out there. We know we should eat better, exercise more and generally take better care of ourselves. But doing it can be tough — just ask anyone who has ever made a New Year’s resolution to get fit.
This Christmas you can make the task easier for your friends and family by giving them gifts to improve and protect their overall health. Read the rest of this entry »
Whether there is an epidemic of influenza — affectionately known as “the flu” — or not, all Americans should learn how to prevent an encounter with this potentially devastating bug.
To say we should all have been vaccinated already seems like pointless harping, sort of an I-told-you-so approach. Read the rest of this entry »