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Is CrossFit safe for kids?

The high-intensity fitness phenomenon has reached the grade-school crowd. But is CrossFit training safe - and appropriate - for children? Ten-year-olds doing kettlebell squats and Olympic-style lifts? Yes, CrossFit - the popular strength and conditioning program that combines varied, high-intensity and functional moves - has a new devoted audience: ... (more)

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Related Topix: Health Club, CrossFit, Fitness, Family, Kids, Scarsdale, NY, Sports Medicine, Medicine

Tue Jun 18, 2013

Bangkok Post

British 'Superman' in

Intense body-building and mastering American English were two of the challenges Briton Henry Cavill had to take on for his lead role in "Man of Steel."

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Related Topix: Animation Movies, Short, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Family, Superman, Action Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Henry Cavill, Fitness, Amy Adams

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Man mailed Ecstasy from Canada in supplement containers, feds say

Federal drug agents opened the container of bodybuilding supplement to find a powdered substance.

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Related Topix: Fitness, Drug Enforcement Administration, Prison

Mirror.co.uk

Chloe Madeley says parents Richard and Judy are worried about her tiny frame and want her to fatten

The super-ripped Chloe Madeley has been talking about her new ripped body, but not everyone is a fan of it... And although she looks pretty good with her enviable abs and slender waist, some have commented that she might be taking her weight-loss regime a little too far- including her famous parents.

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Related Topix: Richard Madeley, Fitness

Canada.com

Fall of a Canadian fitness empire: Muscle Mag parent files for bankruptcy

What began with scraps of paper at a Brampton, Ont., kitchen table nearly 40 years ago grew into a Canadian fitness and health publishing empire, with the company's founder counting bodybuilding legend Arnold Schwarzenegger among his friends.

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Related Topix: Economics News, Bankruptcy, Canada, Fitness, Folk, The Kennedys

Iol.co.za

10 fitness myths busted

Muscle can turn into fat, lifting weights makes you look like Arnold Schwarzenegger, and a thousand crunches a day will give you a six-pack.

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Related Topix: Fitness

Daily Echo

Top model shares her fitness tips

She was one of the most recognisable glamour models in the world appearing in everything from FHM to Playboy.

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Related Topix: Fitness, Pilates

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Bradenton.com

Manatee Memorial holds weight loss class

A new class for weight loss called "Am I Hungry?" will be focusing on emotional eating, a common diet buster that leads people to eat as a way of soothing upset feelings.

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Related Topix: Bradenton, FL, Fitness, Yoga, Anna Maria, FL, Pilates

Tri-cityherald.com

Body transformation weighs-in as big win

Seated in the dark theater, a 245-pound woman watched the lean, muscular bodies on stage, her first time to attend a bodybuilding, physique and fitness competition .

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Fitness

Fitsugar

The Weight-Loss Secret You've Never Heard Of . . .

If you seem to have more than an inch to pinch on your waist no matter what you eat or whether you focus on intervals or weight training, the problem may not be your stomach but another organ.

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Related Topix: Fitness

SFGate

Amy Adams mother intimidated boyfriends

Amy Adams is convinced her teenage love life suffered because of her bodybuilder mother, whose ripped physique was "really intimidating" to her skinny boyfriends.

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Related Topix: The Fighter, Amy Adams, Fitness

Sports of Yore

Six Big Lessons Marketers Can Learn From Improvisation

Few things will stretch your comfort zone like improvisation. Improvisation is a storyteller's weight training.

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Related Topix: Fitness, Marketing

Patch.com

Fat to Fit, Female Style at Get In Shape for Women

At Get In Shape for Women, Christine DaLuz and her staff doesn't make losing weight easier, but they do help their clients figure out where to start and how to keep going.

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Related Topix: Health Club, In-Shape, Plymouth, MA, Fitness, Aerobics

Visalia Times-Delta

Justin Levine: Creating smart, efficient training

I always get the question, "If I am working out four days a week, how should I structure those workouts during the week?" Today I am going to give you some guidelines to follow in regard to your weekly workout design.

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Related Topix: Fitness

Sun Jun 16, 2013

New Pittsburgh Courier Online

"From flab to swag"...Facing fatherhood, Conn. man lost 140 pounds

Tyrone Garrett's father wasn't around while he was growing up. So when Garrett's girlfriend, Whitney Hammond, told him she was pregnant, he knew he had to make a change.

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Related Topix: Manchester, CT, Life, Food, Nutrition, Fitness

Examiner.com

Bodybuilding: The seasons of muscle

Just as their are seasons of the year for climate, change and atmosphere, there are also seasons of fitness.

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Related Topix: Fitness, Life, Food, Medicine, Nutrition

Pacific Sun

Friends of the Palo Alto Library

Won't you consider contributing a few hours a week to help keep our five Palo Alto libraries up-to-date and thriving? Friends of the Palo Alto Library's monthly sales of donated books and media raise much-needed funds to purchase new books, furniture, technology, and special programs.

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Related Topix: Palo Alto, CA, Libraries, Fitness

Rome News

A Clean Start: Rob Byars puts the demons of his past behind him and...

Rob Byars cleans a wall during a drywall project in Armuchee. The 38-year-old father of four has faced some tough times in the past, not the least of which was a battle with substance abuse.

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Related Topix: Armuchee, GA, Rome, GA, Fitness

Sat Jun 15, 2013

HollywoodLife

'Man of Steel': 5 Reasons Why Henry Cavill Is Perfect As Superman

Whoever made the decision to cast British-born Henry Cavill in the new blockbuster deserves a giant high-five - genius choice! Here's why: There are multiple reasons why Man of Steel was so great - the main one being that Henry Cavill was fabulous! We're talking OMG! Henry Cavill's 6'1" frame has been buffed up to bursting-out perfection.

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Related Topix: Henry Cavill, Animation Movies, Short, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Family, Superman, Action Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Fitness

Cape Gazette

How do I shock my body into getting new results?

Q: I'm tired of doing the same old set rep schemes and feel as if the traditional three sets of 10 to 15 reps per exercise is getting stale and boring.

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Related Topix: Fitness