Gov't fitness efforts haven't stemmed kid obesity

2010-04-16T07:09:18Z

Government has pushed fitness efforts even as childhood obesity has climbed

First lady Michelle Obama isn't the first national leader to try to get America's kids off the couch. President Dwight D. Eisenhower tried more than 50 years ago, and it's been a losing battle since.

Name change (again) and 2 weeks til last figure show of the season

2010-10-22T08:53:51Z

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Marketing to the Health Industry and Fitness Buffs - Find a Niche

2010-10-21T09:27:14Z

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Dear President Obama

2010-08-25T13:28:59Z

Congratulations on your historic ascension to the highest office in the land. Like many others, I am heartened by it and the promise of an Obama presidency. I am also quite cognizant of the challenges ahead—for all of us. Your task is daunting. The economy. War. Energy. Health care. Housing. Food prices. Not to mention restoring our image around the globe. And that's just your to-do list for February.

Now add to your agenda this critical need: Getting Wii.

2009 is all about budget-friendly, time-efficient and fun workouts, according to fitness experts. Here are their predictions for how we'll be getting in shape in the new year.

THE TREND: Small dance studios

From Tamilee Webb, kn...

Simple but intense workouts hot for 2000

2010-04-16T13:42:36Z

Out: Pricey club memberships. In: DVDs.

Out: Hour-long workouts. In: Half-hour.

Out: Boring routines. In: The Wii.

2009 is all about budget-friendly, time-efficient and fun workouts, according to fitness experts. Here are their predictions for how we'll be getting in shape in the new year.

THE TREND: Small dance studios

From Tamilee Webb, kn...

Top 7 Ways You Can Save the Earth While Getting In Shape

2010-10-23T16:12:30Z

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No sweat: Obamas work fitness into daily routine

2010-04-16T14:18:15Z

Fit first couple: Obamas find time for daily workouts, leaving no excuses for the rest of us

Many women recoil at the thought of baring their arms in sleeveless dresses or blouses, but not Michelle Obama — half of the fabulously fit new first couple.

Both President-elect Barack Obama and the future first lady have exercise routines that would p...

Political Play of the Day: Obama becomes a gym rat

2010-04-16T16:47:52Z

Political Play of the Day: Is Obama becoming a gym rat or just exercising his veep options?

Sometimes it's hard to tell if Barack Obama is running for president of the United States or Mr. Universe.

The Democratic presidential contender exercises regularly, but over a 24-hour span this week, he took it to a new extreme.

Twice on Wednesday a...

Obama

2011-01-04T13:33:01Z

President Barack Obama talks with media aboard Air Force One soon after leaving at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, Monday, Jan. 3, 2011, en route to Washington after a family vacation. (AP Photo/Caro...

Congress Health Care

2011-01-03T12:31:31Z

FILE - In this June 8, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama, listens as Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius speaks during a town hall meeting in Wheaton, Md. Eager to show who's now in charge, the House's new Republican majority plans to vote to repeal President Barack Obama's landmark he...

Obama Africa

2011-01-03T01:30:25Z

FILE - In this July 11, 2009, file photo, a Ghanaian police officer mans a security barrier ahead of the arrival of President Barack Obama, at the Presidential Castle in Accra, Ghana. Obama is quietly but strategically stepping up his outreach to Afr...

Specters Legacy

2011-01-02T10:01:04Z

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama embraces Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., at a fundraising event at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. As Specter leaves the Senate after 30 years of roll calls,...

Obama Congress

2011-01-02T02:30:22Z

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2010, file photo President Barack Obama makes a statement in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington about his meeting with Republican and Democratic Congressional leaders. In the president's taped his weekly address from

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