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A well-built man was forced to take a drugs test in Stockholm recently after a police officer assumed that muscles like his could only have been developed with the help of illegal substances. The female assistant police officer got into a conversation with Tomislav Boduljak and his friend late at night in central Stockholm. According to Boduljak, 27, the police officer was pleasant at first, but changed her attitude when he said he worked out. Saying his muscles were 'abnormal', she said he must have used drugs. "I asked if she didn't think it possible that I work out a...

When Wii hit last fall, one of my coworkers considered canceling his YMCA membership and working out with Wii Sports instead. While some people were working out with Wii and getting good results, I wasn't convinced that Nintendo could replace a good old-fashion gym membership, no matter how much Wii Sports boxing made me sweat. At E3 on Wednesday, Nintendo kicked it up a notch when Mario creator and all-around gaming god Shigeru Miyamoto introduced Wii Fit, the game that "turns the living room into a fitness center for the whole family," Nintendo says, utilizing an innovative new Wii Balance...

know many of you use summer as the time to jump-start your lifestyle change. I thought it would be important for you to hear helpful tips from people who have lost 50-100 pounds. But before you blast through these tips, let me just ask you one thing: Aren't you ready to make the change? Come on, the sun is warming up our bones, and it's time to seize the chance to be healthier. As a result of improving some of your habits, you'll look and feel great. So if you want to go for it, make the decision, and then...

 "Cardio kills," says Jim Karas in his new book, "The Cardio-Free Diet." "Cardiovascular exercise kills a weight-loss plan, your internal organs, your immune system, your time and your motivation. If your true goal is to lose weight, interval strength training is the only way to go," says Karas, an ABC News correspondent, celebrity trainer and fitness expert.    When he first tried to lose weight as a 21-year-old, Karas found that he would work up an enormous appetite after running several miles. So while his cardiovascular health improved he still wasn't losing weight. The Program He grew more interested in strength...

Businesses would receive a tax credit equal to 10 percent of what they spend each year to improve the fitness of their employees -- everything from building on-site workout rooms to subsidizing health club memberships -- under a bill pending in the state Assembly. The measure also would allow employers to claim the same credit for half the cost of hiring a person or company to provide nutritional advice, yoga instruction or substance-abuse prevention. "We're trying to help people get into healthy, active lifestyles to prevent them from needing the hospital in the first place," said the bill's author, Assemblyman...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2007 – If a little bit of running is good for keeping warfighters in top form, then a lot of running is better, right? “Wrong!” say officials here at the Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine. The Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force have come to recognize that as beneficial as running can be to overall fitness, health and military readiness, too much of a good thing causes injuries that leave troops less fit, less healthy and less ready, Army Lt. Col. Steve Bullock, the center’s health promotion policy program manager, told American Forces...

Whether they're pounding the pavement or slathering on so-called miracle creams, American women have become obsessed with saying goodbye to bumpy, lumpy cellulite. U.S. consumers spent nearly $100 million last year on products that promise to reduce or remove cellulite, not to mention the amount spent on millions of gym memberships to further this goal. Now the Cellubike, a contraption that looks part bike and part spaceship, is being marketed as a new way to diminish those troubling dimples. The Cellubike is "the most effective method of cellulite removal as proven by millions," says its commercial. What Makes It Different...

Notre Dame announced today that it will earmark the $4.5 million dollar check the school will receive for participating in the Sugar Bowl to build head football coach Charlie Weis a space-age belt that has a better chance of containing his girth long-term. “This is a safety issue above all else,” said Notre Dame athletic director Kevin White. “We are doing this to protect our players, students, faculty and everyone in the Notre Dame community because one day soon the current eight-foot strip of leather he is currently wearing will break free and injury a lot of people. And trust...

Dear Athletic Director and Coaches, The US Navy SEALs have been blessed with much, so much is expected from us. We are in Minneapolis to issue a fitness challenge, (the Navy SEAL Trident Challenge) to Men and Women 13 and over. The challenge is comprised of 5 events. Swimming, push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups and a run. Complete details can be found at www.tridentchallenge.com the challenge will be held this Sunday, 10 Dec at the U of M) The purpose of the event is fourfold. 1. The pursuit of excellence 2. Promoting physical fitness 3. Providing youth a challenge 4. Promoting athletics

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (UPI) -- A Florida police chief who sent members of his department an e-mail complaining about lack of physical fitness has been forced to resign. The memo from Paul Goward, head of the police department in Winter Haven, had as its subject line "Are you a jelly belly?" the Orlando Sentinel reported. "As I look around the department I see a disconcerting number of us that appear physically challenged with obesity and/or a general lack of physical fitness," Goward told his officers. In the e-mail, he said overweight police officers give a poor public impression and have...

Doctors expose BMI shortcomings Doctors have questioned a common measure of obesity after research found that "overweight" heart patients had better survival rates than those described as "normal". They say the finding exposes shortcomings in the use of Body Mass Index (BMI), which has formed the basis of defining healthy and abnormal weight for more than 100 years. Many experts now say that waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio, which indicate levels of abdominal fat, are more accurate guides. BMI, invented by ADVERTISEMENT the Belgian statistician and sociologist Adolphe Quetelet in 1869, is calculated by dividing a person's weight in kilograms...

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May 21, 2006 -- OPRAH Winfrey has inked a deal to publish a fitness book with her personal trainer Bob Greene in what industry insiders say is the richest nonfiction book deal in history, sources told On The Money. While sources declined to give an exact price, these people said it is larger than the $12 million advance former President Bill Clinton got to write his autobiography, "My Life," which was published by Knopf in 2004. Oprah's book will be published by Simon & Schuster in January, and the gathering of publishing types at the annual Book Expo America in...

If you can walk a quarter-mile, odds are you have at least six years of life left in you, scientists announced today. And the faster you can do it, the longer you might live. While walking is no guarantee of health or longevity, a new study found that the ability of elderly people to do the quarter-mile was an "important determinant" in whether they'd be alive six years later and how much illness and disability they would endure. "The ability to complete this walk was a powerful predictor of health outcomes," said study leader Anne Newman of the University of...

WASHINGTON, April 27, 2006 – The circus came to town today in the outdoor center courtyard of the military's headquarters. Ringling Brothers Circus clowns Christina (left) and Martha lead a group of military officers through a comic balancing exercise during a Pentagon event in recognition of National Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day April 27. Photo by Lexi Rhem   Clowns and other performers with Ringling Brothers Circus brought a lesson of fitness and support for the military to dozens of children accompanying their Pentagon-based parents for the National Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day observance....

AUGUSTA - Expected several months ago, the Baldacci administration on Monday released the first biennial state health plan under the Dirigo Health system that calls for creation of a culture of health and urges Mainers to enter into "Be Fit for Maine" contracts. "This doesn't have to mean a major commitment to, say, losing 50 pounds, or running five miles a day," the report said. "What we all need to do, though, is to start somewhere - identify one thing we can do that will improve our health and take it from there." Officials said the release of the...

This week, I am going to point you to several interesting links: This link will tell you how many calories it takes to stay at your present body weight.I Really like this calorie list (of foods) cuz you can print *LABELS*....This is just a cool collection of tools including a food calorie list.My method of losing weight has been to simply count calories, keep them a little below the required amount (by about 700), and exercise. For exercise, I walk and work out at the gym. While my calorie intake occasionally has me a little hungry, I am never ravenous,...

NO VERBAL ATTACKS! NO NAME CALLING! NO BASHING! THE OVERWEIGHT! NO NASTY PICTURES! NO OFFENSIVE KEYWORDS! They will only be deleted anyway. This will be a thread about getting healthy and no attacks will be tolerated.Todays theme is HEALTHY RECIPES! Please share your favorite! Here are a few I found... Spinach, Grapefruit and Almond Salad This recipe serves: 6 Preparation time : 15 minutes Cooking time : 10 minutes Ingredients For the vinaigrette: 1 tablespoon soy sauce 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 1 tablespoon finely chopped shallots 1/3 cup olive oil salt to taste freshly ground black pepper For the...

NO VERBAL ATTACKS! NO NAME CALLING! NO BASHING! THE OVERWEIGHT! NO NASTY PICTURES POSTED! This will be a thread about getting healthy and no attacks will be tolerated. Any fitness or activity level. 100+ pounds to lose or no weight to lose. Those who have lost weight and kept it off, please share with us what has worked for you. Maybe you love a certain activity, biking, skiing, rock climbing, walking, running, whatever, tell us about how it helps you stay in shape. Share your weight loss success. Just a place to share ideas about all things exercise and diet...

For some, "BMI" conjures up their version of the three main food groups: Burgers, Macaroni-and-cheese and Ice cream. The government, though, takes Body Mass Index seriously. It uses the measure of relative weight to height in clinical guidelines to identify, evaluate and treat overweight and obesity in adults. Generally, the higher your BMI, the higher your predisposition to health adversities such as cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, osteoarthritis, some cancers and premature death. But the Body Mass Index provides only a "best guess" of the source of these troubles -- total body fat. As such the "Body Mass Index"...