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Saturday, July 31, 2010

Inactivity 'No Contributor' to Childhood Obesity Epidemic, New Report Suggests

A new report from the EarlyBird Diabetes Study suggests that physical activity has little if any role to play in the obesity ...  > full story

Video Game Research Project to Help Blind Children Exercise

Researchers have developed a motion-sensing-based tennis and bowling "exergame" that will help the visually impaired, especially children become more ...  > full story

How Trekking-Poles Help Hikers Maintain Muscle Function While Reducing Soreness

A new study shows for the first time how trekking-poles help hikers maintain muscle function while significantly reducing ...  > full story

More Physical Activity Leads to Less Obesity -- Often, but Not Always

It may seem intuitive that greater amounts of exercise lead to less obesity, but a new study has found that this conventional wisdom ...  > full story
 

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