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Chinese youth accused of not being fighting fit
BEIJING (Reuters) - China must urgently address the physical fitness of the nation's youth or run the risk of raising a generation incapable of fighting the Japanese in a future war, the head of the country's top sports university said Thursday.
Nations:China People:Liu Xiang Source:(Reuters)
2010-03-04
Trickle-down Olympic fitness for the rest of us
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - It's thrilling to watch those Olympians perform in Vancouver, but what have their superhuman feats to do with the fitness needs of us mere mortals?
Nations:U.S. Activities:2010 Winter Olympics Source:(Reuters)
2010-02-15
Fire funds pulled before Los Angeles blaze
LOS ANGELES - Months before a wildfire burned 280 square miles at the edge of Los Angeles, a little-known group was awarded a $178,000 grant to clear flammable brush and tree limbs to protect a mountain neighborhood in the Angeles National Forest.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-09-20
Walking, biking to work linked with better fitness
CHICAGO - Walking or biking to work, even part way, is linked with fitness, but very few Americans do it, according to a study of more than 2,000 middle-aged city dwellers.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-07-14
Study: Lots of red meat increases mortality risk
CHICAGO - The largest study of its kind finds that older Americans who eat large amounts of red meat and processed meats face a greater risk of death from heart disease and cancer. The federal study of more than half a million men and women bolsters prior evidence of the health risks of diets laden with red meat like hamburger and processed meats like hot dogs, bacon and cold cuts.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-03-23
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