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"Exergames," interactive digital or video-based games such as Wii Fit and Dance Dance Revolution, are part of today's fitness landscape for children and young adults. But do they really offer a substantial calorie burn? Two studies find that some of the games do, but whether they're fun enough for people to stick with them is another thing.
Fitness Challenge: Week 8 - Some weighty issues
The Fitness Challenge Week 8 left me with sore the good kind of sore arms. Brooke Ives, recreation program supervisor at Shute Park Aquatic and Recreation Center, put us through some weighty exercises last week and the 3-pounders...
Finding A Fitness Instructor
Did you see Magee Hickeys story on seniors and fitness training? Those 55 and older are now becoming the fastest-growing group in the fitness industry, both as clients and as personal trainers. For more information ...
Fitness facilities adjust their strategies
Just as they preach to their clients, fitness centers in the Corridor have tried to remain agile in their case, to better respond to recent economic challenges. And their strategies seem to be paying off. Business never was bad, said Chelsey Oberreuter, general manager of Midwest Athletic Club in Cedar Rapids. People are just ...