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Athletes with Eating Disorders: Tips for Coaches, Parents, Friends & Teammates
Posted March 14th, 2008 at 10:30 AM by Katie Drummond
Section: News & Results, Health & Fitness, Exercise, Weight Loss
Eating disorders can be devastating to not only teams but also to families. Coaches and parents alike want their athletes to eat well and be healthy. The struggling athletes just …
Consistent Exercise Through the Years is Key to Stability
Posted November 12th, 2007 at 3:20 PM by Megan Hueter
Section: Health & Fitness, Exercise, Weight Loss
Slacking off can have devastating effects on your weight. Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine stated last week that maintaining a high level of activity from young adulthood to middle age …
Who is the worse gas guzzler? You or your car?
Posted September 9th, 2007 at 11:00 AM by Jimson Lee
Section: Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Health & Fitness, Weight Loss
I’ve often wondered, who is the worse gas guzzler, you or your car?
My dependable 1999 Saturn SL-1 according to the Marketplace Fuel Survey Data (read the full story here), gets …
HAL’s Katie Drummond:
“My life as a runner began for all the wrong reasons”
Posted June 26th, 2007 at 4:07 PM by Katie Drummond
Section: Running & Training, Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Exercise, Weight Loss
In this column for our partner site, HerActiveLife.com, senior writer Katie Drummond writes about the tragic beginning to her running “career”, battling an eating disorder, turning her life around, and how running gave her the strength and determination …
Lean Dreams: Eating Disorders on NCAA Teams
Posted May 15th, 2007 at 9:43 AM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Nutrition, Healthy Eating, SoundOFF, Columns, Health & Fitness, Injury & Rehab, Exercise, Weight Loss
We see her running at cross-country and track meets every season; we watch her as she propels her thin arms and legs, conspicuous ribs, hollow cheeks and eyes, bulging veins and concave stomach forward. …
Podcast 22: Interview with Mike Huckabee, fitness success story & presidential candidate
Posted March 4th, 2007 at 3:00 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: Motivation, Success Stories, Columns, Success Stories, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts, Health & Fitness, Weight Loss
Today’s podcast features my interview with the TFS’s March 2007 Success Story: former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee.
In 2003, Mike learned that he had developed adult-onset (type-2) diabetes and would not …
Calories burned during exercise: Measure with METS
Posted February 26th, 2007 at 8:39 AM by Martha Jones
Section: Health & Fitness, Exercise, Weight Loss
To help you determine how many calories you use during various activities, scientists recommend a common measure called a MET, the amount of energy you use when you sleep.
It comes out to about …
Show some heart: GO RED on Friday, February 2, 2007
Posted February 1st, 2007 at 10:30 AM by Megan Hueter
Section: Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Columns, Health & Fitness, Exercise, Weight Loss, SPOTLIGHT
Note: We recognize that this article is beyond the scope of our normal content. However, we felt that in our continuing efforts to encourage active living and help you reach your goals, it was appropriate and important for …
Fainting dieters a top cause of NYC subway delays
Posted January 9th, 2007 at 12:00 PM by Gina Pellrine
Section: News & Results, Health & Fitness, Weight Loss
According to New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), fainting passengers, dizzy from dieting, are one of the top reasons for delays on the NYC subway lines.
AM New York recently reported that the MTA found …
This New Year’s Resolution:
A Healthy Heart
Posted January 1st, 2007 at 11:00 AM by Megan Hueter
Section: Health & Fitness, Exercise, Weight Loss
Eat too much this holiday season? You’re most likely not alone. However, eating too much on a daily basis takes a toll on your body, especially your heart. Make this New Year’s …
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- Kastor, Kiplagat & Ndereba To Headline NYC Half-Marathon
With an even dozen individual world championships medals between them, American Deena Kastor, Dutchwoman Lornah Kiplagat, and Kenyan Catherine Ndereba are amongst the most accomplished distance runners in history, especially on the roads. They’ve recorded victories throughout the world (Ndereba alone has 123 career wins), but have faced each other in the same race […]
- Fast 800m For Kiprop In Athens Last Night
Olympic 1500m silver medalist, Asbel Kiprop of Kenya, dropped down to 800m last night at the Athens Grand Prix at Olympic Stadium and led three athletes under 1:44.
Kiprop, who may be elevated to Olympic gold medalist if the doping case against Beijing winner Rachid Ramzi ultimately results in a conviction, clocked 1:43.48 ahead of the […] - USA Men’s Team For Berlin Set After Golden Gala
By setting a huge personal best at tonight’s Golden Gala in Rome, University of Arkansas miler Dorian Ulrey cemented his place on the USA 1500m team for next month’s IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin.
Ulrey, who celebrated his 22nd birthday today, clocked 3:35.23 to finish 12th, well under the IAAF “A” standard of 3:36.20. […] - Bekele’s Jackpot Quest Resumes In Rome Tomorrow
As Kenenisa Bekele resumes his quest for the $1 million ÅF Golden League jackpot here in tomorrow’s Golden Gala, he said that only one thing is certain about his 5000m race: he won’t be chasing a fast time.
“To run fast times now is very difficult for me right now,” Bekele told reporters today. “I’m not […] - Great Racing At Soggy Lausanne Super Grand Prix
Although Usain Bolt’s incredible 19.59 200m into a driving rain will rightly get all of tomorrow’s headlines, there was also great action in the middle and long distance races at today’s Athletissima meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, an IAAF Super Grand Prix event.
The men’s 1500m was a fascinating race. Throwing up a stream of water […] - Athlete Disqualified At Peachtree Road Race
In an unusual move, the organizers of yesterday’s Atlanta Journal Constitution Peachtree Road Race disqualified a top finisher for unsportsmanlike conduct.
“After further review of an unsportsmanlike conduct protest filed after the AJC Peachtree Road Race regarding men’s fourth place finisher, Tadese Tola, the Atlanta Track Club has made the decision to disqualify Tola,” said spokesperson […] - Abdirahman Wins Third USA 10-K Title
Abdi Abdirahman of Tucson, Ariz., won his third consecutive USA 10 km road running title today at the Atlanta Journal Constitution Peachtree Road Race. Finishing sixth overall within an international field, the three-time Olympian hit the finish line in Piedmont Park in 28:11, equalling his personal best time. Two-time Olympian Anthony Famiglietti of […]
- Kitwara and Chepkurui Win Big Bonus At Peachtree
Kenyans Sammy Kitwara and Lineth Chepkururi not only won their first Atlanta Journal Constitution Peachtree Road Races today, but will share in the $35,000 Professional Road Running Organization (PRRO) bonus. This means each athlete will take away $32,500 in prize money and bonuses from the Peachtree, America’s largest 10-K.
According to a story posted to […] - Bekele Remains Alive In Jackpot Chase
After winning the 5000m at last night’s ExxonMobil Bislett Games in Oslo with a fast final 200m, Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele remains alive in the chase for the $1,000,000 jackpot in the six-meeting ÅF Golden League series.
Bekele is the only distance runner still in contention for the jackpot. The other athletes in contention […] - Kitwara’s Win Streak On the Line At Peachtree Tomorrow
Sammy Kitwara’s road running win streak of four victories this year will be on the line at tomorrow’s 40th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, Ga., which features a huge invited field, including many top Americans who will contest the USA Men’s 10-K Championship.
Kitwara’s road racing season began back in February […]
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