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2 Baltimore churches challenge each other in health throwdown
It all started with a little bit of good-natured trash talk between the pastors of two of Baltimore's most prominent African-American churches.
The Rev. Jamal Bryant of Empowerment Temple "fell off the wagon" and confesses he wasn't exercising as much as...Tags: Bill Clinton, Ed Reed, Diseases and Illnesses, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Overweight
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Columbia working on plan to improve network of pathways
Columbia will develop by June a vision for a network of interconnected pathways that will allow residents to ditch their vehicles and use nearly 100 miles of trails to walk, bike or run to their destinations. Some 130 community members turned out this...Tags: Weight, James Rouse, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Overweight, Howard County
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Chefs struggle to stay healthy in pressure-cooker setting
A few months before his wedding, Neill Howell was tipping the scales at 240 pounds and knew he needed to make a change.
There was just one problem: Howell was the executive chef in a restaurant kitchen, a high-stress workplace full of ready-to-grab...Tags: Food Network (tv network), Nutrition, Fells Point, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Dining and Drinking
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Baltimore ranks 11th among major U.S. cities in biking and walking, Washington second
Baltimore has the 11th-largest percentage of commuter walkers and bicyclers among major U.S. cities, according to a new report on bicycling and walking in the U.S.
"Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2012 Benchmarking Report," released Monday by...Tags: Commuting, Cycling, Jones Falls, Trips and Vacations, Inner Harbor
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Many hope for fresh start at gym
Douglas Bayne joined the Merritt Athletic Club in downtown Baltimore about five years ago, but he hasn't exactly been a gym rat.
"I work out for two weeks and I'll take off for eight months," the 38-year-old social worker said.
So like many other...Tags: Weight, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Stress, Overweight, New Year's Day
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Maryland health centers take more personalized approach to weight loss
Sharlene Fair had tried for years to lose weight, but nothing seemed to work until she found her answer after breathing into a tube at her local gym.
It was an irritating 10 minutes of breathing, but one that Fair said ultimately helped her drop what she...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Medical Procedures and Tests, Hospitals and Clinics, Hormones and Metabolism, Weight
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Shots falling or not, Maryland's Stoglin has unsinkable confidence
Coaches say the best way to emerge from a slump is simply to keep shooting. Terrell Stoglin didn't need to be told twice.
It was Nov. 18, and the Maryland guard was one day removed from the worst game of his college career — 0-for-9 from the...Tags: Music, Virginia Tech Hokies, Miami Hurricanes, Overweight, Maryland Terrapins
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85 pounds lighter and couldn't be happier about turning 40
I don't think I have ever used the "f-word" to describe myself. I've called myself overweight, and heavy. My clothes have been for "big girls" from the "women's" department, but fat has never really been in my vocabulary. Other people have called me fat....Tags: Weight, Ice Cream, Foods and Beverages, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Overweight
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Fit doctors more likely to talk to patients about weight loss
If you're overweight and trying to lose pounds you may not get help from your doctor if he is overweight too, according to new research.
According to a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, physicians with a...Tags: General Practitioners, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Overweight, Obesity, Weight
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Hopkins turns study on weight loss into program for sale
On the heels of a Johns Hopkins study that showed telephone and web-based coaching helps patients lose weight and keep it off, medical faculty and staff are now collaborating with a private health care firm to make the system widely available. Healthways...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Private Health Care, Private Health Care, Drugs and Medicines, Diabetes
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Time for healthier school lunches
I was delighted to read the newU.S. Department of Agricultureguidelines requiring schools to serve meals with twice as many fruits and vegetables, more whole grains, less sodium and fat, and no meat for breakfast ("Taterless tots," Aug. 24, 2011). The...Tags: Weight, Heart Disease, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Overweight, Diabetes
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The power of sleep
Are you tired, run-down, listless? The answer to your problem is probably not in a little brown bottle. It could be as simple as a good night’s sleep. But for 45 million Americans, that’s an elusive dream. Even worse, sleep deprivation,...Tags: Sleep Disorders, Culture, Social Sciences, Chemical Industry, Prescription Drugs
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