Back on the workplace treadmill? - Boston Herald

W ith many of us treating our gyms like nonprofit organizations - making monthly donations with no services in return - it is an appealing proposition to have work and workout time become one and the same. Diana Nyad and Bonnie Stoll, the personal ...

Start a home gym in 2009 - Jamaica Gleaner

If you cannot make it to a gym improvise with things around the house, like a mop stick which can be used when doing squats. - Ricardo Makyn/Staff Photographer. If you prefer to exercise at home, you and your family could enjoy and benefit from a ...

Woman discovered heart problem during Charleston City Hall workout - Charleston Gazette

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Mary Sizemore says she might not be around today if not for a chance discovery while working out last October in City Hall. Sizemore, a computer operator for the city, was riding a bike in the new fourth-floor fitness center when ...

Tips to avoid treadmill torture - Gloucester Daily Times

Treadmill running is an important part of winter workouts for many runners. For some, it's the only way to get a run in. For others, it's a form of torture. I prefer running outside, but sometimes the weather's too nasty or it's too dark (or some ...

At 'treadmill meetings,' topics tend to roll along - Arizona Daily Star

CLARENCE, N.Y. — For anyone who has ever sat through a meeting with long-winded speakers and diet-busting doughnuts, Jennifer Baran offers an antidote. In her "walking conference room," there is no sitting through anything. Everyone is walking on ...