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 ...

Tough times mean more help from hospitals - Detroit Free Press

These basic, consumer-friendly services are growing as health system officials look for ways to help people in a difficult economy. They include: • Door-to-door shuttles for downtown workers and their families. A 2008 Buick Lucerne will pick up you ...

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 ...

CNU senior slowed but hardly deterred - Hampton Roads Daily Press

He'd had surgery to repair the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee — for the second time — six months and two days earlier. "I was never really worried about coming back," said Barton, a senior point guard and product of Bethel High ...

Board meeting too boring to sit through? Take a hike on a treadmill ... - Calgary Sun

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 ...