Fitness Week in Review for September 21-28, 2008

by Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger

28 Sep 2008 07:47 PM

Did you gain the "Freshman Fifteen" during your first year at college? Was it easier shedding the pounds then than it is now? This week a famous pro basketball player revealed that he has never struggled more to lose weight than right now... and he's playing in the big leagues. His fitness story was just one of the many topics that were covered in this week's blog. If you missed any of them this is your chance to get caught up.

September 22nd---Avoiding Classic College Weight Gain. A well-known West Coast university is pulling out all the stops to help students stay fit and trim during their stay on campus. See which school is getting high marks for its efforts to help future leaders stay healthy.

September 23rd---Jump for Joy... and Stronger Bones. Who knew simple jumping could help build stronger bones? Find out why researchers are encouraging children (especially girls) to jump, skip and hop more.

September 24th---Pro Basketball Player Speaks Out About His Fitness Challenges. Find out which NBA player is coming clean, telling the world about his struggles to maintain his weight and physicality. His course of action may surprise you.

September 25th---How Effective are those Fancy Exercise Machines? Those ads hawking the latest and greatest (or so the companies claim) fitness equipment can be annoying at times. But how many of us have paused long enough to look and wonder just how well the machines worked in real life? Several fitness experts recently put the red hot Skorcher to the test. Find out what they had to say in this blog.

September 26th---How Effective are those Fancy Exercise Machines? Part 2. The RealRyder is one of the hottest new fitness machines on the market. But is it really worth $2,400? Find out in this blog.

September 27th---Popular New Exercise Equipment. Slanted Risers are all the rage at gyms across America. There may not be a simpler design out there, yet it has caught the attention of fitness buffs from coast-to-coast. Find out what fitness experts are saying about this new piece of equipment and another new trend-Yoga Fusion classes.

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Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism.

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