Thursday, September 13, 2007

Exercise news 13/09/2007

Hwy. 400 motorcade part of police training exercise (Barrie Examiner)
No, it wasn't the Pope coming to town with a police escort early on Thursday morning. The motorcade spotted by many motorists on Highway 400 was part of a training exercise for Barrie OPP to sharpen their performance skills.

Children fail exercise test (Guardian Unlimited)
Fewer than 1 in 200 of 11-year-old girls gets enough exercise, research says.

Exercise Smart
Exercising is good for the heart unless you do it in polluted air.

Music, dance part of exercise program (The Ironton Tribune)
CHESAPEAKE — Power in an hour — that’s how Jazzercise is described. “Jazzercise combines jazz dancing with an exercise program. We get cardio, we get strength, we get stretch - so it incorporates everything,” said Rhonda Guy, co-owner of Jazzercise.

Children not getting enough exercise: study (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Britain is facing an 'obesity time bomb' with only three percent of 11-year-old children meeting the national target of an hour of physical exercise a day, according to a study released on Thursday.

 
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