1 in 5 Americans getting recommended amounts of exercise

Dispatches

May 16, 2013 4:00 am

Bend Pilates has moved to 155 S. W. Century Drive, Suite 104, to allow for expansion. The location provides an area for group classes and a private room for individual sessions. Active Release Technique provider Mark DeJohn shares the space with Bend ....MORE

Fitness

Couples work it out

• Partner exercise can be motivating and more fun than going it alone • Partner exercise can be motivating and more fun than going it alone

May 16, 2013 4:00 am

When the alarm goes off at 6 a. m., getting out of bed and heading to the gym may seem like an impossible task. Good news! Recent studies have found that exercising with a partner boosts motivation — and it's more fun than doing it alone. Ivy....MORE

Health Events

May 9, 2013 4:00 am

Training 201 Clinic: Max King will discuss specific running training functions; free; registration required; 7 tonight; FootZone, Bend; 541-317-3568 or footzonebend. com/events/training-201-clinic-with-max-king. Babysitting Basics and....MORE

Money

1 procedure, 1 bill

• Doctors test drive pay-one-price approach to billing

May 9, 2013 4:00 am

MINNEAPOLIS — Dr. Richard Golden describes himself as an “avid but poor athlete." His bum knee, however, was making it too painful to jog, downhill ski or play golf. This winter, the 62-year-old Excelsior, Minn., resident decided to stop....MORE

Fitness

Meaningful motion

• Researchers, therapists use technology to study movements of athletes

May 9, 2013 4:00 am

Trevor Roberts, a Mountain View High School senior and three-sport athlete, was wrestling in February when an opponent's hit blew out his right knee. The impact tore the anterior cruciate ligament, lateral collateral ligament, meniscus and....MORE

4 ways toward a more youthful you

• Simple steps to improve your health

May 3, 2013 4:00 am

There is no magic elixir, balm or voodoo treatment that will help you look and feel younger instantly. The good news is there are plenty of simple steps you can take that will improve your health and your appearance. We talked to four experts in four ....MORE

Resistance training: Is it safe for teens?

May 2, 2013 4:00 am

Here’s something to keep in mind: The art of resistance training — if done correctly and with good form — will not stunt growth. For years the general fitness public has embraced the idea that resistance training posed a risk to....MORE

Get an efficient upper-body workout with the chest press

May 2, 2013 4:00 am

The chest press is an efficient upper-body strengthener and engages multiple muscle groups at the same time. Muscles worked include: Pectorals (chest), deltoids (shoulders) and triceps (back of the upper arm). Performing the chest press with....MORE

Fitness

After breast cancer, she’s riding again

• Dedicated cyclist bikes because ‘my life depends on it’

May 2, 2013 4:00 am

Nearing the end of chemotherapy for breast cancer, I peppered my oncologist with questions about how to prevent a recurrence. Should I avoid soy products? Processed foods? What about alcohol? I’d been surfing the Web looking for information. My ....MORE

Preserving Whychus: A hike reminds why

April 29, 2013 4:00 am

The trail was dry and dusty as a group of hikers set out Sunday morning to explore the Deschutes Land Trust’s Whychus Canyon Preserve. Despite the apparently parched earth, there were abundant signs of spring along the path. Sand lilies, gold....MORE

Unlock your plateau with Jillian Michaels’ ‘BodyShred’

April 25, 2013 4:00 am

Getting yelled at through your TV screen just isn’t as motivating as being screamed at by someone in the same room. So Jillian Michaels has found another way — beyond her 35-city tour — to make sure you receive some in-person....MORE

Walk to your heart’s content; in some ways, it’s better than running

April 25, 2013 4:00 am

I enjoy running. Yet I quite acknowledge that not everybody does, and that some people find it, yes, even disdainful, or are almost apologetic about not liking it. To which I remind them that there are all sorts of exercises out there; among one of....MORE

Fitness

Older doesn’t mean slower

• Runners can defy aging and improve running time with the right training

April 25, 2013 4:00 am

It’s inevitable: As you get older, you slow down. A 40-year-old runs more slowly than a 20-year-old. A 70-year-old can’t be expected to keep up with a 50-year-old on a bike or a hike. It’s only natural. Well, no, it’s not.....MORE

He got a late start and just kept on running

April 19, 2013 4:00 am

PHILADELPHIA — Hugh Campbell started running at age 86, joined a running club at 87, and broke the world indoor record in 3,000 meters for his age group at the University of Delaware last month, at 88.“They got all excited," said....MORE

Balance out your muscles

April 18, 2013 4:00 am

Regular exercise can help reduce and even eliminate strength imbalances. A proven and popular method of correcting strength imbalances involves exercises that work against gravity using body weight as resistance. I recently reviewed the Mighty Body....MORE

Looking for a better workout? Jump!

April 18, 2013 4:00 am

By the time you’ve reached my age, your jumping days are pretty much over. Kids jump (and always appear to have a good time doing it). We adults use step stools and ladders on those rare occasions when we must leave the ground. Admittedly,....MORE

Boys are more active than girls, but it equals out during adulthood

April 18, 2013 4:00 am

Male youth are more likely to be engaged in moderate to vigorous physical activity than female youth, but once the kids grow up, the gap evens out, according to a new study. In 2009, researchers observed 2,454 youth and 6,401 adults in Kansas City,....MORE

Fitness

Barefoot running can cause injuries, too

April 18, 2013 4:00 am

When Dr. Douglas Brown, a radiologist in Orem, Utah, noticed an uptick recently in the number of barefoot runners he was seeing with heel and foot problems, he wondered if there might be a connection between their unshod training and their sore feet.....MORE

The latest innovations in running shoes

April 4, 2013 4:00 am

Running-shoe companies want you to lace up their newest innovations. Find out which of these styles is the right fit for you. Adidas Energy Boost($150, Adidas. com)What’s New: No, Adidas didn’t crush Styrofoam cups and slap them on the....MORE

Lifelong exercisers still vibrant at 80

April 4, 2013 4:00 am

DAYTON, Ohio — The more physically fit we are, the more we can handle what life throws our way. A natural mood regulator and stress reliever, exercise helps increase overall physical strength and allows for maintaining a greater degree of....MORE

Fitness

We’re one big team, so lift that sandbag

• Businesses large and small use CrossFit for team-building

April 4, 2013 4:00 am

At 12:30 p. m. on a Tuesday, the chief executive of Datalogix was spider-crawling across a conference room floor. All around him, account managers and data analysts were thrusting 20-pound medicine balls overhead, while their Spandex-clad co-workers....MORE

Fitness

At 102, he’s hitting the gym — with a personal trainer, too

March 28, 2013 4:00 am

It wasn’t the toll from lugging a heavy toolbox to work that finally sent Ray Clark to the gym. It was something more profound. He lost his wife of 67 years. Then he lost his daughter. He was looking for something to fill the empty hours.....MORE

Tips for good gym hygeine can help you avoid grime, germs

March 28, 2013 4:00 am

If you don’t already wipe down gym equipment before you use it, you might want to start. The key to a cleaner workout session? Simply be attentive. Try these tips.• Buy a better bottle: Plastic water bottles tend to hold bacteria. The....MORE

Executive file

New treats for nutrition

March 26, 2013 4:00 am

Two of Bend’s newest residents have found business success by turning a passion into a profit model. Jesse Thomas and Lauren Fleshman are bringing their gluten- and dairy-free nutrition bars, called Picky Bars, to Central Oregon. The bars, made....MORE

March mud-ness

March 25, 2013 4:00 am

Six-year-old Jace Johnson of Bend was excited to get started at his very first mud run — the Sunriver Mudslinger — Sunday morning.“I told him the muddier he gets the more ice cream he gets to have afterward," said Chaundra Johnson, ....MORE

African-American boomers focusing on their health

• ‘We’re doing what the doctors ask,’ says one motivated member of an exercise class

March 22, 2013 4:00 am

ATLANTA — Five days a week, Carolyn Banks rises at 5 a. m., dresses and drives 22 miles to the Beulah Baptist Church Family Life Center to work out the kinks in her joints, to rev up her heart and health. Exercise, she says, has been a part of....MORE

Road to fitness

Bicycle crunches top choice for working those abs

March 21, 2013 4:00 am

A study at San Diego State University measured the amount of muscle activation occurring with each of 13 common abdominal exercises and ranked the bicycle crunch as a top pick. Muscles targeted include:• External obliques: These muscles allow....MORE

Fitness

Clinic gets to core of back, neck pain

March 21, 2013 4:00 am

Chris McDougall, a computer programmer in Bend, had such intense pain in his lower back last summer that he wound up in urgent care. He was given steroids to cut the inflammation and pain killers to get through the day. Then he signed up for a 10-....MORE

Medicine

Bone up on osteoporosis prevention

• Local program helps patients prevent fractures with exercises, nutrition

March 21, 2013 4:00 am

Tall and broad-shouldered, Brent Lake has long worked hard to keep fit. He competed in masters swimming events. He logged hours biking. Then three years ago on New Year's Eve, Lake, now 74, fell and fractured his back. The injury required surgery,....MORE

Tee To Green

Exercising now can lower a golfer's scores this season

March 16, 2013 4:00 am

By most measures, Bill Boos is in terrific shape. A fire battalion chief for the Bend Fire Department, the 48-year-old has done plenty of running, cycling and just about anything else to keep himself fit. But that did not help his golf game much.....MORE

Fitness propels 77-year-old to new heights

March 15, 2013 4:00 am

For every hour he spends snowshoeing through the woods or slogging up Mount St. Helens, Jerry Calbaum, of Kelso, Wash., puts in a lot more time lifting weights at the YMCA.“I wouldn’t be doing all this without working out at the Y,"....MORE

Did you know?

Why does my nose run when I run?

March 14, 2013 4:00 am

Does it ever seem like your nose gets excessively runny when you’re exercising?It’s real, it’s pretty normal and it has a name. It’s called exercise-induced rhinitis, and it’s more common in winter. It’s also most....MORE

Fitness

Hit the ground running

• From the Deschutes River to Pilot Butte, Bend offers a variety of easily accessible jogging trails

March 14, 2013 4:00 am

It's that time of year when even the most fair-weather fitness enthusiasts can find joy in exercising outside. For those resurrecting their routines or just launching a walking or jogging plan, Bend has numerous places to perambulate. Great trails....MORE

Gadgets that can keep up with kids

March 14, 2013 4:00 am

Fifth-graders at Patrick Henry Elementary in Arlington, Va., know the drill: As soon as they get to phys-ed, they walk around the gym, gradually speeding up to an all-out run. And in between laps, they take turns at a computer to swipe their Sqords.....MORE

Feel SAD? Run it off

* Exercise an effective remedy for seasonal affective disorder

March 14, 2013 4:00 am

Shannon Hyland-Tassava tries to run up to 25 miles a week, year round. It’s harder in winter — icy sidewalks, snowy trails — but she’s determined. As a sufferer of seasonal mood problems, Hyland-Tassava runs for her emotional ....MORE

fitness

When exercise is excessive, should gyms step in?

February 28, 2013 4:00 am

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Obese diners are free to gorge at McDonald’s. Gambling addicts can spend every last dollar in a casino. Cancer patients are allowed to buy cigarettes. So should gyms be different, as far as members who exercise too....MORE

Resolution faltering? How to stay on track

February 28, 2013 4:00 am

DAYTON, Ohio — If you’re like most people, by February your New Year’s resolutions are beginning to go by the wayside. To help deal with staying on track, top health experts at the Pritikin Longevity Center in Miami have compiled....MORE

Fitness guru embarks on an exercise of faith

February 28, 2013 4:00 am

Donna Richardson Joyner is what most people would refer to as a fitness guru. But she prefers a term a kid called her a few months back: “a cheerleader for Jesus."Even without the pom-poms, it’s a spot-on description of the seriously....MORE

Trek For Eli

Son and dad will climb for a cause

February 25, 2013 4:00 am

In just a few short weeks, 15-year-old Eli Reimer hopes to accomplish something that few his age have accomplished. His goal: hike 70 miles over 15 days, climbing nearly 9,000 feet to the base camp of Mount Everest. But by the time Eli gets there, he ....MORE

Fitness

Living with fibromyalgia

• Some therapies, like exercise, thought to be effective for pain disorder

February 21, 2013 4:00 am

Lisa Arredondo remembers the summer of 2009, when her arms started feeling weak. That, she recognizes in retrospect, was the first sign of fibromyalgia. By the fall of that year, she felt achy and flulike all the time. By Christmas, Arredondo said,....MORE