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• Partners rely on accountability

  May 8, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Pregnant with her fourth baby – six months after the birth of her third – Jamie Spranget promised herself she’d do something for herself after the birth of No. 4. …

• Sex poses surprisingly low risk to heart patients

  January 19, 2012 in Nation/World CHICAGO — Good news: Sex is safe for most heart patients. If you’re healthy enough to walk up two flights of stairs without chest pain or gasping for breath, you … 4

• Wild Walls has been business with plenty of ups and downs

  January 1, 2012 in Business on Page E1 If your New Year’s resolution involves exercise, you may want to set your goal high – 40 feet high. That’s how far above the ground you’ll reach when you summit …

• Team teaching fitness

  October 5, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 On the eve of their districtwide cross-country race, Seltice Elementary School students in Post Falls received race tips from two marathoners who work as personal trainers at a nearby athletic …

• Fun times three for kids at Kootenai Health triathlon

  August 23, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 Joey Bonacci is only 5 years old, but he’s training for his second triathlon. He asks his baby sitter to time him as he sprints across his Hayden lawn. He …

• Barnett puts her exercise techniques in words, motion

    January 9, 2011 in Features on Page D1 Larkin Barnett comes from a long line of Spokane physicians. Her grandfather, Edwin J. Barnett, was the chief of staff of what was then Sacred Heart Hospital in the 1930s. 1

• ‘Average’ journey enhanced with exercise

  November 27, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Standing nervously on the narrow platform, a bundle of wires linking me to a wide-eyed and unblinking machine, I stepped gingerly onto the moving belt of the treadmill and the … 1

• Study examines how much exercise is safe for pregnant women

  November 16, 2010 in Features on Page C1 Her Asics laced up and her water bottle at her side, Meredith Dobrosielski stepped onto the treadmill for a robust half-hour walk. For the Towson, Md., runner, this wasn’t just …

• Parents’ attitudes key to motivating kids to exercise

  September 13, 2010 in Features on Page C7 Even kids who have been active during the summer can face a challenge when the school year begins: They may spend as many as seven hours a day behind a …

• Exercise bulimia sufferers struggle with guilt when they miss a workout

  August 3, 2010 in Features on Page C1 As a sophomore at Monte Vista High School in Danville, Calif., Brett Zorich was a record-setting track star who left rivals in her dust. Ultimately, however, her fiercest opponent turned …

• ‘Real-world’ workouts

  March 30, 2010 in Features on Page C1 Brad Davidson teaches people how to get strong by bringing some of his childhood experiences on an Oregon dairy farm to his gym in Costa Mesa, Calif. Milking cows and …

• Exercising to a new beat

  November 24, 2009 in Features on Page C1 Rock drummers, some claim, are finely tuned athletes, as fit as any long-distance runner. But to get your head around that idea, you’ll have to put aside all sorts of …

• Quick! Activities can improve your reflexes

  September 29, 2009 in Features on Page C5 Quick reaction times are important in sports, driving and everyday life. While genetics play a role in each person’s ability, there are ways to hone your skills: •Throw against a …

• Sweating with the strollers

  July 20, 2009 in Features on Page C1 At first glance, they look like the stroller brigade – 15 moms running around Mission Park and along the Centennial Trail with babies and toddlers in tow. But this isn’t …

• Racewalking easier on joints than running

  June 23, 2009 in Features on Page C3 There’s a running gag in my family that goes like this: We’ll be driving through some neighborhood and come upon one of those women (it’s always a woman) power-walking down …

• Tech-savvy can work out on the cheap

  March 24, 2009 in Features on Page C1 Don’t worry if you are too frugal to spend 10 bucks on a fitness DVD. You don’t have to. Here are some tech-savvy ways that you can get a fun … 1

• Array of online workouts could squeeze exercise DVDs

  March 24, 2009 in Features on Page C1 Trina Schwimmer’s workout video collection is like a mini fitness museum: Denise Austin, Karen Voight, Mari Winsor, Crunch Fitness. But Schwimmer’s collection has been collecting dust as the 32-year-old Marina …

• It just runs in the family

  March 23, 2009 in Features on Page C1 Between now and the first Sunday in May, the Dingus family will be on the move. In addition to work, school, community service, soccer practice and other obligations, the Spokane …

• Exercise for your eyes

  February 24, 2009 in Features on Page C5 We all know that exercise makes for a stronger heart and reduces the risk of heart disease, diabetes and a number of other conditions. But now there’s more to add …

• Study says most preschoolers not active enough

  February 16, 2009 in Features on Page C5 Preschool-age children seem to be continually on the go. Or maybe not. A study of 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds in preschool has found that these children are anything but physically …

• Stretch your fitness dollar

  February 10, 2009 in Features on Page C5 I haven’t seen it documented yet, but you can be certain that with unemployment rising, incomes stagnant and a brooding sense of uncertainty about what is ahead for the economy, …

• Program works major muscle groups, builds strength

  February 3, 2009 in Features on Page C1 The prospect of weight training can be intimidating. How much weight should you lift? How often? What muscle groups need to be worked? To help sort it all out, we …

• A look at 2009’s hottest fitness trends

  January 6, 2009 in Features on Page D1 Beth Galis is totally hot. No, seriously. Several days a week, the Spokane yoga instructor cranks up the heat in her studio to 104 degrees, turns on a humidifier and … 1

• Reader finds exercise relieves sciatic pain

  January 6, 2009 in Features on Page D3 Dear Dr. Gott: I am 84 years old and suffered from sciatic pain for more than two years nearly 25 years ago. When I first developed the pain, I was …

• Check gym’s policies before joining

  January 6, 2009 in Features on Page D5 Drinking too much champagne must cause spontaneous exercise. How else do you explain the annual boom in elliptical usage beginning Jan. 2? But wait until the hangover wears off before …

• Oh, Baby!

  November 5, 2007 in Features on Page B1 There are times you wonder, what are the babies thinking? This is one of those times, as the babies sit in their strollers and watch while their moms run up …

• Regaining control

  October 23, 2007 in Features on Page D1 Jackie Kittel returned to her yoga practice as soon as she was able following breast-cancer surgery four years ago. Kittel had been an Iyengar yoga instructor since 1994, so it …

• Bodies In Balance Tai Chi Is An Ancient Martial Art, But Practitioners Find It Is The Perfect Antidote To Modern-Day Stresses

  April 8, 1997 in Features on Page D3 From left, Loretta Dilley and Dorothy Bolkan practice the crane walk during their Tai Chi class at the South Hill Senior Center. Photo by Liz Kishimoto/The Spokesman-Review

• Aerobics Taking The Next Step Growing Number Of Men Teach As Well As Work Out

  October 27, 1995 in Sports on Page C4 1. After some coaxing from a female friend, Gale McCalmant of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, finally tried aerobics 10 years ago - and he’s been hooked ever since. Photo by Craig …