Health and Fitness
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How to fight the freshman 15Oct 10, 2010 2:30 pm - With her stressful junior year behind her, the 18-year-old was able to breathe a sigh of relief and start to enjoy all the big “lasts of a high school senior year. The s...
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New look, new life: Jan Vitullo wins Fittest Loser contestNov 14, 2021 4:51 pm - Sometimes it pays to listen to your mother. On the advice of her mom, Jan Vitullo of Lombard entered the Daily Herald's Fittest Loser competition back in December. On We...
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Bartlett ex-baker's a changed man -- for the betterNov 14, 2021 4:42 pm - Frank Valenti wanted to lose weight for his daughter's wedding. For Daniela Valenti, what is important is what Frank looks like after the wedding. Valenti, a 54-year-old...
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Palatine man loses weight but stays sameNov 14, 2021 4:40 pm - Mike Anderson is the same person he was in January, but there is less of the same person today. Anderson, 23, participated in the Fittest Loser competition sponsored by ...
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What color is your workout? Book can help find your matchNov 14, 2021 4:43 pm - You have tried to build a personal workout plan, but it hasn't been satisfying, or successful. Your best friend suggests a workout regimen but it just isn't right for yo...
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Boxing her way to weight lossNov 14, 2021 4:45 pm - Jan Vitullo discovered a new method for weight loss: beating on her boyfriend. It worked. Vitullo, 50, won the Daily Herald/Push Fitness Fittest Loser Challenge, a three...
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Mom pushes through challengesNov 14, 2021 4:40 pm - Deb Mirabelli went on a significant journey. It was wrought with peril, in the form of strep throat, but she reached her destination. Mirabelli, 44, gave herself quite a...
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Weighing the options for weight lossNov 14, 2021 4:43 pm - Oral surgery restricted me to a soft food diet. After five days of Jell-O, broth, yogurt and ice cream, I anxiously stepped on the scale. My torture and bland diet were ...
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Streamwood woman, husband pleased with resultsNov 14, 2021 4:40 pm - Wendy Kreiser has found a happy place. Kreiser, a 25-year-old mother from Streamwood, participated in the Push Fitness Fittest Loser competition, a three-month contest d...
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Acupuncturist helps Fittest Loser contestants lose weightNov 14, 2021 4:43 pm - Steve Amsden, a trainer at Push Fitness, had a back problem, and acupuncturist Dr. Hiroya Nakamura helped him. So when Push Fitness co-owner Mark Trapp was looking for a...