Health and Fitness
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Champion sets a better example for his loved onesJun 06, 2016 6:00 am - Trainer: Matt Bell On a cold January morning over a plate of hot cakes, Mel Boldt decided to change his life. Signing on to the Daily Herald's 2016 Fittest Loser Challen...
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Supportive environment encourages lifestyle changeJun 06, 2016 6:00 am - Trainer: Michelle Jeeninga Recently retired from a thriving dental practice she co-founded with husband, Tom, Kathy Couston jumped at the change to join this year's Fitt...
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Proper diet and exercise are a dynamic duoJun 06, 2016 6:00 am - Trainer: Laura Philbin In late December, Janet Ford was a health professional on a mission for answers to her fitness struggles: She followed what she taught to be a nut...
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Why it's so hard to make bike trailsJun 06, 2016 5:30 am - When Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor pulled his support for extending Route 53 north, one thing he proposed instead was a greenway that would include “a new trai...
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Medical condition can be a real motivatorJun 06, 2016 5:00 am - Trainer: Patrick Stille Struggling with Type 2 diabetes for more than 20 years gave Sharon Miller serious motivation to apply for the 2016 Fittest Loser Competition. "Th...
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Contestant Jiten Patel Breaking the chocolate habit, and othersJun 06, 2016 5:00 am - Trainer: Steve Amsden When Jiten Patel's weight topped 300 pounds, he knew it was time for a major lifestyle change. "I realized I wasn't happy with myself: the way I lo...
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Sponsors ensure a safe, healthy, fun ChallengeJun 06, 2016 5:00 am - Throughout the 12-week Fittest Loser Challenge, five contestants and 57 At Work teams reaped many benefits from the generosity of the event's 20 sponsors. Assurance, a b...
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Fittest Loser finale a night of celebration at Chandler'sJun 06, 2016 4:00 am - After an intense and demanding 12-week training program, the eighth Daily Herald Fittest Loser Challenge winner was crowned in front of an enthusiastic and supportive cr...
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Inaugural Fittest Loser Champion Award presented in memory of Gerry AlgerJun 06, 2016 4:00 am - The Fittest Loser finale is a time to applaud participants achieving their fitness goals. However, this year's event began with a different kind of celebration. It began...
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Why 70 percent of kids quit sports by age 13
Jun 05, 2016 7:10 am - According to a poll from the National Alliance for Youth Sports, around 70 percent of kids in the United States stop playing organized sports by the age of 13 because "i...