Health and Fitness
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Kettlebell workout builds strength and enduranceApr 04, 2015 7:00 am - Try this kettlebell workout to build total body muscular strength and endurance while challenging your cardiovascular system with interval-style training. The kettlebel...
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You might as well jump - everyone else does these daysApr 04, 2015 7:00 am - Two years ago, when I was still cowriting The Washington Post's fitness column, I decided, in honor of the NCAA tournament, to see if I could improve my jumping ability ...
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Families facing illness find support via InternetApr 02, 2015 6:00 am - The emotional, physical, financial and often isolating toll of caring for children facing overwhelming medical challenges can be staggering. Yet for three local famili...
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Inverness cancer support group provides community to its membersApr 02, 2015 1:00 am - A cancer support group started by an Inverness woman five months ago has grown so quickly that Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital near Lake Barrington is stepping in to hel...
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Vista Healthy Woman Expo:Apr 02, 2015 1:00 am - Vista Health System's annual Healthy Woman Expo & Health Fair is set for Thursday, April 9, 3:30 to 7 p.m., at the Holiday Inn Gurnee Convention Center, 6161 Grand Ave. ...
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Fun Run in Color 5K returns to WheatonApr 01, 2015 11:00 pm - With the weather warming up, April is prime time to get outside and get moving after a winter stuck indoors. Wheaton-area residents can begin a spring fitness routine w...
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New community health center on track to open this fall in WheatonApr 01, 2015 5:29 am - Construction of the DuPage County Health Department's $11 million community health center is on schedule and the facility is expected to open in mid-September in Wheaton...
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Naperville's Loaves & Fishes switching to 'open market' layout to promote healthy foodsApr 01, 2015 1:00 am - The bottleneck in aisle four at Loaves & Fishes Community Services in Naperville soon will be no more and the pantry will have more room for fresh, healthy foods. Loave...
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New Fittest Loser regimen brings a few surprisesMar 30, 2015 6:30 am - I felt crippled. At first, I decided to climb down the stairs sideways with my back and hands against the railing for support. When I thought nobody was looking, I even ...
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Despite aches, pains, Fittest Loser contestants seeing resultsMar 30, 2015 6:30 am - Contestants in the Fittest Loser Challenge are becoming accustomed to swimming in sweat. A few weeks ago, some of them had never even heard of a "burpee." Now they're cr...