For Your Health: Getting Exercise At A Library? You Bet
If getting in better shape is your New Year's resolution, there's help available in a place you probably never would expect. In this weeks For Your Health, 7 News reporter Cindy Habeeb tells where you can find some exercise equipment that you can borrow and try before you buy.

Township FD to receive new equipment
By CRYSTAL NELSON News Staff Writer The Alpena Township Fire Department will be purchasing a variety of equipment as approved by the township board Monday. Items purchased include equipment to aid the department in ice rescues and excersize equipment for department members to stay fit. The board unanimously approved up to $3,000 in equipment to aid the department in ice rescues.

Subway contest to award local school with exercise equipment
EL PASO -- Subway restaurants in the El Paso-Las Cruces area have united to combat child obesity with a new contest, chain officials said in a news release. The Subway Restaurants' Fitness Challenge will

Redford firm fuels the burn with new exercise equipment
A new weight-training system with an international reach has its roots in Redford Township.

JTF2 to build west coast equipment drop
The Defence Department is building an equipment depot in British Columbia to improve how the Ottawa-based Joint Task Force 2 counter-terrorism unit responds to threats on the west coast.

Sweat: The new wave of 'functional' fitness equipment
If you haven't set foot in a gym for the past few years, you might be puzzled by some of the contraptions you'd find there. Sure, the weights are still there, as are the familiar strength training and cardio machines, but now there is a plethora of new equipment designed to improve one's balance and replicate real-life movements such as shoveling snow, carrying groceries or, of course, playing a ...

Morrison YMCA opens its new addition today
Morrison at Ballantyne YMCA's new 27,500-square-foot addition opens for its first full day today, part of a $7 million expansion project. The two-floor building includes a new entrance, fitness center with more than 120 pieces of cardio equipment, group exercise space, a community room with kitchen for healthy cooking demos, chapel, health center and two new locker rooms. The Y's existing ...

New year, new equipment at YMCA
The Grand River Area Family YMCA?s $1 million capital improvement project is now complete and officials there say many people are taking advantage of the new amenities. ?People really like the new adult equipment ? they especially like the new weights and that they can watch television on the individual cardio equipment,? executive director Dave Rogers said today (Wednesday). Rogers ...

What one piece of home exercise equipment should you have?
Prices for home health equipment can be high - especially for cardio equipment such as treadmills and elliptical trainers. But if you are looking for one piece of fitness equipment for your home, you may want to consider it an investment in your health. | GO... ? Get more health and fitness news

Exercise your gym-membership options
Try them out, consider pay-as-you-go, experts say By now, you're probably a few days into that resolution to lose weight, munching on celery sticks and low-fat yogurt, wondering how best to follow through on the exercise portion of your pledge to improve your health. But before you sign up for some pricey gym membership, ask yourself a question: Are you really going to go? ...

Rec center offers new fitness classes for students
Students searching for a new way to exercise are in luck this semester. The Robert H. Ewalt Recreation Center will offer new classes during the spring semester to get students out of their work-out rut, and the classes will cost nothing during the trial week.

Get the most out of your fee money
Usually the conversation goes something like this: "Yeah, this semester we should totally exercise. I mean, how about right before lunch, we'll hit up the racquetball courts. It'd be really nice to have more stamina. And maybe, if I spend some time in the weight room, the ladies..."

The Clanton Advertiser
The Chilton Medical Center is planning a chili day to help raise money for their exercise room. Chili will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday Jan. 23. Tickets are available now and are being sold for $5 each.

Shoals YMCA offers digital workout
For those who think cardio exercise is a walk in the park, skip to the digital future.

Some fat burning activity math
Do you think 30 hours of exercise a month would help? Wow, thats a lot of extra work. "No it's not", since it's only 90 minutes of irrelevant fat burning time a day (5 days a week ). 90 minutes x 5 days = 450 minutes or ( 7.5 hours per week ). 7.5 hours. x 4 weeks = 30 hours.

Our Nipomo: Focus on improving health in new year
How do we improve ourselves in the new year? One way is to improve your health is through exercise. A medical practitioner told me that the No. 1 thing someone can do to improve health is vigorous exercise. The body is designed for movement, and lacking movement, it begins to degenerate faster.

Seniors can stay fit at any age with these West Valley programs
Fitness becomes even more important as we age, and college campuses in the West Valley have a host of offerings for seniors for spring 2009. From gym equipment adapted for the disabled at Glendale Community College to meditation courses at Rio Salado College in Surprise, residents of all ages can find some way to stay fit in the new year.

Biomechanics in Design: Arc Trainer Maximizes Workout without Discomfort
Millions of people will flock to the gym to conquer their New Year's resolutions in the coming weeks all in an attempt to lose weight and improve their overall health. For most, achieving these goals in the least stressful way and in less time will be just as important. Becoming more knowledgeable about equipment and the applications which help achieve higher intensities is an important part of ...

Former student helps Webster for Eagle Scout award project
The new Webster Elementary School is receiving additional equipment to replace items lost in the school fire, thanks to the efforts organized by an Eagle Scout candidate who attended the school.

Shaping Up! Abs And Thighs
A new year and a new you! WKRG is Shaping Up for 2009. We are beginning a monthly series where we are showing you simple ways to exercise and get fit for the new year. Aleah Warren with Springhill Athletic Club shows us how to work our abs and thighs without expensive equipment. More