The Price of FITNESS; Beginning makeovers with healthier, fitter bodies.
Byline: ANNA UNSON - PRICE Although there are many components to a total makeover, such as, as weve already discussed, skin tone and texture, hair health, color and style, etc., the core of the whole program, in the case of our Makeover Challenge, is the health and...

Doctor in the house: move over, Marcus Welby. Dr. Mehmet Oz is fast becoming America's favorite M.D., and much of the credit goes to his family. The Post makes a house call.
Dr. Mehmet Oz admits that he tinkers with the rules to favor participants in the Oz Family Olympics. With only four athletes vying for honors, he includes each competitor's sport of choice. Daphne, 21, is the tennis player of the bunch; Arabella, 16, is a whiz at volleyball; Zoe,...

Live Stronger, Live Longer: An Exercise and Lifestyle Program for Over 40s.
Awerbuch M. Roseville, NSW, Australia, 2069, McGraw-Hill Australia Pry Ltd, 2001, paperback, 248 pp, illus, ISBN: 0-07-471087-7, $29.95. The author of this book sets out to present "a formula with the potential to improve the quality and duration of life of people over 40 and persons with...

Run... Box... Climb... Do it all at Pinnacle Healthpointe.
Byline: JV ANTONIO A locally owned and managed health club recently paved the way for a breakthrough concept in fi tness. PINNACLE HEALTHPOINTE, one of Manilas most successful fitness clubs recently opened a 2,000 square meter gym located at the Eastwood City in Libis. With...

Run... Box... Climb... Do it all at Pinnacle Healthpointe.
Byline: JV ANTONIO A locally owned and managed health club recently paved the way for a breakthrough concept in fi tness. PINNACLE HEALTHPOINTE, one of Manilas most successful fitness clubs recently opened a 2,000 square meter gym located at the Eastwood City in Libis. With...

Run... Box... Climb... Do it all at Pinnacle Healthpointe.
Byline: JV ANTONIO A locally owned and managed health club recently paved the way for a breakthrough concept in fi tness. PINNACLE HEALTHPOINTE, one of Manilas most successful fitness clubs recently opened a 2,000 square meter gym located at the Eastwood City in Libis. With...

Run... Box... Climb... Do it all at Pinnacle Healthpointe.
Byline: JV ANTONIO A locally owned and managed health club recently paved the way for a breakthrough concept in fi tness. PINNACLE HEALTHPOINTE, one of Manilas most successful fitness clubs recently opened a 2,000 square meter gym located at the Eastwood City in Libis. With...

Run... Box... Climb... Do it all at Pinnacle Healthpointe.
Byline: JV ANTONIO A locally owned and managed health club recently paved the way for a breakthrough concept in fi tness. PINNACLE HEALTHPOINTE, one of Manilas most successful fitness clubs recently opened a 2,000 square meter gym located at the Eastwood City in Libis. With...

A modified Tai Chi program: for individuals with physical disabilities.
For persons with disabilities, the greatest benefit of participating in physical exercise is increasing ability to maintain independent lifestyles. Although many individuals with disabilities try to maintain independence and improve upon physical abilities by participating in exercise programs, some of these individuals may be limited by fear of possible...

Acute Ballistic Muscle Stretching Inhibits Maximal Strength Performance.
Key words: concentric contraction, flexibility, strength loss, warm up In the December 1998 issue of Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, we presented data showing that acute static stretching of the hip, thigh, and calf muscles before the performance of a one-repetition maximum lift (1RM) resulted in...