Feature Stories (Fitness)

Feature Stories
New classes starting at Rome YMCA. Weight Management & Exercise seminar/class: Mondays 5 to 6 p.m. for 8 weeks. You must be at least 18 years old. Think you are too old to strength train? Think again! Join the Senior Strong exercise class for the 50-plus population.

Muscle-Building Exercise Improves Response To Flu Shot
Bicep curls don't just tone your arms: A new study has found that a brief session of muscle-building exercise before receiving a flu shot can enhance a person's immune response.The immune system's reaction differs markedly between men and women, however, and exactly how exercise influences the process remains unclear. [click link for full article]

The Good Fortune of Wii Exercise
eldavojohn writes "While some users of the Wii complained of soreness or 'Wii elbow' when playing it too much, others are heralding its workout value. The University of Toronto is working on a 'therapeutic video game' for the Wii that is designed to help children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy exercise their weaker limb, people are claiming weight loss and in the January issue of Pediatrics the ...

Congress begins internal exercise over Maha poll defeat
Shocked by the results of civic polls in Maharashtra, especially the defeat in Mumbai, Congress has embarked upon an internal exercise to understand where things went wrong amid suggestions that division in the secular vote cost it dearly.