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  Studies show that today’s youngsters are a very inactive generation, and that inactivity and poor dietary habits have contributed to their lack of fitness. Statistics indicate that one in three kids is overweight or at risk of becoming overweight today, a percentage that has more than tripled in the last 30 years. To help get kids off the couch and into better shape this summer, USA Gymnastics and Tyson Foods have joined forces to create a fitness initiative designed to encourage physical fitness through fun activities that emphasize four fundamentals of fitness: cardiovascular exercise, strength training, flexibility and nutrition. T o  underscore this initiative’s importance, USA Gymnastics has expanded its annual National Gymnastics Day from focusing just on gymnastics to “A Celebration of Fitness.” Gym clubs and their members across the country use National Gymnastics Day in August as a way to give back to their communities by raising funds for the Children’s Miracle Net...

  Like a slap on the face, the idea strikes you you need to lose 10 pounds. Perhaps Grandmas comfort food has left you bulging around the waist, or watching too much television hasn't given you enough time to exercise. You decide to lose weight, now. Heres the sad truth about losing weight: you cant shed  t he pounds as easily as you gained them. For one thing, drastic diets can force you to give up meat, chocolate and other favorite foods. Or, the diets want you to jog, not drive, to every destination even if you need to go 59 miles. You don’t have to take these extreme measures unless you want to lose 10 pounds in a few days. In a few cases, quick weight-loss may work, yet most people need more time to reach their weight loss goal. In this approach, you add healthy habits into your life so you transition smoothly into weight-loss mode. In fact, you don’t even notice the diet and exercise changes since they blend in with your life. While you still need to put effort into losi...

  It was one of those moments in American history that the people who were able to watch it for the first time felt like they were in a science fiction movie. But with televisions cameras on every move, the nation and the world watched on July 20, 1969 as three American astronauts landed on the moon. The project had been in the works for years  t o be sure. You have to wonder with the phenomenal amount of work, expert engineering and the amazing genius that created the rocket ships and everything that would be needed to make the flight possible, if even those in NASA sat in mute wonder and had goosebumps when “Buzz” Aldren was the first man in history to put his foot on another world and pronounce those famous words - “That’s one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.” That phrase, which itself was carefully prepared, has a lot of wisdom in it. Sure, touching another world for the first time in human history was a tremendous accomplishment for America. But more than t...