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Are you taking shots to the head on the dodge ball court? Body checking babes in a roller derby scrum? Diving full-flipper ahead for an underwater hockey slap shot? If so, your team might be the perfect candidate for the...

You don't have to write a fitness blog to show the world your athletic prowess (or progress) when you use social media sites that help you log your training hours. A friend of mine uses Dailymile.com to record how far...

American society has become "obesogenic," says the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. That means we are eating eating more food -- more unhealthy food -- and we are exercising less. The rise of childhood obesity is especially alarming....

Journal photo / Bob Thayer Louis Lepizzera, who works nights as a security officer, works out at least three times a week at Ocean State Gym in Johnston. Video: Working out to stay in shape, working part-time and looking...

Billy Black photo Junior sailors from Narragansett Bay and the surrounding region will be able to extend their summer sailing season this year. By 150 miles. The organizing committee of the Ida Lewis Distance Race has announced the introduction...

maria: As we've mentioned, we're training to run our first 5K, following a 9-week regimen created for people who have never run before. AP file photo Elizabeth Alonso works out on the treadmill at the YMCA in Orlando, Fla. We...

Steve Holmberg, an employee at Caster's in Warwick, helps fit Pam Cotter for her Specialized Dolce road bike. Faithful readers to this blog know that I love riding bikes, and have been writing about bike paths, trends, events and...

" class="mt-image-none" style="" /> Doug Perron, personal trainer and wellness coach, is coming to the Kayak Centre in Wickford Thursday Mar. 11 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. to offer advice and demonstrate a number of exercises to promote core...

Providence Journal photo / Frieda Squires Elizabeth Collie, of Narragansett, is a newcomer to the sport of curling. She signed up to learn in January. "I didn't want to be a curling widow," she said. As her husband is...

This entry was first posted in the Projo 7to7 News Blog on Monday, March 1 By Rich Salit Journal staff writer The $19.2 million, 58,000-square-foot Naval Supply Corps School training building is being built on Coaster Harbour Island. Providence Journal...

Pam Cotter and maria caporizzo have been posting some incredibly inspiring writing about their entry to the running world as they prepare to complete a 5K. They're following the Couch to 5K plan created by Cool Running. It's a nine-week...

Total Fitness Clubs (TFC) will be hosts to The American Cancer Society's sixth annual Spin For Hope Sunday, Mar.7, from 9 a.m. to noon. The event will be held at Bristol Total Fitness, 685 Metacom Ave. Bristol All proceeds will...

maria: I'm not a runner. But as we mentioned last week, we're training for a 5K. It feels like we've been at this for a little while now. Looking at the calendar, we're into our fourth week. We're also less...

LUNA, the protein bar company that sponsors Team LUNA Chix, is bringing its women's film series, LUNAFEST, to Providence Mar. 4. "Filled with stories of reflection and whimsy, hope and humor, grace and perseverance, LUNAFEST films are renowned for celebrating...

Courtesy photo / Chloe West, of Portsmouth, practices yoga at the Tenth Gate studio. Tenth Gate Center for Yoga and Meditation in Portsmouth says it raised $4,000 for Haiti relief efforts during the first weekend of February. A Jan....

Here are six more ways to get the most from your walking workout, thanks to the editors of the Berkley Welness Letter. "Choose varied terrains. Walking on grass or gravel burns more calories than walking on a track. And walking...

Bob Thayer photo Whether you're walking for weight loss, overall fitness or inner peace, the Wellness Letter from the University of California at Berkeley offers 12 tips to enhance your experience. Here's a half dozen with more coming Monday....

Pam: It started out more as a complaint than a goal. Last year I participated in Providence's first St. Pat's 5K race, with my husband's team of runners from work. Only, as I've said before, I'm not a runner. So...

Photo courtesy Greater Providence YMCA The Newman YMCA in Seekonk, Mass. has received a $17,000 grant from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation to assist in purchasing exercise equipment specially designed for people living with physical disabilities. One of...

A lot of us take low-dose aspirin every day for its value in preventing heart disease and other problems. Now, the most recent e-letter HEALTHbeat from Harvard Medical School has an interesting Q&A about low-dose aspirin and hearing loss: Q....