Painless pedaling make your bike fit you
Bicycle comfort can be achieved with small changes to seat height and handlebar position. Experts advise raising handlebars, adjusting stems, and ensuring correct seat height to reduce neck and back strain. consult a bike fitter if pain persists after several weeks.
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Vince Hancock
Paul Freedman
Washington Post
Ben Serotta
Serotta
Saratoga Springs
Coloradocyclist.com
Lennard Zinn
Zinn
Chris Jacobson
Jacobson
Wheat Ridge Cyclery
Colorado
Tami Dick
The
Boulder
Colo
Center For Sports Medicine
National Alcohol Screening Day promotes awareness and screening
Dear Abby applauds the focus on alcohol awareness as National Alcohol Screening Day on April 10 advises health programs and universities to offer education and brief anonymous screenings for all ages. The effort cites 185 billion dollars in societal costs and 13.4 million Americans meeting dependence or abuse criteria.
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Abby
United States
Tommy G. Thompson
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Thompson
Comfort Upgrades and Fitting Tips for Safer Bike Rides
Practical advice on bike comfort upgrades for hands feet and seat including padded shorts gloves gel grips and suspension posts. Emphasizes bike fit by shops clubs and standard gear for commuting and comfort bikes with quotes from experts and references to cycling resources and figures.
Adductor Training for Inner Thigh Strength
Knight Ridder guidance on strengthening inner thigh muscles through the adductor machine. It explains muscle groups targeted, benefits for lateral movements like basketball and tennis, and how to assess strength by knee position during leg presses. Includes a progressive three-set routine with weight increases and repetition counts.
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Knight Ridder
When to Stop Pap Smears at Age 65 to 70
Medical writer explains that stopping Pap smears may be safe after age 65 or 70 if prior smears over the last decade have been normal. He notes that three normal Pap tests in 10 years can support stopping, but urges following a doctor’s personalized schedule and mentions HPV testing as a future aid. He provides a mail order pamphlet offer.
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Paul G. Donohue
M.D
North America
Dr. Donohue
Donohue
Orlando
Heloise letters on emergency contacts and TV logos
Readers share practical tips on keeping an emergency contact database and using a pizza cutter for kitchen tasks. A reader argues TV logos aid channel identification in rural areas, noting occasional minor disruption but overall benefit outweighs the nuisance.
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Joanne
New Jersey
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DearAbby
League of American Bicyclists
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Lance Armstrong
Velo Press
Andy Pruitt
RBR Publishing
Andrew Pruitt
Roadbikerider.com
Simon & Schuster
Annie Baker
Gardner Martin
Easy Racers
Jonathan Vaughters
By Michael Klepper
George Papanicolaou
Dr. Donahue
P.O. Box
Heloise
King Features Syndicate
Ear
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