Free colon cancer screening kits offered in Linn County
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month prompts the Linn County colorectal cancer action team to provide free screening kits for residents 50 and older at Weland Clinical Laboratories sites in Cedar Rapids and Marion Square Plaza. No appointment is needed.
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American Cancer Society
Linn County Colorectal Cancer Community Action Team
Weland Clinical Laboratories
Cedar Rapids
First Ave
10Th St
Johnson Ave
Czech Lane
Czech Square
Seventh Ave
Marion Square Plaza
Ice skating boosts heart health and balance for all ages
Dan McAskin and Marta Markiewicz discuss skating at Campus Martius and Troy Sports Center. Instructors say Learn to Skate programs attract adults and children for coordination, confidence, and cardio workouts as they skate through various ages and backgrounds.
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Marta Markiewicz
Troy Sports Center
Troy
Mich
Markiewicz
Jaimi Tarnow
Campus Martius
Learn to Skate Basics Step by Step
Center weight over skates with knees bent and arms extended for balance. Begin marching on ice then add glides and stroking, then turn feet outward alternately. Learn stops like Snowplow, T stop, and hockey stop with clear body positions and edge control.
Local writer shares fitness progress for Alpine climb goal
Linda Alexander reports progress in a personal training program with Fran Burian at Core Fitness. From January 10 to February 4 she dropped from 165 to 161 pounds, BMI from 27.5 to 26.8, and improved endurance with a 30 push up count and high sit segment scores while aiming to climb the French Alps this summer.
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Linda Detroy Alexander
Gazette
French Alps
Fran Burian
Core Fitness
Iowa City
Linda Alexander
Alexander
Picky eating strategies to broaden healthy food choices
The Diet Detective outlines ways to overcome picky eating. Repeated exposure helps form taste preferences, and keep desired foods visible at home. Introduce new items with familiar foods, mix new and old versions, and avoid forcing meals.
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Cary Neff
Spa
Sourcebooks
Jenny Craig
Neff
Marcia Pelchat
Monell Chemical Senses Center
Philadelphia
Amy T. Galloway
Appalachian State University
North Carolina
Kathleen Zelman
Webmd Health
Galloway
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