Clearing hurdles to health through walking tips
The piece offers practical advice for walkers addressing common barriers such as chafing, leaky bladder, and breasts. It covers gear like plus size sports bras, fabric choices, stance adjustments, and short term fixes with long term pelvic exercises. It includes reader notes on healthy eating habits and parental strategies to model portion control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junonia
Walkers Warehouse.com
Energy Express
Marge K
Tacoma
Wash
PE evolves with technology to curb youth obesity
PE teachers like Cindy Hutcheson say lessons now emphasize lifelong wellness and fun movement. Cedar Rapids middle schools use heart rate monitors to track student activity, printing graphs and awarding points for minutes in the target zone. Each set of 24 monitors costs about 5000 dollars, with Cedar Rapids already saving to expand usage and Iowa City considering purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Middle School
Travis Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Gazelle
Cindy Hutcheson
Hutcheson
Hiawatha
Jennifer Schnell
Schnell
Iowa City
Jan Grenko Lehman
Numbers reveal expanding problem
Heather McElwain reports rising obesity among American youths in a JAMA study and state data. National Longitudinal Survey of Youth findings show 1998 obesity rates of 22 percent for blacks and Hispanics and 12 percent for whites aged 4 to 12, doubling since 1986. Iowa data from YRBS indicate 9.9 percent obesity among high school students, up from 8 percent in 1999.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heather McElwain
National Longitudinal Survey of
Journal of the American Medical Association
Iowa
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Iowa Department of Education
Student sheds weight under improved school PE program
Johnny Bowling, 10, from Hiawatha Elementary, dropped from 146 to 120 pounds after May 2001 visits to a St Luke's dietitian. His mother credits the school PE program and kinder coaching for his healthier, more active lifestyle and increased self confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heather McElwain
Edar Rapids
Johnny Bowling
St. Luke’s Hospital
Hiawatha
Bowling
Johhny
Robin Svoboda
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marilynn Preston Tribune Media Services
Gazette
Jim Slosiarek
Aaron Ekland
By Heather McElivain
C.R. Koy
Svoboda
Johnny
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!