What happens in a fitness test?
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One of Sven-Goran Eriksson&#39;s biggest concerns in the build up to internationals are players picking up various injuries. And that&#39;s exactly what has happened with striker Michael Owen, who faces
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An exercise paradox: a walk wakes you up, but hard training will run you down.
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It&#39;s no secret that exercising regularly and eating right are the keys to staying fit, but people may find better results when they&#39;re given a little help along the way.
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If you thought that regular jogging and diet control would keep you fit, think again, as a new research has revelaed that a keep-fit lifestyle might not work for everyone and even quite strenuous exercise may have no effect on fitness for some people.
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Selected groups of patients are this week being notified about the results of a risk assessment exercise for blood plasma products.
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NEW YORK  - Men and women about to undergo hip or knee replacement benefit from a program of cardiovascular fitness, strength training, and flexibility exercises prior to surgery, according to results of a clinical trial.
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Forget about temperature taking and blood pressure checking. In the bright, near future, the first step for people seeking medical care may be to have their bicep read by an electronic scanner seeking data stored on an implanted chip.
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On the PHP-Tools blog, Gerd Schauffelberger has posted about a new PEAR package he's just created to implement the FIT testing protocol.   Testing_FIT is the PHP and pearish version of Ward Cunningham's FIT http://fit.c2.com. As such it provides an easy to use framework for acceptance software tests.    The package is  a simple download and install and gives you four basic fixtures to use Action-, Column-, Row- and Primitve-Fixture (and a Summary-Fixture for stats purposes).
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For some people, the first step to getting fit may be sitting on the couch and channel surfing
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By CARLA K. JOHNSON CHICAGO - What if you could burn fat while shaking a martini? Actually, it's your body that shakes like a martini on a new type of fitness machine that's generating lots of buzz and celebrity use. Even NASA has tested the concept.
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The answer: "It depends!" The real question: "What happens next?"
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A treadmill stress test can predict heart attacks or other serious heart disease even in men without symptoms, US researchers reported on Monday.
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You put your best foot forward during your job interview. You wear a pressed suit and arrive 20 minutes early. Once you've been working at a place for a while, though, you get a little more comfortable. Maybe you scrounge through the hamper to find a shirt that's not too wrinkled and you slide into your chair just as the clock strikes eight.
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In addition to improved fitness levels, eight weeks of aerobic exercise improves levels of "good" HDL cholesterol and measures of circulatory function, in overweight children and adolescents, according to a report in the December issue of the Journal of Pediatrics.
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American Cancer Society - Seniors who enroll in Medicare next year will have a new benefit that could help them stay healthier. Starting Jan. 1, 2005, all new Medicare beneficiaries will be entitled to a "Welcome to Medicare" physical exam within 6 months of joining the program.
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NEW YORK  - People who think they're getting a good workout obtain more benefits than those who perform the exact same activities, but don't think what they are doing is exercise, according to the findings of a study by Harvard researchers. These results support the idea that the benefits of exercise may involve a placebo effect.
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Aug. 17, 2004 -- Using only a stress tests to screen for heart disease may not catch many people who have atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, and are at risk for heart attack or stroke.