Friday, July 31, 2009

Coming to Silicon Valley? Rent a bike from BikeConcierge, you can help a charity through Plus 3


Friday, July 31st, 2009
Campbell, CA-based BikeConcierge, a bike charter service, has partnered with Plus 3 Network to encourage cyclists to maintain their fitness and enjoy...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Gap's Give & Get gives you a 30% discount and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society gets 5%


Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
        Gap franchises (Banana Republic, Old Navy and Gap) are offering a special promotion - four days only. Thursday, July 30th...
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Madonna's 'sinewy' arms is 2-year-old story. Does some tabloid flake awake every July and say, "time to run that again?"




Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 · 4 comments
  The tabloids are all a-gog about photos of Madonna's arms...TMZ, People, and Daily Mail. But a quick look at Mail Online in July, 2007 (note...
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Monday, July 27, 2009

Upcoming YMCA events: Teeing Off for Teens, Monte Carlo Night, Central's 50th anny, 5k/10k walk/run


Monday, July 27th, 2009
Check out the following special events at area YMCA locations. Sequoia YMCA Monte Carlo Night Saturday, August 29, 7 to 11 p.m. at Rosewood Sand...
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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Labor Day Run, AIDS Walk, Silicon Valley Marathon support Silicon Valley Health Trust - sign up now


Sunday, July 26th, 2009
Now is the time to get in shape for three upcoming events -- all three benefit  the Silicon Valley Health Trust. The second annual Run for a...
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U S Open of Surfing fitness: Kelly Slater and yoga, Mick Fanning and CHEK


Sunday, July 26th, 2009
Watching the incredible beauty of Hurley U S Open of Surfing it's evident that the best surfers are working out in ways that go beyond going out to...
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Sign up now for Light the Night Walk - help Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and earn free gas cards


Saturday, July 25th, 2009
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's annual Light the Night Walk is gearing up. This gentle 2 mile twilight walk is in its 11th year in...
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Fitness week in review: Jennifer Lopez turns 40


Friday, July 24th, 2009
Wow, oh, Wow. Just look at what 40 looks like for J. Lo - ok, we all know that she looked smashing at every age....
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Friday, July 24, 2009

Fitness week in review - Katie Holmes dances


Friday, July 24th, 2009
It's been an interesting week in fitness - the lovely JLo - Jennifer Lopez - turned 40 and Katie Holmes took the stage to show she could dance, and...
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Shaq vs Michael Phelps, vs Serena Williams, vs Oscar de la Hoya

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 · 1 comment
Whoa!  The news of Shaquille O'Neal getting in training shape to swim against Michael Phelps, play tennis against Serena Williams and box against...
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Trying to lose weight? Here's bad news for your diet: food ads on tv can be fattening


Sunday, July 19th, 2009 · 2 comments
It's more than couch potato syndrome that packs on the pounds while you're watching TV.  It's those pesky ads, too. A group of researchers at...
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Fitness fads - Hilary Duff and piloxing, Courtney Cox and Itsy Bitsy Yoga


Saturday, July 18th, 2009
  Just a little weekend catch up for you.  Surely we wouldn't want to think that San Jose Fitness readers aren't aware of the various fads....

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Getting fit with rocket science - how NASA innovation has created better fitness products (part 1)


Saturday, July 18th, 2009
It's well known and accepted that NASA innovations have improved swimming, running, golf and a score of other sports through innovative materials,...
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Getting fit with rocket science - how NASA innovation has created better fitness products (part 2)


Saturday, July 18th, 2009
This is part two of an article about how the research and products invented by and for NASA have improved fitness products. Part 1 - getting fit with...
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Exercising in space: NASA's out-of-this-world workouts for astronaut fitness

Saturday, July 18th, 2009
On July 20, 2009 the U. S. will be observing the 40th anniversary of the first manned landing on the moon..  In honor of that, here's a look at...
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Friday, July 17, 2009

New Los Gatos fitness studio, Core Fitness, offers grand opening sweepstakes



Friday, July 17th, 2009
The owners of Core Fitness, a new fitness facility in Los Gatos, are offering a grand opening sweepstakes. Seems like this should be of interest to...
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How to be a model without killing yourself: the Model Fitness Regime



Friday, July 17th, 2009
Do you really have to kill yourself with drugs and unhealthy habits to stay model thin? Jennifer Cassetty says it has come to the point that magazines have to digitally add...
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MMA to EA: no way you'll do the video game.



Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 · 1 comment
If you've been looking forward to EA Sports coming out with a video game that will help you create a workout MMA-style, here's the current word:...
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Thursday, July 16, 2009

7 exercise myths - debunked, busted, kaput

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 · 2 comments
Fitness myths or exercise facts?   We've heard them all time and again: gotta do crunches to build six-pack abs, try  exercising long and...
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Suze Orman announces grants to 10 local breast cancer organizations at Avon Walk SF closing

Monday, July 13th, 2009
By the numbers:  The seventh annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer  raised $6 million to advance access to care and finding a cure for breast...
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Monday, July 13, 2009

Livestrong Challenge San Jose - Team Pedalout reports on the Saturday Awards Dinner and the Metcalf Rd. hill

Sunday, July 12th, 2009
After working at the plaza on Saturday, going to the Awards dinner, then cycling 100 miles on Sunday, Jonathan Smith, captain of Team Pedalout, took...
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Saturday, July 11, 2009

Livestrong Challenge San Jose - notes from the plaza - part 3



Saturday, July 11th, 2009
The Livestrong Challenge is manned by some staff, and by an army of friendly volunteers who are at the plaza outside the Center for Performing Arts,...
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Part 2 - Livestrong Challenge San Jose - the day before

Saturday, July 11th, 2009
  In 1977, Nancy Gonsalves brother had testicular cancer. Back then, there weren't a lot of drugs available, but he was able to participate in...

Live from Livestrong Challenge San Jose - the day before - part 1

Saturday, July 11th, 2009
While the Avon Walk is underway 50 miles to the north, the Livestrong Challenge is getting ready for tomorrow's big event - the walk, run and cycling...
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Great news for tennis elbow sufferers: early simple strength training shown to help


People with pain in the elbow or forearm from playing sports or just from common everyday activities, might be able to use a simple bar and...
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Jonathan Sanchez no-hitter: how to power up your workout to do the same


Saturday, July 11th, 2009
Just last night - that magic moment: Jonathan Sanchez, the San Francisco left-hander, wowed everyone when he returned after a three-week stint...
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All-Star Game fitness: David Wright workout


Saturday, July 11th, 2009
How does David Wright, the New York Mets All-Star third baseman, turn on that  explosion that makes him such a powerhouse?  In part, it's...
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Friday, July 10, 2009

Fitness events weeks of July 11,12: Livestrong Challenge San Jose, Avon Walk, history hike and more


Thursday, July 9th, 2009
Don't sit inside and be gloomy this weekend.  Head out to San Francisco to cheer on the Avon walkers, or take a place along the 100-mile biking...
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2009 All-Star game fitness: Albert Pujols workout


Thursday, July 9th, 2009
There are many reasons to admire Albert Pujols: his incredible gifts as a baseball player,  his involvement in the community, his strength in the...
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Livestrong Challenge comes to San Jose July 11, 12 - here's event info and street closings


Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
One of Silicon Valley's most anticipated fitness events is just about here - the Livestrong Challenge, San Jose,  Saturday and Sunday (July 11,...
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Win a personal training session with famed fitness coach Denise Austin


Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Denise Austin is so synonymous with working out that millions of Americans --  count me among them -- hear her voice as the little coach inside their heads saying, "Come on, you can do it" when their energy flags. Now one person will win a consultation and private training session with her ...
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Ladies - do you love your flip-flops? Learn a lesson from Yao Ming and protect your ankles


Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
The news that 7'6" NBA superstar Yao Ming can't play for the Houston Rockets next season – and possibly beyond – due to....
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Monday, July 6, 2009

Avon Walk San Francisco 2009: Cindy Henning. It's important for people to do what they can.

Monday, July 6th, 2009
Cindy Henning moved to Hanford, California earlier this year, but drives up to Silicon Valley every weekend for training walks with her Solemates team...
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Avon Walk San Francisco 2009: Janis Carney. The Avon Walk gives me hope.


Monday, July 6th, 2009
Janis Carney is an elder law attorney and the senior partner of the firm of Carney & Sugai, LLP in Los Gatos. She has been married to Tom Carney...
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Sunday, July 5, 2009

Avon Walk San Francisco 2009: Linda Chang. I know we're making an impact.



Sunday, July 5th, 2009
Six years ago, Linda Chang's mother had breast cancer, and Chang wanted to honor her mother's fight against the disease. She decided the...
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Avon Walk San Francisco 2009: Mary Ellen Stewart. You get this overwhelming feeling.



Sunday, July 5th, 2009
Mary Ellen Stewart lives in Santa Clara and has been marred for 20 years to Chris, a "wonderful husband," she coaches PAL softball and is “happy to be healthy and alive and able to help people.”

One “unexpected but wonderful” part of the Avon Walk for Mary Ellen Stewart is the people. Her fellow teammates, strangers when they met, “are friends for life, friends for love. That’s been amazing.”
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Avon Walk San Francisco 2009: Lara Dorjath McCullough. Breast cancer impacts everyone.



Sunday, July 5th, 2009
Lara Dorjath McCullough, a five-year veteran of the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, lives with her husband Ian in San Mateo.  To be part of...
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Avon Walk San Francisco 2009: Birgit Kalvelage. It's about being bigger than yourself.



Sunday, July 5th, 2009
Birgit Kalvelage is a marketing professional who lives in San Jose.  To be part of her walk, visit her Avon Walk page. Related Articles...
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Avon Walk for Breast Cancer San Francisco 2009: meet Silicon Valley walkers - team Solemates


Sunday, July 5th, 2009
On July 11, over 3000 walkers will converge on the sidewalks of San Francisco to be part of the seventh annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. Each...
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Avon Walk San Francisco 2009: will you be there to walk, cheer, donate, crew?



Sunday, July 5th, 2009
This  year's San Francisco Avon Walk for Breast Cancer  is Saturday and Sunday, July 11-12.  The Avon Walk for Breast Cancer San....
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Avon Walk San Francisco - over $29.2 million has been awarded in Northern California


Sunday, July 5th, 2009
Walkers in the Avon Walk San Francisco repeatedly say they appreciate that money raised in Northern California, stays here. The Avon Foundation...
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Fitness fads in the news: Madonna's coconut water, BodyJuggling DVD, better stairs for a better body


Saturday, July 4th, 2009 · 1 comment
Madonna's cracked the secret of fitness (again).  Madonna has kicked off her summer European tour and the 50-year-old wonder body is apparently...
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Friday, July 3, 2009

Tour de France fitness: Lance Armstrong's workout


Friday, July 3rd, 2009
"I would love to be eternally young," Lance Armstrong told the Associated Press. "but I'm not. That's just the reality." Yet,...
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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Silicon Valley 4th of July events - fireworks, festivals, fairs - a great time for family activities


Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

July 4th weekend is a perfect time to get active in Silicon Valley!

Check out all these family-friendly activities this weekend -- and get off that couch (or that computer) and remember how great it is to be active in Silicon Valley. Take your water bottle, sun screen, and a hat to keep the sun off your head. As always, a note of caution - some of these involve fees and sometimes last minute changes - so check the web sites first.

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

July 2009 - Silicon Valley fitness events calendar


Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Run, walk, bike, hike, swim or golf.  This month is full of great fitness events.  Of course, if you are more of an indoor fitness person,...
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