http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2009 MiamiHerald.com Fitness 60 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:29:26 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1324959.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1324959.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Q: I sprained my right ankle several times when I was a teenager. Recently I have gotten into running and now am experiencing increasing pain in the front part of my ankle. I also have less motion in the right ankle joint than the left. A doctor told me I had bone spurs and needed surgery. Why do bone spurs occur and what are my other treatment options? http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1312762.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1312762.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00 EST It's been a long, hard day at the office, and you need a good workout to blow off all that stress. But before you hit the free weights, the stationary bike or the elliptical machine, you spend 10 minutes carefully stretching all those stiff muscles, just as every coach, trainer and physical therapist has advised for as long as you can remember. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1307794.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1307794.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT The sky is still dark, the road ahead is long and everything hurts. That marathon race, the motivation for putting in all these miles, isn't for two more months. But at least there's someone to talk to. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1301186.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1301186.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Have you heard of ''the fat gap?'' It's a term that sprang up last month, when a survey in Great Britain found the majority of overweight people there are oblivious to the fact that they're heavy. Are you, too, caught in the fat gap? http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1301189.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1301189.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Q: My son is a 14-year-old basketball player who has developed pain over the last month on the outside of his foot. Originally he was able to keep playing but over the last week the pain has gotten bad enough that whenever he runs or jumps he has to stop playing. My family doctor took X-rays, which showed no fracture. He was told to rest it for a couple of weeks, as it might be a sprain. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1290038.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1290038.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT If you belong to a gym and have fallen off the fitness wagon, maybe a trip to the park or beach is in order. Not to lie on your back, but to get moving again. So says Dr. Rhonda Fine, a Miami psychologist who advises health nuts and the people who train them on how to get their mojo back. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1279055.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1279055.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Q: I was doing biceps curls in the gym last week and felt a pop near my shoulder. I noticed a deformity above my elbow that made my arm look like Popeye's, and I also noticed some bruising and swelling in my arm. It is my left arm and I am right-handed. After researching it online, I think I probably have a biceps injury. Does it need to be fixed? http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1267794.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1267794.html Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Shauna Davis dances every day, all styles. The teenager has been dancing since she was 3 -- and suffering the aches and pains that go along with it. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1267798.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1267798.html Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Ever wonder if you're getting the most benefit from your workout program? It's important to remember that more is not necessarily better. A big factor in getting results from strength training is choosing a weight that fatigues the muscles by the end of the set. The more repetitions, the greater the muscular endurance. Fewer reps with a heavier weight builds more strength. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1256721.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1256721.html Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT One look at TV trainer and author Tracey Mallett's flat abs and rock-hard thighs is probably enough to send most postpartum women into a depressive tailspin. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1256727.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1256727.html Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT Q: I have had tennis elbow for the better part of one year. I am not sure if I hurt it playing tennis or working out with weights. I have tried to rest it, take an anti-inflam-matory medication, done physical therapy, and had two cortisone shots. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1233723.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1233723.html Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT South Florida offers dozens of ways to stay active, from X-Fit and Zumba classes to new-age yoga and Brazilian jujitsu. Then, there's softball. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1233735.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1233735.html Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT Q: I like to golf and usually play three to four times per week. About three months ago I hurt my lower back while playing. I had to rest for about two months until it went away. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1221942.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1221942.html Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT It's hard to say what came first -- Bob King's idea that kids as young as 8 could benefit from working with child-size weights, or his need to keep his own three boys busy while he helped train professional athletes across Dallas. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1221939.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1221939.html Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT Regular drinkers are likely to do more than tone their biceps with 12-ounce beer can curls, according to a new study. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1212144.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1212144.html Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT Crunches, lunges and leg lifts belong in one category of exercise. Standing up on a board and paddling on water belongs in another. Sunny Steurer combines it all in her exercise classes off Fort Lauderdale beach. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1210555.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1210555.html Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT Tucked away in a row of warehouses, the South Florida Circus Arts School may not look like much from the outside, but stepping through the front doors can be a transformative experience. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1210552.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1210552.html Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT Time magazine's intriguing cover piece of a couple weeks ago, ''Why exercise won't make you thin'' by John Cloud, remained one of the top 10 most read stories on Time's website through last week, in part because we're desperate for a magic bullet. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1210553.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1210553.html Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT Are you fat? Then Steve Siebold has this message for you: It's all your fault. If you want to get healthy, start thinking like a fit person, not a fat one, he says. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1210558.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1210558.html Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT Q: I would like to get back into running but do not want to get hurt and would like your recommendations as to how to go back to do this safely. I used to run a lot when I was a teenager and in my early 20s but now I am about 40. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1199963.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1199963.html Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:00 EDT When we think about taking our medicine, we don't usually think about taking a walk around the block. But doctors are trying to get the word out that exercise is medicine, and participating in regular physical activity is important to health. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1188173.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1188173.html Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:00 EDT When thinking about the ideal partner for the GO Urban adventure race, Ryan Porter, 23, knew he had to pick his buddy Michael Hoffman, 22. Was it Hoffman's speedy gait that made him the obvious choice? Nope. It was his obsession with treasure hunts. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1188163.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1188163.html Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:00 EDT Shaved heads, tribal tattoos and sensei Kreese telling Johnny to ''sweep the leg'' in The Karate Kid -- all contribute to the mysterious aura that surrounds martial arts. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1188167.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1188167.html Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:00 EDT Q: I am 29 and tore my ACL skiing. My orthopedic surgeon is recommending surgery. I went through physical therapy to get my thigh muscles strong and since I have done that my knee feels good. Do I have to have surgery and what are the possible complications if I do get it? http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1179475.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1179475.html Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:00 EDT It's no secret that yoga helps practitioners stay slim. A new study explains why: People who engage in the traditional form of exercise are more in tune with their bodies in general, including at meal times. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1169199.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1169199.html Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:00 EDT Of all the classes available at Primal Fitness in Doral, the one that draws the most queries is parkour. Derived from parcours du combattant, a French term for a military obstacle course, parkour (also called free running) involves traversing through one's surroundings -- usually an urban environment -- and over or around features and obstacles using only one's body and a series of acrobatics movements. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1169203.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1169203.html Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:00 EDT Q: My son is a 16-year-old who was water-skiing last weekend and fell, fracturing his clavicle. At the emergency room, he was put in a sling and told to see an orthopedic surgeon. The orthopedic surgeon suggested surgery as the best chance of achieving normal function and strength in the shoulder. I went online and saw that most clavicle fractures will heal without surgery. What he should do? http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1159349.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1159349.html Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:00 EDT I am standing practically naked in a chest-high den of chlorine, staring at this charlatan swim instructor at Miami Dade College's Kendall campus. Seven other skeptical people are around me, as well as one woman who refuses to take a dip because five feet of water is way too dangerous. All of us are over 18 -- jobs, kids, grandchildren -- and we have all recently accepted that our inability to swim was decidedly un-Floridian. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1161159.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1161159.html Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:02 EDT Learning how to swim as an adult is hard. But Sue Nelson, aquatic programs specialist at USA Swimming, emphasizes that it's incredibly satisfying.<p/> ``It allows you to have more flexibility in what you could do with your children or grandchildren going to water parks,'' Nelson said. ``It's cardiovascular, decreases the stress on your joints, helps increase the range of movements. There are many health reasons to do it, and it's fun.'' http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1159343.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1159343.html Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:00 EDT Thousands of crunches, hundreds of bicep curls and a million lunges will never equal a toned body -- on their own.<p/> Target toning works in combination with healthy eating and a regular exercise regimen. Once you have established your healthy habits, target toning is a great way to maintain the pounds lost, define muscle and possibly get you over a plateau. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1149343.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1149343.html Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT Playing soccer on the roof is the kind of thing that got you grounded as a kid. Adulthood has its privileges. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1149348.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1149348.html Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT Q: I am a 16-year-old tennis player who has had pain in my lower back for the last six months. The pain was initially intermittent, but now it bothers me whenever I serve or hit an overhead. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1129122.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1129122.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT Q: Thirty years ago I had torn cartilage in my knee and I had the old-time surgery with a big scar and they removed the cartilage. I did really well for about 25 years, but over the last five years I have developed a lot of pain and it has begun to limit my ability to get around. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1108348.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1108348.html Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT Two to four times a week, Holly Perkins works with Entourage star Adrian Grenier, putting him through sets of lunges and stepping exercises to keep him buff. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1108368.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1108368.html Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT Q: I love playing tennis and over the last few weeks I have had pain in my wrist. It particularly hurts when I hit a backhand. I have no swelling and I went to the emergency room and they took X-rays and nothing was broken. However, I cannot play tennis without it hurting and wonder what it could be. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1108520.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1108520.html Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT Ashtanga Yoga Workshop: Lectures and discussions that focus on integration of yoga practice and philosophy into one's life led by Govinda Kai, a certified yoga teacher; 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; Miami Life Center, 736 Sixth St., South Beach; $155 for three days, $35-$40 for one day. 305-534-8988 or www.miamilifecenter.com. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1086412.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1086412.html Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT Unlike first kids Malia and Sasha, my brother and I never convinced our parents to let us adopt a dog. My dad said he was allergic, while my mom came up with a more creative excuse: ''We don't believe in species subjugation.'' Actually, they didn't believe in picking up poop. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1086395.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1086395.html Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT Your chair could be slowly killing you. ''Chair disease,'' as some informally call it, is an increasingly common malady in the United States that is almost always caused by spending too much time parked on your rear end. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1086411.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1086411.html Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT Q: What is the difference between a stress reaction and a stress fracture in an athlete? A: This is a controversial question: when does a stress reaction become a stress fracture? http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1083772.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1083772.html Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT If nothing else works, Charles Stuart Platkin, the Miami Beach-based ''Diet Detective,'' will badger you into losing weight. There was Jennifer Cadle, 276 pounds. He bought her a huge chocolate cake -- her weakness -- and had her cut a big slice and put it in a box. ''You'd have to walk 2 ½ hours to work that off,'' he told her.