Fitness center back open: School resource officer encourages students to get active (Eagle-Tribune Online)

NORTH ANDOVER - Thomas Donovan seems like one of the guys at the North Andover fitness center after school. He knows students by name and helps to spot them on weights when he isn't doing his own sets, although he's not a teacher or student.

Child care program grows (Goshen News)

In 1997, a child care program supported by Goshen College and College Mennonite church opened at the church with 11 students, two full-time staff members and an assistant.

Our community (The York Dispatch)

YORK COLLEGE Winter commencement More than 300 students will receive their diplomas from York College during the winter commencement ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, in Grumbacher Sport and Fitness Center's M&T Field House.

Rudd Center Awards Golden Apples For Ideas On Combating Obesity Epidemic (Medical News Today)

The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale will bestow Golden Apple Awards on the winners of its first "Seeds of Healthy Change" contest, which is designed to generate creative ideas to battle the global obesity epidemic.At the same time, the center will launch its "Champions for Change" program to celebrate ordinary people who improve the food environment in their own communities.

Bulletin Board (Norwich Bulletin)

CHRISTMAS CONCERT, 7 p.m., St. Michael Center, School Hill Road, BALTIC. Presented by the Academy of the Holy Family Glee Club. Program will end with a live Nativity tableau. Snow date: Sunday.

YMCA fitness program needs help (Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber)

The Vashon YMCA has been carrying a $40,000 per year deficit for its fitness center activities for several years, and administrators predict that will increase to $60,000 for the next two years.

Balance training better than tai chi at improving mobility among older adults (EurekAlert!)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Physicians and physical therapists in recent years have explored whether tai chi, balance programs and fitness routines can help decrease the likelihood that older adults will fall and injure themselves.

Army Likes Its Older Recruits (Washington Post)

PETERSBURG, Va. -- As the World Trade Center rubble smoldered, Sharon Samuel felt determined to do something for her adopted country; she decided to enlist in the Army.

Balance training better than tai chi at improving mobility among older adults (PhysOrg)

Physicians and physical therapists in recent years have explored whether tai chi, balance programs and fitness routines can help decrease the likelihood that older adults will fall and injure themselves. Many of these programs have shown promise, but their relative value is still open to debate.

Will lost year really hurt? (South Bend Tribune)

Leon Scott, Jr., a personal trainer at Memorial Health & Lifestyle Center, writes a regular column answering questions on fitness and training. To submit a question, send an e-mail to lscott@sbtinfo.com . Please include your name, city and phone number so your correspondence can be verified.

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