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Pa. university students upset about fitness class (AP)
AP - A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts.

Americans run off the recession in record numbers (AFP)
AFP - Obesity begone! Americans are lacing up athletic shoes and signing up to run in 5Ks, 10-milers and even marathons in record numbers.

Strength training can help people with lung disease (Reuters)
Reuters - People with chronic lung disease like emphysema or bronchitis can strengthen their arms and legs with resistance training, and this strength may help them perform everyday tasks more easily, a new review of 18 studies confirms.

High-Impact Activity May Be Good for Old Bones (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SATURDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Playing high-impact sports might help boost bone mineral density in mature athletes.

Boys' Team Sports May Encourage Bad Behavior (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to teaching healthy behaviors, boys' high school team sports might be doing more harm than thought.

Do high school sports fuel unhealthy behaviors? (Reuters)
Reuters - Think that getting high school students involved in team sports will help keep them away from drugs, alcohol and other unhealthy behaviors?

Do high school sports fuel unhealthy behaviors? (Reuters)
Reuters - Think that getting high school students involved in team sports will help keep them away from drugs, alcohol and other unhealthy behaviors?

Steroid shots don't help hip pain long-term (Reuters)
Reuters - Corticosteroid shots provide quick relief for people suffering from a common type of hip pain, but the benefits don't last, a new study in The American Journal of Sports Medicine shows.

Steroid shots don't help hip pain long-term (Reuters)
Reuters - Corticosteroid shots provide quick relief for people suffering from a common type of hip pain, but the benefits don't last, a new study in The American Journal of Sports Medicine shows.

Fitness Fades Fast After 45 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- The declines in fitness that accompany growing old typically speed up after the age of 45, new research shows.

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