Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » exercise http://newstalk870.am Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:52:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Move Over Monster – Far More Deaths Linked To Ephedra http://newstalk870.am/move-over-monster-far-more-deaths-linked-to-ephedra/ http://newstalk870.am/move-over-monster-far-more-deaths-linked-to-ephedra/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:15:36 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=102546 From all the hysteria over the recent deaths reported from alleged over-use of energy drinks, including Monster,  it seems we've forgotten a far more tragic dietary situation from not that long ago.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/move-over-monster-far-more-deaths-linked-to-ephedra/feed/ 0 (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images) Former Kennewick Gym Owner Found Not Guilty Of Theft [POLL] http://newstalk870.am/former-kennewick-gym-owner-found-not-guilty-of-theft/ http://newstalk870.am/former-kennewick-gym-owner-found-not-guilty-of-theft/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:38:12 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=93788 A jury has found the former owner of 509 Fitness not guilty of theft.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/former-kennewick-gym-owner-found-not-guilty-of-theft/feed/ 0 (Newstalk 870 image) You Don't Ride This New German Bike – It 'Rides' You! [VIDEO+POLL] http://newstalk870.am/you-dont-ride-new-german-bike-it-rides-you-video-poll/ http://newstalk870.am/you-dont-ride-new-german-bike-it-rides-you-video-poll/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:45:40 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=92624 We're not sure what to make of this. Think the Flintstone's foot-propelled car meets a bicycle!

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/you-dont-ride-new-german-bike-it-rides-you-video-poll/feed/ 0 Ab Circle Pro Slapped with $25 Million Fine for Crazy Weight Loss Claims http://newstalk870.am/ab-circle-pro-25-million-fine/ http://newstalk870.am/ab-circle-pro-25-million-fine/#comments Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:00:57 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=135604 In today’s news of the obvious, it turns out three minutes of daily exercise won’t get you in shape — no matter what type of equipment you’re using. And because Ab Circle Pro made those outrageous claims, it’s now on the hook to pay a $25 million fine.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/ab-circle-pro-25-million-fine/feed/ 0 Ab Circle Pro William Staub, Inventor of the Treadmill, Dead at 96 http://newstalk870.am/william-staub-inventor-of-the-treadmill-dead-at-96/ http://newstalk870.am/william-staub-inventor-of-the-treadmill-dead-at-96/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:00:27 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=125188 Fitness pioneer William Staub, who invented the treadmill, has passed away at the ripe old age of 96.

And if you think you’re too old or out of shape to use his invention, think again — he was using one himself until just a couple months ago.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/william-staub-inventor-of-the-treadmill-dead-at-96/feed/ 0 Paula Bronstein, Getty Images Oregon Bill Would Tax Soda-'Give Kids Opportunity To Exercise' http://newstalk870.am/oregon-bill-would-tax-soda-give-kids-opportunity-to-exercise/ http://newstalk870.am/oregon-bill-would-tax-soda-give-kids-opportunity-to-exercise/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:00:47 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=34981 Backers of a controversial tax on soda hope to have it on the ballot this fall for voters to decide in Multnomah County.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/oregon-bill-would-tax-soda-give-kids-opportunity-to-exercise/feed/ 0 (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) How I Helped Break The Story On 509 Fitness http://newstalk870.am/how-i-discovered-my-gym-had-gone-under-509-fitness/ http://newstalk870.am/how-i-discovered-my-gym-had-gone-under-509-fitness/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:01:20 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=34635 Imagine showing up at 4:45am and finding doors locked and no sign of life.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/how-i-discovered-my-gym-had-gone-under-509-fitness/feed/ 0 (newstalk 870 image) Walking May Make You Thinner, But Will It Also Make You Stronger? — Health Check http://newstalk870.am/walking-thinner-stronger-health-check/ http://newstalk870.am/walking-thinner-stronger-health-check/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 03:00:52 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=66732 In recent years, health advocacy groups have recommended walking a minimum of 10,000 steps a day to stay fit.

And although all that pavement-pounding does help keep your weight down, researchers have found it doesn’t make people stronger or improve their balance and agility.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/walking-thinner-stronger-health-check/feed/ 0 mjk23, Flickr Most Would Rather Eat Their Vegetables Than Work Out — Survey of the Day http://newstalk870.am/diet-preferred-weight-loss-survey/ http://newstalk870.am/diet-preferred-weight-loss-survey/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:00:30 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=63175 According to a new Gallup poll of 1,012 adults, 52 percent lost weight at some point in their lives, but it’s how they’re doing it that’s intriguing.  Of those successful weight droppers, 32 percent got slimmer by dieting exclusively, and 47 percent named both diet and exercise as important factors.

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