Trampoline parks face scrutiny over safety
The death of a 30-year-old man who broke his neck in a fall at a Phoenix trampoline park highlights the safety issues and lack of regulations covering these popular indoor venues. More than a half-dozen…
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19 Web Sites for Travel Savings in 2012
By MICHELLE HIGGINS HIGHER hotel prices, airline capacity cuts and rising travel demand mean travelers will have to work harder to find a good deal in 2012. But there are plenty of online tools to…
Young, Obese and in Surgery
By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS Though Shani Gofman had been teased for being fat since the fourth grade, she had learned to deal with it. She was a B student and in the drama club at school….
How to Start a Trampoline Center
If you are considering opening a trampoline center, trampoline park or trampoline arena, step one is being sure to avoid the mistakes that other entrepreneurs learned the hard way. Thinking about opening a trampoline center?…
Trampoline jumping: Safe for kids?
My 7-year-old is begging for a backyard trampoline, but I’m worried that she could hurt herself while jumping. Am I worried for nothing? Answer from Jay L. Hoecker, M.D. Your worries about trampoline jumping are…
Trampoline Safety Alert
Consumer Product Safety Alert FROM THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20207 Trampoline Safety Alert The U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) wants you and your family to be safe when using…
Who discovered Gravity?
Gravity was discovered 3 centuries ago by a mathematician and physicist named Sir Isaac Newton. He discovered that there is a specific force,which we call gravity, that is required to change the speed or direction…
Retailers Enliven Catalog Offerings Through Apps
By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER When you browse Anthropologie’s stores, you feel as if you’re wandering through an artsy home, where there are sure to be closets full of eclectic outfits, bedrooms with bohemian quilts and…
Costco Urges Stricter Safety Measures on Cantaloupes
By WILLIAM NEUMAN As the death toll rose this week in a devastating listeria outbreak linked to cantaloupes, a national food retailer said that cantaloupe farmers and shippers must confront a history of food safety problems and…
How Exercise Can Strengthen the Brain
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS Can exercise make the brain more fit? That absorbing question inspired a new study at the University of South Carolina during which scientists assembled mice and assigned half to run for an hour…
Really? The Claim: To Prevent Migraines, Drink More Water
By ANAHAD O’CONNOR THE FACTS For migraine sufferers, summer can be a perilous time of year. Oppressive heat and spikes in temperature have long been thought to precipitate attacks in people prone to chronic headaches….
Schools Restore Fresh Cooking to the Cafeteria
By KIRK JOHNSON GREELEY, Colo. — The idea of making school lunches better and healthier has gathered steam in many parts of the nation in recent years, but not equally for every child. Schools with…
Buffalo Grove weighs trampoline park safety
Buffalo Grove is asking the operator of a proposed trampoline club to address safety concerns as it weighs whether to approve the park owner’s application for a special-use permit, officials said. Xtreme Trampolines, which already…
10 Apps That Make Magic on Your iPad
By BOB TEDESCHI Published: December 8, 2010 When Steve Jobs introduced the iPad and referred to it as a magical device, lots of people snickered. Silly people. Most iPad owners will tell you that it…
Top 10 Android Apps
By BOB TEDESCHI Published: December 1, 2010 A few weeks ago, I compiled a list of essential iPhone apps for people who are too busy to sift through the roughly 300,000 titles in the App…
Top 10 Must-Have Apps for the iPhone, and Some Runners-Up
By BOB TEDESCHI Published: November 10, 2010 I’m always surprised when I come across people who have yet to fill their iPhone with apps. The most often cited excuse? Not enough time to sift through…
Phys Ed: The Benefits of Exercising Before Breakfast
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS The holiday season brings many joys and, unfortunately, many countervailing dietary pitfalls. Even the fittest and most disciplined of us can succumb, indulging in more fat and calories than at any other time…
When the Mind Wanders, Happiness Also Strays
By JOHN TIERNEY A quick experiment. Before proceeding to the next paragraph, let your mind wander wherever it wants to go. Close your eyes for a few seconds, starting … now. And now, welcome back…
Las Vegas Casinos Are a Last Bastion for Smokers
By ADAM NAGOURNEY LAS VEGAS — The notice on the door to the hotel-casino was emphatic. “The Westin Casuarina is a Smoke Free Environment. Thank you for not smoking.” Just beyond, four people were hunched…
Gymnastica: Madonna Plans Her Own Fitness Franchise
By DAVE ITZKOFF As Madonna would be the first to tell you, there are all kinds of incentives to improve one’s physical fitness, from increased energy and improved health to the possibility that your personal…
While Warning About Fat, U.S. Pushes Cheese Sales
By MICHAEL MOSS Domino’s Pizza was hurting early last year. Domestic sales had fallen, and a survey of big pizza chain customers left the company tied for the worst tasting pies. Then help arrived from…
Calories Burned From Jumping on a Trampoline
By Clint Hale People attempt to burn calories in a number of ways. Some prefer standard forms of exercise such as weightlifting, jogging and aerobics, while others have gotten into alternative forms, such as Pilates…
Risks: Smokers Found More Prone to Dementia
By RONI CARYN RABIN Middle-aged smokers are far more likely than nonsmokers to develop dementia later in life, and heavy smokers — those who go through more than two packs a day — are at…
The Trampoline – Sports Science
The trampoline is a gymnastics device, constructed from a very strong, tightly stretched material, attached with springs to a frame. The trampoline was invented by American George Nissen in the period after 1930, when as…
Trampoline Exercise Routines
What’s a trampoline for if not to have fun on? Sure enough, trampoline exercise routines are good for people who avoid gyms like the plague and are bored by normal, mundane routines. A trampoline is easy…
What are Some Trampoline Exercise Ideas?
Trampoline exercise is a great way to stay fit. It is much easier on the joints than walking or jogging on a hard surface. Additionally, most trampolineexercises can be done on a backyard trampoline or a mini trampoline, making…
Trampoline Exercise Tips
A trampoline workout is a simple, low-impact way to get some cardiovascular exercise. Choose a trampoline model that works well for your situation. For example, if you want to work out inside your home, a…
So, you want your kids to exercise? Get a trampoline.
They never have to know it’s good for them! When parents say, “it’s good for you,” kids usually run the other way. To them, it’s good for you means that it’s no fun, boring, or worst…
Trampoline Exercise – Miraculous
By fay roberts So you’ve had your morning jog? Got your heart rate up? Paid your dues at the Gym? Worked your biceps, your quads and abdominals? But did you exercise your cells? Did you give…
Trampoline Bouncing Benefits
Bouncing on a trampoline is a lot of fun. You only have to hear the laughing and shrieking that accompanies children on a trampoline to know that it is something they enjoy a lot. What…
Trampoline exercises for weight loss
Trampoline exercises are a great way to provide steady weight loss when used in conjunction with a good, healthy meal plan. As with any exercise program, always consult your physician before you begin. The trampoline…
Trampoline
A trampoline is a device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric stretched over a steel frame using many coiled springs. People bounce on trampolines for recreational and competitive purposes. The fabric on which…
Marijuana Web Names Snapped Up, in Case of Legalization
By MALIA WOLLAN SAN FRANCISCO — It was just about a year ago that Kevin Faler came up with his get-rich-quick marijuana scheme. No, he does not plan to sell the drug, even if Californians…
Need to bounce back from big workout? Experts say milk better than sports drinks for recovery
MARIA CHENG LONDON (AP) — At the end of nearly every training session, Matt Whitmore downs a pint of milk straight from the bottle. “I do it pretty religiously,” said Whitmore, 25, a gym trainer…
Make sure exercise is all you get at the gym
Caution, cleanliness advised to avoid common skin infections. Jane E. Brody When you go to the gym, do you wash your hands before and after using the equipment? Bring a clean mat for floor exercises?…
The Pedometer Test: Americans Take Fewer Steps
By TARA PARKER-POPE Americans are thousands of steps behind other countries when it comes to daily physical activity, according to new research that used pedometers to measure movement. The study tracked the steps of 1,136 adults…
Serving Up Vegetables With Eggs
By TARA PARKER-POPE Egg dishes can be a great way to serve up more vegetables at dinner time, explains Martha Rose Shulman in this week’s Recipes for Health. Like omelets and frittatas, scrambled eggs make a…
Small Steps: A Good-Health Guide
By TARA PARKER-POPE PARENTING has never been an easy job, but mothers and fathers today face challenges in raising their children that their own parents may never have had to address. While children have always been…
Does Stretching Before Running Prevent Injuries?
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS Should you stretch before a run? That question, which has prompted countless academic studies, debates and inter-running-partner squabbles, is now at the heart of a notable new study published in August on the Web…
Overweight – The Limits of Willpower
By MARILYNN LARKIN Dr. Barry E. Levin, a neurologist at New Jersey Medical School, has been investigating the brain’s role in obesity for more than 20 years. His recent findings suggest that exercise early in life…
Methamphetamines
The drug destroys the receptors and as a result may, over time, permanently reduce dopamine levels, sometimes leading to symptoms normally associated with Parkinson’s disease like tremors and muscle twitches. As addiction deepens, meth wreaks…
When a Cancer Therapy Puts Others at Risk
By MATTHEW L. WALD WASHINGTON — Doctors told Ann B. Maddox that she had thyroid cancer and that the cure was to swallow radioactive iodine, to kill the malignant cells. She traveled 500 miles from her home…
Ask an Expert About Gambling Addiction
As a growing number of states turn to gambling as a source of additional revenue, compulsive gambling is on the rise. “For most people who gamble, it is a social and recreational activity that does…
New Way to Help Chickens Cross to Other Side
By WILLIAM NEUMAN Shoppers in the supermarket today can buy chicken free of nearly everything but adjectives. It comes free-range, cage-free, antibiotic-free, raised on vegetarian feed, organic, even air-chilled. Coming soon: stress-free? Two premium chicken producers, Bell…
Why Can’t Middle-Aged Women Have Long Hair?
By DOMINIQUE BROWNING MY mother hates it. My sister worries about it. My agent thinks I’m hiding behind it. A concerned friend suggests that it undermines my professional credibility. But in the middle of my…
Separation Anxiety
Tips For Easing Goodbyes From Robin McClure Some children can’t wait to try a new adventure, meet new friends, or stay at a new care setting. Other kids, however, become anxious and even fearful of separating from…
ADHD Friendly Ways to Organize a Home
How to Organize a Home By Keath Low An ADHD family friendly household is one in which family members are patient with one another and solution focused. There are also proactive ways to structure and organize the house…
5 ways to boost your immune system
Meditation, prayer, exercise and yoga are all great ways of taking care of yourself and keeping stress levels low. Dr. Jonah Yakel Despite all the wonderful things autumn has to offer, it’s also time to…
Love and Pain Relief
By TARA PARKER-POPE Love really can be a drug, according to new research that shows feelings of intense love can relieve pain. Researchers from Stanford University studied the link between love and pain by scanning the…
Aging: Longer Life Expectancy Seen for Hispanics
By RONI CARYN RABIN Scientists call it the “Hispanic paradox”: despite high rates of poverty and relatively low rates of health insurance, Hispanics in the United States tend to outlive African-Americans and non-Hispanic whites. A government report…