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FitnessJuly 1, 2009 

Fitness by the numbers
By Matthew M. F. Miller CTW Features
      Ten-thousand steps. Sixteen-hundred calories. Eight hours a day. Keeping track of daily health is a numbers game and, for many, one that is too much work to justify the means. The Fitbit Tracker, a new wireless, wearable device the size of a book of matches, aims to take the guesswork out of sta...
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Cubicle calisthenics
Experts suggest maybe work should be a workout.
By Genevieve Knapp CTW Features
      If the farthest you travel in an average day of work is to the second page of a Google search, your body might be feeling the consequences. Luckily for your waistline, researchers at the Mayo Clinic just finished a study that converted a real-life office into a workplace workoutland.
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Tips for fun and fitness in the summer sun
By Joe Stein
      If one listens to the lyrics of many popular songs, the checklist to having safe fun and fitness in summer heat is buried within, often deep. But sometimes the clues are lying on the surface like a piece of beach glass on the sand after high tide.
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Move of the month
      Name of exercise: Stability Ball Russian Twist Target body part: abs, back Primary muscles: erector spinae, rectus abdominus (abs), transverse abdominus, obliques Secondary muscles: (synergists/stabilizers) anterior and medial deltoids (delts), gluteus maximus (glutes), gluteus medius/minimus (...
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