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Active Voice: Daily Step Count Targets for the Early Years By Brian W. Timmons, Ph.D. Viewpoints presented in SMB commentaries reflect opinions of the authors and do not necessarily reflect positions or policies of ACSM.   Dr. Brian Timmons is research director of the Child Health & Exercise Medicine Program at McMaster University and associate professor in the Department of Paediatrics. Brian is an ACSM member and his research involves the health effects of physical activity during growth, with a major emphasis on the role of physical activity during the early years. This commentary presents Dr. Timmons’ views associated with a related research report that he and his colleagues presented in the February 2013 issue of ACSM’s  Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise® (MSSE).  Early childhood is a critical time for the development of active living. Our society has assumed that preschoolers are “active enough,” but some research suggests this may not be the cas...

One  of the segments of the ESPY - Excellence In Sports Performance Yearly Awards , is honoring an individual with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. Although the award has an "athletic" background being that it is  named after the famous American tennis player, Arthur Ashe, it can be awarded to non-professional athletes. And this year, that is going to be the case on July 17th 2013.   The Arthur Ashe award is given to someone who is engaged in the athletic community but who is also very engaged in their community. According to ESPN, the award is given to someone who "reflect the spirit of Arthur Ashe, possessing strength in the face of adversity, courage in the face of peril and the willingness to stand up for their beliefs no matter what the cost". This year's recipient is GOOD MORNING AMERICA co-host Robin Roberts Today everybody knows Robin as the cool anchor on Good M orning America but before that, she played and worked in the sports i...

As an avid news reader and watcher, every time I learn about something bad happening in some city or country, I sympathize with the citizens.  I try to imagine how they go about their daily lives admits the chaos. But no amount of visualizing or education can prepare you when it happens it your city, in your backyard. Being that this is an exercise blog and I LOVE RUNNING.... of course I attended events all through last week  (Marathon week), taking pictures here and there with the hopes of delighting my readers with Boston Marathon Week. Now all of that seems so insignificant. I want to thank all my readers, my followers on twitter, facebook and instagram, my family, friends and acquaintances, who all reached out to make sure I was ok. I am humbled by your gestures. I will not be posting any bombing related pics because I don't want to take away from the Good things that DID happen.  Besides, I think we are all getting an overload of gory detail...

Follow me On Instagram : @Laurettaashu Where I post about my every day exercise routines and other wellness info pics 4months and I still havent been inside a gym. I believe you don't need a gym membership to exercise. Use the things around you. A running trail. A local park. A play ground. A bench. A chair and many more options than can be found by browsing my blog :)

From: The Gates Notes What I’m Learning about Ghana I arrive in Ghana today to see firsthand why the country’s immunization system is working so well and meet the people involved. For some people, health delivery systems might not seem like the most intriguing topic, but I am really interested in understanding how they’ve done so much of this right . Strong immunization systems are crucial for protecting our gains against polio and helping us reach mothers and children with new vaccines and other life-saving health services. In Ghana, for example, polio was eliminated a decade ago and an outbreak in 2008 was quickly controlled . No child there has died from measles since 2002. And Ghana was the first country to launch two new vaccines last April, against rotavirus, which causes severe diarrhea, and pneumococcal pneumonia. Ghana’s approach works so well for a few key reasons:  1.Rigorous data gathering and analysis 2. accountability at the district level, and ...

From the Daily Beast Phiona Mutesi recently became t he first female to play in–and win–Uganda’s National Junior Men’s Chess Tournament , forcing the competition to be renamed . Born and raised in Uganda’s largest ghetto, Mutesi has traveled the world since she started playing chess almost a decade ago. In 2012 she became one of the first titled female chess players in Uganda’s history. The same year, her biography was published, and Disney optioned her story for an upcoming film.

This is Cassey Ho . She's a Pilates instructor and fitness expert. She also has a YOUTUBE channel with posts about different exercise routines. Her routines are FUN and like she says it, they will KILL KILL KILL your body. Definitely check her out. She is my first option on a bad weather day when I have to workout indoor.  One of the fun things she's known for is creating exercise routines around popular pop culture musics. Its a segment on her YouTube channel called POP PILATES You get to listen to your favourite guilty pleasures.. .justin bibier anyone? .....while working out. Another reason I love doing her workouts is her energy. She is always SO EXCITED it feels like some of it oozes out of my Samsung notepad. Her exuberance is my alternative to an espresso shot after a long day. Lastly, as you all know by now, I try to post workouts that require VERY minimum equipment and can be done at home. All o...

Coach Mike Rice was fired following videos captured during practice sessions in which he was being very abusive towards the players. I don't have anything to say about the coach. Clearly he has anger management problems. There's a fine line between screaming at players because they are not listening to you versus verbally/physically abusing them. Yes, in my book, throwing a basketball at someone with the intent to hit/hurt them constitutes physical abuse. In the video he throws the ball at a player's HEAD According to the news outlets, this video was shot in NOVEMBER 2012. WHY did it take this long to be released? Why did the players not speak out until now? Where they waiting for march madness to be over?  Where they scared about losing their scholarships? I watched this from a news show and a player being interviewed said " he didnt mind it"....why? I hope he was taken out of context and would have loved to hear...