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A most powerful prescription: Exercise
While January often brings more people to the gym to fulfill their New Year’s resolutions to get in shape, a growing amount of research is showing an abundance of other reasons to exercise.
“No pill or nutritional supplement has the power of near-daily moderate activity in lowering the number of sick days people take,” says Dr. David Nieman, director of Appalachian State University’s Human Performance Lab in Kannapolis, N.C.
Olympians tour state to promote program 
It was a busy first half of the school year for the Movin’ and Munchin’ program, with rally events being held at four school districts in the fall. Large crowds have turned out for the events featuring Olympians Casey FitzRandolph and Suzy Favor Hamilton.
The new year has gotten off to a fast start, too, with stops at Lodi and Wisconsin Dells on January 8. “Our rally events help the Movin’ and Munchin’ program continue to grow,” says Fred Evert, ....
Join by February 15
The Movin’ and Munchin’ Schools program set a record in the 2008-09 school year with 174 schools registering to implement the program. For the fourth consecutive year, that record is in jeopardy.
Through January 13, 2010, there were 141 schools enrolled, which is ahead of last year’s pace. If your school has not yet signed up for this year’s program, there is still time—You have until February 15, 2010 to enroll.
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Study shows exercise helps keep you young
When I was thinking about the topic for this month’s column, I came across a couple of studies that brought up another benefit of exercise that we don’t talk about in our public speaking opportunities: It keeps you young.
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