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County ranks among state's healthiest
Rutherford County is not just a good place to live, but a good place to stay alive. According to a report issued Tuesday, Rutherford is the third healthiest county in Tennessee. That's according to the newly formed Tennessee Institute of Public Health's first County Health Rankings: 2006 Index, rating the health of the public for each county in an effort to improve the overall health of Tennesseans. .
Fitness gifts end excuses for not shaping up
Editors note: Christmas is just around the corner, and everyones scrambling for gift ideas. Check out the Lifestyle section every day until Christmas for our favorite ideas for everyone on your list.
The new year is not here yet, so resolutions havent started. But the excuses are just ready and waiting.
It seems there is always some excuse Work out clothes are so unflattering, Gyms are too expensive, I never see results not to get in shape. This holiday, put an end to the excuses and give friends and loved ones a gift that shows them they can do it.
Attractive workout clothes
Face it, Spandex doesnt look good on, well, anyone. But that doesnt mean all workout attire needs to be unflattering. Easily going from yoga classes to the grocery store, Fit Coutures yoga ensembles are sensibly stylish.
Early Show Anchor Get Cancer, Gets Fired
CBS News's official press release had been served sunny side up. Rene Syler would be leaving The Early Show to "pursue other media opportunities." The hard-boiled reality is another version of the same old TV story. Syler got word early this month that her time was up on the No. 3-rated program. The news came as she prepared to face another crossroads. On Jan. 9, the 43-year-old former Dallas anchor will undergo a bilateral prophylactic mastectomy rather than live in constant fear of breast cancer, for which she's at high risk. She had been preparing a story on her impending surgery, with CBS News management approval. Instead her last day with Early Show will be on Dec. 22nd. No one said life is fair. "They called me in and told me, 'We've been thinking and we want to go in another direction,' " Syler says in a telephone interview with unclebarky.com.
Fitness tops Sydney 2007 resolutions
Almost one in two people want 2007 to be the year they get fit or lose weight, according to a New Year resolutions poll. Travel, quitting smoking, eating better and helping the environment are among the other top aims for the New Year, according to the City of Sydney survey. The council said its online poll also received more obscure personal goals for the year ahead, with respondents vowing to dump their partner, meet more women, stop biting their fingernails or fall in love. The poll of 311 people showed fitness topped the list of New Year goals, Sydney New Year's Eve producer Katrina Marton said. .
'Tis the season to get ailments
CHRISTMAS really should be a healthy time, when you stop to think about it. Turkey is a lean white meat, Brussels sprouts are full of vitamins and chestnuts are low-fat and packed with minerals. But add in too many late nights, the extra alcohol, the chocolate, Christmas pudding and mince pies and the festive run-up quickly starts to feel like a depressing treadmill. .
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