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Take a tip from Kim and Aggie and reduce bowel cancer risk
Cleaning the kitchen floor and hoovering the stairs can use as much physical energy as a gym session on the treadmill or a brisk walk and all types of activity can cut the risk of colon tumours. The study, part-funded by Cancer Research UK and the Medical Research Council and published today by the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) scientists, analysed data from 413,000 people in 10 European countries to conclude that physically active people were 22 per cent less likely to develop colon cancer. For tumours on the right side of the colon the risk was reduced by as much as 35 per cent in the most active people. For active people who are not overweight with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of less than 25 the risk was reduced even further.
Kernersville Health Calendar
BLOOD-PRESSURE SCREENING: Noon to 1 p.m. second Tuesday of each month at the Senior Enrichment Center. The center is in the basement of the Paddison Memorial Library Building. 130 E. Mountain St. Call 992-3180. JAZZERCISE: 5:45 p.m. each Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at the Senior Enrichment Center. The introductory fee is four classes for $4. Call 993-6070. LINE DANCING: 2 to 4 p.m. each Monday at the Senior Enrichment Center. The class is taught in eight- week sessions. Beginners must start at the beginning of a session to be able to keep up with the pace of the class. Pre-registration suggested. The cost of each session is $40. Call 992-3180. LOW-IMPACT AEROBICS: 10 a.m. each Tuesday and Thursday at the Senior Enrichment Center. This class is geared specifically to seniors.
Process, not person, leads to failed resolutions
Here we go again. On Monday morning, Jan. 1, many of us will resolve to make some major changes in our lives. Maybe we'll decide to start an exercise program, stop eating junk food, quit smoking or lose a substantial amount of weight. Regardless of the goal, have you ever wondered why most people set the same New Year's resolutions year after year? That's because the majority throw in the towel on their original ambitions within a few months. With that kind of failure rate, we're convinced that it's not a problem with the person but rather the process. We find that most people set themselves up for failure before the clock even strikes midnight because they attempt to do too much, too quickly. They don't do any planning and they have no idea how to monitor their progress. Your chances for success will improve dramatically, however, if you break the process into a few simple steps.
Water fitness classes to help with arthritis
Two water fitness classes designed for people suffering from arthritis have been opened by the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department. The Arthritis Foundation aquatic fitness class will be from 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Jan. 2-18, in the Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center, 4706 Overland Drive. It offers gentle ranges of motion and endurance in warm water while instructors watch. There is no pre-registration for the class. The cost of the class is $2.50 for individuals 13-17 years old; $3.75 for those 18-59 and $2.50 for anyone 60 or older. A class called Jivin' Joints will be from 9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Jan. 3-19, also at the Indoor Aquatic Center. The program will help increase flexibility, strength and endurance.
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.
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