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Fitness Week in Review for October 13-19, 2008

What kind of music do you listen to while you workout? Would you consider running a marathon while you were pregnant? Do you skip over warm-ups and cool downs because you want to get out of the gym and on with your day as quickly as possible?

Those are just a few of the questions posed last week in the FITNESS blog. To see what else you might have missed take a look at the following recap:

October 13th—–How “Fit” is Your Child’s Cereal? Most of us are so concerned about getting our children off the couch and outside to burn off calories that we fail to consider the role proper nutrition plays in weight loss and overall health. This blog reveals the results of a recent study, which tested the nutritional values of popular children’s cereals.

October 14th–—Fitness Reminders. Find out what’s prohibiting you from making your workout as well balanced as it should be.

October 15th—–Avoiding Fitness Mistakes. Neglecting to include a warm-up and cool-down in your workout are not the only mistakes beginners and experienced fitness fiends make on a daily basis. Find out what else you might be overlooking in your fitness routine in this blog.

October 16th—–Exercise and Music. A new study claims that the type of music you listen to while exercising can have an impact on your productivity. Find out what type of tunes fuel better performances in this blog.

October 17th—–Should You Run a Marathon While Pregnant? While most pregnant women wouldn’t even consider walking around a high school track during their pregnancy there are some women running 26.2 miles with a baby on board. Find out if doctors approve of their decision in this blog.

October 18th—–A New Way to Fight Childhood Obesity. The South Korean government is trying to battle the problem of childhood obesity with a creative new program. Learn what health officials are doing to get kids in that country to lose weight.

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About Michele Cheplic

Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism. She spent the next ten years as a television anchor and reporter at various stations throughout the country (from the CBS affiliate in Honolulu to the NBC affiliate in Green Bay). She has won numerous honors including an Emmy Award and multiple Edward R. Murrow awards honoring outstanding achievements in broadcast journalism. In addition, she has received awards from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association for her reports on air travel and the Wisconsin Education Association Council for her stories on education. Michele has since left television to concentrate on being a mom and freelance writer.