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Running with a goal in mind   3.17.12
Emily Vasey, a Medcenter One Women’s Health Center personal trainer, is not only helping Twyla Tharp get ready for her first half marathon in about a month, she’s planning to run the race with her. Vasey shares tips for those who may want to take up running.
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Snacking tips for before and after a workout      2.14.12
Medcenter One Women’s Health Center personal trainer Emily Vasey gives ideas for what to eat before and after exercising.
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KFYR TV reporter Juli McDonald experiences Adventure Fit Camp    1.18.12
KFYR’s Juli McDonald is giving this session of Medcenter One Women’s Health Center Adventure Fit Camp, an exercise and nutrition program, a try. Emily Vasey, a personal trainer and massage therapist, is the trainer for her class. She explains the benefits of circuit training.
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Setting realistic New Year’s resolutions      1.2.12
Melanie Carvell, Medcenter One Women’s Health Center director, and Amanda Ihmels, Medcenter One dietitian, share tips on how to set New Year’s resolutions you can keep.
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The health benefits of Yoga   9.21.11
Angie Oberg, Medcenter One Women’s Health Center massage therapist and Yoga instructor, shares how Yoga can help ease the pain of certain health conditions.
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Exercising tips 1.6.11
Melanie Carvell, Medcenter One Women’s Health Center director, warns against overdoing it when starting to exercise after sloughing off during the holidays.
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Summer fitness 6.10.09
Melanie Carvell, Medcenter One Women’s Health Center director, shares tips for getting in shape this summer.
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Organizers and cyclists get ready for GABR   4.16.09
Bruce Klootwyk, Medcenter One Great American Bike Race (GABR) director, explains how GABR volunteers get 110 stationary bikes to Century High School for the competition.
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Exercise class helps in several ways  2.4.09
A new class at the Women’s Health Center has participants doing do-si-dos and shaking their hips to improve the health of their lymphatic systems.
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Yoga  1.26.09
Increasing flexibility, managing stress and socializing are among the many reasons women attend yoga class at the Medcenter One Women’s Health Center.
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Fitness resolutions  12.23.08
Melanie Carvell, Women’s Health Center director, shares the trick to making fitness-related New Year’s resolutions last longer than a week or two.
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Staying active, even in winter  11.21.08
What do you need to know about working out in the winter? Medcenter One Women’s Health Center director Melanie Carvell shares tips for exercising in cold weather.
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Breast cancer awareness walk fast approaching  9.26.08
Melanie Carvell, Medcenter One Women’s Health Center director, talks about the Run and Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness. The event is on Friday, Oct. 17.
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