Thorough workout promises a fabulous, toned midsection
It's easy enough to find exercises that tone the abs. What's hard is doing them correctly, so that the time and effort put into the work pay off in strength and muscle tone.
( BY HOLLY HANSON, FREE PRESS COLUMNIST, 10/22/2002 07:58 AM PDT)

Keeping Active Helps Irritable Bowel Patients Cope
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) significantly impairs quality of life, burdens patients with high out-of-pocket costs and causes losses in productivity, according to findings presented Sunday at the American College of Gastroenterology's annual meeting. However, a related study, also presented on Sunday, found that exercise may help patients to cope with their disorder.
( BY ROXANNE NELSON, Reuters, 10/22/2002 07:49 AM PDT)

Fit for life
When he was 59, Kenneth Hammond had heart bypass surgery and, soon after, he started exercising.
( By Joe Kovac Jr., Telegraph Staff Writer, 10/21/2002 07:43 AM PDT)

Breast cancer survivor still in race
Amy Shaw isn't the type of fighter who stays on the ropes for very long. The San Francisco woman came back swinging hard after learning she had breast cancer, and on Sunday she will join thousands of others to run and walk their way across the finish line in an effort to eradicate the disease.
( By Rowena Coetsee, STAFF WRITER, 10/18/2002 06:46 AM PDT)

Britons try subsidized golf
Adrian Prior-Sankey is learning to play golf, partly at the British government's expense. Doctor's orders, you know.
( IRA DREYFUSS, Associated Press Writer, 10/14/2002 06:52 AM PDT)

TURNING POINT: Young climber likes old style of rock scaling
Josh Helke, 22, of Marine on St. Croix, has been an avid rock climber for nine years. In addition to studying history at the University of Minnesota, Helke finds time to fit climbing into his busy schedule. Recently, he was awarded a grant from the Balance Bar company to further his climbing career. His hard work and discipline have paid great dividends.
( BY GEOFF ZIEZULEWICZ, Pioneer Press, 10/14/2002 07:32 AM PDT)