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The Elbow Joint

By Catherine Logan, MSPT | May 31, 2006 |

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Injury Prevention: Pilates

By Christine Romani-Ruby, MPT, ATC | May 31, 2006 |

Pilates is one of the fastest-growing mind-body offerings and is practiced daily by millions of Americans. In any growing fitness trend that has a rush of new participants, there is also a rush of injuriesโ€”and Pilates is no exception. The media tout Pilates as a gentle, nonimโ€ฆ

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Cooking Up Your Summer Vacation

By IDEA Authors | May 31, 2006 |

More and more vacationers are opting to spend their time off from work toiling in the kitchenโ€”just not their own kitchen. Instead, they are traveling long distances to slave over a wood stove in a rustic Tuscany villa or over a primitive outdoor grill in Tasmania.
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School Gardens Grow Healthy Kids

By IDEA Authors | May 31, 2006 |

California grows more than tantalizing fruits and vegetables. To create a bumper crop of healthy children, the state passed an initiative called โ€œA Garden in Every School,โ€ designed to establish and sustain school gardens as learning โ€œlaboratories.โ€ The results of this experiment appeared in the November 2005 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Associaโ€ฆ

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Parentsโ€™ Perceptions Poor

By IDEA Authors | May 31, 2006 |

When it comes to recognizing that their child should lose weight, some parents have the blinders on, according to findings published in the March 2006 issue of Pediatrics.
The studyโ€™s goal was to explore parentsโ€™ perceptions about their childrenโ€™s โ€ฆ

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Emptying Your (Head) Trash

By IDEA Authors | May 31, 2006 |

โ€œThere just arenโ€™t enough hours in the day to exercise and eat well!โ€ โ€œMy injuries prevent me from working out now that I am older.โ€ โ€œI trโ€ฆ

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Capitalizing on Referrals

By IDEA Authors | May 31, 2006 |

Now that youโ€™re keeping your existing clients satisfied and happy, the timing is right to ask, โ€œHow do I get more clients?โ€ The answers include service, trust, results and personal referrals.
Part of your marketing campaign is grassroots and ongoing in natureโ€ฆ

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Liability and Damages for Fitness-Based Lawsuits

By Sean Riley, JD, MS | May 31, 2006 |

Over the past several issues, we have examined the risks involved in failing to prioritize legal responsibilities in your fitness career and discussed how to actively manage those risks in your daily operations. Now it is time to take the next step and learn about the different categoโ€ฆ

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