Fleener said she appreciates the general cultural shift away from dieting and “getting fit” toward “being well.”
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Oklahomans continue battle against heart disease and diabetes
Oklahoma City-County Health Department offers support and programs to help Oklahomans fight most common diseases.
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Cover Story: Diet, not lack of exercise, is behind Oklahoma’s ballooning waistlines
Chairs are killing you.
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Go time!
A Gazette free fitness festival aims to help get metro residents on track.
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Chicken-Fried News: Just unhealthy
At least we’re not the least unhealthy city in the U.S.; we’re the second most unhealthy.
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Schools and after-school exercise
However, schools across Oklahoma — fearful of costly lawsuits and damage to property and the potential drain this could have to already strained budgets — have begun to lock their doors and turn out their lights after school ends each day. It’s our schoolchildren and our future that suffer because of this. Nearly 50 percent […]
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State of health
Perhaps not coincidentally, it is among the bottom tier of states for health coverage. Families USA, a health care consumer advocacy group, lists Oklahoma as among the top 10 states “dying for health coverage.” According to Gallup, about 22 percent of all Oklahomans are uninsured, making it the 47th worst state in the nation, in […]
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Off the grid
Scheduled to last an hour, the Dec. 1 event stretched close to double that, as dozens of audience members asked questions and shared ideas. “This is probably the biggest group we’ve ever talked to,” Johnson said. “I’m amazed. I’m overwhelmed.” Johnson and Hagen, married since 1987, reside on acreage northeast of Oklahoma City. They call […]
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Off the grid
Scheduled to last an hour, the Dec. 1 event stretched close to double that, as dozens of audience members asked questions and shared ideas. “This is probably the biggest group we’ve ever talked to,” Johnson said. “I’m amazed. I’m overwhelmed.” Johnson and Hagen, married since 1987, reside on acreage northeast of Oklahoma City. They call […]
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Pedal power
This two-day conference in Oklahoma City in early November, coordinated by the Oklahoma Bike Coalition, will be geared toward engineers, city planners and cycling advocates. “(Nov. 4) is primarily for engineers and city planners to create the system in their communities to make them more bike-friendly,” said Kevin Musset, summit chairman. John LaPlante, a chief […]