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Vote to refresh physical activity at school

Friday, June 4, 2010

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Vote to refresh physical activity at school

Imagine being able to improve the health of North Carolina school kids to the tune of $250,000, and all you have to do is log on to your computer every day this month. Details in a moment; first, some quick introductions. Be Active North Carolina. Be Active NC is a non-profit aimed at getting more North [...]

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A fitter future with Be Active NC

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

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A fitter future with Be Active NC

“Don’t look at it as, ‘Here’s where I am,’” Lesley Richmond tells me. “Look at it as, ‘Here’s where I need to be.” Lesley has had to quickly slip into fitness grief counselor mode after I’ve learned that I am a 175-pound weakling. After trying to squeeze the life out of a hand-held strength measurement device [...]

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