Dictionary definition: sit-up

Article: PHYSICAL EXERCISE A MUST.(OPINION)(GUEST ...
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  May 21, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... automobiles that we drive everywhere to the office cubicles where many of us spend a good part of our day. To entertain ourselves, we sit for hours in front of the TV or a computer. An AARP nationwide survey of adults 50 and older found that a majority know that ...

Article: Mover and Quaker; Most folks run for the physical ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  October 5, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... himself and work up a sweat in the bargain. Each Sunday, Miller sits in the contemplative quiet of the Friends Meetinghouse on Grand ... the Friends house to the meeting room. More than 100 people sit on folding chairs or on benches - a few kids

Article: New Jersey Inventor Develops Physical Exercise ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 2, 2007 ;     436 words ... ... combination of a plurality of resilient tension cords and non-resilient cinch strap thus allowing the user to either stand, lie or sit on the body support member and cause the body support member to selectively tilt from a horizontal plane about 360 degrees of ...

Article: A generation of slobs; The statistics are startling: more ...
The Birmingham Post (England);  July 8, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... to step in and start changing the behaviour of the adults of tomorrow. It is no mystery that those who eat unhealthy food and sit in front of the television as children are unlikely to change dramatically as adults. By encouraging children to be active in ...

Article: Children with Asthma and Physical Exercise: Effects ...
Palaestra;  June 22, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... 1998). Children with Asthma and Physical Exercise: Effects of a Physical Exercise Programme for Children with Asthma Slochterenlaan ... to develop and evaluate an outpatient physical exercise programme for school-aged children ...

Article: Physical exercise reduces risk of breast cancer in ...
Drug Week;  June 20, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... com & NewsRx.net) -- Physical exercise reduces risk of breast cancer in ... Japan, "To evaluate the effects of physical exercise on breast cancer risk, a large ... particularly strong protective effect of physical exercise was observed (OR = 0.57, 95 ...

Article: Physical exercise does not affect insulin-like ...
Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week;  October 2, 2004 ;     675 words ... ... amp; NewsRx.net) -- Moderate physical exercise does not affect plasma and tissue ... evaluate the influence of moderate physical exercise on muscle, liver, and plasma insulin ... Adult male rats were subjected to physical exercise consisting of swimming for a period ...