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Muscle Balance - Keep your Body Balance in Check

The simplest solution to this problem is to avoid it. This can be done by carefully structuring your programs by choosing exercises that strengthen opposing muscle groups.

(NIAGRA FALLS) - As I continue to train for what I am hoping will be my next world record attempt, I struggle with trying not to over train key muscle groups tied directly to the record attempt movement.

Overtraining select muscle groups leads to body and muscle imbalance and can lead to injury and negative performance.

25, 35 or 45 Build Core Support to Maximize Fitness Success

As always, check with your doctor before starting any exercise program and get regular yearly checkups.

(GUELPH, Ontario) - I have been training over 17 years and over this time I have come to emphasize and value the need to surround myself with “core” support which embraces and encourages my effort to maximize my progress and longevity in fitness.

Over the years my “core” support has been a combination of my wife, daughters, co-workers, clients and friends.

Kids Get Surf and Stewardship at Otter Rock and Roll

Kids from two to eighteen competed in various age divisions with the “Parent with Child” division being the most popular with 18 parent/child teams.

(NEWPORT, OR) - Surfrider Foundations hosted over 120 kids and 51 competitors for the 4th annual Otter Rock n’ Roll Youth Surf and Beach Cleanup Challenge in celebration of International Surfing Day.

Notes on a Snowbird Stock Market... Heading South

"I wouldn't belong to a club that would have me for a member" - Groucho Marx

(SASKATCHEWAN) - There's an old adage on Wall Street – not unlike Groucho's bon mot above – that if you can get stock in a hot new IPO, you shouldn't.

The most recent example, of course, was the over priced, over-pitched and over-supplied Facebook stock issue, which soared only to plummet, as in the favored journalistic verbs, in its first two trading days.

Otter Rock and Roll Youth Surf Contest coming June 16th!

Otter Rock n Roll began 4 years ago in celebration of International Surfing Day.

(NEWPORT, OR) - The Surfrider Foundation will host the 4th annual Otter Rock n’ Roll Youth Surf and Beach Cleanup Challenge in celebration of International Surfing Day.

Observed globally, International Surfing Day celebrates the sport of surfing and helps raise awareness about issues facing our oceans, waves and beaches.

Petition: Boy Scouts of America: Reinstate Cub Scout leader Removed for Being Gay

I hated feeling that my family had been discriminated against, so I started a petition on Change.org asking the Boy Scouts of America to stop discriminating against gay people.

(TAMPA, FL) - My 7-year-old son, Cruz, loves being a Cub Scout, and he really loved when I got to be his pack's den leader.

But the Boy Scouts of America asked me to step down as the leader of my son's group -- just because I'm gay. Cruz doesn't understand why that matters, and frankly, neither do I.

Life Behind Wheel Propels Human Relations Roadmap

Maintenance is the key to management. Sloppy oversight reaps negative results.

(SALEM) - This writer was raised in suburban New York City and did not actually get a drivers license until I reached age 40. Thus I became a late bloomer behind the wheel.

Looking back, there are many invisible lessons to be gleaned. When we drive a car, yes indeed, we are interacting with an assortment of very diverse human beings out there.

Infertility Rates Rising for Canadian Couples

For their analysis, researchers used data from a sample of 4,412 couples from the 2009-2010 Canadian Community Health Survey.

(ONTARIO Postmedia News) - Infertility is on the rise in Canada, according to the first study in nearly two decades to measure the proportion of Canadian couples who are having difficulty conceiving.

The researchers didn't set out to discover why the numbers are increasing.

Samba Fogo & SambaDa to Headline 15th Anniversary World Beat Festival June 30 - July 1

Cultural Legacy Theme Featured Through Youth Performances.

(SALEM) - The Salem Multicultural Institute today announced that Samba Fogo of Salt Lake City will headline the 15th Anniversary World Beat Festival, which takes place June 30 – July 1.

Samba Fogo Music and Dance Company draws on Afro-Brazilian traditions and mythology and fuses Brazilian dance and fire dance.

Woodburn Man Dies From Fall at Silver Falls State Park

Preliminary investigation indicates Daniel Bonham slipped while hiking and fell about 100 feet to where he was found.

(SALEM) - 56-year old Daniel Frank Bonham of Woodburn, died Friday night after apparently slipping and falling to his death while hiking in Silver Falls State Park.

Oregon State Police (OSP), with the assistance of Marion County Sheriffs Office and the medical examiner, are continuing the investigation. Mr. Bonham's body was recovered Saturday morning.