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Exercise Will Set You Free. Not!
Ask anyone the best way drop a few pounds and chances are you'll hear that if you exercise, you'll lose weight. But many adults who exercise at the gym or run or bike say their weight has remained the...
View ArticleAudit Finds Paucity of Gym Classes in City Schools
Despite alarming obesity rates among school-aged children and a state requirement that all students get some level of structured exercise every week, many New York City schools do not provide physical...
View ArticleListener Call-In On Gym Classes
Fernanda Santos, a New York Times education reporter, fields calls on "The Brian Lehrer Show" from listeners concerned about lackluster physical education classes at many middle and elementary schools....
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Everybody SCREAM!!!
Spin class gets personal. Performed by Chet Siegel, Emily Tarver, and Ed Herbstman. Produced by Jonathan Mitchell, written by Chet Siegel & The Truth.
View ArticleNo Room to Play
This spring SchoolBook formed a partnership with LynNell Hancock's education reporting class at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. During the semester, the students produced articles about...
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City Breaks Ground on New Beacon High School Facility
Citing both its success and its overcrowded classrooms, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and school officials broke ground Monday on a new school building for Beacon High School on the far west side of...
View ArticleDOE Drags Feet on Physical Education
Few New York City parents know that state regulations require the public schools to provide at least 120 minutes of physical education per week. Yet most children receive only a small fraction of that...
View ArticleThe Cult Following & Tribalism of CrossFit
Promoted as both a physical exercise philosophy and a competitive fitness sport, CrossFit workouts incorporate high-intensity interval training, olympic weightlifting, plyometrics, powerlifting,...
View ArticleMayor's Budget Adds $100 Million for Physical Education in Schools
Mayor Bill de Blasio's revised executive budget includes $100 million over the next four years to finally ensure that all New York City public schools meet the state's physical education requirements.A...
View ArticleFirst Report Shows NYC Schools Falling Short on Gym Classes
New York City education officials released their first public report on physical education in the schools on Thursday and, although the numbers showed there's a long way to go, they said efforts were...
View ArticleGym Etiquette: Are Pointers or Pick-Ups Welcome?
For those of us who've kept up a gym membership well into July, getting in a workout can be anywhere from a purely self-disciplinary act to a welcome break in the day. And whether you work out solo or...
View ArticleEverybody SCREAM!!!
Spin class gets personal. Performed by Chet Siegel, Emily Tarver, and Ed Herbstman. Produced by Jonathan Mitchell, written by Chet Siegel & The Truth.
View ArticleWhy Exercise?
Exercise is a relatively recent phenomenon. After all, it’s difficult to imagine a caveman on a treadmill. And it’s safe to say that paleolithic humans never pumped iron. But something changed as we...
View Article'Love Lies Bleeding,' A Seductive Thriller Take on Sapphic Love
In the new film "Love Lies Bleeding," a reclusive gym manager Lou (Kristen Stewart), falls in love with an ambitious bodybuilder named Jackie. But after a deadly incident, the pair's lives - and love -...
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