Archive | January, 2008

30 January 2008

Permanent schedule change

NYSC recently made the decision to move the coordinating of group exercise classes from an office in midtown into the clubs themselves. In my opinion, this is a very good thing. Since the “Group Exercise Coordinators” are on site, they will be much more in tune with the needs of the club with respect to [...]

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23 January 2008

Fast food calorie counts

Yesterday the New York City Board of Health gave the thumbs-up to a proposal that would require all fast food chains to post calorie counts on their menus. (The information used to be provided voluntarily by some restaurants, but never on the big plastic menus displayed behind the counter.) Unless the New York Restaurant Association [...]

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04 January 2008

‘Tis the season to get sick

We’re heading into the two coldest months of the year. That means being cooped up around other people and therefore picking up germs much more easily. Reader’s Digest to the rescue. OK, it’s not the Journal of the American Medical Association, but the tips to stay healthy are still good. Among the pearls of wisdom: [...]

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