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OLYMPIC EXHIBITION SHOES HOW EXERCISE CHANGES OUR BODIES ++REPLAY++
By the time they finish these boys will know more than just how high they can jump.
They're also getting their muscles, lung capacity, blood vessels and lung capacity measured.
The plan is to ensure that by the time they walk out of the...
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Octogenarians show it's never too late to learn Parkour
Teaching an old dog to do new tricks is supposed to be difficult, but a group of elderly people are showing it's never too late to learn parkour.
Prowess at parkour usually means free running, leaping off buildings and swinging from lamp...
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Emirati weight loss programme rewards participants in gold
With more than two thirds of Emiratis now thought to be heavier than average - and with one of the highest rates of diabetes in the world - the UAE has a weighty problem.
For the second year running, the Government has launched a...
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Doctors consider options for patients on World Diabetes Day ++ EMBARGOED UNTIL 00.01 GMT FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER++
A staggering 347 million people worldwide have diabetes and the World Health Organisation's most recent figures show it killed one and a half million diabetics in 2012.
The number of people with the disease is increasing rapidly and...
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Smart fitness t-shirt hooks up to sports doctors
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Fitness trackers and heart rate monitors have become must have devices for people who want to keep fit, but wearable technology has been slower taking off.
Now a start-up in Ukraine has come up with a...
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Smart fitness t-shirt hooks up to sports doctors
LEADIN:
Fitness trackers and heart rate monitors have become must have devices for people who want to keep fit, but wearable technology has been slower taking off.
Now a start-up in Ukraine has come up with a...
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Tech Open Air - Germany's influential start-up festival
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The annual technology festival 'Tech Open Air' has opened in Berlin with startup companies showing a range of new products.
There are now apps for plant matchmaking, ones that can predict your health...
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Prince William launches soccer-fueled mental health campaign
PRINCE WILLIAM LANCHES SOCCER-FUELED MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN
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At 100, Tao Porchon-Lynch still teaches yoga
A 100-year-old yoga instructor has no plans to stop practicing and teaching.
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Vietnam's schools resume online after closure due to virus outbreak
VIETNAM ONLINE SCHOOLING
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How Spain''s ageing population is staying in good health
AP Television
Barcelona, Spain, October 28, 2009
1. Various shots of senior people walking
2. Wide shot Figueroa walking into bar
3. Various shots of pensioners drinking inside bar
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Angel Figueroa, Pensioner:
"I...
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Commission calls for better care for military veterans
AP Television
Washington DC - 25 July 2007
1. US President George W. Bush jogging around the White House South Lawn with two amputee veterans
2. SOUNDBITE (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"First of all, the spirit of that report...
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Laughter Yoga Therapy for Syrian refugee children in Lebanon
Many Syrian refugee children are struggling to cope with the civil conflict in their home country.
One refugee camp in Lebanon has found a novel way of persuading children to open up and express themselves, through laughter yoga...
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Fun game for children becomes new fitness craze
A new fitness craze is gripping a corner of India.
What used to be a game for children is turning into a fat burning exercise.
The latest exercise craze in Dighali Pukri Park in Assam State is the walking water ball.
The plastic sphere,...
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INDIA: BOMBAY: LAUGHING CLUB INTERNATIONAL OPENS IN HEALTH CLUB
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Laughter really is the best medicine, that's the message from a health club in the heart of Bombay.
The Laughter Club International believes 15 minutes' laughter prolongs life and creates a sense of calm and...
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USA: WASHINGTON: HILLARY CLINTON LAUNCHES HEALTH CAMPAIGN
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Hillary Rodham Clinton has urged Americans to focus on their health and lose some weight.
The US First Lady was joined by former Surgeon General Koop at the launch of the "Shape Up America!" campaign.
Scientists have found that...
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Acrobatic baby yoga on the beach
Dahab, Egypt December 24, 2010 - January 9, 2011
1. Various of babies being swung around by their mothers on the beach
2. SOUNDBITE: (Russian), Lena Fokina, teaches water birth and baby yoga
"This method was invented by Igor Charkovski,...
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Zumba for the eldery
AP Television
Newport, Wales, UK - 11th April 2013
1. Various of elderly people in residential home doing zumba class
2. Various external shots of home decorated with a happy birthday banner and balloons
3. Various of zumba class with...
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Cardiac surgery saves lives of children from poor countries
AP Television
Holon, central Israel - 25 October 2012
1. Zoom in to Maria da Gloria Pedro Mendon�a playing at convalescent home
2. Maria playing with volunteer
3. Various children inside play room at convalescent home
4. Maria...
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The health revolution in smartphone and band design
Samsung has succeeded in grabbing some of the headlines this week.
The Korean electronics company has been in Barcelona to, among things, show off its newly launched smartphone - the Galaxy S5.
As well as boasting a larger screen and...
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No laughing matter for a Mumbai Laughter Club
A laughter club is no laughing matter for an Indian court after a neighbour complained of suffering "mental agony" from the noise.
Club members have defended their right to laugh outside, saying the group is seeking to make peace, and...