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...Ready to strap on a pedometer and give it a try? A good model will set you back anywhere from $10 to $25. The brand used most often in research is the Digi-Walker by Yamax, but you don't need all the fancy distance and calorie-counter features (those measures are guesstimates at best). A no-frills pedometer is quite accurate if worn for walking, says Barbara Moore of Shape Up America! You'll get the best results if you keep the pedometer in line with what would be the crease line on a pair of trousers. But watch...
...fewer calories a day is enough to keep most people from gaining the typical kilogram a year that comes with middle-age spread. But Hill does concede that 10,000 steps may be necessary to control Type 2 diabetes or to lose weight and keep it off. Ready to strap on a pedometer and give it a try? A good model will set you back anywhere from $10 to $25. The brand used most often in research is the Digi-Walker by Yamax, but you don't need all the fancy distance and calorie-counter features (those measures are guesstimates...
...students are getting set to strap on their skates and practice their triple-axels...
...high-back. Blood pours from Weisskopf's right arm; when he holds it up, he realizes the grenade has blown off his hand. Specialist Billie Grimes, a medic attached to the platoon, sprints out of the third humvee and hoists herself onto the high-back. She uses a Velcro strap tied to her pant leg as a tourniquet to stop Weisskopf's bleeding and applies a field dressing to the wound while loudly asking the three other passengers if they are injured. Nachtwey, who has taken shrapnel in his left arm, abdomen and both legs, briefly snaps pictures of Grimes...
...prepare corpses for air travel, per Kurt L. Chauviere ’04: “You strap them in a box, embalm them, put in a couple of pillows—it’s just like putting someone to bed.” (“I Paint Dead People,” October...