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...That's a nice, round number, based on Japanese research showing that it improves fitness. But like so many one-size-fits-all solutions, those 10,000 steps may not all be necessary. "The number 10,000 has developed almost mythical proportions," says Gregory Welk, a physical-activity researcher at Iowa State University in Ames. "It's actually not yet clear at what point you start getting a benefit." In fact, if all you want is to stop gaining weight, you may need only 2,000 steps more than your normal routine--provided you also pay attention to what...
...year-old who plays old-style non-pedal steel guitar. There's something touching about this awkward youth smiling uncomfortably behind his guitar, playing 50-year-old tunes note for note while his father, playing rhythm sternly behind him, reels off a spiel that was corny in Lawrence Welk's day, but I find it vaguely creepy too. Keeping the genre fresh and alive is going to take more than an embalmer's devotion, and suddenly Jerry Garcia seems a lot more relevant than some might give him credit for. It is about music first, after all, not just...
...Lawrence Welk Museum...
...first I laughed after reading your item about my husband Bobby Burgess, which labeled him a "Bad Mouseketeer" because he spent 21 years dancing on TV's Lawrence Welk Show [PEOPLE, March 8]. I think you actually meant to include him on your "Good Mouseketeer" list. Bobby joined the Lawrence Welk Show in 1961 and has always been proud of it. The show became a top syndication pioneer in 1982, and reruns can still be seen. Bobby's association with the show is definitely a "good" thing. No, it's more: it's wunnerful! KRISTIE BURGESS, MOUSEKEWIFE Los Angeles
BOBBY BURGESS: Spent 21 years dancing on Lawrence Welk...