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Gavin Trenea stacks cups as students from Davis School District compete in a fitness decathlon at Northridge High School in Layton Wednesday. (MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner)

West Point Elementary School students prove their fitness skills

Last updated Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 9:08pm

LAYTON -- After months of training, Sandra Ellis' physical education students from West Point Elementary School put their fitness skills to the test.

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Etianne Johnson jump ropes during physical fitness class Tuesday at Orchard Elementary School in North Salt Lake, Utah. (NICK SHORT/Standard-Examiner)

Orchard Elementary students jumping to cover the state

Dana Rimington Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 7:37pm

NORTH SALT LAKE -- When the students at Orchard Elementary School learned they would be jumping rope enough times to cross the state of Utah, they weren't exactly jumping up and down for joy.

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Research continues to show that many adolescents have poor eating habits and decreased physical activity. To help, the Davis County Health Department is offering two free workshop series called BodyWorks to help parents and caregivers teach youngsters how to eat right and exercise, habits that will last a lifetime, says Dr. Jonelle Rowe, senior medical adviser for adolescent women’s health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This Standard-Examiner file photo from 2000 shows youngsters doing leg lift exercises at a Lady Fitness class in Layton.

Want a fitter family? BodyWorks classes might help

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, March 31, 2012 - 6:21pm

CLEARFIELD — The health, weight, eating behaviors, physical activity — or the lack of it — and the body image of Utah’s youths are growing concerns for Davis County Health Department officials.

In response, the department is offering two free BodyWorks program workshops.

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Communities benefit from healthy youth recreation programs

Mayor Steve Curtis, Steve Curtis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 4:52pm

In my world, life’s greatest lessons have been learned through a competitive nature and the belief that if failure exists, it came from people who didn’t realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

To me, it is all about focus. If you plan to win, your dedication to the game plan and your desire to be the best you can be must be channeled so that they are not affected by distractions.

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Family donates $100,000 for Morgan High P.E. center

Deanne Winterton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 5:20am

MORGAN -- All amenities as originally planned for the Trojan Century Center can be constructed now, thanks to a last-minute $100,000 anonymous donation.

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Roosevelt University student RaShaunda Dooley pausesduring a workout in Chicago, Illinois, on August 11, 2011. She recently failed the Chicago Firefighters' physical fitness test and is critical of the way it is administered. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune/MCT)

Are firefighter physical tests bias against women?

Dahleen Glanton Chicago Tribune

Last updated Monday, August 22, 2011 - 10:07am

CHICAGO -- RaShaunda Dooley was sure that she could pass the Chicago firefighters physical abilities test.

A personal trainer helped her get in shape. And her mother, uncle and cousin, all Chicago firefighters, saw to it that she knew how to drag a hose across the floor and climb a flight of stairs carrying 20-pound gear.

But when Dooley took the test last year, she failed. So did dozens of other athletic women, including marathon runners, triathletes, lifeguards and spin class instructors.

"When I finished the test, I thought I had passed," said Dooley, 27, who put her firefighting aspirations on hold and is now a communications major at Roosevelt University. "My cousin was pinned by my uncle and I was looking forward to being pinned by my mom and keeping up the family tradition."

For many women, physical abilities tests have been the major barrier keeping them from becoming firefighters. While firefighter exams have long been controversial in departments across the country, Chicago has become latest target in a legal battle over whether the test discriminates against women.

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