McMinnville football: Workout, heat, dehydration cited by health division

Jim Beseda, The Oregonian , September 02, 2010 12:27 p.m. State health officials concluded in a preliminary report released Thursday that an intense workout, extreme heat and dehydration were among the leading factors that contributed to the outbreak of triceps compartment syndrome and rhabdomyolysis that struck more than half of the McMinnville High School varsity football team last month.

Ore. team can't find cause of H.S. player ailments

A team of state epidemiologists doubts that 24 McMinnville High School players who were hospitalized with swelling to their upper arms took a creatine supplement, but the investigators were unable to determine a single cause of their ailment. The players fell ill last month following workouts in a sweltering weight room during first-year football coach Jeff Kearin's "total immersion"...

Health Extension Update

Getting children active will help them establish healthy habits that will continue into adulthood. Instead of turning on the television after coming home from work and school, families should do fun physical activities together to help promote a healthier lifestyle.

Tough love: Get serious now about exercising

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Not many people can say they exercise with an object that was once used as counter balance to weigh grains in Russia during the 1700s. But those who use kettlebell weights can affirm this, and boast about how it has changed their lives.

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