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Lindsay Henry

TeamDesktop Screencast - 1 views

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    I chose this website because it is a useful tool for teams and is almost brand new. It gives teams resources such as training schedules, rosters, and even message boards where members can post.
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ACE Study Done on Skechers Shape Ups, Reebok East Tones, and MBT Shoes - 0 views

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    This study showed no correlation between fitness shoes and muscle tone. These shoes were shown to have no statistical evidence that proves that they actual do what they claim to.
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MBT Shoes Forum - 0 views

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    This is an open forum where people can discuss MBT shoes and give advice or here success stories. You can search different topics such as back pain or knee surgery.
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MBT Shoes Website - 0 views

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    At this website, you can order MBT shoes as well as look at opinions of those who have worn them and posted on the website.
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MBT Shoes as a Recovery Tool - 0 views

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    This blog includes pictures and diagrams on how MBT shoes affect the foot and back. The researcher had had knee pain after a stay in the hospital and started wearing MBT shoes for walking and they actually relieved his knee pain! This blog is great because it shows the biomechinal side of the MBT shoes and then a personal experience, which gives feedback on the quality of the shoes.
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National Institutes of Health Research - 0 views

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    The NIH did an experiment on the effect of instable shoes in short and long term cases. They found that these shoes do show that the instabliity serves as a motor constraint forcing your muscles to work harder than in normal, even soled shoes.
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Effect of an unstable shoe construction on lower extremity gait characteristics - 0 views

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    This experiment tests an unstable shoe (MBT) versus a regular shoe. It showed that there was not much of a difference in the working of muscles wit he MBT shoes, but showed several muscles showed some trends of the amount of work some muscles were doing with the MBT shoe.
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Do MBT Shoes Really Work? - 0 views

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    This article was great because during my research on Skechers Shape Ups, I came across another type of fitness shoe called MBT. After doing more research on these shoes, I found out that they are beneficial to those with joint pains and help eleviate stress on the lower extremity of your body. This website is a website full of "wandering educators", people that are curious about various topics.
Lindsay Henry

Exercise You Don't Notice: Shape Ups Shoes Review - 0 views

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    A woman decided to try the shape ups, and overall liked them! Blogs like this give me feedback on society's view of these shoes, and with willing testers like this, it makes it easy to understand what people think after trying them out.
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Unstable Shoe Designs: Functional Implications - 0 views

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    This article discusses the unstable shoe designs of the MBT shoe, Skechers Shape Ups, and even discusses barefoot options to eleviate joint paint. They offer data gathered by biomechanics and neuromuscular experiments as well.
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Scientific Data on the Difference Between Flat Soled Shoes and Fitness Shoes - 0 views

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    This was a study done by the University of Wisconsin determining whether fitness shoes (MBT, Skechers Shape Ups, or Reebok Easy Tones) were effective or not. It gives scientific data to support their conclusion. Great website to use for information for my PLN. There is a link to the actual study which is in PDF form here as well.
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National Healthcare Reform - 0 views

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    This is an article published by the Washington Post on the national healthcare reform initiated by President Obama. This is extremely controversial not only in the healthcare field but the political field as well. It provides an overview of where the status of national healthcare is now.
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Team Desktop - 0 views

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    This is an online application that college sports coaches are now using. Our team uses it to keep us up to date on practice times, our class schedules, and annoucements from our coaches. Its great to keep us all updated and can even send mass texts from the internet.
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Mayo Clinic: Childhood Obesity - 0 views

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    The Mayo Clinic has been a leading healthcare database for a number of years. This specific article discusses symptoms, causes, risk factors etc. of obesity. It even offers advice to prevent childhood obesity and support for those with obese children.
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UDSA Public School Lunches - 0 views

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    This website provides the USDA guidelines for public school lunches and discusses the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). It has all the laws and rules and regulations that guide school lunch programs. It's great to see progress being made to improve our school lunches.
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World Health Organization - 0 views

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    This website is a national organization that covers everything from disease outbreak to nutrition to the safety of our drinking water. It offers national statistics and articles about general health and specific health topics. This is one of the professional organizations in my field, which is community health.
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Healthy Kids, Healthy Community - 0 views

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    This website is awesome. It lists some of the country's healthcare reform organizations. All these organizations are working to prevent childhood obesity and make communities healthier.
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Jessica Seinfeld's Do It Delicious - 0 views

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    This is a website for Jessica Seinfeld's book. Her book discusses how to sneak fruits and vegetables into every day food for kids. Since some kids don't like fruits and veggies, she has some innovative ideas on how to incorporate more of these into our children's diets. She is doing something that I am passionate about.
Lindsay Henry

Benefits of Meditation - 0 views

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    This webiste is good for those who like meditation and for those who are skeptical. Not only does it provide you with the benefits of meditation, it has a discussion board and blog where people can discuss meditiation. Its nice to have all the benefits compiled into one articles.
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Active Vacations - 0 views

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    This website provides travel ideas for those who want an active vacation. They offer options of walking trips, hiking trips, and even biking trips. Great for planning a vacation that includes fitness.
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