Chewing the fat over extreme workouts (The Palm Beach Post)

On The Biggest Loser, contestants arrive fat and leave thin. And in between, they go through an intense fitness regimen that is, to put a good face on it, grueling.

TV Show Makes Weight Loss Look too Easy, Fitness Experts Say (The Lakeland Ledger)

The hours-long, athlete-level routines take place from the get-go. And mainstream physical health experts are appalled by such extreme workouts. "This is another example of taking a serious health condition and almost mocking it."

Fitness calendar (Asheville Citizen-Times)

Submit entries at least two weeks in advance to Fitness Calendar, P.O. Box 2090, Asheville, NC 28802, e-mail to melmoore@CITIZEN-TIMES.com or fax to 251-0585.

Community Calendar (Northbrook Star)

Deadline for calendar items is 10 days in advance of the desired publication date. Send information on clubs, lectures, community events, religious events, reunions, support groups and singles to: Community Calendar, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026; fax to (847) 486-7451 or e-mail to glenview@pioneerlocal.com.

Conditioning a good first step in acing high-school tryouts (Tallahassee Democrat)

I will be trying out for my high school team this year in a couple of months. I really want to make the team for my first time. Do you have any suggestions that would help me accomplish this?