Governor David Paterson has proposed to boost the sales tax on health club fees and services four percent to raise more money to fix New York's ailing economy. Yet many gym members would be feeling the burn in their wallets. ‘I think it is ridiculous. I think you should tax fat food and tax pollution, something that is more negative,’ says gym member Susan Cappozzoli. ‘If anything, they should be subsidizing gym memberships and decreasing gym memberships so you could encourage people to go to the gym and avoid obesity and other health issues,’ says gym member Joel Feliciano.
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Although the proper exercise can help people deal with and alleviate chronic neck and back pain, a new study shows that health professionals may not be prescribing it as often as they should. Less than half of the nearly 700 people surveyed — all of whom had seen a physician, chiropractor or physical therapist in the past year for chronic back or neck pain — were prescribed exercise, the study found.
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By Jason R. Karp
January 2008
Studies measuring the effectiveness of cardio equipment reveal that the tried-and-true treadmill is still tops.
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