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weight
New Israeli bill seeks to widen ad ban to all underweight models
Jewish Journal
March 5, 2012
A bill seeking to ban the use of underweight models in Israeli advertising also aims to prevent Israel\’s media from using ads produced overseas with too-thin models.
Powerlifting: She started late, but it was worth the wait
Jewish Journal
October 26, 2011
Ellen Stein is 58 years old but says she doesn’t feel like it. Indeed, Stein is a woman who seems to defy age — a competitive powerlifter who still wins meets against women born in decades when she was already well into adulthood. She is, to put it simply, a competitor, and neither age nor the improbable path that led her down the road to her sport have stopped her from proving that it’s never too late to start lifting heavy.
Got Baby Weight? Try Pilates
Maria Leone
February 24, 2005
Too many \”When are you due?\” comments that came weeks after I gave birth to my second child were all the motivation I needed to reclaim my body. I had gained 60 pounds with my first child, but I bounced back into shape with little effort.
Redefining Beauty
Naomi Pfefferman
June 21, 2001
\”Why don\’t we f— this audition and I\’ll play you right now for the part?\” she said. \”If I lose, you\’ll never see me again. But if I win, I walk out of here with the script.\”
Fat and Fit
Rachel Louise Snyder
May 3, 2001
\”The medical community says we\’re eating ourselves to an early grave,\” said Glenn Gaesser, professor of exercise physiology at the University of Virginia and author of \”Big Fat Lies\” (Fawcett 1996), \”and it\’s a big overstatement.\”
Centenarian Inspiration
Charlotte Hildebrand
November 23, 2000
Sam Dabby was 100 years old on Nov. 5, but he waited to celebrate with members of his family and friends at a Nov. 18 party given at Kahal Joseph Congregation Temple. Among the celebrants was his workout trainer, Jeremy Forte, who has been helping Dabby lift weights and exercise for the past year. \”Sam has a variety of medical challenges, but it\’s never too late to start working out,\” Forte says. \”Like Sam says, \’You don\’t have to wait a 100 years to do it.\’\”
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