Women's Sports and Fitness 1996 - Abstracts

Women's Sports and Fitness 1996
TitleSubjectAuthors
Absolutely fabulous: talk-jock Nanci Donnellan is the Howard Stern of the sports set.Women's issues/gender studiesFaye Penn
A hunting she will go. (participating in a weekend workshop called Becoming an Outdoors-Woman)Women's issues/gender studiesSuzanne Schlosberg
A new approach: footwear that lets you jump from one activity to another without changing shoes. (multi-sport boots)(Evaluation)Women's issues/gender studiesJane McConnell
A ride on the wild side. (all-female horseback riding trip in Wyoming)(includes travel information)Women's issues/gender studiesDale Leatherman
A second look at antioxidants.(includes related article on vitamin supplements)Women's issues/gender studiesJanis Jibrin
Back at the ranch: this ski season, head west for a trip of a different ilk. (guest ranches)Women's issues/gender studiesNancy Coulter-Parker
Back in balance: give yourself a sporting chance by focusing on proper alignment.(back awareness)Women's issues/gender studiesMaura Rhodes
Being one with the team: a triathlete goes one-on-two with Stanford basketball stars. (Wendy Ingraham)(Cover Story)(Panel Discussion)Women's issues/gender studies 
Big-city bugaboo: what's a nice girl like me doing in a place like this? (outdoorswoman in New York City)(Column)Women's issues/gender studiesAimee Berg
Break out. (varying weight training routines)(includes related article on spotting)Women's issues/gender studiesSuzanne Schlosberg, Liz Neporent
By land or by sea: exercise your body and mind while you explore historic Boston. (Massachusetts)(includes travel information)Women's issues/gender studiesSarah Bowen Shea
Can athletic wrongs be righted? (controversy over steroid use by the East German team during the 1976 Olympics)Women's issues/gender studiesRuss Ewald
Can one shoe fit all? A look at the new breed of cross-trainers can help you decide whether to diversify or consolidate.(includes a related article on gear guidelines)(Buyers Guide)Women's issues/gender studiesJanet Lee, Heather Bernard
Center of attention: Rebecca Lobo has become the poster girl for women's basketball and the sport couldn't ask for a better role model.(includes list of women most likely to be picked for the NCAA Division I Final Four)Women's issues/gender studiesMary Duffy, Heather Bernard, Erin Kuniholm
Children at risk: adventure and endurance sports aren't kid stuff, but increasing numbers of kids are participating in them. Should they be?Women's issues/gender studiesSarah Henry
Club Cape Cod: off season is the best time to explore New England's playground.(includes travel information)Women's issues/gender studiesBeth Livermore
Courting a better serve: how to fine-tune your secret weapon. (tennis serve)Women's issues/gender studiesAlyssa Lustigman
Courting fame and fortune. (tennis player Chanda Rubin)(Interview)Women's issues/gender studiesDavid Higdon
Curtain call: guess what, adventurers? Rock climbing is just the tip of the iceberg.(ice climbing)Women's issues/gender studiesNancy Prichard
Diversity training. (women's running shoes)(Evaluation)Women's issues/gender studiesSarah Bowen Shea
Dueling pyramids: four - count 'em four - food guides are vying for your dietary loyalty. Who's right?(Nutrition)Women's issues/gender studiesJennifer Rapaport
Emotional healing. (mental aspects of recovering from a sports injury)Women's issues/gender studiesLisa Morgan
Entering the machine age: feeling intimidated by new-fangled excercise equipment? Here, advice, tips and workouts to ease gym anxiety.Women's issues/gender studiesJay Shafran
Equal-opportunity exercise: to avoid injury and tweak performance, get your body in balance.(Workout)Women's issues/gender studiesLiz Neoporent
Fat-tire fantasy. (mountain biking in and around Austin, Texas)(includes travel information)Women's issues/gender studiesRichard Zelade
Feet don't fail me now. (competing in the Nationwide Insurance Hood-to-Coast Relay race)Women's issues/gender studiesNancy Prichard
Fruit, veggies and a side of pesticide: for years people have been bugging out about bug spray. Should we still worry?(Nutrition)Women's issues/gender studiesMaura Rhodes
Getting head strong: how not to miss workouts - or good times out - because of aching migraines.Women's issues/gender studiesKathryn Sergeant Brown
Going back to the ranch: a summer sojourn in a Western landscape is a delicious reward for the daily grind.(Column)Women's issues/gender studiesAnn Symonds
Going somewhere. (guide to running 5K races)(includes related articles on hills, popular races and Web resources)(Cover Story)Women's issues/gender studiesLiz Neporent, Bob Cooper, Stephen Stuebner
Grand canyons. (backpacking through narrow canyons in Southern Utah)(includes related article on safety tips)Women's issues/gender studiesJean Weiss
Harness the energy. (Eastern mind-body concept known as qi)(includes related article on various bodywork techniques)Women's issues/gender studiesStacey Colino
Have you had your tofu today? For the health-conscience, soy has become the superfood du jour. (includes a related article on various soy products)Women's issues/gender studiesMaureen Connolly
Heading down under: a hiker's world turns inside out when she ventures beneath the earth's crust. (caving)(includes resource information)Women's issues/gender studiesCindy Ross, Erin Kuniholm
Honeymoon in Tibet.(includes travel information)Women's issues/gender studiesDimity McDowell, Sharon Herbstman, Erin Kuniholm, Susie Patterson
Hoop du jour: basketball is now the number-one sport among high-school girls. Is it too late for you to get into the spin?Women's issues/gender studiesRebecca Johnson
I did the Iditasport: riding a bike 150 miles through the wilds of Alaska is no walk in the park.Women's issues/gender studiesMonique Cole
In the middle of nowhere: escape into the wilderness of Michigan's remote Upper Peninsula.(includes travel information)Women's issues/gender studiesJoe Bower
Intolerable: does the Ben Wright saga signal an end to the fight against homophobia in women's sports, or just the beginning? (golf commentator)Women's issues/gender studiesJulie Phillips
Iron. (triathlete Suzann Mouw battles cancer)Women's issues/gender studiesMichele Bitoun Blecher
Is your bike right? (proper bike fit)(includes related article on bike equipment)(Cover Story)Women's issues/gender studiesTracey Minkin, Jill Yesko
Joint efforts: you don't have to be sidelined by osteoarthritis.(includes related article on easing symptoms)Women's issues/gender studiesMichele Meyer
Lost in space? (the role of proprioceptors in body movement)(Minding Your Body)Women's issues/gender studiesEileen Hansen
Men need not apply. (women's sailing school)(includes related article on choosing a women's sports camp)Women's issues/gender studiesMaryalice Yakutchik
No gut feeling, no glory: in some sports, a woman's intuition - and her ability to use it - are just as important as her physical prowess.Women's issues/gender studiesJean Weiss
Of ice and men. (adventuring in Patagonia, Chile)Women's issues/gender studiesKaren Titus
Olympic wannabes. (sports that are seeking to become official Olympic events)Women's issues/gender studiesJoe Bower
Power play. (the Omega Institute's Power Yoga Workout)Women's issues/gender studiesJill Yesko
Programmed for success: get more from your workouts with training software. (Software Review)(Evaluation)Women's issues/gender studiesJanet Weller
Proving our Olympic mettle: a history of women in the Olympics.Women's issues/gender studiesJane Leder
Race against the enemy. (ten tips on how to plan a charity athletic event)(Activism)Women's issues/gender studiesMaria Vetrano
Ride on, sister; check out the hottest new snowboards, boots and bindings for women.(Buyers Guide)Women's issues/gender studiesNancy Coulter-Parker
Roll models. (woman who in-line skate)(Skate! A Woman's Guide to everything In-Line)Women's issues/gender studiesLarry Bartholomew
Skates that rate. (women's in-line skates; includes related articles on bearings and safety equipment)(Skate! A Woman's Guide to Everything In-Line)(Evaluation)Women's issues/gender studiesNatalie Kurylko, Erin Kuniholm, Anna Hargraves
So close, so far. (account of an attempt to make a long-distance swim from Cuba to Florida)Women's issues/gender studiesKate Hayward
So I wanna be a superstar; you got a problem with that? (basketball player Lisa Leslie)(Interview)(Cover Story)Women's issues/gender studiesAnna Seaton Huntington
Something's got to give; if your workouts are starting to drag, it may be that your life is the cause (or vice versa).(includes related article on rest)Women's issues/gender studiesTherese Iknoian, Lynne Cox
Speed up your workout; these intervals will help you get faster and more focused. (includes details about other interval training techniques)Women's issues/gender studiesMichele Bitoun Blecher
Spinning life's lessons. (a woman describes her love of bicycling)(Column)Women's issues/gender studiesSusan Sabin
Storming the mountain (quietly). (competitive skier Hilary Lindh)(Interview)Women's issues/gender studiesFrith Maier
Strokes of strength: ever asthmatic and nonathletic, Christopher Reeve's mom lately has a new lease on life - competitive rowing. (Barbara Johnson)Women's issues/gender studiesMarny Smith
Taking your lumps: the latest research says sugar won't hurt your health and may even help your performance.(includes related article on other sweeteners)Women's issues/gender studiesJulie Walsh
Tales of whitewater. (female whitewater rafting guides)Women's issues/gender studiesDimity McDowell, Erin Kuniholm, Caroline Arlen
That marathon called life. (a woman finishes her first marathon)Women's issues/gender studiesKim Marshall
The active activists. (women who are working for social or environmental causes)(includes list of worthy charities and social agencies)Women's issues/gender studiesElaine Glusac, Dimity McDowell, Edward Goldstein, Jane Gottesman, Greg Truman, Rebecca Swinehart
The beat goes on: how top athletes get in the groove. (athletes list their favorite workout music)Women's issues/gender studiesAnne Dowling
The best of '96: 10 great-performing bicycles designed with women in mind.(includes related articles on bicycling)(Evaluation)(Cover Story)Women's issues/gender studiesTracey Minkin, Susan Weaver, Lisa Peters O'Brien
The disease-phyters: nutrition fads come and go, but phytochemicals may be the real thing.Women's issues/gender studiesStacey Colino
The hottest thing on two skis: a mix of ice skating and cross-country skiing, skate skiing is taking the U.S by storm.Women's issues/gender studiesDiane Tegmeyer
The lowdown on high-altitude sickness: what to know before you move up in the world.Women's issues/gender studiesJenny McCune
The new skinny on fat. (dietary fat may have health benefits)(Nutrition)Women's issues/gender studiesJo Ostgarden
The pedal-pushing patrol. (police officers on bicycles)Women's issues/gender studiesMark J. Petracca
There's the catch. (learning to throw and catch balls)(includes related article on stretching)Women's issues/gender studiesSharon Herbstman
The shape of things to come. (parabolic skis)(includes information on testing out the new skis)Women's issues/gender studiesClaudia Carbone
The soccer standoff. (sports attorney helps negotiate contract for the U.S. National Women's Soccer Team)Women's issues/gender studiesEllen Zavian
The two Dominiques: one Olympic veteran and one neophyte prepare to take the floor ... and beam and bars. (gymnasts: medalist Dominique Dawes and newcomer Dominique Moceanu)(Road to Atlanta)Women's issues/gender studiesJane Gottsman
Urban renewal: these days, you can leave the city pressure behind - without leaving the city at all.Women's issues/gender studiesJeffrey Fisher
What's in a name; the legal question of whose workouts can be called Pilates has become the soap opera of the exercise world.Women's issues/gender studiesJudith Zimmer
Wheel appeal. (in-line skating; includes details about the skating scene in five major cities)(Skate! A Woman's Guide to Everything In-Line)Women's issues/gender studiesBeth M. Howard, Alyssa Lustigman
When more women play everybody wins.(Women's Sports Foundation Special Section)Women's issues/gender studies 
When the smoke clears: nature is both exquisite and cruel - and during fire season, inescapable.(Column)Women's issues/gender studiesJackie Johnson Maughan
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