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The Hospital As Health Club; Medical centers offer supervised workouts for recovering patients and others concerned about exercise risks.
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The Washington Post
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January 25, 2000
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Copyright informationCopyright 2000 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information)
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They grunt, sweat and pump iron with a fervor. But these are not
Spandex-clad twenty-somethings working out at a trendy health club.
This is a diverse group of exercisers in a novel environment -- a
hospital-based fitness center.
They are survivors -- people who have come through heart attacks,
multiple bypasses, strokes or other life-threatening conditions.
Determined to get healthy, they have become converts to a fitness
routine. Sometimes they are joined by "deconditioned" baby boomers
who have chosen to exercise before any crisis occurs. Even active
seniors have opted to exercise in this relatively new venue to combat
the daily ravages of age, such as hypertension, diabetes, obesity, ...
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