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(University of Colorado Denver) A new program and brochure from the University of Colorado Cancer Canter, approved by the American College of Sports Medicine, makes designing and monitoring post-cancer exercise easy.

The resource is for patients and cancer physicians.

The nation’s capital has claimed the top spot in the American College of Sports Medicine’s list of America’s fittest cities for the third straight year.

When the treadmill routine is getting tiresome and fitness classes at the gym have become a bore, maybe it's time to spice things up with some dance moves! Dancing is a great way to increase stamina and endurance, and many types of dances qualify as a great aerobic workout.

While you might not get a Dancing with the Stars-esque body after your routines, you will be on your way to better health when you show off those moves consistently.

Here are a few high-calorie burning dance routines that may just get you into shape this season:

Drinking cherry juice could help ease the pain for people who run, according to new research from Oregon Health & Science University presented at the American College of Sports Medicine Conference in Seattle, Wash.

The study showed people who drank tart cherry juice while training for a long distance run reported significantly less pain after exercise than those who didn't.

Post-exercise pain can often indicate muscle damage or debilitating injuries.

(Georgetown University Medical Center) The cardiovascular fitness level of cancer survivors is not affected by many standard cancer therapies, say researchers from Georgetown University Medical Cancer.

That is the finding of a new observational study to be presented today at the American College of Sports Medicine in Seattle.