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Featuring smooth leather cushion, a cast aluminum frame and modern technology, the relaxation armchair offers ergonomic comfort, as it automatically adjusts the angle and the body-weight of the user through pneumatic jacks.
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After a few months, Mr. Gorta slowly added body-weight exercises, like push ups on his knees and crunches.
A Tailor-Made Plan to Lose Weight Christopher Shay 2011
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There is a therapeutic pool, which includes a hydraulic lift to help injured patients into the water and a body-weight treadmill, on which patients are strapped to a harness that supports them while they walk hospital staffers also provide assistance.
Gabrielle Giffords's transfer to Houston for arduous rehabilitation went 'flawlessly,' doctors say David Nakamura 2011
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As he lowered his body-weight percentage, more air filled the chamber to lift him higher, and he felt less resistance against his feet.
A Space-Age Powered Comeback Mike Sielski 2011
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By using their baleen like a parachute and sucking in their body-weight in water in one go, then straining it out:
Boing Boing 2009
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That's why participation in organized activities correlates with better academic performance and even lower body-weight.
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Two weeks later, the weight started coming off again and she quickly attained her body-weight goal while marveling at the amazing new energy she had to use for her family and her business.
Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy JJ Virgin 2010
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That's why participation in organized activities correlates with better academic performance and even lower body-weight.
Laura Vanderkam: Are We Over-Scheduling Our Children? Laura Vanderkam 2010
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Your New Normal is what you've been dreaming about. remember that the grass may be greener on the other body-weight side, but you still have to mow it.
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When traveling, it is best to do body-weight exercises such as push-ups, sit-ups, lunges and squats, she says.
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