| " Now emergency department physicians from the University of California-Irvine Medical Center have found that, although boys still drink, fail to use seat belts and die in car crashes more often than girls, girls began to narrow the gap in all measures between 1995 and 2004. " " Poring over 10 years of car crash data compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, researchers found that automobile fatalities showed a marked increase among young women of legal drinking age — those 21 to 24 — during the period studied. The results were presented recently at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine's annual meeting. " " Dr. Virginia Tsai of UC Irvine says the drive for gender equality should affect the way emergency room doctors interact with young women patients when they have been brought in, say, after a minor accident. Given young women's growing propensity to drink, drive and get into deadly crashes, physicians should not skip the lecture on alcohol and seat belt use just because the patient isn't a boy, Tsai says. " " "The time and conversation the staff may have with them... may save their lives," Tsai says. " " - Bottom line: Expect to see significant fat loss, to build lean, shapely muscles and to achieve the arms, belly and butt of your dreams in just minutes a day. " " - The skinny: The bikini haunting you from the closet won't seem so scary after this workout. The sweat-dripping, heart-pumping, weight-bearing exercises combined with light cardio moves will whip you into shape just in time for that beach vacation. " " Fellas, don't stop reading just yet. This video will work for you, too. The DVD has six sections to choose from — a warm-up; "tank-top arms"; "bikini belly"; "boy shorts bottom"; "total-body toning"; and a cool-down. " " You can choose to play it all at once or mix it up. The warm-up is 8 minutes. The total-body is 15 minutes, and the other sections vary in length. " " I always recommend starting with a warm-up, even if it's not included in the workout routine. This warm-up doesn't disappoint. For beginners, this may be all you need. Over time, you can build up to include other segments. Leave out the weights to start, and pause the DVD if you need a break. " " All toning circuits begin with Lessig showing the movement slowly, then picking up the pace. Most of the exercises are recognizable, but she changes them slightly to give you the maximum benefit from the move. " " - Cool feature: With each move, a pop-up tells you which muscle you're working. When I got to "gymnast abs," I felt like I needed to be a gymnast to do it. The move is performed by stretching your legs out in front of you, placing your hands on the floor on either side of your body then pushing your back side off the floor while keeping your feet on the floor and your back straight. " " - One word of advice: Modify. I quickly learned the only way I was able to do it was to make a fist. This was good for me. Now I have a goal, because I must conquer "gymnast abs." " " The total-body conditioning includes toning, weight and cardio, one exercise after another. It can be tough, but that's the point. You are going to challenge your muscles to work in a different way and you will see results. " " After just one nonstop of all six circuits, my ponytail was lopsided and I was a sweaty mess, but I felt great and full of energy. " " - A quick forecast into the future of beauty: Believe it or not, botox may be used to treat depression;
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