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Talent Elementary students learn to tinker ... Our View: Oregon students need job skills training ... Medford MLK Jr. celebration: "Progress is not inevitable" ... Talent Elementary students learn to tinker ... Our View: Oregon students need job skills training ... Health Watch: Get abs in the a.m. Comment MailTribune.com Writer Posted Jan. 16, 2015 @ 12:01 am Posted Jan. 16, 2015 @ 12:01 am » Social News TIP OF THE WEEK Abs: the enviable body part that everybody wants but are tough to get. To make the six-pack process easier, commit to an early morning core session four to five days a week in addition to your normal workouts. Right when the alarm clock goes off, spend a few minutes focusing on your middle before hopping in the shower. A consistent morning abdominal routine will start your day on an active note and help turn a pipedream of flat abs into reality. Seven-minute morning abs: An awesome option to engage your core come sunrise is a quick but sweaty seven-minute workout. Pick seven ab exercises-you can mix them up each day-and perform each for one minute. The goal is to transition from exercise to exercise without any rest. Although only seven minutes long, your abs will be burning by the time this tough mini-workout is over. Plank off: Jump out of bed and hit the floor. The plank is an extremely efficient isometric exercise that works not only your core but your upper and lower body, too. How long can you hold a plank? Challenge yourself to a plank off one morning a week and try to add five seconds each time. Don’t omit the obliques: On the road to flat abs, the obliques cannot be pushed to the wayside. Although extremely important in shaping your middle, the muscles on the side of your core are often forgotten in favor of focusing on the lower abs. Don’t make this mistake; the best abs require balance! Bicycle crunches, Russian twists, and side planks are three of the best oblique-centric exercises to work into your morning core routine. Set your alarm clock 10 minutes early and work on your six-pack! — Life Fitness NUMBER TO KNOW 5,900: The average American walks about 5,900 steps a day. Want to add to that number and walk your way toward better health? Try a pedometer. It doesn’t have to be anything fancy, though devices like the FitBit can also monitor your sleep, weight, exercise and more. With FitBit, users typically try to up their steps to 10,000 per day. — More Content Now CHILDREN’S HEALTH Concussion research: A new study on concussions in adolescents rebuts the commonly accepted notion that young people need rest after sustaining a concussion. According to researcher Dr. Danny G. Thomas of the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, adolescent concussion patients who were told to rest for three to five days even showed more symptoms in the end than patients who were not given the same instructions. — More Content Now SENIOR HEALTH Let there be light: Doctors and mental health-care professionals say that seniors can ward off the “winter blues” by spending some time outside during the daytime. The natural light can be a big boost against seasonal affective disorder, even if you can only get outside for brief periods every day. — More Content Now NEW RESEARCH A nice start: Researchers at Harvard University recently found that porridge could be the key to longevity, reducing the risk of dying from heart disease. The study monitored more than 100,000 people for more than 14 years, keeping track of their diet and health outcomes. The study found that for each ounce of whole grains eaten a day, the risk of all death was reduced by 5 percent and heart deaths by 9 percent. — More Content Now MailTribune.com Writer Posted Jan. 16, 2015 @ 12:01 am » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. 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