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Caps' Backstrom returns to ice with team 01/11/2013 05:07pm • By: Ben Raby, WTOP.com ARLINGTON, Va. - Two days after seeing a medical specialist in Michigan, Nicklas Backstrom took part in an informal skate with 14 teammates Friday at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex and said afterwards that he expects to play when the NHL season begins next weekend. Backstro AWLA: Achieve New Year’s Resolutions With a Shelter Pet 01/08/2013 03:35pm • The Animal Welfare League of Arlington is touting the benefits of adopting a rescue animal as a pet. The Shirlington-based organization, in a press release (below), said shelter pets can help you achieve your New Year’s resolutions. Animal Welfare League of Arlington (AWLA) encourages you to ABCs of putting together a workout that works 01/07/2013 06:41pm • Fairfax Hackley, personal trainer Good to Go: Fitness trainer fathers share ways to exercise as a family 01/07/2013 01:28pm • Katie Howard, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Shhh. Don't tell my kids, but I am trying to delay investing in a Nintendo Wii Fit or XBox Kinect system as long as I can before it appears on their gift wish list. While I love the concept that you can exercise as a family -- and I have heard great reviews Maryland Terps work out, share healthy tips with local students 01/05/2013 06:42pm • Kathy Stewart, wtop.com WASHINGTON - A group of 125 Prince George's County school children were invited to "Train with the Terps" for several hours on Saturday morning at the University of Maryland's Comcast Center in College Park, Md. "We had the entire men's lacrosse team come and work with th Poll: What's your favorite running song? 12/13/2012 02:19pm • Neal Augenstein, wtop.com WASHINGTON - It can get pretty boring pounding that treadmill, or logging miles through your neighborhood. Sometimes the inspiration comes in the form of music. Lots of us have our own playlists of workout songs -- music that for some reason lets you keep putting one A little exercise, schnapps keep centenarian healthy (VIDEO) 12/12/2012 11:00pm • ROCKVILLE, Md. - You'd never know it by looking at him, but Morris Erger is 100 years old. Erger, a Rockville resident, hit the century mark on 12-12-12 and celebrated by going to one of his favorite places: the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington. As he walked in, children gathered in th Thanksgiving regrets: Avoid workout mistakes and putting on pounds 11/19/2012 06:19pm • Fairfax Hackley, personal trainer Morning Notes 10/23/2012 08:45am • Pink Fireman Raises $20,000 For Breast Cancer Research — Marshall Moneymaker, the Bethesda firefighter who wears pink in memory of the three sisters he lost to breast cancer, helped raise more than $20,000 for research at the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk For the Cure. The Facts Behind Ma Hard-hit Ponder, RG3 meet as Vikings face Redskins 10/14/2012 02:55pm • By JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Last Christmas Eve near the nation's capital, Christian Ponder dropped back to pass and went down in a crowd, the last blow coming from Washington Redskins linebacker London Fletcher. Ponder's neck and head twisted to the right as his body fell On the Run Blog: The home stretch 10/09/2012 07:57pm • Editor's Note: To mark a milestone birthday, WTOP's Paula Wolfson has signed up to run the Marine Corps Marathon. She will be sharing her journey along the way in a series of blog posts. Paula Wolfson, wtop.com WASHINGTON - One of the benefits of being a health reporter on the run - literally Owls attacking runners in D.C. area 09/27/2012 10:54am • Neal Augenstein, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Runners in Rock Creek Park are used to enjoying the beauty of nature during their workouts. But owls attacking passersby aren't quite as enjoyable. "I felt this scraping sensation along the right side of my head, and much to my amazement an owl flew away Boost your workout with interval training 08/30/2012 05:27pm • Dr. Oz, the Daily Dose Some sharks like freshwater, too (VIDEO) 08/16/2012 02:33pm • WASHINGTON - Don't get too comfortable swimming in that cool, refreshing river. It might not be the ocean, but that doesn't mean sharks aren't lurking beneath the surface. The toothy predators can be found in placid lakes, estuaries, large streams and rivers when the climate is warm, temperat Paul Ryan's workout routine 08/13/2012 05:55pm • Fairfax Hackley, personal trainer