To maintain your muscles, aim for 20 minutes of strength-training exercises two to three times a week -- with at least one day off in between workouts so your muscles have time to rest, recover, and grow.
University of Washington graduate student Peter Kithene has won $25,000 as a CNN Heroes Honoree. Kithene, 25, was chosen as one of six honorees out of 7,000 nominations sent in by CNN viewers in 93 countries.
He received the award during a live, global broadcast Thursday night in New York. In late November, he won $10,000 as one of 18 CNN Heroes finalists. According to CNN, the Heroes program honors "unheralded heroes - people driven to exceptional achievement in service to others."
Date updated: January 26, 2007
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