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535 N. Michigan Ave.
Who eats: Media and advertising mavens, shoppers toting logoed bags, and tourists seeking refuge from the endless Avenue procession
Why eat: It's reasonably priced American fare in a casual, comfortable oasis for the cognoscenti or anyone who can find the street entrance to the second-floor dining room, tucked next to a furrier and above a bank.
Ambience: After an escalator ride up and a left turn at the furrier, diners are greeted by a hostess stand and usually a 15-minute lunchtime wait. Chickens spin in a giant rotisserie by the door,, with a large bar and an open kitchen providing an appetite-stoking diversion. Plush booths wind around the dining room, each gently illuminated by an overhead light and a candle. Rows of tables line a long window overlooking the , offering a brighter and busier vibe.
Dress code: A melange of business casual, downtown fashionista and tourist shorts, T-shirts and gym shoes
Service: A server clad entirely in black promptly takes and retrieves drink orders and hands off the table to a second server,, who reviews the daily specials. Service is friendly and attentive,, but unobtrusive. Drinks are magically refilled before the onset of slurping.
Noise factor: The sound is lively but muted enough for inside voices. Jazz plays gently in the background, a piano at the ready for nighttime entertainment. A veritable cone of silence seems to engulf the booths, making intimate conversation surprisingly intimate.
Overheard: "I don't want to hear about how many times you called; that's what you're supposed to do. When you snag the fish,, that's what matters."
Cellphone reception/Wi-Fi: Service is good,, but cellphone use is discouraged. No Wi-Fi.
Reliable options: Macho salad with roasted chicken ($17), prime rib French dip sandwich with fries ($19), veggie burger with Monterey jack and roasted peanut cole slaw ($15), mac & cheese side with walnut cornbread crumbles ($6)
Expect to pay: $40 to $50 for two
Contacts: 312-644-3524; hillstone
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<div id="story-body-text"> <BR> NEW YORK (Reuters) - Along with mother's cooking and the family dog, regular exercise is too often among the childish things young adults leave behind when they make the move from home to college.<br><br>Attention should be paid to this drop off,, experts say,, because those inactive in youth tend to remain inactive over their lifetime.<br><br> "The transition from late adolescence to early adulthood represents the most dramatic declines in physical activity across a person's life," according to Dr. Matthew Kwan, a researcher at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada.<br><br>Kwan said campaigns tend to focus on increasing activity in adults.<br><br>"That's important, but it's when declines have already occurred," he said. "This is a critical period where we can actually intervene."<br><br>In a recent study that followed 683 Canadian adolescents from 12 to 15 years old for 12 years, researchers headed by Kwan found a 24 percent decrease in physical activity from adolescence to early adulthood.<br><br>The research, which appeared in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, showed declines were steepest among young men entering university or college. Kwan said it might be a consequence of the big drop off in organized sports activity after high school.<br><br>"Team sports, varsity activities tend to decrease or drop off entirely," he explained. "For those who go to college,, studies become more important. Then there's the social aspect that eats up their disposable time as well."<br><br>Women, already less active in high school, showed only a modest decline in physical activity.<br><br>"It may be that girls experience the greatest declines earlier in adolescence," Kwan said.<br><br>Comparing the drop in physical activity to other risky behaviors such as smoking and binge-drinking, researchers found that while smoking and drinking began to plateau in early adulthood, inactivity continues its downward slide.<br><br>"Smoking and binge drinking grab a lot of focus,, but physical activity continues to decline," he said. "It never really gets back up. As they get older, people just get more inactive."<br><br>Dr. James Pivarnik, an expert with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), said much depends on the college or university.<br><br>"Does the university you attend have the infrastructure to facilitate organized exercises, fitness centers, intramural sports?" said Pivarnik,, an exercise physiologist at . "The built environment, as we call it, has a lot to do with how active people are."<br><br>Pivarnik, who is active in ACSM's "Exercise is Medicine On Campus," initiative to promote physical activity at colleges and universities, suggests that students factor in fitness opportunities when deciding which school to attend.<br><br>"It could be almost a recruiting tool -- show me your workout facility," he said. "Most of these kids are changing their environment. It could be a factor."<br><br>To create a more fitness friendly campus, Pivarnik suggests, find out what works in other places. Then get the administration on board.<br><br>"(Increasing) walking paths, changing where people park, providing access to facilities," he said. "You can't just say 'We need $15 million dollars'. You've got to show some suggestions."<br><br>And ask questions. He notes that some universities reserve the athletic facilities for their athletes. They are off limits to the general student population.<br><br>"Why can't we use the athletic facilities?" he said. "Can't we have open swim or running on the track? Sometimes it's just simple communication."</div> | <div id="story-body-text"> <BR> NEW YORK (Reuters) - Along with mother's cooking and the family dog, regular exercise is too often among the childish things young adults leave behind when they make the move from home to college.<br><br>Attention should be paid to this drop off,, experts say,, because those inactive in youth tend to remain inactive over their lifetime.<br><br> "The transition from late adolescence to early adulthood represents the most dramatic declines in physical activity across a person's life," according to Dr. Matthew Kwan, a researcher at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada.<br><br>Kwan said campaigns tend to focus on increasing activity in adults.<br><br>"That's important, but it's when declines have already occurred," he said. "This is a critical period where we can actually intervene."<br><br>In a recent study that followed 683 Canadian adolescents from 12 to 15 years old for 12 years, researchers headed by Kwan found a 24 percent decrease in physical activity from adolescence to early adulthood.<br><br>The research, which appeared in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, showed declines were steepest among young men entering university or college. Kwan said it might be a consequence of the big drop off in organized sports activity after high school.<br><br>"Team sports, varsity activities tend to decrease or drop off entirely," he explained. "For those who go to college,, studies become more important. Then there's the social aspect that eats up their disposable time as well."<br><br>Women, already less active in high school, showed only a modest decline in physical activity.<br><br>"It may be that girls experience the greatest declines earlier in adolescence," Kwan said.<br><br>Comparing the drop in physical activity to other risky behaviors such as smoking and binge-drinking, researchers found that while smoking and drinking began to plateau in early adulthood, inactivity continues its downward slide.<br><br>"Smoking and binge drinking grab a lot of focus,, but physical activity continues to decline," he said. "It never really gets back up. As they get older, people just get more inactive."<br><br>Dr. James Pivarnik, an expert with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), said much depends on the college or university.<br><br>"Does the university you attend have the infrastructure to facilitate organized exercises, fitness centers, intramural sports?" said Pivarnik,, an exercise physiologist at . "The built environment, as we call it, has a lot to do with how active people are."<br><br>Pivarnik, who is active in ACSM's "Exercise is Medicine On Campus," initiative to promote physical activity at colleges and universities, suggests that students factor in fitness opportunities when deciding which school to attend.<br><br>"It could be almost a recruiting tool -- show me your workout facility," he said. "Most of these kids are changing their environment. It could be a factor."<br><br>To create a more fitness friendly campus, Pivarnik suggests, find out what works in other places. Then get the administration on board.<br><br>"(Increasing) walking paths, changing where people park, providing access to facilities," he said. "You can't just say 'We need $15 million dollars'. You've got to show some suggestions."<br><br>And ask questions. He notes that some universities reserve the athletic facilities for their athletes. They are off limits to the general student population.<br><br>"Why can't we use the athletic facilities?" he said. "Can't we have open swim or running on the track? Sometimes it's just simple communication."</div> | ||
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| + | <div id="story-body-text">Not that long ago coach stood at a podium after a rare lousy performance and implored players in his own inimitable way.,<br><br>"Do. Your. Job.'' Thibodeau barked in his baritone voice April 16 after the Bulls lost at home to the .<br><br>After a loss much more troubling than that one — Tuesday's 109-92 stunner in Game 2 of the quarterfinals against the — the time has come for Thibodeau to repeat those simple but strong words.<br><br>This time, he can say them in front of a mirror.<br><br>Suddenly, this series is on Thibs.<br><br>Do. Your. Job.<br><br>Nothing gives Thibodeau a better chance to confirm he truly is one of the 's best coaches than the Bulls' current dilemma. Nothing would justify all the praise and respect Thibodeau has received more than winning a playoff series without his best player.<br><br>To do so,, even more than responding to subtle adjustments by 76ers coach — who outfoxed him Tuesday — Thibodeau needs to find a way to get the Bulls to stop grieving and start playing. To stop looking like a team biding time until walks through that door — he isn't any time soon — and start being the confident, aggressive team they still can be without him.<br><br>The Bulls blew the only game of the playoffs it made sense to draw inspiration from Rose, but now they must move on mentally. Like it or not, the basketball year 2012 A.D. — After Derrick — has begun, so Thibodeau must get the Bulls to embrace it by forgetting what they lack and focusing on what they have.<br><br>If the Bulls become only the third No. 1 seed to get eliminated by a No. 8 seed since the first round expanded to best-of-seven in 2003, no acceptable excuse will explain it — not even Rose's injury.<br><br>The 76ers aren't the or even the Celtics or Hawks. This isn't the , where flukes abound and parity reigns every year. The Bulls won 18 of 27 regular-season games Rose missed. Sure, the postseason is different — but not so different that the Bulls' 13 other players forgot how to win because one guy was on crutches.<br><br>Keep in mind that even without Rose, the Bulls have an edge in talent and experience over the 76ers. They had home-court advantage. I found it illogical to blame Thibodeau,, like half of Chicago did, for any role in Rose's knee injury during the final minutes of a 12-point victory. It would be easier to hold Thibodeau responsible for losing to the 76ers if the Bulls inexplicably let a lesser team oust them.<br><br>The day after Rose tore his ACL, Thibodeau reassured a shaky city with a statement hardly considered radical.<br><br>"We have more than enough to win with,'' Thibodeau said.<br><br>This series, I agree. Now it falls on Thibodeau more than anybody to fulfill that promise.<br><br>When the Bears lost Jay Cutler to a broken thumb and missed the playoffs, it exposed former general manager 's failure to supply coach with a dependable backup quarterback. When the lost for 22 games with a concussion,, it reminded us how GM failed to address the need for a second-line center. But when Rose went down, it put the onus on Thibodeau to get the most out of the deepest roster in the NBA, assembled by Bulls executives and .<br><br>Their good work is done. Thibodeau's really is just beginning.<br><br>Collins foiled the Bulls with two decisions Thibodeau never countered successfully: Starting to guard and trapping less defensively without Rose in the lineup to chase and off screens. Your move, Thibs.<br><br>Evidence of coaching also can be seen in defense and rebounding — the Bulls' two most glaring weaknesses in Game 2 when the 76ers shot 59 percent and outrebounded them 38-32. The absence of Rose didn't affect the Bulls' interior depth, yet the 76ers scored 52 points in the paint compared to 34 in Game 1.<br><br>Was Rose's absence the reason played only eight minutes when the 76ers owned the lane? Why did Hamilton play only 10 minutes over the final three quarters after such a strong opening? Why were there no defensive answers for Philly's Big 3 that combined for 65 points — , and Turner — who aren't exactly James, Wade and Bosh? Does a team lacking "fight,,'' as Thibodeau said, indict its players or the coach more?<br><br>Yes, from to to every disappointing Bulls player, they need to do their jobs better. But they aren't the only ones.<br><br><i></i><br><br><i>Twitter @DavidHaugh</i></div> | ||
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Along with mother's cooking and the family dog, regular exercise is too often among the childish things young adults leave behind when they make the move from home to college.
Attention should be paid to this drop off,, experts say,, because those inactive in youth tend to remain inactive over their lifetime.
"The transition from late adolescence to early adulthood represents the most dramatic declines in physical activity across a person's life," according to Dr. Matthew Kwan, a researcher at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada.
Kwan said campaigns tend to focus on increasing activity in adults.
"That's important, but it's when declines have already occurred," he said. "This is a critical period where we can actually intervene."
In a recent study that followed 683 Canadian adolescents from 12 to 15 years old for 12 years, researchers headed by Kwan found a 24 percent decrease in physical activity from adolescence to early adulthood.
The research, which appeared in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, showed declines were steepest among young men entering university or college. Kwan said it might be a consequence of the big drop off in organized sports activity after high school.
"Team sports, varsity activities tend to decrease or drop off entirely," he explained. "For those who go to college,, studies become more important. Then there's the social aspect that eats up their disposable time as well."
Women, already less active in high school, showed only a modest decline in physical activity.
"It may be that girls experience the greatest declines earlier in adolescence," Kwan said.
Comparing the drop in physical activity to other risky behaviors such as smoking and binge-drinking, researchers found that while smoking and drinking began to plateau in early adulthood, inactivity continues its downward slide.
"Smoking and binge drinking grab a lot of focus,, but physical activity continues to decline," he said. "It never really gets back up. As they get older, people just get more inactive."
Dr. James Pivarnik, an expert with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), said much depends on the college or university.
"Does the university you attend have the infrastructure to facilitate organized exercises, fitness centers, intramural sports?" said Pivarnik,, an exercise physiologist at . "The built environment, as we call it, has a lot to do with how active people are."
Pivarnik, who is active in ACSM's "Exercise is Medicine On Campus," initiative to promote physical activity at colleges and universities, suggests that students factor in fitness opportunities when deciding which school to attend.
"It could be almost a recruiting tool -- show me your workout facility," he said. "Most of these kids are changing their environment. It could be a factor."
To create a more fitness friendly campus, Pivarnik suggests, find out what works in other places. Then get the administration on board.
"(Increasing) walking paths, changing where people park, providing access to facilities," he said. "You can't just say 'We need $15 million dollars'. You've got to show some suggestions."
And ask questions. He notes that some universities reserve the athletic facilities for their athletes. They are off limits to the general student population.
"Why can't we use the athletic facilities?" he said. "Can't we have open swim or running on the track? Sometimes it's just simple communication."
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Prevents: Injuries throughout your body because the hammock literally supports your muscles and your back to decompress and hydrate your spine while you're in a yoga class.
How it works: The hammock hangs from the ceiling when you take an anti-gravity yoga class,, and the instructors will show you how to wrap the hammock directly around your spine or your entire back to give complete support to that particular area while practicing yoga.
The experts: "It can also be used to support your arms or legs while you're in various yoga poses to take pressure of your back and help prevent unnecessary strain." - Jess Gronholm,, a yoga instructor at CrunchNYC
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Along with mother's cooking and the family dog, regular exercise is too often among the childish things young adults leave behind when they make the move from home to college.
Attention should be paid to this drop off,, experts say,, because those inactive in youth tend to remain inactive over their lifetime.
"The transition from late adolescence to early adulthood represents the most dramatic declines in physical activity across a person's life," according to Dr. Matthew Kwan, a researcher at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada.
Kwan said campaigns tend to focus on increasing activity in adults.
"That's important, but it's when declines have already occurred," he said. "This is a critical period where we can actually intervene."
In a recent study that followed 683 Canadian adolescents from 12 to 15 years old for 12 years, researchers headed by Kwan found a 24 percent decrease in physical activity from adolescence to early adulthood.
The research, which appeared in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, showed declines were steepest among young men entering university or college. Kwan said it might be a consequence of the big drop off in organized sports activity after high school.
"Team sports, varsity activities tend to decrease or drop off entirely," he explained. "For those who go to college,, studies become more important. Then there's the social aspect that eats up their disposable time as well."
Women, already less active in high school, showed only a modest decline in physical activity.
"It may be that girls experience the greatest declines earlier in adolescence," Kwan said.
Comparing the drop in physical activity to other risky behaviors such as smoking and binge-drinking, researchers found that while smoking and drinking began to plateau in early adulthood, inactivity continues its downward slide.
"Smoking and binge drinking grab a lot of focus,, but physical activity continues to decline," he said. "It never really gets back up. As they get older, people just get more inactive."
Dr. James Pivarnik, an expert with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), said much depends on the college or university.
"Does the university you attend have the infrastructure to facilitate organized exercises, fitness centers, intramural sports?" said Pivarnik,, an exercise physiologist at . "The built environment, as we call it, has a lot to do with how active people are."
Pivarnik, who is active in ACSM's "Exercise is Medicine On Campus," initiative to promote physical activity at colleges and universities, suggests that students factor in fitness opportunities when deciding which school to attend.
"It could be almost a recruiting tool -- show me your workout facility," he said. "Most of these kids are changing their environment. It could be a factor."
To create a more fitness friendly campus, Pivarnik suggests, find out what works in other places. Then get the administration on board.
"(Increasing) walking paths, changing where people park, providing access to facilities," he said. "You can't just say 'We need $15 million dollars'. You've got to show some suggestions."
And ask questions. He notes that some universities reserve the athletic facilities for their athletes. They are off limits to the general student population.
"Why can't we use the athletic facilities?" he said. "Can't we have open swim or running on the track? Sometimes it's just simple communication."
Bulls-76ers Chicago Bulls predicament calls for coaching sol
Not that long ago coach stood at a podium after a rare lousy performance and implored players in his own inimitable way.,
"Do. Your. Job. Thibodeau barked in his baritone voice April 16 after the Bulls lost at home to the .
After a loss much more troubling than that one — Tuesday's 109-92 stunner in Game 2 of the quarterfinals against the — the time has come for Thibodeau to repeat those simple but strong words.
This time, he can say them in front of a mirror.
Suddenly, this series is on Thibs.
Do. Your. Job.
Nothing gives Thibodeau a better chance to confirm he truly is one of the 's best coaches than the Bulls' current dilemma. Nothing would justify all the praise and respect Thibodeau has received more than winning a playoff series without his best player.
To do so,, even more than responding to subtle adjustments by 76ers coach — who outfoxed him Tuesday — Thibodeau needs to find a way to get the Bulls to stop grieving and start playing. To stop looking like a team biding time until walks through that door — he isn't any time soon — and start being the confident, aggressive team they still can be without him.
The Bulls blew the only game of the playoffs it made sense to draw inspiration from Rose, but now they must move on mentally. Like it or not, the basketball year 2012 A.D. — After Derrick — has begun, so Thibodeau must get the Bulls to embrace it by forgetting what they lack and focusing on what they have.
If the Bulls become only the third No. 1 seed to get eliminated by a No. 8 seed since the first round expanded to best-of-seven in 2003, no acceptable excuse will explain it — not even Rose's injury.
The 76ers aren't the or even the Celtics or Hawks. This isn't the , where flukes abound and parity reigns every year. The Bulls won 18 of 27 regular-season games Rose missed. Sure, the postseason is different — but not so different that the Bulls' 13 other players forgot how to win because one guy was on crutches.
Keep in mind that even without Rose, the Bulls have an edge in talent and experience over the 76ers. They had home-court advantage. I found it illogical to blame Thibodeau,, like half of Chicago did, for any role in Rose's knee injury during the final minutes of a 12-point victory. It would be easier to hold Thibodeau responsible for losing to the 76ers if the Bulls inexplicably let a lesser team oust them.
The day after Rose tore his ACL, Thibodeau reassured a shaky city with a statement hardly considered radical.
"We have more than enough to win with, Thibodeau said.
This series, I agree. Now it falls on Thibodeau more than anybody to fulfill that promise.
When the Bears lost Jay Cutler to a broken thumb and missed the playoffs, it exposed former general manager 's failure to supply coach with a dependable backup quarterback. When the lost for 22 games with a concussion,, it reminded us how GM failed to address the need for a second-line center. But when Rose went down, it put the onus on Thibodeau to get the most out of the deepest roster in the NBA, assembled by Bulls executives and .
Their good work is done. Thibodeau's really is just beginning.
Collins foiled the Bulls with two decisions Thibodeau never countered successfully: Starting to guard and trapping less defensively without Rose in the lineup to chase and off screens. Your move, Thibs.
Evidence of coaching also can be seen in defense and rebounding — the Bulls' two most glaring weaknesses in Game 2 when the 76ers shot 59 percent and outrebounded them 38-32. The absence of Rose didn't affect the Bulls' interior depth, yet the 76ers scored 52 points in the paint compared to 34 in Game 1.
Was Rose's absence the reason played only eight minutes when the 76ers owned the lane? Why did Hamilton play only 10 minutes over the final three quarters after such a strong opening? Why were there no defensive answers for Philly's Big 3 that combined for 65 points — , and Turner — who aren't exactly James, Wade and Bosh? Does a team lacking "fight,, as Thibodeau said, indict its players or the coach more?
Yes, from to to every disappointing Bulls player, they need to do their jobs better. But they aren't the only ones.
Twitter @DavidHaugh
"Do. Your. Job. Thibodeau barked in his baritone voice April 16 after the Bulls lost at home to the .
After a loss much more troubling than that one — Tuesday's 109-92 stunner in Game 2 of the quarterfinals against the — the time has come for Thibodeau to repeat those simple but strong words.
This time, he can say them in front of a mirror.
Suddenly, this series is on Thibs.
Do. Your. Job.
Nothing gives Thibodeau a better chance to confirm he truly is one of the 's best coaches than the Bulls' current dilemma. Nothing would justify all the praise and respect Thibodeau has received more than winning a playoff series without his best player.
To do so,, even more than responding to subtle adjustments by 76ers coach — who outfoxed him Tuesday — Thibodeau needs to find a way to get the Bulls to stop grieving and start playing. To stop looking like a team biding time until walks through that door — he isn't any time soon — and start being the confident, aggressive team they still can be without him.
The Bulls blew the only game of the playoffs it made sense to draw inspiration from Rose, but now they must move on mentally. Like it or not, the basketball year 2012 A.D. — After Derrick — has begun, so Thibodeau must get the Bulls to embrace it by forgetting what they lack and focusing on what they have.
If the Bulls become only the third No. 1 seed to get eliminated by a No. 8 seed since the first round expanded to best-of-seven in 2003, no acceptable excuse will explain it — not even Rose's injury.
The 76ers aren't the or even the Celtics or Hawks. This isn't the , where flukes abound and parity reigns every year. The Bulls won 18 of 27 regular-season games Rose missed. Sure, the postseason is different — but not so different that the Bulls' 13 other players forgot how to win because one guy was on crutches.
Keep in mind that even without Rose, the Bulls have an edge in talent and experience over the 76ers. They had home-court advantage. I found it illogical to blame Thibodeau,, like half of Chicago did, for any role in Rose's knee injury during the final minutes of a 12-point victory. It would be easier to hold Thibodeau responsible for losing to the 76ers if the Bulls inexplicably let a lesser team oust them.
The day after Rose tore his ACL, Thibodeau reassured a shaky city with a statement hardly considered radical.
"We have more than enough to win with, Thibodeau said.
This series, I agree. Now it falls on Thibodeau more than anybody to fulfill that promise.
When the Bears lost Jay Cutler to a broken thumb and missed the playoffs, it exposed former general manager 's failure to supply coach with a dependable backup quarterback. When the lost for 22 games with a concussion,, it reminded us how GM failed to address the need for a second-line center. But when Rose went down, it put the onus on Thibodeau to get the most out of the deepest roster in the NBA, assembled by Bulls executives and .
Their good work is done. Thibodeau's really is just beginning.
Collins foiled the Bulls with two decisions Thibodeau never countered successfully: Starting to guard and trapping less defensively without Rose in the lineup to chase and off screens. Your move, Thibs.
Evidence of coaching also can be seen in defense and rebounding — the Bulls' two most glaring weaknesses in Game 2 when the 76ers shot 59 percent and outrebounded them 38-32. The absence of Rose didn't affect the Bulls' interior depth, yet the 76ers scored 52 points in the paint compared to 34 in Game 1.
Was Rose's absence the reason played only eight minutes when the 76ers owned the lane? Why did Hamilton play only 10 minutes over the final three quarters after such a strong opening? Why were there no defensive answers for Philly's Big 3 that combined for 65 points — , and Turner — who aren't exactly James, Wade and Bosh? Does a team lacking "fight,, as Thibodeau said, indict its players or the coach more?
Yes, from to to every disappointing Bulls player, they need to do their jobs better. But they aren't the only ones.
Twitter @DavidHaugh
