Indiana University health and wellness experts offer tips for keeping upbeat over the holidays despite added stress, revamping unhealthy eating traditions and habits, active date gifts, avoiding holiday-related injuries and managing consumerism and kids'

[ WILSON Justyn Idlyman, 16, has won the 2008 Major League Baseball S.T.A.R. Award, presented to Boys & Girls Club members throughout the country who have demonstrated an all-around positive attitude in after-school sports, fitness and recreation programs

CHAMPAIGN – The park district board is deciding whether to hire a consultant to determine if the district needs a new 85,000-square-foot recreation center and possibly an indoor fieldhouse to replace its current indoor facilities. But any construction

13U Travel Team Tryouts - Established competitive team looking for a few players. Must be willing to tryout. Can't be over 13 as of May 1, 2009. West Des Moines, wdmumpire@aol.com ; 306-4986. Call to set up time before Aug. 2.

As Stanford's senior associate athletic director for physical education, recreation and wellness, Eric Stein has devoted his career to engaging people in a wide variety of activities and helping them discover the physical and mental benefits of fitness.