Question: Are you a fitness class participant, or do you have a home gym? If so, you need to read this for the health of your knees.
Don’t believe everything you hear — or even everything you see!
One of the most common complaints physicians hear in their practices is that of lower back pain. I guess if you can go through life and not have LBP, you are one lucky person.
It’s officially flu season in Calhoun County — and it looks like it will be a bad one. This year’s flu shot is not as effective as in years past, so it’s more important than ever to take additional steps to protect yourself and others from the flu virus.
I blame it on the time change and the temperature change. You know, that feeling that you would rather go home and snuggle on the couch instead of doing your afternoon walk, or fitness class, or that work you need to do in the yard.
“Middle age.” What the heck does that term even mean? Who came up with it, anyway?
When Davida Hill began experiencing pain in her left breast, she didn’t give it much thought. At that time, she was on her second deployment to Kuwait as a member of the U.S. Army Reserve. “I thought the pain was from the heavy body armor I had to wear,” she said.
Imagine a world where there was less memory loss and more oxygen to the brain. How about way less obesity, and way more self-confidence? Here is a good one — way less disease and way more good health?
Back a few years ago, when I had three small kids, I decided to go back to school and get a Bachelor of Science in a subject I was very passionate about: exercise. It is one of the best decisions I ever made.
Allie Steen knew something was seriously wrong when she couldn’t remember the number she was supposed to dial to call in sick to work. Later, at a medical office, she couldn’t remember half of her personal information to complete the patient form. That, combined with achy, swollen fingers an…
A foam roller is a must-have for people who work out on a regular basis.
As a health seeker, how do you find that connection you need to succeed in the fitness world? How do you make your health a habit?
Shoo, flu! It’s officially flu season in Calhoun County. Here’s how to protect yourself — and others
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE FLU SHOT
Fitness can be so intimidating — so much so that by the end of January, many hopeful and aspiring athletes have already thrown in the towel.
Haley Proctor enjoys the study of movement. She studied dance in college for one year before enrolling in massage therapy school with her sister. Proctor worked in that field for 13 years before discovering a passion for yoga and reiki, a Japanese technique for stress reduction. Proctor owns…
When thinking ahead to 2017 and what the future is for fitness, it’s easy to see the trends that will be sticking around and the ones that will not. I am always amazed every year how much more sense fitness is making as people learn better and smarter ways to train.
Thanksgiving: It’s the time of the year when we reflect back on our year and verbalize the things we are grateful for. The small things and the big things.
