Get Rid of Your Lower Pooch
Many women are concerned about the appearance of their lower abdominal area – the pooch. This area is hard to target with just basic crunches,
Many women are concerned about the appearance of their lower abdominal area – the pooch. This area is hard to target with just basic crunches,
By Annie Franklin Do you have an inward curve between your lower hips and outer thighs? Those are hip dips, also referred to as “violin
Resistance training is increasingly important as you age. It helps build and maintain strong bones and vital muscle tissue, preventing sarcopenia – the gradual muscle
Not only is a trim waistline visually appealing, it can help you avoid one of the most common injuries affecting millions of Americans—lower back pain.
Are you a busy mom struggling to cram the gym into your daily schedule? Let’s face it, sometimes getting to the gym really is impossible.
By Cathy Frank Resistance training is increasingly important as you age. It helps build and maintain strong bones and vital muscle tissue, preventing sarcopenia—the gradual
By Juliane Morris In the summer time, a beach or a park is a great place to exercise A healthy body’s ability to continually find
By Courtney Farnet Your booty is the largest and strongest muscle in your body. The gluteal muscles assist with maintaining balance and posture. They allow
June 7 is Global Running Day! If you’re able to take part, get out there and shoe those running shoes who’s boss!
This dynamic full body circuit routine is designed to keep you moving and your muscles guessing – all while burning calories galore! After six weeks
If you want to enhance your overall mental and physical wellbeing, movements that simultaneously engage the mind and body are among the best types of
By Robert Brian Levy, Sensei Aikido is a martial art. But it is not about breaking or destroying an attacker. It is about protecting oneself.
By Anthony Baker Zumba is an exciting, calorie burning dance exercise class, typically with a Latin flare. Getting fit and staying in shape is incredibly
By: Tami Charbonnet | Model: Megan Ellender | Photographer: Milestone Photography Barre is the increasingly popular ballet-inspired workout designed to sculpt and develop lean muscle
Staying in a balanced frame of mind is often difficult in the midst of our fast-paced daily lives. It is important to connect deeply with
By Juliane Morris It seems a good time of year to encourage us all that loving our hearts over the course of our lifetimes helps
Not only is a slender tummy confidence boosting, it is a sign of good health. A study published in the “Journal of the American Heart
By Juliane Morris If exercise is a bad word to your ears, you’re not alone. Where some people smile at the thought of a gym
By Juliane Morris Stay on Top of Your Fitness When You’re Away from Home Vacation or business travel tends to lead to over-indulging, treating yourself
Conditioning the muscles located around the abdominal region and spine or “the core” is tough, but necessary for a healthy level of fitness. Along with
By Liz Genest Smith If you deal with a chronic condition, have ever been injured, or are simply over 40, you know how important it
The mind is a very powerful thing! Hypothetically, our thoughts can be likened to seeds we plant in our minds. These seeds can grow into
Your doctor says “walking pneumonia” is the diagnosis for the achy, exhausted, yucky feeling you’ve experienced for a few days. But don’t take the finding
Cells make up the basic building blocks of all life. Healthy cells mean a healthy body; cells clogged with toxins or in disrepair from poor
By Greg Fox Mainly found in fruits, vegetables and whole grains, fiber has many beneficial effects on the body and is essential for your good
Hormonal imbalance. We’ve all heard the term, but do we really know how hormones contribute to our daily wellness? Hormones regulate almost every function of
By: Patricia Danflous Enjoy life. Stop and smell the flowers – or just take time to use your nose, mouth and lungs for cleansing and wellness.
By Liz McGehee Mammograms have been the standard for breast cancer detection since 1976, which begs the question: Is it still the greatest tool we
By Angie Edward If you’re a smoker, you’ll want to think twice about your habit when a deadly respiratory virus comes your way. Viruses of
The holiday season is frequently touted as the most wonderful time of the year, by a minority, that is. Sixty-nine percent of Americans would strongly
By Patricia Danflous You are planning a celebration. Maybe it’s a party for your child’s first birthday, a wedding for your oldest daughter or a
A hot cup of tea can mean relaxation, a time out for yourself, a means to center your energy, or even just a retreat from
By Shannon Brown Consider Bioidentical Hormones Bioidentical hormones have gotten a lot of attention recently. Instead of hormone medications, bioidentical hormones are an exact match
By Kristy Podruchny Did you digest and absorb your lunch today? Thank all of your enzymes! Enzymes are needed for any chemical reaction occuring in
By Patricia Danflous You are planning a celebration. Maybe it’s a party for your child’s first birthday, a wedding for your oldest daughter or a
By Kristy Podruchny You can’t go wrong eating a clean and balanced diet, but there are foods that can help us in the fight against
By Sara Kirckland That dreaded time of the year is almost here – cold and flu season. This means sicknesses brought on by cooler temperatures,
By Shannon Brown The holidays are the most wonderful time of year! But trying to make healthy choices, in addition to attending holiday gatherings and
By Elizabeth DeGrie The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that nearly 23 percent of American adults have some form of arthritis now and
Achieving any goal in life first starts with a vision. Research shows that by first visualizing a task you can increase the likelihood of its
By Greg Fox Mainly found in fruits, vegetables and whole grains, fiber has many beneficial effects on the body and is essential for your good
By Patricia Danflous Take charge of your body… Laughter is the best medicine… Positive thinking speeds healing… An apple a day keeps the doctor away…
By Kristy Podruchny The concept of neuroplasticity teaches us that our brains are capable of changing at any point in our lives. Brain training, which
By: Patricia Danflous Enjoy life. Stop and smell the flowers – or just take time to use your nose, mouth and lungs for cleansing and wellness.
Look in the mirror. What do you see? As you stand before the mirror, turning to the left and right and then to the back,
The holiday season is frequently touted as the most wonderful time of the year, by a minority, that is. Sixty-nine percent of Americans would strongly
Achieving any goal in life first starts with a vision. Research shows that by first visualizing a task you can increase the likelihood of its
Each one of the habits below can reduce your risk of breast cancer by more than 50%. By implementing many of these into your lifestyle,
You probably use music in your exercise routines already – for example, playing upbeat and surging electronic dance music on the treadmill or keeping gentle
By Shannon Brown Consider Bioidentical Hormones Bioidentical hormones have gotten a lot of attention recently. Instead of hormone medications, bioidentical hormones are an exact match
By Juliane Morris By choosing to survey the knowledge we have around the unraveling mysteries of menopause, you can weigh-in on how you want to
This age old skin care method is simple, but the benefits are far beyond ordinary. Your skin care routine is not complete without this easy
By Patricia Danflous “Have you thought about intermittent fasting?” When Elizabeth Russell’s OB/Gyn asked that question, she thought she might have misunderstood. What about the
The health of your heart is something to think about. Perhaps even something to meditate on? When it comes to heart health, most of us
By Amber King Who doesn’t like a nibble or two of dark chocolate? When you have an urge for something indulgent, a bite of bittersweet
By Shannon Brown We stopped taking antibiotics after we began feeling better, or perhaps, began exercising too soon. It’s okay, we’ve all been there. But