The Natural Cure for the Common Cold By Melissa Conroy Colder weather is upon us, and that means long nights of burrowing under quilts, evenings spent sipping tea in front of a fire and days indoors with friends and loved ones. Unfortunately it also means that colds, coughs and flu bugs are rampant. Since we [...]
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Yoga Power! By Melissa Conroy If you are looking to start a workout routine or change the one you have, there are a dizzying array of options available. You can try slide aerobics (put on some plastic booties and slide around on an 8-foot slab of plastic), jazzercise, Taibo, kickboxing, water aerobics, pole dancing exercises [...]
Full Story »Biking for Fun and Exercise
Biking for Fun and Exercise By Kathryn Marchi Who doesn’t love autumn? The heat may still be around in September and early October, but the humidity is greatly diminished and the evenings are definitely cooler. Swimming may be over for those with outdoor pools but lots of people still walk, run and play tennis to [...]
Full Story »An ABSolutely Great Way to Lose Weight, Gain Muscle and Feel Great
An ABSolutely Great Way to Lose Weight, Gain Muscle and Feel Great By Melissa Conroy For the aspiring dieter, there are literally hundreds of diets out there and many of them are frankly wacky: the cabbage soup diet, the drinking man’s diet, the master cleanse diet, the grape jelly and the parsnips diet. OK, I [...]
Full Story »It’s Never too Late to Strengthen Those Muscles
It’s Never too Late to Strengthen Those Muscles By Neil Moran The generation before us may have been rightfully dubbed the “Greatest Generation,” as described by Tom Brokaw in his bestseller. However, they may have had some misconceptions about exercise as you age. One misconception is that you don’t lift weights after age [...]
Full Story »Feel Younger and Energized – Take Up Jogging
Feel Younger and Energized — Take Up Jogging By Leah Lancione Some may think jogging is only for the young and uber-energetic, but it’s not true. There are many men and women who jog or run all the way through their “golden” years. According to the American Physical Therapy Association’s publication For the Young [...]
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