Category: fitness

A Recipe for Lifelong Exercise

I learned about the value of being physically active from my dad. He grew up in the Canal Zone of Panama, which used to be an unincorporated territory of the United States. He was a member of the local swim team and apparently he had some talent in the water. He went on to be a collegiate swimmer, and…


Stay Well: High-Tech Gear to Improve Your Life

Staying healthy has become a lot more challenging in the past few years, so we have several suggestions of high-tech gadgets to help you keep well. 24/7 Health Monitoring Oura Ring Generation 3 From $299 The problem with annual physical exams is the 12 months between each one, making it difficult to track overall wellness….


Oh The Places You’ll Go: Where Do You Exercise?

To continue down this path of beginning exercise, I thought I’d talk more about where one specifically exercises and the benefits and negatives that come with each terrain. Below I have compiled a small list of common exercise destinations. Road This is obviously the most simple and self-explanatory. Nearly everywhere you go, there’s a long…


Texas Kickboxing Instructor ‘Dies’ at Gym But Colleagues Bring Him Back to Life From Sudden Cardiac Arrest

After a near-death experience—collapsing during a fitness class in a Texas gym—Alvino Santana is thankful to be alive, and knows that each day is a gift. The 56-year-old from Katy almost died last October while teach a kickboxing class in an L.A. Fitness in West Houston. Suffering a cardiac arrest, for a few moments his…


How Much Should You Exercise?

Exercise helps to prevent disease and prolong life. The Copenhagen City Heart Study found that those who exercised 2.6 to 4.5 hours per week were 40 percent less likely to die over the next 25 years than the less active people (Mayo Clinic Proceedings, August 17, 2021). Participants were 8697 healthy adults who recorded their…


Walk Your Way to Better Health

A few years ago at a friend’s house I met a women who had lost over 100 pounds. I was clearly impressed and asked her how she did it. Her answer was simple. “Walking” she said. Walking? She went on to elaborate that she just put on her shoes one day and pretty much began…


Ballet for Fitness

winner for anyone of any body type, regardless of age, height, or weight. The study of ballet gives you complete workouts yielding great strength, stamina, and physical endurance, as well as a beautifully toned and sculpted body. Even if you have an injury, weakness, or disability, a good teacher knows how to adapt the technique…


How to Work Out When It’s Been a While

Were you thinking about getting back in shape? You haven’t worked out since when? Maybe you kept celebrating long after the holidays were over, or perhaps you just lapsed into a lazy time of not caring about achieving a healthy life. Whatever you did or didn’t do doesn’t matter, because it’s in the past. Today…


Anorexic Teen Was Rushed to Emergency–Became Fitness Guru After Making Incredible Recovery

By the age of 16, Lara Rebecca from Wales was at the height of an eating disorder. She spent years in denial, while doctors feared for her health. Eventually, she was rushed to hospital emergency. Through an intensive recovery program, Lara survived—and thrived. Inspired by an urge to help others, the now-20-year-old became a fitness…


Extraordinary Newport Beach Teen Builds Strength Through Persistence

Orange County teenager Alex Chery credits going to the gym with developing his physical strength, but it’s what is inside him that makes him strongest. Every Monday and Friday, the 15-year-old high school student works out at Curl Fitness in Newport Beach, California. It’s been part of his weekly routine for seven years. “The first…