Health and Fitness

You may have noticed a growing trend among professional athletes – the use of compression socks to help improve performance. Compression therapy is a hot topic in sports media right now as more and more…

It was on the one hand, a terribly difficult decision to make. On the other, it felt like there was no other option. My husband had been suffering with stomach cancer for the best part of a year…

It feels like a lifetime ago that we were all going to cafés, concerts, movies, playing golf, and hugging our friends and family. Life has changed in ways that we never imagined…

At an Aspen dinner party, martini in hand, Chris Crowley chatted with an Exercise Science and Muscle Physiology researcher. This PhD showed Chris a graph of normal aging patterns in our country…

Are you stuck at home missing your regular exercise class? Are you less active than usual, feeling stiff or sluggish? Are you looking for ways to keep fit at home?

Most of us associate QVC with high-quality, yet affordable, fashion, lifestyle and skincare products. But, what you may not know is that they also offer a range of vitamins and supplements. Today, I wanted to share a few…

Is sitting the new smoking? A 2014 article in the New York Times described research by Dr. Levine of Mayo Clinic identifying sitting as a “lethal” activity with many of the same health consequences as smoking…

I admit, I love people-watching. Not peeking around corners, creepy-stalking but waiting in line or hanging out and watching my fellow humans being themselves. In addition to the airport and Starbucks, observing people at the gym…

If I had a dime for every time someone told me, “I’ve tried everything and still can’t lose weight / get fit / tone my arms!” I’d be writing this from my own private island in the middle of the South Pacific. Read More

Do you ever stroll through a garden or a forest in springtime, with sun shining down upon you, and you almost “see” the greens spring up before your eyes? These beautiful greens have been in a dormant phase for several months, just waiting for the soil to warm…