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May Is Mental Health Awareness Month.  One in five adults suffers from a mental illness.  Check out this website for some practical and fun ways to relieve stress and boost mental health.  #2 on [...]

The benefits of meal prep might be exactly what you are looking for in order to achieve: EATING HEALTHIER SAVING MONEY REDUCING STRESS BECAUSE YOUR MEAL AWAITS YOU! Meal prep makes sticking to [...]

Last week we looked at how to calculate TARGET HEART RATE by understanding:  RESTING HEART RATE, MAXIMUM HEART RATE, and HEART RATE RESERVE.  Another method to determine exercise intensity level [...]

How intense should a workout be to get the results you crave?  Learning to monitor heart rate can be a valuable tool in factoring whether or not an exercise routine is moving you closer to your [...]

Heena Chung is certified in Personal Training through ACE and has completed the Orthopedic Exercise Specialist Program. She also holds certifications in Yoga and Group Fitness. Heena has always [...]

Omar Caponpon is a certified YMCA-ACE Strength and Conditioning Coach who also is a long standing Fitness Center Associate at the Deer Path Branch. Omar is also involved in helping to instruct [...]

Poor posture, it is affecting all ages of our population.  Causes that are quite commonly associated with poor posture are:  working from home with a less than ideal office set up, sitting on the [...]

The topic of inflammation is a big one currently being discussed in Health and Wellness.  So far this month we have briefly discussed: The importance of exercise and cardio exercises good for [...]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  How are you and your family celebrating?  Before my family breaks out the corned beef, green cabbage, and Hannah sweet potatoes tonight, I thought a sensible lunch [...]