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Trapeze classes offer low-impact workouts for all ages 07/27/2015 06:17pm • - Fairfax Hackley, personal trainer In Defense of High-Impact Exercise 07/24/2015 01:30pm • "Don't run. It's hard on your joints." "You should try swimming. It's low impact." "Stay away from high-impact exercise." In recent years, "high impact" has become something of a four-letter word. "When people hear something is high impact, they immediately think 'jarring' or 'tough on joints.' A The Instant Effects of Diet and Exercise 07/23/2015 11:00am • Part of the challenge in healthy living is that you see the effects gradually. That can be frustrating when you're working hard in the gym and sticking to your diet. But whether you see it immediately or not, your body responds the moment you begin making healthier choices. These changes can redu To Fast or to Feed? Pre-Workout Nutrition Tips 07/20/2015 07:00am • There are really only two options of what to do before jumping into a workout: to eat or not to eat, and there are certainly differing opinions about which is best. You may have heard the argument against eating pre-workout, to allow your body to burn more fat. I, however, always advise athletes I w 5 Reasons Your Workout Isn't Working 07/17/2015 12:00pm • Working out is hard. But when feel your body become stronger, your energy levels heighten and your pants becoming less snug, it's worth it. The problem is, at one point or another, everyone has put in work and felt like they were reaping zero gains. Besides being incredibly frustrating, it can ea Up in Arms -- and Baring Them 07/15/2015 08:00pm • I'd just finished viewing Serena Williams' triumph at Wimbledon when I spotted a short USA Today piece that caught my eye. "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling had just tweeted her joy and support of Serena's sixth Wimbledon title noting, "I love her. What an athlete. What a role model. What a woman." Alternative Treatments to Ease Asthma and Allergies 07/14/2015 08:00pm • In 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 26.5 million people in the U.S. were diagnosed with asthma;18.7 million of those folks were adults, and 6.8 million were children. There are also nearly 50 million people suffering from environmental allergies in our country as well. ​CityCenterDC is getting a juice bar, Aldi coming to Alexandria and other retail news 07/10/2015 12:01pm • The offerings at CityCenterDC will soon include a juice bar and retail shop, a spot called Fruitive from a Virginia Beach-based juice company. Fruitive aims to open in late summer, according to signs up in the windows of the shop, which is located at the corner of Palmer Alley and 11th Street NW. Bunion Blues: One Woman's Experience With Foot Surgery 07/09/2015 08:00pm • It began with a bunion on my left foot. "It's my mother's fault," I muttered to myself. If she hadn't insisted on my taking those black, slingback shoes that looked like Jimmy Choo knock offs, my foot would not look the way it did. I conveniently forgot I had a choice and didn't have to accept, muc CPR: Separating Fact from Fiction 07/07/2015 08:00pm • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, is an emergency procedure performed on a person who has no pulse or is not breathing as a result of cardiac arrest. The maneuver combines chest compressions with rescue mouth-to-mouth breathing to keep oxygen-rich blood circulating in the body until the heart Don't Take a Vacation from Healthy Habits 07/07/2015 08:00pm • I'm eagerly awaiting our upcoming vacation to the Catskills. I've been daydreaming about being off the grid, swimming in the lake and not having to make meals and clean up after my kids each day. As it should be, going on holiday is a letting go of our daily worries, and it often means letting go How to Stay Healthy on a Road Trip 07/05/2015 09:30pm • So you've heard the call of the open road -- and you've finally decided to answer. Don't feel too guilty about ditching the office water cooler for Route 66; studies indicate that taking some much-needed vacation time might reduce your risk for heart disease, anxiety and depression. However, between 7 Healthy Perks of Coffee 07/05/2015 08:00pm • Your morning just got better: Drinking coffee can dramatically reduce your risk of heart disease, according to a report recently presented at the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation's 2015 meeting. The report, published by the Institute for Scientific Information ‘Brain training’ can prevent memory loss later in life 06/29/2015 04:35am • WASHINGTON — The numbers are chilling. Millions of Americans have some form of dementia, and that number is expected to skyrocket in the decades ahead. But some things can be done years before age-related memory loss sets in to reduce the risk. They include exercising both the body and the Health by Design: the Impact of Community on Wellness 06/23/2015 07:00am • What exactly is a healthy city? It's become a commonplace 21st century term, driven in part by the efforts of the World Health Organization and other groups to promote comprehensive local strategies for health protection and sustainable development in our increasingly urban world. But in Ameri