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WTOP's Neal Augenstein takes cancer-free (for now) lungs for workout at pulmonary rehab 07/28/2023 08:38am • My post-lobectomy dry cough is almost gone. The next step in my recovery from stage 4 lung cancer is to learn how to breathe more efficiently, since I'm down a lobe. Thursday, I had my first pulmonary rehabilitation session. I've gotta tell you, it felt nice to break a sweat, and give my cancer-f Warning signs of dehydration 07/25/2023 08:00pm • Feeling tired, dizzy and cranky? You may have chalked it up to lack of sleep, a really tough workout or skipping your morning cup of coffee. Turns out, these feelings may have a sneaky culprit: dehydration. Water, a true elixir of life, fuels your body's every function. From nourishing cells to f DC United's Benteke, Miller share MLS All-Star experience 07/20/2023 06:34pm • Tyler Miller shuffled around the crowded locker room at Audi Field Wednesday night, holding his red goalkeeper and a black Sharpie marker. Once he saw one of MLS All-Star teammates free, he quickly placed the marker in the player's hands to sign. The jersey filled up with all the names of his tem 6 years running: Arlington is the fittest city, with DC on its heels 07/19/2023 10:57am • The American College of Sports Medicine has ranked Arlington, Virginia, the nation's "fittest city" for the sixth consecutive year. The District ranks No. 2. The ACSM's fitness index uses 34 indicators of fitness, including health outcomes, environment, recreational facilities and policies and 'Astro-fabulous': 2 Barbie Dolls that blasted into space now on display at Smithsonian museum 07/19/2023 04:35am • Since dropping on the scene in 1959, Barbie has been a fashion designer, a nurse, a ballerina, a flight attendant, a fashion model, lead singer of The Rockers, a veterinarian, a pilot, an executive and a host of other professions. Last year, she came back from space during her most recent sti Kids take over DC’s Franklin Park for three-day event 07/18/2023 09:26am • The DowntownDC Business Improvement District is ready to show off the recently renovated Franklin Park for kids later this month. The first ever Kids World event is taking over the park: it's scheduled for July 28 through July 30. The free events, open to all, will have a variety of activities Maryland reports first heat-related death of the year as DC region grapples with extreme heat 07/13/2023 05:37pm • Maryland has reported the state’s first heat-related death of 2023, a 52-year-old Cecil County man, as the D.C. area faces a hot, dry summer. The state’s Department of Health tracks both heat-related illnesses and heat-related deaths from May through September. In 2022, during those months, t Black fathers' group focusing on fitness as way to pass down healthy habits 06/19/2023 05:45am • Milton Yates (left) and Terrence Mann (right) at a Fit DC event. You may have heard the phrase "generational wealth" — financial assets being passed down from one generation of family to the next — but one local group wants Black men to focus on generational health. Terrance Mann, a coord How smog traveled all the way from Canada and what to do as it moves through DC area 06/07/2023 08:10pm • Haze blankets over monuments on the National Mall in Washington, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, as seen from Arlington, Va. Smoke from Canadian wildfires is pouring into the U.S. East Coast and Midwest and covering the capitals of both nations in an unhealthy haze. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) So how did t Second bald eaglet falls to the ground from Dulles Greenway nest 06/03/2023 04:40am • For the second time in a week, a section of the bald eagle’s nest along the Dulles Greenway in Leesburg, Virginia, collapsed, this time sending the eaglet known as DG3 tumbling to the ground. The latest collapse happened early Friday morning, according to Terry Hoffman, the public and customer Top exercises for back strengthening 05/18/2023 09:51am • Understanding the functions of all the muscles in the back is complex, but training them does not have to be. The muscles of the back help us do everything from standing up straight and opening doors to rotating our upper body to throw a baseball or hit a golf ball. Strengthening back muscles can al Handbells ring true in keeping seniors sharp, engaged and learning something new 05/04/2023 12:56pm • Members of Bronze Unlimited perform a song on handbells. Music To Free is a nonprofit organization that brings handbell programs to low- and fixed-income senior living centers, veteran rehabilitation programs, and addiction treatment programs. (Courtesy Music to Free) Learning to play an ins New Taste of Tysons Corner features samples from over 40 restaurants 05/01/2023 12:22pm • Barrel & Bushel executive chef Daron Lee. (Courtesy Tysons Corner Center) If you're fast, you might be able to get a bite from more than 40 Tysons Corner Center restaurants on Saturday, May 6. The inaugural Taste of Tysons Corner Center, at Tysons Corner Center, runs from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Bowie State football player hoping to do what no Bulldog has done before — get drafted 04/26/2023 06:38pm • The NFL draft begins Thursday night, and by the time it ends on Saturday, more than 200 college football players from around the country will have been chosen by the league’s 32 teams. Some are stars who most college football fans are familiar with and figure to be fixtures in the league for ye The best healthy foods to eat for breakfast 04/21/2023 10:39am • Breakfast is often called the most important meal of the day for good reason. It helps you regulate your appetite, prevent blood sugar swings and fills you up on all the essential nutrients to start your day off right. If you're looking for healthy breakfast foods, experts say to avoid sugary cer