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How fitness boosts your career 02/06/2020 07:00pm • Even if you're lucky enough to have a gym in your office building, chances are you don't get as much exercise as you'd like. After all, when you're stressed and busy, it can be hard to tear yourself away from your desk. Your work performance is priority No. 1, right? However, research consistentl Heart health for women 01/31/2020 03:48pm • This content is sponsored by Johns Hopkins Medicine. Heart disease symptoms can present different for women. Recent studies suggest that heart attack rates are rising among women between the ages of 35 and 54. Learn the risk factors and signs of heart disease and what you can do to help prev VIDA Fitness opens Ballston gym, its first outside of DC 01/31/2020 04:07am • The VIDA Fitness in Ballston is scheduled to open in March. (Courtesy VIDA Fitness) D.C.-based high-end fitness chain VIDA Fitness is opening its first location outside of the District in Ballston this spring. VIDA is entering a crowded field, as there are already 15 gyms or fitness centers w Things to do around DC this weekend: Jan. 17–19 01/17/2020 09:58am • (Snoop Dogg photo by Getty/Alexander Tamargo; Ray Charles photo by Getty) All weekend The NBC4 Health & Fitness Expo, at the D.C. Convention Center, is in its 27th year, featuring exhibitors, health screenings, workouts, activities, cooking demos and more in a family-friendly event. The Ca Gym class without the gym? In Fairfax County schools, it's catching on 01/04/2020 10:00am • Grace Brown, 14, poses for a portrait while jogging at the park where she does her jogging workouts for her "online PE" class, in Alexandria, Va., Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. Brown chose to take "online PE," utilizing a fitness tracker, so that she could take a piano lab as an extra elective. (AP Photo/J Tips for gym regulars to survive New Year's resolutioners 01/01/2020 03:19pm • Are you a gym regular? Your workout world is about to get very busy. With the New Year, comes a flood of people who have resolved to get in shape for 2020. Gym memberships have been selling like hotcakes and for regulars at the gym, this means you need to prepare for a little unexpected chaos in 6 reasons why the holidays are a great time to job hunt 12/05/2019 07:00pm • Job searchers routinely experience a variety of inner voices that undermine the effectiveness of their search. One of these is the narrative that rationalizes taking time off from looking for jobs. At the end of the year, it is common to assume that networking and other job-seeking activities come t Versatile Ethan Gick leads Tuscarora, wins Player of the Week 11/26/2019 03:21pm • The DC Touchdown Club and WTOP are partnering all high school football season to honor a Player of the Week and help choose a DMV Game of the Week, presented by The St. James. Read about this week’s Player of the Week below and vote in our Game of the Week poll at the bottom of the arti Column: With ludicrous workout, NFL, Colin Kaepernick both lose 11/19/2019 02:54am • Fall Saturdays typically belong to college football. When it comes to the NFL and its dysfunctional relationship with Colin Kaepernick, however, nothing is typical. Saturday was the day Kaepernick had, in theory, been waiting for — the first day of the rest of his NFL career. Earlier in the wee Anthony Rendon finishes 3rd in NL MVP voting 11/14/2019 06:25pm • Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon walks out of the clubhouse to participate in a baseball workout, Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, in Washington, in advance of the team's appearance in the World Series. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Anthony Rendon finished third in the National League MVP A Walking 10,000 steps: Healthy guideline or rigid goal? 11/11/2019 07:00pm • Recently, a colleague of mine had worked with an internationally renowned combat athlete to manage his weight loss prior to a major competition. My colleague, a doctor of physical therapy and performance expert, was taken by the reaction of this athlete to the goals my colleague had put in place for University System of Maryland announces selection of next chancellor 11/07/2019 09:23pm • The University System of Maryland has announced who will be taking the reins of the system after the departure of its previous chancellor. University of Maryland Baltimore President Jay A. Perman will become the system’s fifth chancellor next summer. Doctor Jay Perman will take over as the Free classes in the DC area 10/11/2019 11:25am • With kids settled in their school routine, it's time for parents to think about their own higher learning. Here are some free classes you can take around the D.C. area. The best place to start is probably your local library. Most libraries have a cornucopia of classes, from languages, crafting, a Investigative Film Festival celebrates fifth year of 'Double Exposure' 10/07/2019 01:13am • It predicted the eventual Best Picture winner "Spotlight" in its inaugural year. Now, the fifth annual Double Exposure: Investigative Film Festival combines filmmaking and journalism this Thursday to Sunday at the National Archives, U.S. Naval Heritage Center and National Geographic Museum i 9 new, healthy snacks to try 10/02/2019 10:45am • With more Americans as time-pressed as ever, on-the-go eating shows no sign of slowing down. In fact, at the recent annual Natural Products Expo East food show, which featured more than 1,500 brands, healthy grab-n-go options were a mega trend. I combed through the aisles of exhibitors and also did