YOUR GUIDE TO LOOKING, FEELING AND STAYING HEALTHY
December 2012
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12/19/12Crossfit, Using Technology to Stop Smoking, Hospital Buzzwords: Delaware HealthCrossfit Catching On In the past decade, fitness niche communities have left the confines of the big gyms and branched out on their own. Pilates and circuit training workouts found homes in strip malls across the country. Every once in a while a new fitness niche will emerge and suddenly there are multiple studios for it around the state. Such is the case with Crossfit. This is a high-intensity, diverse, strength and conditioning program offered by specially trained coaches. If you can handle weightlifting, calisthenics and cardio such as running or rowing, Crossfit’s for you. It’s easy to assume this type of program would be for elite athletes or even for someone in training for the military, but here’s the secret—it's for people like you and me.... |
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11/30/12Holiday Survival, Hot Yoga, New Year’s Resolutions: Delaware HealthHoliday Survival It’s the most wonderful time of the year. It’s the time where the parties start and every office kitchen has colorful tins of snacks that vaguely resemble popcorn. It’s the time of the year when people bring their own homemade dishes to buffets and you realize how much butter they use in recipes that don’t actually call for butter. So since it’s that time of the year, how does one get through it without needing a lot of sweatpants to wear through January? On Dec. 6, Christiana Care will be holding a Holiday Survival presentation as part of its Celebrating Women's Health Lecture Series. I spoke with one of the featured nutritionists for the event, registered dietitian Gabrielle Snyder Marlow, about the challenges of weight... |
