FITNESS

Fitness Matters: Answers to your health and wellness questions

Question: I’m not a great cook, and I seem to eat a lot of boxed foods. Is this a problem if I’m trying to focus on getting healthy?

By Liz Albright , October 24, 2011

Fitness Matters: Answers to your health and wellness questions

Question: I keep hearing about the Mediterranean diet, is it any good?

By Liz Albright , August 22, 2011

Summer food safety

WORTHINGTON — Summer would not be complete without picnics and barbeques, but be careful. Federal government studies have shown that cases of food-borne illness — also known as “food poisoning” — rise in the summer.

By Holly Sandhurst, Hy-Vee dietetic intern , June 20, 2011

Fitness Matters: Expert answers to your health and wellness questions

Question: I’m looking to learn a bit more about nutrition, but with so many books on the store shelves, how do I know which one is the right one?

By Liz Albright , April 11, 2011

Rethink your thinking

WORTHINGTON — Three months ago, I threw away all of the lists, took out a new piece of paper and wrote at the top “I will make health and wellness a fundamental value in my life!” With that statement, away went the worries of a diet, and I began to focus on being well.

By Troy Von Orman , January 24, 2011

Anytime Fitness gets millionth member

WORTHINGTON — Anytime Fitness, with more than 1,500 clubs in all 50 states and seven countries, welcomed its millionth member Jan. 17.

January 23, 2011

Picky Eaters: Born or Made?

WORTHINGTON — I called my mom recently and told her about the Brussels sprouts and parsnips I was making at work. I even told her my new favorite food was butternut squash. She responded with, “You have got to be kidding me. You are the kid that refused to even eat spaghetti!” It is true- I was deemed the pickiest of all picky eaters.

By Greta Farley , January 17, 2011

Rethink your thinking

WORTHINGTON — The holiday season is soon coming to an end. For many, it means the beginning of a renewed commitment to weight loss — a cycle that has played out for years. I know this cycle because I experienced it personally at different points in my life. New Year’s Day is a day when we commit to new goals and say, “This is the year where I get back into shape, this is the year where I feel comfortable at the beach, this is the year where I stop eating so much fast food, and this is definitely the year where I get back into those jeans I still have from five years ago!”

By Troy Van Orman , December 26, 2010

Your New Year’s Resolution: Make It Happen

It is that time of the year. Many of us come across something we have wanted to accomplish for a while but have not yet put our minds/effort/time toward actually doing it. Hence the New Year’s resolution — a time to get our butts into gear and just do it!

By Greta Farley , December 20, 2010

Fitness Matters: Answers to your health and wellness questions

Question: I have a friend that follows a vegan lifestyle, and she’s trying to get me to do the same. Is this something you’d recommend for improving overall health and wellness?

By Liz Albright , December 13, 2010

The myth of spot reduction

WORTHINGTON — If you stay up late enough watching television, you are bound to see countless you “can’t afford to pass up” offers on products such as lotions that claim to eliminate cellulite and abdominal machines that promise you those perfect six-pack abdominals that you’ve always dreamed of, but never before could attain. Celebrities and infomercial stars with those six-pack abdominals swear that they achieved them through one abdominal machine or another.

By Ryan Seykora , December 05, 2010

Kettlebell training a ringing success with fans

Kettlebells. They look like cannonballs with large, thick handles. But those who have touched kettlebells respect them.

November 23, 2010

Zumba workout craze has whole lot of shaking goin’ on

October 11, 2010

Healthy competition in store for Jackson employees

JACKSON — A little healthy competition never hurt anyone, and it just might help employees of two Jackson counties — one in Minnesota and the other in Mississippi — form healthy habits, improve their work and keep insurance costs down.

May 04, 2010

Family fitness fun

Kamryn Anton, 5 (from left), Logan Somnis, 10, Mariah Schneider, 8, and Armstrong Moiler, 7, all of Worthington, play a game of floor hockey during the “Get On The Ball With Fun Family Fitness” activities Saturday afternoon at Prairie Elementary in Worthington. The event was sponsored by Prairie Rehabilitation Services of Worthington.

March 01, 2010