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Be On the Ball: Putting Extra Fun into Fitness

Jan 31, 2018 ● By Marlaina Donato

Originally designed as toys, exercise balls are now used for everything from building core stability to helping healthcare patients regain mobility.

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Mark Frighetti

Jan 03, 2018

Mark Frighetti, a Qigong teacher/healer at Healing Arts Qigong Center, was introduced to qigong in 1998. He began teaching ZY qigong in 2004...

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Aerobics Keep the Brain Young: Exercise Protects the Mind

Dec 29, 2017

Exercise such as brisk walking or jogging for 45 minutes protects not just the heart but the brain from age-related decline.

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10,000 Steps and Counting: Keep Moving to Stay Fit

Dec 29, 2017 ● By Kathleen Barnes

Walking 10,000 steps a day began as a pedometer marketing ploy, but it’s become a goal worth striving for because of the way it beats back diseases like diabetes and breast cancer.

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Advanced Therapeutic Yoga Teacher Training at PCC

Nov 30, 2017

Pima County Community College District with Yoga Therapy College will add to its Yoga Teacher Training courses with the addition of the adva...

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Championing Holistic Athletes: The New Face of Sports Medicine

Nov 30, 2017 ● By Marlaina Donato

Athletes in a wide range of sports are finding that natural diets and holistic healing modalities help them achieve their personal best.

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Tai Chi Eases the Blues: Helps Depression Sufferers

Nov 30, 2017

Weekly lessons in tai chi along with thrice-weekly home practice sessions significantly lowered depression in Boston Chinese-Americans.

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Try Some Stretches: Four Ways to Flex Our Muscles

Nov 01, 2017 ● By Marlaina Donato

Not all stretches are alike, so it helps to know what kind to do for what purpose.

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The Therapeutic Yoga Teacher

Nov 01, 2017 ● By Maria Mendola

It is well known that practicing yoga can enhance a person’s physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. When yoga is practiced within a t...

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Aerobics Improve Brain Function: Boosts Volume and Gray Matter

Oct 31, 2017

People with mild cognitive impairment that exercised aerobically four times a week for six months had increases in overall brain volume and gray matter and enjoyed better cognitive functioning.

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