Health and Fitness
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Good Shepherd Hospital now offers virtual workoutsApr 05, 2020 11:00 pm - Are you missing your regular workout routine? Fitness is about more than movement, it's about connection. "We create relationships with the clients we work with and th...
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2020 Fittest Loser by the numbers - Week 6Apr 05, 2020 7:30 am - Van Dillenkoffer Starting weight: 244 Current weight: 213 Weekly weight loss: 5 Total weight loss: 31 Percent loss: 12.7% Jennifere Lux Starting...
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Robust support systems keep Fittest Loser contestants going strongApr 05, 2020 7:00 am - A strong support system has always been integral to Fittest Loser success, but never more so than during the 2020 contest. As competitors transform living rooms into wei...
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Cyberbullying: What can parents do if your child is victimized?Apr 05, 2020 7:00 am - With schools closed due to COVID-19, children and teens are spending more time at home and likely having more access to digital devices — opening them to more possibilit...
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2020 Fittest Loser team challenge captains steady the boats in choppy watersApr 05, 2020 6:00 am - Spring is here and Fittest Loser teams are eager to spend more time outside to break free of the added stress of COVID-19. Some participants have been able to adapt the...
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Fittest Loser writer's advice: Don't be a pandemic couch potatoApr 05, 2020 6:00 am - The quarantine 15. It's replacing the freshman 15 very quickly. There have been plenty of studies of new college students and the amount of weight gain they attain durin...
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Help isolated seniors feel less alone during the stay-at-home orderApr 04, 2020 11:00 pm - Illinois' stay-at-home order is needed to slow the spread of COVID-19, but it's not easy, especially for our already isolated seniors. Maybe you have a loved one in a n...
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Celebrating Easter brings us closer to those no longer hereApr 04, 2020 7:00 am - Easter and Passover are approaching. Palm Sunday was yesterday. Passover begins Wednesday. This season always reminds me of my many Easters with my beloved Baheej. Easte...
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Ask the Doctors: What are viruses, and how do they work?Apr 04, 2020 6:00 am - Q: Everybody is talking about the coronavirus right now, but I still don't really know what a virus is. How do they work? Why don't antibiotics kill them? A: You're far ...
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One-quarter of us extra vulnerable to coronavirus
Apr 04, 2020 6:00 am - The coronavirus is now striking in geographic areas where more Americans are older or have underlying health problems, making them extra vulnerable to complications from...