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Sunday, March 24, 2019

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After completing the 5K my body felt good, but as the day continued a sharp pain gradually increased in my left knee, which left me limping. However, a session with a foam roller had me back to feeling great.

Aches, pains, and fatigue -- Ow My!

I'm unlearning some bad habits about exercise. I used to push myself so hard, I would end up injured and then quitting the activity. But, now stretching and foam rolling are helping me avoid injuries.
Sonja Jacobson of Fitz Chem LLC’s “Skinny Dippers” gets working on kettlebell squats at the circuit training workshop offered by Hoffman Estates Park District.

At Work teams take advantage of sponsor programs

The Fittest Loser sponsors are providing a variety of programs that At Work team members can take advantage of to learn more about exercise and nutrition.
Claudia and Michael Fisher of Mundelein won a living room makeover that included a new couch and drapes for the family’s living area.

Three suburban families enjoy their room makeover projects

Three Daily Herald readers received big upgrades in their homes over the winter, thanks to the generous sponsors of our fall Room For Living contest. All had written in and sent photos of "problem areas" within their homes and were ultimately chosen to win specific packages, valued at between $2,500 and $7,000.
Loosening standards at investment banking firms have broadened the range of workwear seen in New York’s Financial District, but workplace perceptions play a role in women’s attire.

A sartorial double standard in the workplace

Women finally achieve "parity of the pantsuit," and Corporate America changes the rules.
Short amounts of exercise can yield big results. One found that sedentary women who walked briskly for just 72 minutes per week — that’s about 10 minutes each day — had similar improvement to heart strength and general fitness as did the group that walked almost twice as long.
Increasing exercise -- even in small ways -- is necessary
Q: My kids say you're not supposed to admit it, but I hate to exercise. Running a mile once or twice a week is really the most I can manage. Should I even bother?
Pediatricians urge parents to have their children vaccinated against measles.
Pediatricians: Measles vaccine is safe and effective
The message from pediatric health care professionals is a simple one. Get your children immunized. With five cases of measles in Illinois and outbreaks in other parts of the nation, it is important for parents to get educated on the immunization issue.
The American Duchess lands in Natchez, Miss., on cruises along the Lower Mississippi River.
River cruising: American Duchess paddle wheeler departs from old-fashioned steamboat decor
Launched in August 2017 by the American Queen Steamboat Co., the bright and airy American Duchess more closely resembles a contemporary boutique hotel than an antebellum steamboat. See for yourself on a cruise of the Lower Mississippi River.
When you have been part of a long, satisfying marriage or relationship, the loss of your partner can feel like a loss of part of yourself as well.
The loss of a longtime partner often leads to long-term grief
Long marriages carry a special risk -- very intense grief when one spouse dies.
More than 10 billion robocalls have been placed so far in 2019, by call-blocking company YouMail’s estimate — almost double the same period a year before.
How spam robocalls turned our phones against us
Spam and scams swarm through our phones like Hitchcock's birds down the living-room chimney. There is no escape. Assuming the plague ever subsides, how will we forgive our phones?
Rainbow Sprinkle Birthday Cake. Silky, white chocolate and cream cheese frosting is just sweet enough.
Nothing says 'happy birthday!' like a Funfetti cake, and our recipe upgrades the fun
Cookbook author and blogger Molly Yeh upgrades the ever-festive Funfetti cake to make it birthday-party worthy.
A customer shops at a GNC store.
Answers to your questions about supplements
Supplement timing can seem complicated, so let's simplify when to take some of the most common dietary supplements and why.
Katie James and son Caiden Casas, 3, of Schaumburg get ready to launch balloons at the GiGi's Playhouse in Hoffman Estates.
GiGi's Playhouse marks World Down Syndrome Day
GiGi's Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Centers celebrated World Down Syndrome Day Thursday with an open house at its Hoffman Estates headquarters at 2350 W. Higgins Road.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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