Health and Fitness
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Setting a New Year's Resolution? Make it a goal insteadDec 27, 2017 10:00 pm - Do you usually give up on your New Year's Resolution before the end of January? Try setting a goal instead. According to Webster's Dictionary, a resolution is "the act o...
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West Dundee church offers seated Pilates classDec 27, 2017 10:00 pm - Start the new year fresh by learning about healthy lifestyle choices that will help you achieve overall wellness with "Let's Get Moving With Chair Pilates" at 9 a.m. Fri...
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Family, health motivate fitness goals for Schaumburg coupleDec 27, 2017 10:00 pm - As Tina and Chuck Abbott look toward 2018, the Schaumburg couple hopes to revamp their workout routines by attending more fitness classes together. "Exercise has been a ...
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How NCH Wellness Center's MedFit can help you get fitDec 27, 2017 9:00 am - Studies show people gain an average of eight pounds over the holidays. The NCH Wellness Center has an answer to that problem - the MedFit program. For just $60 and 60 da...
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Indoor triathlon in Vernon HillsDec 27, 2017 12:00 am - Keep Warm & Tri On is an indoor triathlon at the Lakeview Fitness Center, 700 Lakeview Parkway, Vernon Hills, to be held during January. Participants have 31 days to swi...
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How one Glen Ellyn mom supported an Australian family through tumor treatmentDec 27, 2017 12:00 am - They met only eight weeks ago, but Amber and Dale Newman know they have a friend for life in Anne Kappa. The Newmans and their two young children left their home in Aust...
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January is National Radon Action MonthDec 26, 2017 10:00 pm - Blame the geology in the Midwestern United States, and northeast Illinois in particular: Homes in Kane County have the potential for higher levels of radon. This is beca...
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Watch out for frostbite as Chicago area's temperature dropsDec 26, 2017 10:00 pm - An unwelcome visitor has come to the Chicago area: bone-chillingly cold weather. With that, comes an increased chance of getting frostbite, even if you're just outside f...
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10 gear-free ways to exercise while traveling
Dec 24, 2017 6:35 am - Nothing puts a damper on travel quite like a bum back or screaming sciatica. Sitting for long stretches in a car or on a plane, lifting luggage, and slumbering in diffe...
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A midafternoon nap is one of life's great pleasuresDec 24, 2017 6:30 am - Q: My Type A husband, who naturally falls asleep for about 25 minutes on weekend afternoons, complains that he's wasting time when he does so. How do I explain to him th...