Health & Fitness
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DuPage introduces COVID-19 case mapMar 30, 2020 5:40 PM - The DuPage County Health Department on Monday announced a new, interactive COVID-19 case map.
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12 healthy things to do while staying at home
Mar 29, 2020 10:23 AM - Given Illinois' stay-at-home order, many of us are spending nearly all of our time at home. During this stressful time, there are ways to minimize anxiety and invest in our health. -
Workout routines change for Fittest Loser contestants as homes double as gyms
Mar 29, 2020 10:23 AM - Encouraged by their recent progress, the Fittest Loser competitors were determined to succeed despite their gym, park district fitness centers and more shutting down during the coronavirus crisis. -
Keeping your hands clean is the best way to stay healthy
Mar 29, 2020 10:20 AM - Hand-washing is in the news right now with coverage of the new coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19, as well as our ongoing flu season. It's an important topic because, although the exact means of transmission of this coronavirus isn't clear yet, we do know how influenza spreads, and COVID-19 is likely to be similar. -
Age is not the only risk for severe coronavirus disease
Mar 29, 2020 10:19 AM - Older people remain most at risk of dying as the new coronavirus continues its rampage around the globe, but they're far from the only ones vulnerable. One of many mysteries: Men seem to be faring worse than women.
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2020 Fittest Loser writer adjusts to downward dogs and avocados
Mar 29, 2020 10:03 AM - Like many, I have been working from home. But unlike many, I am quite used to it. Most of us are home honoring the order from Gov. Pritzker. That means Push Fitness is closed. But it doesn't mean my workouts have ceased. -
Fittest Loser 2020 teams stay the (uncharted) course
Mar 29, 2020 6:00 AM - Many of us have transitioned to working from home, and all of us are feeling the effects of the stay-at-home order to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Fittest Loser teams have told us how they are coping with this lifestyle change. -
2020 Fittest Loser by the numbers -- Week 5
Mar 29, 2020 7:30 AM - Follow the weight-loss journeys of our four Fittest Loser Challenge contestants and our insider, Dick Quagliano, who is writing about the experience. -
Could special needs students fall through cracks while schools navigate e-learning?
Mar 29, 2020 10:13 AM - As suburban school districts struggle to figure out e-learning and distance learning options for a majority of homebound students, parents fear special needs students are likely to fall through the cracks because they need specialized services and often one-on-one therapy. -
North Aurora man waited 11 days for COVID-19 test results
Mar 29, 2020 10:12 AM - A North Aurora man had to live in isolation for 11 days in the basement of his house while he waited for the results COVID-19 test that he took on March18.
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