Cover via Amazon By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapists, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer So you are in a hurry and want to grab a quick bite. What’s your best bet calorie for dollar? Men’s Health magazine does such a great job of explaining which fast food meal selections are [...]
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Your Guide to Health-ier Restaurant Eating From Men’s Health
Posted in Fat Loss, Nutrition, tagged 7-Eleven, Add new tag, Baskin Robbins, Eat This, Eating healthy out, fast food, Men's Health, Not That, Quarter Pounder on January 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Grab a Map and Find Your Way to Fitness and Fun with Orienteering
Posted in Fat Loss, Fitness, Stress Management, tagged Chicago Area Orienteering, Dick's Sporting Goods, Orienteering, Physical exercise on January 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Image via Wikipedia By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Some of my clients are active outdoorsmen and women. They hike, they backpack, they climb mountains. Now you can join them in a fun activity called Orienteering. In Chicago, the Chicago Area Orienteering is an active [...]
Wellness at Work Ideas that Won’t Break the Bank
Posted in Workplace Wellness, tagged Elizabeth Cogswell Baskin, Health, Inc, Life-Sized Business, Small business, Tribe, wellness programs, Workplace Wellness on January 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer From time to time I come across a blog that is well written, has great info and coves areas of wellness that pertain to my readers. Recently I came across the blog, Life-Sized Business written by Elizabeth Cogswell Baskin. [...]
Tomorrow’s Doctors More Open to Alternative Healing Practices
Posted in Health and Wellness, Massage Therapy, tagged acupuncture, Alternative Medicine, Health care, Massage on January 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Image via Wikipedia According to Jenny Dubowsky at Acupuncture Blog Chicago, “A national survey, published online in the journal Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine found that three-quarters of the med students (future physicians) surveyed believe that conventional Western medicine would be improved by integrating more complementary treatments such as: massage, herbal medicine, yoga, acupuncture and [...]
Beat the Winter Workout Blues with Wii Fit Plus
Posted in Fat Loss, Fitness, Health and Wellness, tagged Add new tag, Balance Board, Wii Balance Board, Wii Fit, Wii Fit Plus on January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Image via Wikipedia By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer I’ve been using the Wii Fit on and off for the past year. I like the exercises overall. They combine video games with a little “Mii” avatar you design yourself. The Wii Fit consists of a [...]
Massage at Work Helps Staff Work More Productively
Posted in Massage Therapy, Uncategorized, tagged immune system, Market research, massage and productivity, Massage Research, OPENPRESS on January 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Yet another study now shows that massage improves productivity, reduces absenteeism and reduces doctors visits due to injury/illness! Read more from The Open Press: (OPENPRESS) January 21, 2010 — The manufacturing marketing research division of TR Cutler, Inc., (www.trcutlerinc.com) [...]
Learn to Give Back Rubs Without Hurting Your Hands
Posted in Massage Therapy, Stress Management, tagged couples massage, giving massage, learning massage, massage body mechanics, partner massage, Valentine's Day massage, Whole Foods Massage on January 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Most people like to receive a good back rub but they hate giving them. I hear complaints from, “giving back rubs hurts my hands, giving back rubs hurts hurts my back,” to “I don’t want to hurt her/him.” I [...]
Get Up and Move Your Body Now to Prevent Disease!
Posted in Fat Loss, Fitness, Health and Wellness, Workplace Wellness, tagged Add new tag, British Journal of Sports Medicine, Circulation, heart disease, sitting, Treadmill Desk, Walkstation on January 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Image by Scoobyfoo via Flickr By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer It’s all over the web today…too much seat time can hurt your heart, increase your risk for cancer, obesity and diabetes, according to a study published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Assn. [...]
Where to Find Yoga Classes in Chicago
Posted in Fitness, Stress Management, Yoga, tagged Hatha Yoga, YMCA, Yoga, Yoga Chicago, yoga teachers on January 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer I took my very first yoga class about 15 years ago at my local YMCA in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Yoga was not as popular at that time and when I moved to Chicago, I relied on fliers and word [...]
Cold Lasers–Healing Injuries and Promoting Healing Without Pain
Posted in Health and Wellness, tagged Add new tag, Chiropractic, cold laser, Dr. Bonny Flaster, healing injuries, Inflammation, Low level laser therapy, pain free healing, Range of motion on January 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s post is brought to you by a guest poster, Dr. Bonny Flaster. She’s a chiropractor and a collegue of mine. Dr. Flaster (aka Dr. Bonny) helped my knee heal faster with her cold laser treatment when I took a bad spill on my bike this summer! …..Sue Shekut By Dr. Bonny Flaster, Doctor of [...]
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