By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer As you all know, I am a big believer in eating healthy and exercising outdoors when possible. And I am not afraid to travel to seek out new places to enjoy the great outdoors. However, when traveling or even [...]
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A Hiker’s And Traveler’s Helper for Healthy Eating Away From Home
Posted in Fitness, Health and Wellness, Nutrition, tagged hiking, Picnic, picnic tote & cooler, Tailgating and Picnics on August 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
New U, Wii Fit Program Combines Yoga & Pilates for a Great In-Home Workout
Posted in Fitness, Health and Wellness, tagged New U, Nintendo, NintendoWii, pilates, Wii, Wii Fit, Yoga on August 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer As fall approaches, I hear winter calling as well. For me that means more indoors workouts and potentially more boredom in my workout routine, UNLESS, I use more Wii Fit. And as luck would have it, game designers are [...]
Firm Your Gluts, Hammys and Abs With In-line Skating
Posted in Fitness, tagged Inline skates, roller blading, Roller skating on August 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Looking for a great way to get a cardiovascular workout, strengthen your core muscles and get around town? How about inline skating! When I was in college (Lo so many years ago), we did not have inline skates. I [...]
Forget Your Running Shoes–For This Marathon, What You Need is a Kayak
Posted in Fitness, Health and Wellness, tagged Chicago Shoreline Marathon, Kayak, kayaking, paddling marathon on August 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Kayakers and wanna be kayakers, don’t miss the Chicago Shoreline Marathon this Saturday, August 28, at Chicago’s Lakefront! There are three different options to compete depending on your stamina and skill level. Find detailed race course info here. Register [...]
Don’t Be a Fool For Energy Drinks: A Quick Energy Boost Can Be Followed By Long Term Anxiety, Depression and Addiction
Posted in Fitness, Health and Wellness, Nutrition, tagged ACSM, Addiction, energy drinks, Red Bull, Redline, Spike, sports drinks on August 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer So called “sports” drink advertising campaigns taut the benefits of drinking energy drinks for improved performance, concentration, and mood. However, like most marketing campaigns, as the old adage goes, if it seems to good to be true (energy in [...]
Fitness, Fun, Rest & Relaxation–Just Hours Away From Chicago in Door County, Wisconsin
Posted in Fitness, Health and Wellness, Nature and Stress, tagged biking, Door County, Door County Wisconsin, Eagle harbor Inn, Emphraim, hiking, Lake Michigan, Peninsula State Park on August 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer I lived in Milwaukee during my grade school years. Each summer, my outdoorsy father would pack up our Vista Cruiser station wagon with tents, a Coleman stove, cots, coolers and our bikes for a camping trip to Door County, [...]
The North Face Gets Youth Out Doors and Off Video Games
Posted in Fitness, Health and Wellness, Nature and Stress, tagged America Great Outdoors, Conservation Fund, nature, North Face, Outdoor Foundation, Outdoor Nation, The Great Outdoors, The North Face on August 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer It’s an amazing year for outdoor enthusiasts like you and me! Not only did the federal government establish the America Great Outdoors initiative, but outdoor gear retailer, The North Face, announced the creation of the Explore Fund™ Grant Program to [...]
Tell The Us How You Embrace Healthy Living in the Great Outdoors
Posted in Fitness, Health and Wellness, Nature and Stress, tagged America's Great Outdoors Initiative, nature, The Great Outdoors, United States Environmental Protection Agency on August 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer If you read my blog you know I am a big nature lover and outdoors enthusiast. Being outside in nature, hiking, biking swimming or whatnot, makes me feel calmer, fitter and happier overall. I’ve written about nature and stress [...]
Is Massage is the New Metramucil?
Posted in Massage Research, Massage Therapy, tagged Abdomen, abdominal massage, colon, Constipation, Journal of Advanced Nursing, large instestine on August 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Colon in blue. Image via Wikipedia By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer One of the things massage therapists learn in massage school is how to give a proper abdominal massage. Along with gliding and kneading techniques, we learn to massage the abdomen in the same [...]
(Rock) Climb Your Way To Fitness
Posted in Fitness, tagged bouldering, Hidden Peak, Lake Shore Academy, Rock climbing on August 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Bouldering. Image via Wikipedia By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer I recently met a young man that told me about “bouldering.” I am not a rock climber myself so I hadn’t heard of the term before. He explained to me that it was a manner [...]
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