By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer I belong to a gym, but with work and graduate school, adding an additional 30 minutes of travel time to my already packed schedule is tough for workouts. And I tend to work out more at home in the [...]
Archive for October, 2010
AMTA-IL Strategic Planning Meeting Charts a Proactive Course for Massage in Illinois
Posted in Massage Therapy, tagged AMTA, AMTA-IL, Illinois massage therapists on October 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer This past Saturday, I had the opportunity to spend a day with board members and other LMT’s (Licensed Massage Therapists) from the Illinois Chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association. Since we’ve had so many legislative issues effecting Chicago [...]
Read All About Chicago Wilderness!
Posted in Health and Wellness, Nature and Stress, tagged Chicago, Chicago Wilderness Counsil, Chicago Wilderness Magazine, Environment, Wilderness on October 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer While I was looking up hiking info, I stumbled upon Chicago Wilderness Magazine. Although it appears to have stopped publication, there are many great articles and links about Chicago’s wilderness. Link here. Info from their website: The Chicago Wilderness [...]
What’s the Best Way to Lose Excess Fat and Keep It Off?
Posted in Fat Loss, Fitness, Health and Wellness, Nutrition, tagged Fat Loss, persistent exercise, Physical exercise, Physical fitness, Wii Fit on October 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer The answer: Change your life! What do I mean by that? Change the way you relate to food and exercise. Today I was reading this article on Yahoo Health about women that lose a significant amount of fat [...]
Infant Massage Classes: Great Stress Relief for Babies AND Parents
Posted in Health and Wellness, Massage Therapy, tagged baby massage, Infant massage, infant massage classes, mother baby bonding on October 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Recently I’ve had a number of my female clients deliver happy healthy adorable babies! As a big promoter of a healthy lifestyle and wellness services like massage therapy, I want to share some information about infant massage [...]
How to Stretch Your Calves Properly
Posted in Fitness, Health and Wellness, tagged Achilles tendon, calf muscle stretch, Gastrocnemius muscle, runners stretch, Soleus muscle, stretching soleus on October 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Image via Wikipedia By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Most people think of their calf muscles as those two bulging muscles below the back of their knees called the gastrocnemius muscle. These muscles have two “heads” like the biceps and are visible in most people. [...]
Top Trends in Fitness from ACSM
Posted in Fitness, Health and Wellness, tagged American College of Sports Medicine, Fitness, Georgia State University, Health, Personal trainer, Physical fitness, Strength training on October 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer The American College of Sports Medicine tracks trends for the fitness industry and published their findings to show you what to expect in fitness in the coming year at the gym, in your doctor’s office and at work. Experienced [...]
Don’t Get Angry or Depressed, Get Resilient!
Posted in Health and Wellness, Stress Management, tagged Blood pressure, Mental health, post traumatic stress disorder, resilience, resilience training on October 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Image via Wikipedia By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer I enjoy reading Men’s Health magazine each month. The editors and writers do a fantastic job of researching a wide range of topics and presenting great workout ideas, simple tasty recipes and a fair number of [...]
Urban Warriors, Test Your Mettle–Forget the Marthon, Race the URBANATHLON™
Posted in Fitness, Health and Wellness, tagged Challenged Athletes Foundation, Chicago Marathon, Chicago obstacle course, Men's Health, Urbanathon on October 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Are you looking for a really big challenge, fitness wise? Wanted to climb Mount Ranier and didn’t make it this year? Or not able to run the Chicago Marathon but still want a heavy duty fitness goal? You are [...]
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