By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer One of the many things I am proud of is my Working Well Massage chair stations in Whole Foods Markets. I am proud of this business because it serves multiple needs for a variety of people. For one thing, [...]
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Why Get a Chair Massage?
Posted in Health and Wellness, Massage Therapy, tagged Chair massage, Chicago chair massage, Pain Management, Whole Foods Market, Whole Foods Massage, Working Well Massage on June 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Are the Medications You Take Contributing to Premature Bone Density Loss?
Posted in Health and Wellness, tagged Bone, Bone density, Health, National Osteoporosis Foundation, Osteoporosis on June 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Are the medications you are taking contributing to premature bone loss? And if so, what can you do about it? This past week I attended a class on Functional Strength Training for the Aging Spine taught by Shari Kalstein, [...]
Where to Find Healthcare Technology Info Online
Posted in Health and Wellness, Workplace Wellness, tagged EHealth, Health informatics, Informatics on June 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Recently I received an email from William Hopper at HealthTechTopia . He called my attention to one of their posts, “25 Online Health Informatics Resource Collections” in which they list 25 online health informatics resource collections that provide useful [...]
Looking for Funding to Improve Wellness in Your Community? Check out Healthy People 2020 Community Innovations Project
Posted in Fitness, Health and Wellness, tagged Healthy People, Healthy People 2020 on June 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer For those that want to make a difference in the wellness of their community, there is call for proposals for the Healthy People 2020 Community Innovations Project. This project, is administered by John Snow, Inc. (JSI) as part of [...]
Visit the Tropics–in the U.S….at Rough River Lake in Kentucky
Posted in Fitness, Health and Wellness, Nature and Stress, tagged boating, Kentucky, Mammoth Cave National Park, Nolan Lake, pontoon boat, Rough River lake on June 21, 2011 | 1 Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Last year, my boyfriend and I ventured down to Kentucky for a long weekend get away. And what we found surprised and delighted us. Rough River Lake, Nolan Lake and Mammoth Cave are great spots for hiking, swimming and [...]
What Style and Where to Take Self-Defense in Chicago
Posted in Fat Loss, Fitness, Health and Wellness, Stress Management, tagged Krav Maga, Martial arts, Mixed martial arts, Muay Thai, Schools and Instruction, self defense on June 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Recently I was asked about self-defense classes in Chicago and if I knew of any classes that led to further study in martial arts. I took Karate in High school but it’s been years since I took any martial [...]
Get Great Nutritional Data All On One Page From Self Magazine
Posted in Fat Loss, Health and Wellness, Nutrition, tagged Calorie, Glycemic index, Nutrient density, Nutrition, Self magazine on June 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer I was looking up calorie and nutrition information and came across a great resource for both…from Self magazine. Self’s Nutrition Data is fairly inclusive. They provide excellent nutritional data as found on nutrition labels (calories, fat, fiber, sugar, carbs [...]
Save Your Neck and Shoulders With this Tablet/Smart Phone Stand from Satechi
Posted in Ergonomic Products, Ergonomics, Health and Wellness, tagged Android, Apple, BlackBerry Playbook, IPad, iPad stands, kindle stand, Motorola Xoom, neck pain, nook stand, Samsung Galaxy Tab, tablet ergonomics, tablet holder, tablet stand, ViewSonic gTablet, Zoom stands on June 12, 2011 | 2 Comments »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Check out this amazingly well designed and useful tablet stand, the Satechi R1 Arm Hinge HolderStand! Only about $49 on Amazon here. This stand allows you to tilt your tablet at a comfortable viewing angle and work hands free. [...]
Warrier Dash Training with the Bosu Balance Trainer
Posted in Fat Loss, Fitness, Health and Wellness, tagged Balance Training: Stability Workouts for Core Strength and a Sculpted Body, BOSU, Personal trainer, Strength training, Warrior Dash, Wii Fit on June 10, 2011 | 3 Comments »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Dr. Bonny Flaster responded to my training query about getting ready for the Warrier Dash this fall. Her advice is spot on: combine strength training with balance training using a Bosu Balance Trainer. Her advice is here. According to [...]
Small Workouts Add Up to Big Gains in Overall Fitness
Posted in Fat Loss, Fitness, Health and Wellness, tagged Activities of daily living, Physical exercise on June 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Today we have a guest post from mediashower.com by Katrina Robinson. Tell us what you think, Katrina: Sometimes, there’s just not enough time in the day to get everything done. That includes exercise. How many times have you had [...]
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