By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer OK, so it’s just for a few hours for one day. But it sounds like fitness fun for all you urban hikers! Check out “Open Streets on State Street.” When: Saturday, October 1, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Where: [...]
Archive for September, 2011
Pedestrians Are Taking Over State Street in Chicago–No Cars Allowed!
Posted in Fitness, Health and Wellness, Yoga, tagged Active Transportation Alliance, Chicago Loop, State Street, Van Buren on September 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Meet, Not Meat, Liz Cascio, Holistic Health Counselor, and Wellness Club Educator
Posted in Health and Wellness on September 27, 2011 | 3 Comments »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer As part of my experience opening our new WWM Wellness Club massage center, I’ve been getting to know the Wellness Club Team Members. This past Sunday I was able to spend a few hours with Liz Cascio and really [...]
Runner’s World Sheds Some Light on the Confusing Reporting of Massage Research
Posted in Health and Wellness, Massage Research, Massage Therapy, tagged Complementary and Alternative, Massage Research, Massage Therapy, Massage Therapy and Bodywork, rehab research on September 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer The world of massage research is in many ways, still in its infancy. As such there is a lot of conflicting studies that can easily lead people to draw incorrect conclusions. mainstream press often takes the most sensational points [...]
Uncovering the Truth About Fat Reduction
Posted in Fat Loss, Fitness, Health and Wellness, tagged Adipose tissue, Fat Loss, fitness myths, Physical exercise, weight loss, Weight training on September 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer I am a big believer in being clear about our goals so that we don’t waste a lot of time pursing a fitness or nutritious goal that isn’t realistic or attainable. To me, saying “I need to lose weight” [...]
Where’s the Wellness Club in Lincoln Park?
Posted in Health and Wellness, Massage Therapy, Stress Management, tagged balcony, LIncoln Park Massage, Mezzanine, Whole Foods Market, Whole Foods Wellness Club on September 11, 2011 | 3 Comments »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer I’ve been shopping and providing massage at the Lincoln Park Whole Foods market for the past few years since they built the new store on Kingsbury. I know the store well, every stairwell, every nook and cranny, every mouth-watering [...]
Why Get a Massage?
Posted in Health and Wellness, Massage Therapy, Stress Management, tagged Massage, Stress Management, Wellness Club, Working Well Massage on September 5, 2011 | 7 Comments »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer While I’ve been interviewing and setting up the new massage services at the Lincoln Park Wellness Club, I’ve been able to receive demo massages from a variety of talented massage therapists. And at the same time, I’ve been extremely [...]