By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Dr. Jay Parkinson reminds me of my behavioural Medicine professor this summer. My prof is the picture of health, muscular, lean, and enthusiastic about preventative health care. His classes really challenge me to think creatively about our nation’s health [...]
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Treadmill Desks Are Becoming More Affordable and Accessible!
Posted in Ergonomic Products, Ergonomics, Health and Wellness, Stress Management, Workplace Wellness, tagged Help Desk, LifeSpan, LifeSpan TR1200-DT Treadmill Desk, Treadmill, treadmill desks, walking at work, Walkstation on May 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer For those that know me, I am a big fan of treadmill desks. However, up until recently the main treadmill desk available was the Walkstation, for $4400-$4900, from Steelcase. And that may be too hefty of a price tag [...]
Gain Some Veggies and Protean–Not a Belly Roll–With Orgain!
Posted in Fat Loss, Health and Wellness, Nutrition, Workplace Wellness, tagged Dr. Andrew Abraham, drink veggies, meal replacement, Orgain, veggie juice on April 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer One of the frustrations I hear from clients is how to get enough veggies into a daily diet when you are on the go and don’t have time or an appetite to eat breakfast. Eating wraps with lettuce, cukes [...]
Frugal Dad Shows the Health Benefits (Yes Benefits) of Video Gaming
Posted in Fitness, Health and Wellness, tagged Frugal Dad, Video game on April 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer I was speaking to a client about his son’s video game habits and his lack of physical activity the other day. I pointed out that there has been recent research showing that some aspects of video gaming are actually [...]
More Maui Relaxation Photos to Relax Your Mind
Posted in Fitness, Health and Wellness, Nature and Stress, tagged Haleakula, Hawaii, Maui, Sue Shekut on April 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer These past few weeks have been intensely busy for me and I haven’t had time to share my amazingly insightful thoughts about fitness, nutrition, relaxation and wellness with you. I do have some good posts coming up, but in [...]
California Weather Comes to Tinley Forest Perserve Near Chicago in March, 2012!
Posted in Fitness, Health and Wellness, Nature and Stress, tagged bicycling, Cycling, Tinley Creek, Trail on March 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Everyone in Chicago is remarking how unusually warm the weather is this march. We are experiencing 80 degree F days and sun, sun, sun. Not your usually March fare for us Northerners. But this Sunday. my man and I [...]
Tips and Fixes for Office Chair Arm Rest Ergonomics
Posted in Ergonomic Products, Ergonomics, Health and Wellness, Workplace Wellness, tagged arm rest, arm rest height, Ergonomic, Office chair, Workstation on March 5, 2012 | 1 Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Recently I helped a client adjust her chair to better reach the arm rests of her chair to reduce tension in her neck and shoulders. She had done a fantastic job of repositioning her monitors and keyboard, but we [...]
Frozen Waterfalls the Only Sign of Winter at Starved Rock This February
Posted in Fitness, Health and Wellness, Nature and Stress, tagged hiking, Illinois canyon, Ottawa, Starved Rock, Starved Rock State Park, Waterfall on February 26, 2012 | 1 Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Last Sunday my man and I went to Starved Rock State Park near Ottawa, IL for a much-needed bit of fresh air, exercise and time in nature. We hiked the Illinois Canyon (Starved Rock has many canyons and this [...]
Slimming Down and Losing Fat May Be Easier Than We Thought!
Posted in Fat Loss, Fitness, Health and Wellness, Nutrition, tagged Calorie, calorie counting, diet, dieting, Fat Loss, obesity, weight loss on February 20, 2012 | 1 Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer For anyone that’s ever dieted or struggled to keep excess fat off, you know that conventional wisdom (increase activity, decrease calories) has tended to recommend very caloric intake for losing weight. But living on super low-calorie diets is not [...]
Elizabeth Banks Goes Red for Women in Heart Attack PSA
Posted in Health and Wellness, Stress Management, Wellness for Parents, Workplace Wellness, tagged American Heart Month, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Elizabeth Banks, Go Red for Women, heart disease, Myocardial infarction, Role Models, Scrubs on February 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer February is American Heart Month according to the CDC. And now, Elizabeth Banks, (the actress from Definitely, Maybe, Scrubs, 30 Rock, and Role Models, did a pretty attention-grabbing public service announcement. In “Just a Little Heart Attack,” Elizabeth is [...]
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