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 [...]
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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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
Get ready for Adventure Chicago at The Adventure Travel Show 1-28-12 to 1-29-12
Posted in Fitness, Health and Wellness, Nature and Stress, tagged adventure travel, hiking, Outdoors, scouba, Scuba diving on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer People ask me, “Sue where did you hear about all these great adventure travel locations?” One way is through my clients of course! Another way is from the Annual Adventure Travel Show that will be at The Donald E [...]
Visual Delights from Maui, Hawaii to Palos Forest Preserve, in Chicago Area of Illinois
Posted in Fitness, Health and Wellness, Nature and Stress, Stress Management, tagged Hawaii, Iao Valley, Maui, Recreation and Sports on January 17, 2012 | 2 Comments »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Two weeks ago we ventured to Maui for a week of fitness and photography. Then this weekend, we headed out to the cool crisp air of Palos Forest Preserves for some winter hiking in the new fallen snow. It’s [...]
Rest and Relax With Ted Stark’s Nature Photo’s
Posted in Health and Wellness, Nature and Stress, Stress Management, tagged nature photos, Nature pics, Photography, relaxation, Stress Management on August 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Recently I gained a new Twitter follower, Ted Stark. Ted likely found me via one of my many posts about hiking in nature (with pics included). I checked out Ted’s website, and was visually inspired. Ted’s nature photos make [...]
Chicago Urban Adventurers, Venture Out to Naperville’s Riverwalk
Posted in Fitness, Health and Wellness, Nature and Stress, tagged Centennial Beach, Naperville Illinois, Naperville Riverwalk, Urban hikes on July 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Saturday night my man and I wanted to go for a walk. We decided to forgo an urban hike and went on a “mini-vacation” to fabulous downtown Naperville and strolled along the Riverwalk. With the recent rain, the river [...]
Celebrate Summer at Blackwell Forest Preserve
Posted in Fitness, Health and Wellness, Nature and Stress, tagged Blackwell forest preesrves, boat rental Chicago, canoeing, Dupage Forest Preserves, HIking in Chicago on July 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer We took a nice long hike this past weekend at Blackwell Forest Preserve. Although it was hot, we were able to hike along meadows, in the coolness of a few forests and along Silver Lake and the McKee Marsh. [...]
What Do Flowers Do For You?
Posted in Health and Wellness, Nature and Stress, tagged Flower, mood elevation, relaxation, soft attention, stress relief on July 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Flowers make me feel better, more relaxed and give my overworked mind a rest from planning, analyzing and overall thinking. I send flowers at times to say I am thinking of you to those recovering from illness or for [...]
Go on Vacation Without Leaving the Chicago Area!
Posted in Health and Wellness, Nature and Stress, Stress Management, Workplace Wellness, tagged business hotels in Chicago, Fountain, Health club, Itasca Westin, Lake Geneva, Westin Hotels on July 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Over the 4th of July weekend, I went “on vacation”..only 30 miles from home! I went to the Itasca Westin off the 290 and Thorndale and had a very relaxing time with my family. (Note: for business travelers that [...]
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