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July 13, 2018 Rachel No comments exist

Although the contestants in Florence’s Biggest Loser have only had two fitness training sessions and two nutrition classes so far, many have already started to make changes to their diet and physical activity that hopefully will stick with them for months and even years to come. Because of these changes, the contestants are beginning to…

July 13, 2018 Rachel No comments exist

BY LISA K. TOLBERT Aging is inevitable. How we age is largely a product of genetics and the day-to-day choices we make. Successful aging is defined as the absence of disease and disability, high cognitive and physical function and active engagement with life. Factors that affect optimal aging include aerobic exercise, resistance exercise, healthy nutrition,…

July 13, 2018 Rachel No comments exist

In some ways, losing weight and living healthier can be viewed as a solo journey. Only you can go to the gym and work out, or only you can ensure that you are eating healthy for your meals. Just because you are responsible for your decisions does not mean you have to go through a…

July 13, 2018 Rachel No comments exist

Florence’s Biggest Loser contestants met Monday evening for a third time with registered dietitian Lindsay Fraser for a healthy Grocery Store 101 event. The event, which took place at the Piggly Wiggly at Florence Mall, was created to help educate the contestants on how to determine which products best fit their healthy nutritional needs when…

July 13, 2018 Rachel No comments exist

BY JOY OWENS For people who do not have a lot of time in the gym, circuit training can be a great workout to use, because it alternates aerobic exercise with resistance training exercises. The full-body circuit workout provided below was created for people who are new to working out, but this can be modified…

July 13, 2018 Rachel No comments exist

As anyone who has been through, or is working through, a healthy journey knows, sticking to new healthy habits can be difficult. There will be days when it will feel like a battle to get yourself to the gym and days when the last thing you want to see is another vegetable. There might even…

July 13, 2018 Rachel No comments exist

February is National Heart Health month, and for a good reason. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer in the United States, taking close to 1 million lives each year, an estimated 1 in every 3 deaths in the United States. According to a 2017 health statistics report published by the American Heart Association, “Cardiovascular…