New Year, ‘new me’: Local fitness experts address unrealistic goals, fears that keep people from getting in shape
Salem Gibson knows just how hard it can be for people to achieve their fitness goals — and how intimidating it can be for them to walk into a gym for the first time.
More doctors are prescribing exercise instead of medication
When Dr. Michelle Johnson scribbles out prescriptions, the next stop for many of her patients is the gym, not the pharmacy.
Small changes, big results: Intimidated by a New Year’s resolution? Baby steps can get you there
Six days into 2016 and some of us are already feeling the pressure of lofty promises we made ourselves in a fit of new year euphoria.
Exercise good for brain, even for those with Alzheimer’s
Exercise may do more than keep a healthy brain fit: New research suggests working up a good sweat may also offer some help once memory starts to slide– and even improve life for people with Alzheimer’s.
‘Mayor’s Walk’ to begin in April
Columbus Mayor Robert Smith is encouraging citizens to join him at the Riverwalk for the first annual Mayor’s Walk.
New Year’s resolutions lead to crowded gyms
If you hit the gym this month, you may have to wait a little longer than usual for a turn on the treadmill.
As people vow to keep the common New Year’s resolution of getting into shape, local gyms are filled to near capacity.
Beth Jeffers, owner of The Fitness Factor, said her gym sees an average membership increase of 15 to 20 percent in the first of the year.
Exercise helps women tolerate breast cancer drugs
Exercise might help women beat breast cancer. Researchers found it can ease the achy joints and muscle pain that lead many patients to quit taking medicines that treat the disease and lower the risk of a recurrence.
Expert: Cancer patients need to ‘stay active’
With one out of every eight women being diagnosed with cancer in her lifetime, doctors are encouraging women to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
More Americans exercise while they work
WASHINGTON — Glued to your desk at work? Cross that off the list of excuses for not having the time to exercise. A growing number
Agencies, colleges to hold mock disaster drill
In the event that a disaster happens on a school campus, communication between all local agencies is key to helping those at risk get to a place of safety.
Overstreet School hosts ‘active shooter’ drills
School resource officers from throughout north Mississippi will converge at Overstreet School in Starkville on Saturday for an active shooter drill.
MSU doctors prescribe exercise along with traditional medicine
When acid reflux problems led Mississippi State junior Sherika Wheeler to visit her campus physician, she didn’t anticipate medical advice that involved tractor-tire flipping and jumping rope.
CAFB to hold major exercise
The 14th Flying Training Wing will hold a large base-wide exercise on Thursday, June 17. The exercise will test the wings ability to respond to an hostile event on the installation.
Re-Boot Camp: One week down, five to go
My drill sergeant comes by to make sure I’m not about to pass out every five minutes or so. It’s obvious to her that other than a couple months’ worth of early morning walks with my sister last year this is my first true workout in well over three years, and I’m struggling.