Lifestyle & Wellness
Stuck at a Desk? Sneaky Ways to Fit in a Workout
Just because you're stuck at a desk doesn't mean you can't fit exercise into your day.
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Swimming As Exercise: Advice from a Physical Therapist
Swimming is a powerful form of exercise. It can help reduce stress levels, improve your mood, give you better sleep, increase your overall strength and increase your endurance and cardiovascular capacity.
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Adventures on Land and Water: An Adrenaline-Filled Day at the U.S. National Whitewater Center
Don’t let its name fool you: The U.S. National Whitewater Center covers not only water (white and flat) but enough land and even air-based adventures to delight any stripe of outdoor enthusiast, even those who have never handled a paddle before.
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Is it time to lace up the cleats?
A former professional soccer player’s perspective on playing the sport
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10 Must-Do Summer Adventures in Winston-Salem
Here’s how to hit the trail, take to the air, and get on the water with 10 recommended picks to satisfy your inner adventurer this summer in Winston-Salem.
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Trail Running In Asheville
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Training Like a Cyclist
Have you ever wondered what exactly goes into cycling? Sure, we see cyclists on the road on a daily basis, but there is so much more to training for racing bikes than a relaxing bike ride. It’s all about strategy, focus and more importantly, specificity of training.
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Urban Exploration in the Queen City: Charlotte's Increasingly Awesome Trail Network
Whether you call it urban hiking or being a tourist in your own city, Charlotte is making it easier to ditch the car and explore the Queen City by foot
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Beyond the Pavement: Effective Training Tips for Runners
For some reason or another, you’ve decided to sign up for a race. Maybe it has been a personal goal of yours for some time or you just wanted to run it with some friends. Whatever the case, you may be wondering what else you need to do besides log your weekly mileage.
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Running 101 for Beginner Runners
As the weather gets warmer, it seems like more and more runners start hitting the pavement. It can be motivating seeing others hit their stride, so to speak. If you’ve never run before, you might want to slow down and make a plan before lacing up your shoes.
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Lake Norman State Park - Trail Running
The multi-purpose trails at Lake Norman State Park are some of the fastest flowing around Charlotte
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Yoga for Enhanced Sports Performance
Typically, competitive athletes focus on strength training with weights. Building strength and muscle mass has its benefits but also dramatically decreases overall flexibility.
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Conservative Care of Low Back Pain
Generalized low back pain is a huge public health problem, affecting 80 percent of people at some point during their lifetime. Low back pain can affect a person's ability to function at work or within the home and can lead to a lower perceived quality of life.
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Avoiding Injuries while Gardening
Spring is here and after a winter of decreased physical activity, gardening is a great way to get exercise that is low-impact and healthy. Injuries occur very often due to using the wrong tools for the job, repetitive motion, lifting, and twisting with heavy loads. We need to realize that gardening requires strength and flexibility to prevent injuries.
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At the Core
There are many benefits of a strong and toned abdomen; better athletic performance, improved posture, increased libido, higher self-confidence and improved balance.
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Ode to the Morning Run: Charlotte-Area Runners Share Why It's So Special
Here’s to you, morning Charlotte runners.
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What a Physician Assistant Tells His Patients about Weight Loss
Every day I have to have difficult conversations with patients.
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Why Foam Rolling is Important: A Soccer Player’s Perspective
Not too long ago I was working with the U.S. Men’s National Beach Soccer team in their Beach World Cup qualifier tournament.
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“Our goal is to Empower You”: The Four Questions Every Physical Therapy Patient Wants to Know
It’s not always easy getting back to normal.
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Building a workout: Power Moves
One of the most frustrating elements to exercise is knowing what to do. You have the dedication to show up at the gym, but do you have the knowledge to know what to do when you get there?
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The 12 Days of Yoga Holiday Workout
Our orthopedic experts are fans of incorporating yoga postures to strengthen and stretch tight muscle groups.
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Recovering from the Marathon Blues
If you’re feeling lost post-race, here is some advice to manage the weeks ahead.
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Roan Mountain Hike Asheville
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Don’t Be Afraid to Be the Guy in Yoga Class
Before I started doing yoga, I didn’t know what energy flow meant from a yoga perspective.
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