The Washington Post recently published an article that provides suggestions on how to use technology to get or stay healthier in 2012.  Some solutions are as simple as a Smartphone app and some are as complicated as genomic analysis.  Either way, it is an interesting read and may offer some easy ideas to help 2012 be [...]

The weather is getting colder and for many this means an excuse not to exercise. But the weather in your living room or at the gym is always ideal for a no-excuses workout. 
You may also have access to fitness tools you didn’t even know you had.  Here are just a few suggestions to help keep [...]

We officially reached the Final Four.  And, we all know that during this time of year, catching the game on TV often means watching lay-ups while lying on the couch – dribbling only a drink on our team sweatshirt. Use this March Madness as your motivation to get moving. 
It’s surprisingly easy to incorporate exercise into [...]

Laura Aiken is a community health specialist with WakeMed and the director for Advocates for Health in Action, a group of over 50 organizations working together to shape a community where healthful eating and physical activity is the way of life in Wake County.
Upon hearing Michelle Obama announce her new initiative to reverse the obesity epidemic [...]

 Debbie Laughery, vice president of public relations and mom of a ‘94 CASL Elite player, blogs on soccer’s impact on our community.
You need look no further than the headlines in the media to see that this past weekend in the Triangle truly was soccer filled. Hundreds of teams brought nearly 7,000 kids, parents, coaches and [...]