Hot'n'Healthy: Yogalates Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP)
More people are into “green exercise” now. If you jog, bike, hike or play ball of any kind, you already know the benefits of outdoor activity. Fresh air workouts foster strength, health and a sense of...
View ArticleAge is just a number for Richard James
What present would you most want for your 96th birthday? Well, a yoga mat, of course. If you are Richard James, you would then use it for push-ups and sit-ups.As James aged, he became concerned about...
View ArticleVIDEO: Hot 'n' Healthy: Come on baby, Do the LoCo Motion with Me
Mark your calendars for Sept. 28-30. You, along with 1,000 of your closest friends, will have the opportunity to visit the private residential resort community of Shipyard Plantation, the picturesque...
View ArticleVIDEO: Hot 'n' Healthy - Barbells for Boobs
Barbells for Boobs is a 501(c)3 nonprofit breast cancer organization that began when one CrossFit gym decided to do the workout “Grace” to raise money for a friend.From this gesture of kindness came a...
View ArticleVIDEO: Hot 'n' Healthy - Train like a bodybuilder
You may, or may not, wish to be a competitive bodybuilder like Roland Allen, but we all need strength training to build muscle mass. We are all aware of the aesthetic reasons, but studies have shown...
View ArticleHot 'n' Healthy - The children are our future
At age 19, Matthew Sasser weighed 347 pounds, and he was not particularly concerned about it. He spent a lot of time playing video games after work. But friends and family were concerned. At their...
View ArticleVIDEO: Hot 'n' Healthy - The Children Are Our Future
The slogan for Performance Initiatives is “Building Healthier Hearts, Minds and Bodies.” Gloria Jenkins is a 56-year-old grandmother who will give you a resounding “amen” to that.On Jan. 27, 2009,...
View ArticleHot 'n' Healthy - Train Like a Bodybuilder
No matter your age, gender, or walk of life, we all need a strong back and chest. Today we are here at TrueFit Pilates with Roland Allen. He is going to show us how to superset opposing chest and back...
View ArticleHot 'n' Healthy - Controlling Diabetes
Diabetes is rapidly becoming an epidemic in America. Nearly 26 million adults and children live with the disease. An additional 79 million have prediabetes.Many people have prediabetes and don’t know...
View ArticleVIDEO: Protect yourself from a stroke
Steve Stephens is the president and CEO of Stage Front Presentation Systems and president of the Savannah Rotary Club downtown. He is 59 years old, married to Patricia, has two grown stepdaughters, a...
View ArticleHot 'n Healthy: Make changes with BODYPUMP
BODYPUMP is a weight-based group fitness program created in 1991 by Phillip Mills. It started in Auckland, New Zealand, and spread to 80 countries and 14,000 health clubs and gyms, but not to...
View ArticleVIDEO: Hot 'n Healthy - FIT4MOM
FIT4MOM is a program designed to help moms get a workout while entertaining their little ones. The moms meet at Jarvis Creek Park and the workout includes cardio, strength training and abdominal...
View ArticleVIDEO: Hot 'n' Healthy - Overcoming adversity
We all have aches and pains that prevent us from going to the gym. Oh, really?Jerrod Fields was 22 years old on Feb. 21, 2005, when a bomb exploded under the Bradley he was driving in Baghdad.Fields...
View ArticleVIDEO: Hot 'n' Healthy - Lack of knowledge is not an excuse
Tiffany Flanders Jones had a membership at the Islands Family YMCA for 2 1/2 years that she never used. As a program assistant at Hunter Army Airfield, she had access to Tominac Fitness Center, but...
View ArticleVIDEO: Hot 'n' Healthy - Age is no excuse
As I approach the age of 63, I think about cutting back on exercise. After all, I need to accept the fact I’m aging and I won’t be able to work out much longer. The gym is for young people, and I...
View ArticleVIDEO: Hot 'n' Healthy - Work out with Jillian Michaels
Have you ever watched the reality television show “The Biggest Loser?” If so, you know Jillian Michaels as the guru of fitness who uses tough love and empathy to help competitors drop hundreds of...
View ArticleVIDEO: Hot 'n' Healthy - Toddler exercise
A friend told me about a toddler exercise class at Tumblegym on Wilmington Island in Savannah. Being a grandmother of a 2-year-old, I was curious to see how toddlers exercise. When I met the owner...
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