Health+Wellness

You’re invited to a celebration hosted by Charlotte Radiology to showcase the Grand Opening of their new breast center location in Ballantyne. Thursday, April 12th, grab your girlfriends and meet up at the open house for the new Ballantyne Breast Center location in Toringdon Market. You’ll enjoy: ♥ Hors d’oeuvres & rosé wine ♥ Giveaways including […]

This odd weather in March may have thrown us for a loop, but spring and summer are just around the corner.  While we enthusiastically welcome the warmth, our summer bodies may not be quite ready for a close-up. Don’t throw a pity party just yet; we’ve compiled a list of 10 things to do to […]

Recently, I was swimming at the YMCA, and as I entered the pool area an open can of Barrel of Monkeys caught my eye poolside. “Bizarre!” I thought. It’s not every day plastic monkeys are hanging out on the edge of the pool. So after the lap swimmer completed her workout, I asked her about […]

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Orangetheory® Fitness, the fast-growing fitness franchise in the US, announced today that its 999th franchise location will open in Midtown in Charlotte. The Midtown studio will be located in the Kings Point Shopping Center on South Kings Drive in Midtown, aka the one with Mama Ricottas. (Is it bad that scoop girls identify all locations based […]

Hunstad Kortesis Bharti has opened a new center for Wellness and Age Management at their office in Piedmont Center in Southpark. The HKB Wellness & Age Management Center uses an innovative approach to aging to help clients achieve the healthiest, most confident version of themselves at any stage of life.  They start with a personalized health […]

No cookies, mac n cheese, chardonnay, french fries, camembert…you know the drill, right? But what about if you watch your diet carefully, at least most days, and avoid the usual fattening suspects, exercise several times a week, and still can’t seem to lose weight? We did some digging around the web and found the following […]

So you know about cramping, bloating, mood swings, and cravings. Headaches and break-outs. I don’t need to go on. Did you also know that a woman’s menstrual cycle also brings a higher risk for injury? But why? I talked to Director of Wellness for OrthoCarolina, Jason Boudrie, who has more than 20 years of experience […]

How did those Janualry resolutions go for you? Are you holding strong, or ready to toss in the towel?  My hope is that it’s the former, but whichever boat you are in, I want to give you some tips on what’s been a huge game changer for me: food prepping. I’m sure you’ve seen it […]

Busy lives, kids, grandchildren, work and other commitments often means we put ourselves last. Life’s chaos means that sometimes on our list of priorities, exercise is not top of mind, if it’s even there at all. But as we age, there are more reasons than ever to work out, and our lives can literally depend […]

January and the start of the new year is the perfect time to explore new workouts. New year, new you, right? Luckily, the Charlotte fitness community knows that many of us jump back into our fitness routines this month and want to try something new, so they are offering some major deals and free classes […]

While we’re considering and celebrating our curves this time of year, the compensatory curve is not top of mind. Our spine’s curvature, aka our compensatory curve, is of little concern until we are in pain, but so much of our health depends on the alignment of our body, especially our spine. Why wait until after […]