With all there is to love about summertime, the one drawback is that there’s no hiding behind long pants and boots once the heat hits. We welcome June’s shorts & mini’s, but some of us don’t love seeing those spider & varicose veins out from under cover again. While pondering whether aggressive spray tanning will […]
Meet and greet one of the area’s foremost fitness & healthy living guru’s when Liz Hilliard joins Main Street Books in Davidson on Saturday, March 11 at 4 pm for a book signing. Liz will be signing copies of her book, Be Powerful; Find Your Strength at Any Age. If you want to know the secrets to […]
You may have tried out a barre class or two before, but have you tried one at THE BAR METHOD in South Park? In 2001, The Bar Method opened its first studio in San Francisco empowering students to make lasting changes to their bodies and minds. Former oncology nurse and new Mom Autumn Frk was […]
Running seems to be overtaking the world. And I love it. It isn’t a team sport, but we make it one. With such a sense of community in the running world, it’s nice to have something fun to look forward to and enjoy with our comrades at the finish line. More and more, race organizers […]
It might feel counterintuitive for some, but according to many experts less is more when it comes to the cushion in your running shoes. We instinctively try to protect our foot during each strike while running with a thick, cushy sole but we might be doing more damage and forcing our lower body into unnatural movements […]
While Valentine’s Day flowers are sweet, sweets might be sweeter. And although chocolates are synonymous with V-Day cheer, Scoop gals know it’s important to get your sugared-up body movin’, especially with resolutions fresh on our minds and spring break looming just ahead. In the spirit of maintaining balance, we asked some of your favorite local fitness experts […]
We pass them on the booty-loop and greenway, and up and down every tree lined Charlotte street. The briskly striding, arms pumping, 13-minute milers. Speed walking is often promoted as the perfect compromise between walking and running, a “safer-than-running” way to burn calories and gain cardio vascular benefits. But we learned recently on a visit […]
Liz and Clary have been busy in January! Lots of fun news happening at Hilliard Studio Method this month ~ and not just in the Studio on Fenton Pl. in Eastover. The Big News? HSM recently introduced their NEW Video Streaming Service: Their brand new Video Subscription Service gives you access to over 500 minutes of […]
If you make a beeline to the cardio equipment whenever you head to the gym, or your main form of exercise is a daily run, you’re missing out on some major body benefits that come from hitting the weights. You may have already read about the positives for strength training here on scoop, or elsewhere, […]
Age is just a number. I hate when people tell me that, ’cause they are always people who a) are much younger and have no clue what’s in store or b) look 10-15 years younger thanks to the blessing of good genes and an excellent bone structure. Age is just a number until that number […]
Calling all “New Year, New You” subscribers and seasoned gym rats alike! I have some of Charlotte’s most affordable fitness secrets to share. Admittedly, I was a little hesitant to reveal some of my new-found fitness gems and risk having more crowded classes and less available equipment; but sharing is caring and, Scoop readers, I […]
It’s day 18 for me, and I’m surviving and even kind of thriving. I wish I could say the pounds are dropping off left and right (hip) but I can tell they aren’t. But I do feel de-puffed so to speak. As I said, and as the program insists, the Whole30 is not intended to […]
