Health+Wellness

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We Do Some MythBusting On Varicose Veins.

Mar 16, 2017 | scoop team

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 […]


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Meet Liz Hilliard at her Book Signing at Main Street Books Saturday March 11

Mar 2, 2017 | Susu

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 […]



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Scoop’s Spring Race Round Up for All You Charlotte Runners

Feb 24, 2017 | scoop team

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 […]


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When More Is Not Always Better. Your Running Shoes and How Much Support You Need.

Feb 22, 2017 | scoop team

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 […]


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What Do the Charlotte Fitness Folk Do for Healthy Desserts & Valentine’s Day at the Studios?

Feb 12, 2017 | scoop team

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 […]


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Speed Walkers Take Note. Is Your Pace Hurting Your Spine?

Feb 8, 2017 | scoop team

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 […]



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Strength Training with Heavier Weights: Why We Need It & How to Do It Right

Jan 29, 2017 | scoop team

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, […]


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If You Want to Be A Superager. Plus, Calculate Your Actual Fitness Age.

Jan 24, 2017 | Susu

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 […]


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Nicole Scoops Out Charlotte’s Affordable Fitness Options

Jan 22, 2017 | scoop team

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 […]


A Whole30 Update ~ The First 2+ Weeks.
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A Whole30 Update ~ The First 2+ Weeks.

Jan 18, 2017 | Susu

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 […]


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