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Flywheel Charlotte News for May and Moms. NOTE: Free Class Inside.

May 1, 2017 | scoop team

National Bike Month = Free Class For Scoop Readers In honor of National Bike month, Flywheel Sports in Charlotte is celebrating with a free class for all new-to-Flywheel Scoop readers. To take advantage of your free NEWBIE class, create an account at HERE, view the schedule, and email HERE to reserve the class date and time of […]



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Women’s Soccer Injury Update from OrthoCarolina.

Apr 10, 2017 | scoop team

Soccer is a great way to burn calories, work on coordination and just generally blow off some steam, but kicking that ball around can lead to injury if female players aren’t careful. Dr. Mike Dockery at OrthoCarolina told us female athletes are twice to eight times (!!) as likely as their male counterparts to suffer an […]


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Our CLT Fitness Experts Show Us 10+ Variations on Plank.

Apr 2, 2017 | scoop team

Plank – the ultimate exercise to tighten and tone your stubborn core. Do you love the results you see from plank but hate doing the same move over and over again? We’ve rounded up over 10 ways to do plank from some of the best fitness instructors in Charlotte to help you mix it up and bring […]


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Core Revolution Invites You to Pick 3, 3 Classes in 3 Weeks for $30

Mar 24, 2017 | scoop team

Barre, Cycle, TRX, Core Strength; you have seen all of these names advertised in fitness magazines and by local studios, but which one works for you? Or is it a combination of these classes that is the right fit for you? CORE REVOLUTION wants to help you find out. Located on Ardrey Kell Road in South […]


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Things To Know About Nutrition for Your Student Athlete (or Yourself)

Mar 24, 2017 | scoop team

Parents of student athletes often find themselves in a balancing act of getting the kids to practice on time and making sure their grades and social lives don’t suffer because of their sport. But there’s one factor that might be getting overlooked: nutrition. Dashing back and forth to practices and hitting the road for games could […]


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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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