Health+Wellness

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 […]

Here are a few interesting things I found on the web regarding germs, bacteria and cleanliness. Let me assure you, this is internet “fact” gathering, and food for thought, consideration and further exploration by you, the reader. If you disagree or think something is hog-wash, well that’s dandy too. I just found this stuff thought-provoking. […]

So maybe you read that I’m doing the WHOLE30 this month, mostly for health reasons but hoping also for the added weight loss benefit, of course. It’s a major change in eating, cooking and shopping, and kind of a pain, so I sure hope I get results. The one thing that bothers most folks is […]

This January 1st, I decided to take a different approach to my annual post holiday, clean living, weight loss mission. I decided to instead make a new-year-get-healthy foodstyle commitment by doing my first Whole30®. No doubt you’ve read about the Whole30®, but in case you’ve missed the hype, the Whole30® is a a month long clean-eating, […]

If ever there is a time to turn the focus on your health and wellness, the start of a new year is it. Sure we all want to start that new diet fad, but don’t forget about your muscles, bones and joints when considering how to get healthy in 2017. We’ve rounded up our top […]

Whether you started a new diet on January 1st or just want to eat a little healthier after an indulgent holiday season, we’ve got over 100 recipes and tips to keep you on track. From Mason Jar salads to lemon water, here are our picks from scoop’s healthy eating posts for you to try out this […]