Health+Wellness

Finally!  Orangetheory Fitness is coming to Ballantyne. Opening in late fall in Ballantyne Village, the Orangetheory Ballantyne Membership Office is now accepting Founding Memberships. Basically, the OTF Founding Member rate gives you significant savings for signing up pre-opening.  You sign up now and get a few added perks for joining the studio as a Founding Member. But […]

It’s almost here! The OrthoCarolina 10k Classic on August 20th is quickly approaching, along with all the other fall 5Ks, 10Ks, and marathons- ’tis the season. If you’re anything like me, you live for checklists and get deep satisfaction in crossing lines off of those lists. Need to pack for a weekend trip- checklist. Grocery shopping- […]

The dog days of summer are here and with 100+ temps in the month of July we are downright fearful of the weather August may bring. AIR® CHARLOTTE owner Kerri Flanagan has come to the recue and hooked scoopcharlotte up with a few killer (FREE) deals that will keep you inside, active and keep the […]

Studies show about half of women age 50 or older will suffer a broken bone as a result of Osteoporosis, but fortunately we can start preventing bone density loss at any age. We spoke to OrthoCarolina PA Jennifer Suckow, who told us everything we need to know about the disease. Why are women more at risk […]

The Professional Women’s Network at Ernst & Young (EY) is hosting an inaugural community event and you’re invited to join the fitness and fun. Charlotte Fit Fest is the QC’s first community fair to connect working professionals with local fitness studios. This Friday, July 29th at Romare Bearden Park you can meet over 100 representatives from […]

Whether you’re running the 10k, 5k, or the fun run, the right running gear can shave precious seconds off of your finish time. Sure a poor craftsman blames his tools and all that jazz, but those “tools” can make a huge difference in the running world. In this case, the “tools” are socks and headphones, but tools […]

Confession: My first experience with Pilates was a $19.99 online DVD series from Windsor Pilates. I ordered it one night in college when I was studying (and eating pizza) and it seemed like just what I needed. For the next 2 years, my Pilates routine consisted of 20-minute exercises on my dorm floor. The craziest thing […]

Girl, I know you love some free Hilliard. In case you missed it, there is one and only one surefire way to get your HSM groove on at no charge right now, at that is their REFER-A-FRIEND program. You can either take a friend along to a class with you, or have them set up […]

It’s been hot and if you’re feeling tired, drained and like the humidity will never end – you’re not alone. Luckily,  your friends at scoopTheLake have the perfect pick-me-up for you:  Clean Juice and the newly opened Yoga on Davidson are offering free juices and yoga classes to one lucky scoopTheLake subscriber!! Read on to learn more about these great […]

Saturday, June 25th, 6:55 am: Wake up, drag my tired bones to the bathroom- this is not a normal weekend wakeup time for me. Brush my teeth, don’t even bother with makeup (it will just melt off in the NC summer sauna), change into some spiffy running gear and attempt to top it off with the […]

Hitting the beach or the road for fun in the summer sun? If your plan is to take a break from everything but wine-ing and dining, that’s my kind of vacay. I try not to break up the flow with too much exercise! But if you know the back-to-reality recovery is not worth the break, […]

Charlotte’s own exercise guru Denise Duffy accomplishes more before the sun comes up than most people accomplish in an entire week. She trains everyone from fitness newbies to experienced athletes in her small classes at SmartCore Fitness (she founded the gym and trains there alongside Steve Justice) and still somehow has time to teach seven classes a […]