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5 Ways You Can Support People With Disabilities Right Now

Nearly 90 years ago, Helen Keller issued a challenge to Charlotte leaders: Do something to help. After losing both her sight and hearing to an illness before her second birthday, Keller spent her life navigating the challenges that come with having a disability. Challenges...

16 Fall 2021 Walks & Runs to Join in Charlotte

Saturday, September 4, 2021 - USNWC Labor Day Trail Race Jumpstart the holiday weekend with a 5K or the 15K trail race. Last day to pre-register is September 2, 2021. $35 - $45 Sunday, September 5, 2021 - Around the Crown 10K Experience Charlotte at 5 mph,...

Where to Boat, Paddle & Kayak Around Charlotte

Even though summer is coming to an end, early Autumn can be the best time outdoors in the QC. Charlotte is surrounded by lakes, rivers, and streams, making it easy to get on the water for a fall weekend adventure. If you've been looking...

Spotting Orthopedic Issues in Your Elderly Relatives (Plus Elder-proofing Your Home)

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Now that we're vaccinated against COVID-19, we're doing something we've wanted to do since the beginning of quarantine — give Grandma a giant hug. Many people are seeing their elderly relatives and friends for the first time in more than a year, and these...

Have a Student-Athlete? Or an Aspiring One? Check Out These Speed & Agility Camps for Young Athletes

With fall sports around the corner, summer is a great time to get a leg up on the competition, add new skills, improve performance, and avoid the summer slide. At OrthoCarolina's Sports Training Center summer camps, your child will learn from experienced personal trainers and strength...

Best Ways For Charlotte Senior Citizens to Stay Active With Community Groups

As we age, staying fit may fall to the wayside as we shift focus to other priorities (playing with grandkids and enjoying some well-deserved post-retirement relaxation, for example). But for senior citizens, it's more important than ever before to stay active. And working out...

Getting Back In The Gym: How to Safety Restart Your Workout Regimen

As more people get vaccinated, gyms increase capacity and we slowly return to the "new normal," it may be tempting to jump right back into your workout where you left off. But if your past year consisted of mostly "rest days," you may need...

Tips for Safely Doing Strength Training and HIIT at Home

During the past year our homes have morphed into much more than just houses: they've become offices, schools and gyms as well. And even though people are slowly trickling back to their workplaces and school buildings, many are opting to continue working out at...

10 Safety Tips For Exercising Outdoors

Hitting the (home) gym is great, but there's just something restorative about working out outdoors. Whether it's breathing in some fresh air, getting a much-needed dose of Vitamin D or just getting out of the house for awhile -- heading outside can supercharge our...

Studio Discounts + Enter to Win FREE Memberships & More Ways to Stay Fit in 2021

Ready for round 2? We have five more Charlotte fitness studios ready to welcome you back (masked and with Covid protocols, of course!). Read through for new member deals on classes and monthly memberships and enter to win! Our partners at OrthoCarolina have generously sponsored...

Kick Off 2021 with These Charlotte Fitness Deals. Plus Enter To Win Fitness Packages Like a Year Free, 3 Months Free & More.

Last year changed our fitness routines. We started out January 2020 having to book our classes days ahead to secure a space, and we signed up for 5k and 10k races to set fitness goals. By March, those group workouts turned into solo walks...

Student-Athlete Fitness in the Off-Season

Any parent of a student-athlete knows when their child's sport is in season, it's "game on" (so to speak). Multiple weekly workouts, practices, scrimmages, meets and games can become like a full-time job as these young athletes strive for greatness. But when the season...

Senior Fitness & Healthy Elder Habits. Keeping ALL of Your Loved Ones Healthy.

As women, the role of caretaker often falls to us — for our homes, our kids and eventually, our elderly relatives. And even if we aren't living with our aging family members full-time, we often find ourselves checking in: are they taking their medications?...

Losing the COVID “19” Safely: Tips on Fitness & Avoiding Injuries These Days. Plus What’s an Exercise Snack?

With winter around the corner and many schools and sports still on hold, it might be tougher to stay in shape. But that doesn't mean it's an excuse to hole up on the couch until spring returns — that's a recipe for orthopedic issues. We...

Shopping Fall Fashions with Local Women Doctors

We had such fun and great response to our summer style article featuring several doctors from OrthoCarolina wearing men's fashions from Onward Reserve that we reprised the topic for Fall Fashion for Women, with several Physicians and Physician Assistants from Ortho styled by the...

Healthy Tips on Work & Study from Home for the Whole Family

Working from home has become the norm for people all over the country, and with many companies telling employees not to expect that to change for the foreseeable future, you may be considering upgrading the home workstation you haphazardly threw together back in March....