Exercise
Colorado Avalanche Healthful Insight
We talked to several players on the team to find out what keeps them at the top of their game, asking about diet, exercise and downtime. The lesson we gleaned from these conversations is that, regardless of age, finding an eating and exercise plan that works for you and having the discipline to...
One-on-one with Colorado Avalanche captain, #92, Gabriel Landeskog
NHL’s youngest captain says both he and Avalanche team have grown
Increasing your core value: You need more than strong abs to keep your body at its best
There comes a time when flaunting six-pack abs loses priority, but that’s no excuse to let your stomach muscles go. In fact, it’s more important than ever, as we age, to build a strong core.
Back ache a ticket to surgery? Not always, spine experts say
Back pain, particularly in baby boomers, can mean many things: 16 candles was a really long time ago. Donuts and nachos have a lot more staying power. And weekend pickup games? There’s a reason there’s more “youth” basketball teams. But one thing back pain generally doesn’t mean, despite...
Get healthier on vacation: seven trips that improve body & mind
Never mind T-shirts and key chains. On your next vacation, why not make a smaller waistline, less stress or a rejuvenated outlook on life your souvenirs? Face it: Planning and taking trips are often more taxing than a stressful work week (think crammed itineraries, culture shock and pressure to go,...
Replacing parts: Joint surgery can bring back life’s pleasures
Ask Jim Rice how bad the pain in his hip was, and he finds no need for contemplation. “It was a 10,” he replies instantly. Yet the tough Colorado outdoorsman is also quick to add that it wasn’t so much the pain, but what the pain took away, that pushed him through his orthopedic surgeon’s door.
Five ways to build muscle without lifting a pound
Whether you want to look better in a tank top, hoist your suitcase into the car with ease, or burn more calories faster, muscle matters. But, unfortunately, it naturally begins to decline well before we hit the “Big 40.”
CEO: Chief Exercising Officer
ReadyTalk CEO Dan King - recently dubbed the “World’s Fittest CEO” - is on the move, headlamp guiding his way as he rides his bike 36 miles from his Boulder home to his sixth-floor office in LODO.
Stroke of Luck
Fit, active, and just 18 years old, Parker resident Megan Dougherty hardly fit the stereotype of a stroke victim. But during a fluke, split-second accident at a horse show two years ago, she became one.
