Fitness

They say you can lose your identity when you become a mom, and I do feel that way, because I spend all day every day with my toddler daughter helping her learn and grow. The weekends when dad is home from work, I hope he takes her out of the …

Health and holidays in the same sentence seems like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? There is a way to find balance though! You don’t have to put off your goals until January 1st, and the sooner you make the decision to make some changes, the better off your health and well-being …

The third and final summer 2018 Reno 5000 race by Dolan is coming up in just a couple weeks! My family and I ran the first one of the series three months ago, and despite it being incredibly cold that morning, we had an absolute blast. It was our first …

Nature deficit disorder is a term from Richard Louv’s book “Last Child in the Woods,” describing child behavioral problems when alienated from nature. This is a growing body of research that directly links our association with nature to our health and well-being. For example, children who are frequently outdoors are …

Newcomers to Reno likely won’t appreciate how truly great it is to walk into a grocery store and not be hit by a huge waft of tobacco smoke, but those who’ve lived here a decade or more will. Our family moved from Reno to Southern California in summer 2005, when …

I’ll be the first to say, if you would have asked me a year ago, there was NOT A SINGLE CHANCE I would be caught dead on a stage in front of a bunch of people in a teeny weeny bikini, with that ridiculous spray tan. It’s funny what a …

Hi!  I am Dana Ginsburg, and a Certified Person Trainer and Group Exercise Instructor at Saint Mary’s Fitness Center.  I’ve been racing and training for triathlons at a competitive level for over 20 years. As a mother of three girls, I know how hard it is to start or keep …

It’s no real secret that after-school extracurriculars are beneficial to children. But while the after-school care is nice (particularly for parents) and the activities keep children “out of trouble” by diverting their attention and energy to more productive activities, there are even more important ways after-school activities benefit children. Here …

I used to have this co-worker in London who raved about her Barre workouts, and I had no idea what she was talking about. Was it ballet? Then, one day on a business trip in Seattle, I walked by a Barre studio and stopped to see what a Barre workout really …

This time of year, I usually write a column for the Reno Gazette Journal about how important it is to get your flu shot.  Not everyone agrees on this, but the shot is just as important for you as it is for the people who can’t get it.  The young …