SaludToday Physical activity is increasingly recognized as a critical way to prevent obesity, chronic disease and other serious health issues. But nationally, only 1 in 4 adults meet physical activity guidelines. Even fewer youths do. A local volunteer group is trying to change that in San Antonio, a Texas city whose residents, most of whom [...]
Young walker loses 95 lbs. thanks to San Antonio’s RnR Marathon
By Angela Covo La Prensa San Antonio.- This weekend, the fifth annual San Antonio Rock & Roll Marathon & Half Marathon (RnR) is back with live bands to encourage runners, walkers and wheelchair competitors every two miles to stay the grueling 26.2-mile course. More than 24,000 participants participated last year and every one of them [...]
Modern Alchemy’s Secrets to Longevity: What is Your Digestion Saying to You?
By Carlyn Montes De Oca Modern Alchemy How Does Your Body Speak? Most people would probably say it’s with sound and words through your mouth. But the truth is that isn’t the only way our bodies speak to us. Take for example your digestive tract. It speaks in whispers at first – a twinge, minor [...]
Site shows how easy it is to Zumba to fitness
LatinaLista — Do you Zumba? Do you know what Zumba is? Well, if you’re at all into exercise chances are you have heard of Zumba — an exercise program that melds Latin music with a calorie-burning workout. Before this post sounds like a blogomericial for the program, I just need to say that whatever exercise [...]
Binational fitness challenge wants to create new appreciation for exercise on both sides of the border
LatinaLista — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in July that the percentage of obese U.S. adults grew from under 24 percent to 25.6 percent between 2005 and 2007. Yet, if they had singled out one particular part of the country, they would have found a far worse situation. In South Texas, 30 [...]
