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Articles in: Healthy Living

Louis La Plante
- 43 weeks 4 days ago
I remember the day I thought I was losing my memory. I couldn’t spell “toad,” a deceptively simple word. I tried, “tode,...
Trisha Weber
- 43 weeks 4 days ago
With summertime humidity, swimming is a necessary activity in Evansville, and who doesn’t like long weekends of barbecuing at the lake? But is...
Wendy Hudson
- 43 weeks 5 days ago
Barbie, size zero jeans, victoria’s secret models. From an early age, young women receive a barrage of marketing messages seeming to illustrate...
Louis La Plante
- 43 weeks 5 days ago
After a workout in early May, my body felt like it was moving through water. Gravity’s gripping pull felt so much heavier than normal, but it...
Wendy Hudson
- 43 weeks 5 days ago
I have enough diet and exercise books to rival the resources at the Duke Health Library. I also have a well-equipped home gym. I try to eat right,...
Louis La Plante and Kristen Lund
- 1 year 20 weeks ago
If you’re an elected official, a busy working mom, or a pro athlete, how do you stay in shape? We asked three local fitness enthusiasts to...
Louis La Plante
- 1 year 41 weeks ago
Every four years, the World Cup is a global sensation, soccer’s premier spectacle. Thirty-two countries compete in the world’s most...
Louis La Plante
- 1 year 43 weeks ago
Every exercise involves movement, but these programs — CrossFit, Boot Camp, and Bodypump — emphasize speed (and calorie burning). Each...
Kristen Lund
- 1 year 44 weeks ago
On a damp spring day, a group of local children laced up their sneakers for a stroll near the future Cedar Hall Community School. Their guide down...
Louis La Plante
- 1 year 45 weeks ago
Years ago, Mike Cunningham was out on a limb, trimming a tree. When the limb broke, his safety rope failed him, and he fell several feet, shattering...
Kristen Lund
- 1 year 45 weeks ago
Stress isn’t always the enemy. Our ancestors relied on short bursts of adrenaline to help them outrun predators and hunt for prey (also known...