Mind and Body

My latest foray into fitness found me attempting a Pilates barre class. Although taught at a Pilates studio, barre is a dynamic fusion of Pilates, bal...

According to Ontario County Public Health, the county lost 137 people to suicide between 2006 and 2016. The despair runs deep. Multiply one lost life ...

It’s a blizzard outside. Roads are treacherous, and the only sound louder than your own heart pounding is the warning broadcast over the radio advisin...

Quitting tobacco and overcoming nicotine addiction can be excruciatingly difficult. Beyond the physical and mental aspect of kicking the habit, there’...

It’s no secret that cancer in all its forms touches the lives of millions of Americans each year. Not only are millions of people diagnosed with cance...

Picture for a moment the first day of kindergarten. It may be a bit overwhelming entering that new building, seeing a different group of kids. In some...

Frank Krevetski turned 78 in August. He also celebrated 51 years of marriage to wife Patricia that day. But there’s another reason for him to be happy...

When Deb Romano, a second-grade teacher in Apollo-Ridge School District, drives to visit her cousins in Florida, the route is marked by pain from sitt...

"Kyle did not grow up to be an addict,” says Jeannie Sundo, her words loaded with grief during a segment on a student-produced public service announce...

At this time of the year, retail stores want to remind you that summer is behind you. Back-to-school supplies have crowded the office supply store ais...

Matt Cummins dreaded going to work every day. But it wasn’t because of a long commute or his duties. A poor work environment plagued his performance. ...

Rickey Miller is an active 60-year-old man. He mows his lawn, enjoys golf and plays basketball three days a week. So he was somewhat surprised with th...

Pennsylvania is experiencing a population explosion, but nobody’s dispatching the Welcome Wagon. Thick forests and the vast herds of deer that live wi...

Kim Duban, Westinghouse Supplier Diversity Program manager, has an enviable reputation. “I’ve been called sunshine,” she says. “And I’ve been told man...

Technology is evolving every day, and seemingly at an ever-quickening pace; to the point we have fewer reasons to stand up and move. Phones functionin...

Faculty, staff and students from school districts across the greater Rochester area laced up their running shoes and hit the pavement in support of fu...

Group exercise classes commonly revolve around yoga, cycling or dance. And then there’s kickboxing — a collective of combat sports based on kicking an...

Dineen Snyder had plenty ofheartache tobattle through six summers ago when her daughter was killed by an explosive device in Afghanistan. Devin Snyder...

Not only do today’s school programs promote a healthy mind, many of them focus on maintaining healthy bodies as well. One of the ways that goal is met...

It started with an infection, but it ended with a life-changing experience. In early May 2013, Brian Lucchesi got a tattoo to celebrate a birthday. Bu...