active_life

When we emerge from our winter cocoons, we’re often laden with weight we put on during the colder, more sedentary months. It can be a struggle to find...

Bristol Borough School District teacher and wrestling coach Scott Brown could have all types of heroes to choose from. He loves hiking and photography...

You’re feeling pretty good. After all, your typical weekincludes lifting weights and logging miles on the treadmill. Then why does your back feel sore...

Believe it or not, while attending a Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park — where the usual fare is hot dogs, peanuts and Cracker Jack — it is possible...

Have you ever wanted to skim off your favorite parts of different exercise classes and combine them into your ideal workout session? If so, PiYo may b...

Root canals and comedy clubs. It’s true that one is significantly more pleasant than the other, but they share the same goal: To put a smile on your f...

It seems everywhere you turn, people are talking about yoga and itspowerful benefits. Incorporating yoga into your life can not only make you morefit,...

Have you ever seen a dog with its head down, front legs extended and haunches on the air? Well, when yoga instructor Leta Koontz assumes the downward ...

Fourth-year Homer-Center track and cross country coach Brandon Payne can’t seem to stand still for very long. The 34-year-old is, pardon the pun, alwa...

“Walk your way to fitness.” It’s an old saying that still holds true today, and you would have a difficult time disproving it. The benefits of walking...

In February, I had open heart surgery to repair a mitral valve and have a bypass. It’s an experience I wouldn’t wish on anyone. I’d had a series of te...

Pam Best, a retired Mars Area Elementary School health and physical education teacher, has been selected to receive the 2019 American Heart Associatio...

We’ve all felt it. After lunchtime, you're lethargic, tired and constantly checking the clock waiting for the day to be over. But, fear not. Your day ...

“Something for nearly everyone.” That is how Finger Lakes Visitor Connection partner and community relations manager Melissa Knoblauch describes the s...

Norman Rockwell seemed to have a strong sense of some people’s perceptions of fishing. The famous American artist produced several works depicting wha...

The winter air is quiet. Peaceful. Trees in the Finger Lakes are blanketed in white, fields of fresh clean snow glisten in the (sometimes rare) sunlig...

“I have to get in shape, I have to start exercising,” says Jeanine Whitney, secretary at Colonial School District, recalling what she told herself bac...

The final notes in the summer concert music series have been sung. Cruise nights are now a distant memory, and water parks that were bustling with act...

Eating is like breathing; we’ve been doing it since the day we were born. Yet for such a common activity, the knowledge of how to eat well has become ...

If you’re tired of being stuck indoors and need to take in some sun and fresh air, then lace up your shoes and take a walk — or a hike — on the wild s...