As the gift-giving season winds down, you’ve probably seen what gaming systems are capable of these days. From ninjas to yoga, they are making us get up and go! For You: There’s a new sheriff in town, here to stay, and it’s called the “motion sensor.” Even the equally maligned and lauded “Modern Warfare” game […]
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Cheers to Moving More!
By Gillian Pieper | Published:On the morning commute today I saw a bumper sticker that said: “Wherever you go, there you are.” True enough. My next question, however, was, “ok, so I’m here… now what?” I figure I have two choices. I can choose to make “here” a carefree place that helps me move more or I can move […]
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By Gillian Pieper | Published:8 Million Miles? That’s right. All in one year? Thaaaat’s right. Last week our PATH participants hit the 8 million mile mark together. How far IS that exactly? Well, it’s about 320 trips around the world. If we stood holding hands with our arms outstretched we’d need 8.5 billion people to make a chain that […]
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By Gillian Pieper | Published:Ashrita Furman. Who? You may have heard his name related to the Guinness Book of World Records. In fact, Furman holds the world record for the most world records. Twist your brain around that! He has achieved 364 world records in his adult lifetime. He also is the first to hold 100 records simultaneously. To […]
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By Gillian Pieper | Published:In 1970, 270 people ran the first New York City Marathon for a $1 entry fee. Only 55 of those people actually finished, and the winning time was 2:31:38 by Gary Muhrcke of the US. Yesterday, over 47,000 people took up the charge 41 years later. Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya clocked in at 2:05:06 for […]
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By Gillian Pieper | Published:Welcome to Halloween! Safety is always on a parent’s mind as kids venture out into the confectionery abyss of the night. Let’s face it, kids are excited and often even a bit out of their minds. Can you blame them? I’m excited even in middle age! As you all go out, keep in mind the […]
Read moreTweet, Tweet, Tweet-ah-lee-dee
By Gillian Pieper | Published:Are you on Twitter, sharing your daily goings-on? If so, you were part of some really interesting news which I’ll share in a moment. We’re exploring this wonderful and yet often maligned world of social networking to see how it could impact health. In a matter of days, following 10 different health organizations, I got […]
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By Gillian Pieper | Published:This past weekend the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington D.C. was finally dedicated after an earthquake and then a hurricane wreaked havoc and delayed the much anticipated ceremony. When President Obama spoke, he said: “We are right to favor that slow but certain progress.” True words on an auspicious day; a day where […]
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By Gillian Pieper | Published:Did you know… The #1 favorite word of the day on the Merriam-Webster Dictionary website is, drum roll please… Gumption. Originally meaning intelligence or common sense, when combined with high levels of energy (English and Scottish), in the 1860’s we Yankees added ambition and tenacity to the definition. By the 1900’s Gumption became synonymous, worldwide, […]
Read moreA Twist To Grow On
By Gillian Pieper | Published:“Yeah round ‘n around ‘n up ‘n down we go again.” – Chubby Checker A twist in real life can be furiously difficult. We’ve seen a great deal of the unexpected these last few years in natural disasters. Certainly the great measure of a person is how one endures such twists. Our range of motion […]
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