Avoid overexertion injuries Even the most die-hard couch potato can come down with a case of spring fever as the days get longer and the weather warms. You know the symptoms. Running shoes, bicycles and sports equipment call out to you after months of collecting dust in the Read More

So You’ve Forgotten How to Play Part 2 of 3 Welcome to Part 2 of 3 of our series about remembering the fun of movement. Last week in Part 1, we went over the basic concept of why movement becomes a chore as we age. This week, we have some suggestions if you think your inner Read More

Here Oms the Sun: Yoga in the Park I always manage to be a little embarrassing. Spreading my blanket out on the damp grass of Strawberry Park in Fairfax last Thursday evening, I attracted the attention of the petite woman next to me in the Sweetgreen t-shirt, standing on a Read More

Go Play Outside Part 1 of 3 The weather’s nice, I’m feeling great. I’ve got my sunshine and my groove on, so welcome to Part One of a three-part series on why kids don’t need gyms, and how we can use their mentality towards movement and play to help us get Read More

Vitamin D and the Return of Spring Like many of us, the winter gets me down, man. Be it the cold weather or lack of sunshine, whether you call it Seasonal Affective Disorder or just the winter blues, sunshine cheers us up. But it’s more than just the thought of beach Read More

Pole Dance and Fitness in the D.C. Area The immortal question: Are DC women paying to watch a fit, scantily dressed woman swing herself around a pole to the sounds of Mötley Crüe? Paying to learn, maybe. Since the mid-2000s, pole dance has become one of the fastest growing Read More