DOLE Shake It Up Summer Tour Stops At Charlotte Boys & Girls Club

dole_shake_it_up_tour

The kids of Charlotte’s Marsh Road Boys & Girls Club are in for a treat on Thursday, May 24, because the DOLE Shake It Up tour is stopping by to provide yummy snacks and facilitate further donations. Charlotte is one of the special stops on Dole’s summer tour. The tour, which began in New [...]

ABsolute Pilates In South Charlotte Offers Core Barre, Gyrotonic and more!

Photo Credit: Arthur Cohen photography

ABsolute Pilates is absolutely fantastic! Whether you are a novice or an expert in fitness, ABsolute Pilates has you covered. They have a variety of offerings through their private and group trainings sessions, as well as certification courses. The studio is the Stott Pilates licensed training center for the Carolinas as well as the [...]

NC Yoga Charlotte

Photo Credit : Susan Miles

While in college, dare I say it – a staggering 30 years ago, I had to complete one phys-ed course to obtain my degree. Not at all sports-minded, as I still remain today, I acquiesced and signed up for an evening Yoga class. An old gym teacher type lead the group, sharing that she [...]

Healthy Home Market Opens 5th Location In Charlotte

Photo Credit: www.healthyhomemarket.blogspot.com

Do specialty food stores where you can find healthier items with more variety tickle your fancy? If so, join Healthy Home Market on October 29th for its grand opening of their 5th store, located on Galleria Boulevard, near Sardis Road. HHM enthusiasts can be excited about the addition of a new location on this [...]

Geocaching: High-Tech Treasure Hunting Fun For The Whole Family

Geocache official logo (Photo courtesy: Geocaching.com)

Remember the nostalgic games of child hood splendor such as hide and seek, hot and cold, and Marco polo? Games where finding a person or an object could be played for hours of merriment. Well here is a more technical updated version of such “games” that will interest the kids, and mom and dad, [...]

The American Heart Association National Start Walking Day 2011

StartDayGraphic

The American Heart Association has designated Wednesday, April 6th 2011 as National Start Walking Day. “Companies, organizations and individuals across America are encouraged to wear sneakers to work, take a 30 minute walk and pledge to live a heart healthy life.”

Always the first Wednesday of April, National Start Walking Day represents the annual [...]

Right Moves for Youth’s Twilight 5-K Road Race and Walk

Mark your calendars…The 15th Annual Twilight 5K will take place on Friday, May 13, 2011 in Uptown Charlotte. One of the most eagerly anticipated events on the Right Moves for Youth calendar is the Twilight 5K Road Race and Walk. This is a 5K run through uptown Charlotte and is one of the only [...]