Fitness
The Must List: Sell Your Sole, Everett Fisherman’s Village Music Festival, Krav Maga Self-Defense
Must Jam Fisherman’s Village Music Festival (3/31-4/2) Seattle isn’t the only place to catch a great show; this weekend, get out of the city and head north to Everett’s annual Fisherman’s Village Music Festival, an all-ages event hosted by the Everett Music Initiative. Check out over fifty local bands from afternoon to night at a…
Keep Fit in Transit
As rush hour driving grows worse seemingly by the day, more and more commuters are choosing public transportation. It seems a shame to spend that time idle, so here are a few suggestions to get you moving even when the traffic isn’t
Pole Dancing: If you’re taking the bus on a weekday morning (especially any of the RapidRide buses), it’s likely you’re spending your ride standing. Grab a pole, flex those arm muscles to steady yourself, and pull in your abs to brace as the bus twists and turns its way through the city. Target area: Core, armsEffort level: 4…
Instagram Inspiration: Get Active!
The Pacific Northwest offers an array of opportunities to get out and move your body
As one of the most active cities in the country, Seattle sure knows how to get out and move. And it’s no wonder: whether you’re moving through vinyasas, training for your next marathon, paddleboarding through crisp glacial water or running up and down a mountain, the Pacific Northwest’s many trees, trails, mountains and bodies of…
A La Carte Workouts
Any fitness buff will tell you one of the keys to staying active and fit is keeping your workouts interesting and challenging for your body and mind. There are only so many gyms and studios people who like a group vibe can belong to, however. Enter Fitmob, a San Francisco-based startup just launched in Seattle…
(Not) Following Doctors’ Orders
It’s generally accepted that doling out advice is far easier than taking it. Doctors are no exception, as we found when we (nervously) asked physicians to confess to advice they give their patients but don’t follow themselves, and they gamely replied. “It’s often been said that nurses and doctors are the worst patients,” confirms Patricia…
Goal Keeping
Pacific Medical Center Sports Medicine Doctor Chris Maeda talks fitness trackers
!–paging_filter–pExtremely popular wearable fitness trackers such as Fitbit, Nike Fuelband and the Jawbone Up count your burned calories, measure your heart rate, follow your footsteps and plot your sleep habits. Such tracking can be beneficial to keeping on top of your weight loss or fitness goals, say researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, who…
Weird Yoga: Embrace Your Hang-ups
Aerial classes turn yoga on its head
January is the month for overly optimistic New Year’s resolutions, so why not dream big by signing up for an aerial yoga class? The exercise trend is taking wing all over the city, and involves airborne workouts similar to traditional yoga (focusing on core strength, flexibility and coordination) but performed while hanging from a ceiling-suspended…
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