fitness

• Maryland

Rec Sports: Camps & Clinics

A listing of camps and clinics for recreational sports in and around Carroll County

• From the Community:

How to Lose Weight in One Month?

A healthy body is one of the most coveted treasures of modern day life. The deteriorating environment, unhealthy food habits and fast pace of life take a toll on our health. One of the commonest denominators of health is body weight. The chances of an individual falling ill are higher if she is obese or overweight, as compared to a person who maintains ideal body weight. Body weight is largely determined by the food we eat. The right nutrients can manipulate the way you live and how much you weigh. So, can you lose weight in one month? Yes, you ...

• Maryland

Runners should 'tri' to cross train

By mixing cross-training workouts with running you can elevate your races to the next level and ultimately become a better runner.

• Maryland

Don't sweat it, just add water

Eighteen months ago, after a decade of competitive participation in triathlons, I decided it was time to take a break.

• Baltimore County

Some myths to dispel when it comes to overall health

A lot of people get intimidated and overwhelmed by health and wellness because there are so many different perspectives, ideas and concepts on what is "good

• Features

Workouts with friends: Owings Mills start-up brings social interaction to home fitness

Three times a week, Paulette Goodwin traveled 45 minutes from her Edgewood home to Garrison Forest School's athletic center for a fitness class with i

By Brittany Britto

Mar 6, 2017

• Features

Unconventional indoor workouts in the Baltimore area

It's easy to let summer fitness goals fall by the wayside once colder weather sets in. Here are nine unconventional ways to get your fitness fix indoors, whether you're seeking a change, a challenge, competition or camaraderie:

By Brittany Britto

Nov 16, 2016

• Maryland

Wegmans gets ready to open in Owings Mills Sept. 18

On Sept. 18, Wegmans will open its eighth Maryland store at Foundry Row, a new 350,000-square-foot retail center at the intersection of Reisterstown and Painters Mill roads, previous home of Solo Cup's manufacturing site.

• Health

On-demand apps, providers bring massage, makeup, hairstyling to your door

Health and beauty apps enter local market, where some providers had already established on-demand services

• Maryland

Carroll County Public Library schedules (Sept. 8-14)

The following programs will be offered through Carroll County Public Library. Registration is required only where noted. For more information, call 410-386-

• Baltimore County

Girl with lupus dedicated to finding a cure [Cockeysville]

Anyone who has met 12-year-old Willow Job, of Cockeysville, knows that she has the heart and soul of a champion but now it is official. Willow was recently selected as the 2016 Child Champion for the Walk to End Lupus Now which was held on Aug. 20 in Baltimore.

• Opinion

Colin Kaepernick: the ultimate patriot

Dissent and protest, my fellow Americans, is in the very DNA of this country. Colin Kaepernick is therefore the ultimate patriot, caring enough about his very flawed nation to call it out for its failings and shaming the rest of us into engaging with the issues he raises.

By E.R. Shipp

Sep 6, 2016

• Sun Investigates

Baltimore has some of the country's worst health outcomes, disparities

Health of African Americans in Baltimore is bad by many measures, but conditions are the same in other urban areas

By Meredith Cohn

Sep 3, 2016

• Sports

Local climbers find exercise, community in a rising sport

Lying on the ground after a mild fall off a boulder in the middle of the woods, Robin Close lets his self-deprecating sense of humor show.

By Jake Lourim

Sep 2, 2016

• Health

Maryland Medicaid patients to participate in diabetes prevention programs

The state health department has chosen four companies to help Medicaid patients at risk for diabetes adopt lifestyle changes.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Aug 31, 2016

• Health

Patients, supporters of Chase Brexton protest firings of workers

Patients come out Friday to call for better care and to support health care providers who were fired just a head of a vote on unionizing

By Meredith Cohn

Aug 19, 2016

• Maryland

National Guard drills for major disease outbreak

Some 300 troops from the Maryland National Guard drilled for a deadly outbreak of a bird-flu-like disease this week that they envisage would spread panic in urban areas and require the killing of chickens by the barnful.

By Ian Duncan

Aug 13, 2016

• Maryland

College Football: McDaniel entering season with updated facilities, new head coach

McDaniel replaced the 12-year-old turf field at Gill Stadium in the spring in the latest step of a master plan to upgrade the college's facilities.

• Maryland

Walk Carroll goes to the dogs: Health initiative expanding to include more children, families and pets

Caitlin Cross's 7-month old dog Boopy whined and wagged her tail. The Border collie Australian cattle dog mix seemed anxious to meet with other dogs who were arriving with their owners to the Morgan Run Natural Environmental Area on Saturday, July 9. They were there to participate in a dog walk event sponsored by Walk Carroll, an initiative of the Partnership for a Healthier Carroll County.

• Maryland

Annual Zumbathon encourages fitness, raises funds for Freedom Area Recreation Council

Energetic music kept more than 100 attendees of the fourth annual Zumbathon pumped up at South Carroll Senior and Community Center in Eldersburg on Sunday, Jan. 31.

• Business

Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank donates $5M to East Baltimore youth center

An East Baltimore youth center that opened a decade ago after catching the eye of Baltimore-bred basketball star Carmelo Anthony has attracted a new celebrity benefactor: Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank.

By Natalie Sherman

Feb 1, 2016

• Opinion

Curbing sugary drinks in Baltimore

It's too early to judge the value of requiring businesses to post warning about the adverse health effects of sugary drinks.

• Health

Gunshot victims a larger share of emergency room cases in Baltimore

While the overall number of people going to the emergency room in Baltimore hospitals is down slightly from last year along with hospital admissions in general, the number of gun-related injuries has grown

By Meredith Cohn

Dec 29, 2015

• Business

Under Armour's Kevin Plank gives $16 million to high school alma mater

Over the weekend, Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank pledged $16 million to St. John's College High School in Chevy Chase from his private foundation.

By Christopher Dinsmore

Nov 9, 2015

• Health

Common kidney tests found useful in predicting future heart disease

Simple tests already used regularly to assess kidney function and damage could also help doctors predict who will suffer heart disease, researchers from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have found.

By Meredith Cohn

Jun 13, 2015

• Laurel Leader

Freestate Happy Wanderers sponsors annual 9/11 memorial walk from Montpelier Mansion

Sponsored by the Freestate Happy Wanderers, a walking club that is part of the American Volkssport Association, the 5- or 10-kilometer walk in South Laurel Saturday, Sept. 6 offered the traditional "fun, fitness and fellowship" that is the group's motto. But it had a serious aim as well: to honor the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

• Football

Joe Flacco and Ravens begin preparation for new offense

It was yet another reminder that this year's training camp, which officially begins with Thursday's first full-squad practice, will be a new experience for many members of the offense.

• Sports

Ex-Ravens cornerback Chris McAlister interning at Buffalo Bills training camp

Retired former Ravens Pro Bowl cornerback Chris McAlister is interning at training camp with the Buffalo Bills' coaching staff.

• Howard County

New Howard hospital president sees a healthy approach here

Steven Snelgrove, the new president of Howard County General Hospital, is quick to discuss intricacies of the changing landscape of health care both locally and across the country.

• Harford

Getting exercise a challenge [Letter]

We adults in the North Harford area have limited areas where we can exercise.

• Howard County

West Howard

West Howard County briefs

• Howard County

Savage/North Laurel

Savage/North Laurel briefs

• Howard County

Ellicott City

Ellicott City briefs

• Features

Zumba for babies

Zumba for babies

• Harford

Harford's health ranked 10th in Maryland again

Harford County remains 10th in the state for overall health of its residents, with tobacco use and obesity continuing to be at least as high as the state average, according to a new report.

• Harford

Yoga, knitting, book groups meet in Darlington [Dublin news]

Dublin News

• Howard County

Successful Women: Joan Schnorf

• Howard County

Inspiring Women: Kavita Shukla

• Baltimore County

Sister of 11-year-old with diabetes raises $110K for research

Lily Cavallaro, 13, leading charge on fundraising for diabetes research after younger sister, Bella, 11, was diagnosed with the disease in 2009. Bella's Battalion will walk in upcoming Maryland 2014 Walk to Cure Diabetes in Baltimore on April 5.

• Colleges and Universities

Judges announced for Kevin Plank's Cupid's Cup business competition

Under Armour CEO and founder Kevin Plank and celebrity judges will pick from six finalists Friday in the annual Cupid's Cup national entrepreneurship competition.

• Opinion

On TV, the spies have it

A look at the growing number of TV series featuring spies

• Anne Arundel

Broadneck among leaders in statewide expansion of unified sports

Patterson is one of thousands of disabled students across Maryland who are playing high school sports through unified or allied sports teams, comprised of both students with disabilities and those without.

• Sports

Ravens' Bernard Pierce says shoulder rehabilitation going well, will be ready by training camp

Ravens backup running back Bernard Pierce expressed confidence that he'll be ready for the start of training camp after undergoing rotator cuff surgery in January.

• Anne Arundel

Anne Arundel County health briefs

• Anne Arundel

Senior briefs

Senior Briefs

• Howard County

West Howard

West Howard County briefs

• Howard County

Savage/North Laurel

Savage/North Laurel briefs

• Howard County

Ellicott City

Ellicott City briefs

• Howard County

Howard County Briefs

Howard County Briefs

• Howard County

Columbia Digest

Columbia Digest