All posts by Marisa Finetti
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Top 7 Life Lessons Learned from Team Swimming
Without a doubt, swimming is one of the most beneficial activities out there for health. Research even shows that swimming is, in a sense, a...
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Making waves with stand up paddle boarding
Stand up paddle boarding’s popularity continues to build as people are discovering this new way to get fit and enjoy the outdoors. Considered one of...
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How Can We Prevent Vehicular Hyperthermia?
Summer is most definitely here. The sun and heat, as much as we love it, can come with dangerous trade-offs. Among one of them is...
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What’s the key to dissolving social barriers in children?
While studies have shown that outdoor play and physical activity promote healthier, happier children, the idea of play is becoming recognized as a powerful tool...
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Optimism: Your Rx for the New Year
While a New Year brings hope for many more years to come, feel good that there is something you can do about it: be an...
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6 Easy Ways to Cross-Train Your Noggin
How many times have we aimlessly walked around the parking garage? It’s never for leisure, is it? Once in a while we do forget where...
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Pole Dancing for Fitness and Strength
With new exercise and fitness options turning up each day, it’s not surprising that pole dancing is recognized as one of the newest, innovative forms...
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How Do We Find Our Inner Champion?
Eight-time Olympic champion and short track speed skater Apolo Ohno started his U.S. West Coast tour this week promoting his book, Zero Regrets: Be Greater...
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Your Exercise Buddy, Your Cheering Section
There’s no need to go at it alone. After all, there are plenty of people immediately surrounding you that would support you in your mission...
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Bypass Fancy Bread Labels: The Whole Truth About Bread
Peer down the bread aisle inside a grocery store these days and in most cases, it can take up the whole length. With so much...
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Mother Nature Misses Her Kids: Benefits to Playing Outdoors
While technology has created tremendous benefits to society in general, it has also changed the way kids play today. It seems like children are exercising...
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Lighten Up Winter Blues
The departure of summer may be a welcoming relief to some people. But, as the cool season gradually plows through to a full chill, it...
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It’s a No-Brainer: Talk to Your Kids About Alcohol
Some adults drink alcohol, and of those adults, they may drink in front of their kids. What if the child asks for a sip? Does...
