Ester Marsh, Author at Salisbury Post

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Ester Marsh: Fitness etiquette 2025

I love it. Each year, I get a request to run my “fitness etiquette” column again. We all keep saying “use common sense,” but as ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Saturday, January 11, 2025 12:00 am

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Ester Marsh: Did you plan your new year for a healthier you?

A new year, healthier you. Have you made a plan? Most people strive for the new year to be healthier, happier, stronger and more prosperous. ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Saturday, January 4, 2025 12:00 am

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Ester Marsh: Post shoulder surgery update

Right shoulder arthroscopy debridement, subacromial decompression, distal clavicle excision, biceps tenodesis. It’s a whole mouthful, I can tell you! My surgery on Nov. 21 went ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Saturday, December 7, 2024 12:00 am

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Ester Marsh: Vertigo and what can you do about it

It has been a while since I have covered this subject. In the beginning of 2021, I had my first bout with vertigo and let ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Saturday, November 16, 2024 12:00 am

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Ester Marsh: What are triglycerides?

So, what are triglycerides? Triglycerides are a form of fat carried through the bloodstream. When you eat, your body converts any calories it does not ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Saturday, October 19, 2024 12:00 am

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Ester Marsh: Love and compassion

I am humbled with the outpour of our support for western North Carolinians who have suffered great losses due to Hurricane Helene. The N.C. Emergency ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Saturday, October 12, 2024 12:00 am

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Ester Marsh: What is osteopenia and osteoporosis?

Within the past few weeks, two people came up to me who were told they have osteoporosis, and one diagnosed with osteopenia. I thought it ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Saturday, September 21, 2024 12:00 am

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Ester Marsh: Fall allergies asthma and exercise

It doesn’t feel like fall, but the pollen is definitely telling me fall is around the corner (Sept. 22). Personally, I have more problems in ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Saturday, September 14, 2024 12:00 am

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Ester Marsh: Why a healthy lifestyle is so important

We have started our EIM (Exercise Is Medicine) and still have a few spots if you want to join Dr. Kim Smith and me. About ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Saturday, September 7, 2024 12:00 am

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Ester Marsh: New session

On Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 5:30 p.m., we are starting our new session of Exercise Is Medicine (EIM). Dr. Kim Smith and I are both ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Saturday, August 31, 2024 12:00 am

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Ester Marsh: What exactly is blood pressure?

Besides the ab machine and flexibility machine, the blood pressure machine is one of the most-used machines at the YMCA. It is very important to ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Saturday, August 24, 2024 12:00 am

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Ester Marsh: Scoliosis, another abnormal curvature of the spine

I wrote about kyphosis and lordosis of the lower back, and I received many inquiries about scoliosis. Scoliosis is also an abnormal curvature of the ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Saturday, August 17, 2024 12:00 am

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Ester Marsh: What to do about lumbar lordosis

As promised, today’s column is about lordosis, more commonly known as swayback. Lordosis can create all kinds of lower back pains and spasms, and it ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Sunday, August 11, 2024 12:00 am

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Ester Marsh: What is kyphosis?

Kyphosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine. You might have heard more of lordosis. Lordosis is also commonly called sway back, where you have ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Saturday, August 3, 2024 12:00 am

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Ester Marsh: Arthritis and exercise

After the tai chi article, I had some questions if any exercise is good for arthritis. Exercise for arthritis is necessary to maintain healthy joints, ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Saturday, July 27, 2024 12:00 am

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Ester Marsh: The importance of proper hydration

My dear friend David Freeze touched this in his article last week. The importance of proper hydration! It is hot out there and your body ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Saturday, July 13, 2024 12:00 am

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Ester Marsh: What is tai chi?

Most people have heard of tai chi, but do you know what it is? We are so lucky at our J.F. Hurley YMCA. I seem ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Saturday, July 6, 2024 12:00 am

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Ester Marsh: Have you heard that sitting is the new smoking?

In 2016, the “sitting is the new smoking” was written in the British Journal of general practice. The idea among the medical community has been ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Saturday, June 22, 2024 12:00 am

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Ester Marsh: Traveling through times zones

Last week, I talked about staycations, and this week I will cover traveling through time zones and the changes in food and workouts while on ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Saturday, June 1, 2024 12:00 am

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Ester Marsh: ‘Staycation’ can be lots of fun!

A few weeks ago, I had two of my three grandchildren here at “camp Jaja.” It was supposed to be around August, but it was ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Saturday, May 25, 2024 12:00 am

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Ester Marsh: Hard work pays off

My husband Kevin and I were so honored to be part of the signing of Eli Julian to Liberty University for running, and Macy Miller ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Saturday, May 18, 2024 12:00 am

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Ester Marsh: Moving day

As you are reading this, our Rowan County Parkinson’s group is finishing “Moving Day” at Carolina Field of Honor at Triad Park in Kernersville. This ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Saturday, May 4, 2024 12:00 am

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Ester Marsh: Find joy

I believe in the future they will call this the dark times — lots of unhappy people, lots of violence, huge inflation, unrest between family, ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Saturday, April 27, 2024 12:00 am

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Ester Marsh: Is stretching part of your routine?

Is stretching part of your routine? Too many times, I see people working out very hard and not stretching their muscles after their workout. They ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Saturday, April 20, 2024 12:00 am

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Ester Marsh: Have you had kidney stones before?

Have you had kidney stones before? If you did, you know it! Or at least I have been told, and I was part of the ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Saturday, April 13, 2024 12:00 am

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Ester Marsh: What are bonespurs in your foot?

About a month ago, I got up one morning and I could barely walk on one foot. When your feet don’t work correctly, it can ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Saturday, April 6, 2024 12:00 am

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Ester Marsh: Happy Easter

Whether you are a believer or not, and I am, I am very thankful that Jesus died for my sins and has risen on Easter ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Saturday, March 30, 2024 12:00 am

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Ester Marsh: You are what you eat

I had a lot of great feedback after last week’s column and lots of people asked for some help with the calculations. I actually have ... Read more

by Ester Marsh, Saturday, March 23, 2024 12:00 am

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