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Ester Marsh: Cardio, flexibility and balance guidelines

Let’s talk about cardio, balance and flexibility. The American College of Medicine (ACSM) guidelines say you should do ...

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Ester Marsh: Extra weight pushes bulge above belly button out

When you do a sit-up and/or contract your abdominal muscles do you have a bulge above your belly ...

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Ester Marsh column: Gallbladder issues may be from your diet

I had such great feedback on the kidney stones column, and I had a request for one on gallbladder ...

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Mike Wilson column: Hammy New Year!

“Desert Island Discs” is a very popular and long-running (since 1942) program on BBC Radio. Each week the ...

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Michael O. Fine column: Some vegetables are sweeter after a frost

By Michael O. Fine N.C. Cooperative Extension SALISBURY — Establishing a robust winter vegetable garden in the early ...

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Marsh column: We’re all in same storm, not same vessel

Something on social media that I saw the other day struck me as so true — not just ...

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Marsh column: Wearing a mask is socially responsible

Social responsibility. That’s what my brother in the Netherlands calls it. So many things during COVID-19 make no ...

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Marsh column: If you have knee replacement, do your exercises

At least four people I know have had knee replacement surgery in the past six months. And I ...

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Marsh column: My, what a crazy year this has been

We can all agree that 2020 is and has been the craziest year ever. We just went back ...

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Ester Marsh column: What is cholesterol?

Cholesterol is in every cell in the body and is used to build healthy cells and some vital ...

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What is cholesterol?

Cholesterol is in every cell in the body and is used to build healthy cells and some vital ...

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Kent Bernhardt column: Nothing is more Southern than grits — except for sweet tea

I was trying to think a few moments ago of any food item that is decidedly more Southern than ...

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Felecia Wesley: Stay close to the Lord to avoid the hawks

By Felecia T. Wesley Long ago in the West African country of Liberia when growing up as a ...

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Ester Marsh column: Keep checkups with your doctor, lower your triglycerides

I hope you keep your preventative checkups with your doctor(s). In this crazy time, some people think it’s better ...

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Marsh column: Y finally open again

Hallelujah! Phase 2.5 is here! As most of you know, I have been saying that exercise is essential ...

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Posture, balance go hand in hand

Balance is so important in your life. Not only balance between work, pleasure, relaxation, family and friends, but ...

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Would you identify with Hagar or Sarah?

By Patricia Kadick You may recall God’s promise to Abraham: he’s to be the father of nations. For ...

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Mack Williams column: Seasonal blur, then a sign

By Mack Williams For the Salisbury Post There’s always a difference between spring and summer, but 2020 seems ...

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Gotta run: Pushups drive magical transformation

Elaine Brown has been a long-time friend and member of Salisbury-Rowan Runners. Also a W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA ...

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Get your ‘stretch on’

Too many people do not know how important flexibility is. The American College of Sports medicine (ACSM) recommends ...

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Mack Williams: The house that lost its heart-light

For the last several years, I’ve noticed a house only minutes from my apartment, the tiny porch of ...

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Gotta run: Edie Brantley Smith finds her home

One day I walked into the Amoco, now a BP, convenience store in China Grove and wondered why ...

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Toi Degree: Keeping students, staff safe as the new school year begins

As students prepare to go back to school, they will find schools operating differently due to COVID-19. Some ...

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Put a little more ‘umph’ into your workouts

Resistance exercise should be included in your workouts training each major muscle group two or three days each ...

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Ester Marsh column: Look to the future and be positive

Where to begin when you have been inactive the last 4 months? I have had numerous people reach ...

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Ester Marsh column: Weight gain during COVID-19

Are you one of those who gained excess weight during these past three to four months? I’ve heard ...

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David Freeze ‘Gotta Run:’ Why the ‘wow’ moments matter now

Finding a “wow” moment is pretty simple, self-explanatory and always memorable. Somehow during my life, I have become ...

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Books with new recipes can add spice to your cooking adventures

By Laurie Lyda Rowan Public Library Cooking can be a lot of fun — but it can also turn ...

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