Family and Community

Here comes the New Year! With every second that ticks by, 2012 is getting a little closer. Are you ready? Are you making any resolutions about losing weight? Thousands of people just like you are doing the same thing. As a fitness instructor, I love the month of January. At the gym where I teach, […]READ MORE

Most people have muscle pain from time to time. But myofascial pain is a kind of ongoing or longer-lasting pain that can affect the connective tissue, or fascia, of a group of muscles. With myofascial pain, there are areas called trigger points. Trigger points are usually in fascia or in a tight muscle. The main […]READ MORE

Wondering what to give that hard-to-shop-for friend? Looking for a great gift for your spouse? Why not give the gift of motion! In Motion gift certificates can be given in almost any amount and can be redeemed for our outstanding services. The In Motion coordinators can help you choose the right amount for: Lactate Threshold […]READ MORE

Aaron Eppler is our Sports Performance Coordinator at our very busy and very popular Greenbrier location-located within the Chilled Ponds Arenas. To schedule with Aaron-call the training facility at 391-7676. How long have you worked at IM? Around 13 months! What is your role and what are your credentials? I am the Sports Performance Coordinator […]READ MORE

Stockings aren’t the only things getting stuffed this Christmas! Health experts says that the average American consumes a staggering 6,000 calories on Christmas – and an extra 500 for every day leading up to the holidays. It’s not surprising that many find it difficult to stick to a healthy (or even  moderately unhealthy!) eating plan […]READ MORE

What would you do if your husband or wife gave you a nice pair of running shoes for Christmas? Would you be offended? Would you take it as an unpleasant hint that you need to lose a few pounds? Or maybe you’d grab those running shoes, shove them on your feet and lace them up […]READ MORE

My entire house smells like Christmas cookies. Downstairs, my husband is cutting out snowmen, angels and Christmas trees for our children to decorate. I’m upstairs contemplating the buttery yumminess. You see, it’s hard to eat just one. Perhaps you can relate. So I’m hiding with my laptop, trying to ignore the delicious aroma of freshly […]READ MORE

My entire house smells like Christmas cookies. Downstairs, my husband is cutting out bells, angels and Christmas trees for our two children to decorate. I’m upstairs contemplating how yummy those cookies are going to taste. You see, it’s hard for me to eat just one. Perhaps you understand. So I’m hiding with my laptop, trying […]READ MORE

Christmas is right around the corner! We know how hard it can be to find the perfect present for a healthy, fitness-loving friend or family member – that’s why this year we’ve taken a (very unscientific) poll and made a list of the top three last minute Christmas gifts to give your resident health nut! […]READ MORE

Bethany McLendon, a Virginia Beach public school teacher at Holland Elementary, deserves a round of applause for her health inspired solution for a fidgety class! According to the Virginian-Pilot article, when McLendon realized that her students were having trouble paying attention in class, she didn’t try to punish them – instead she adjusted her classroom […]READ MORE