Health and Fitness

Just before sitting down to pen this month’s column, I came down with a bad cold—from stomach pains and nausea to the eventual fe...

Going for Broke All medals are not made equal; some change lives. It was February, 2006, at the Torino Winter Olympics. Th...

As we move deeper into fall and the chill of winter draws near, the season’s first snowfall enters everyone’s mind. Ski and snowb...

Winter is fast approaching.  Skiing, snowboarding, ice skating and icy roads are coming soon. That means it is time to work on ou...

Watching a performance by a world-class athlete, is your reaction, “Oh, I’d love to be able to do that,” or perhaps a “Yeah, mayb...

In everyday life we are generally unaware of our breathing. Try making an effort to practice “breathe awareness.” Feel your b...

I was born in the deep snow country of Niigata. My father, a ski instructor, had big dreams for me as a skier, and his passio...

Sore shoulders and stiff or painful back problems are often caused by a tired and hardened neck. The long winter can create cold ...