Wonder Women
Michael Aushenker
July 26, 2001
Last year Hollywood unleashed woman of action Erin Brockovich, and won the Academy Award for its star, Julia Roberts.
Category
Health
Survival of the Fittest
Debra Askuvich
July 26, 2001
\”Drop and give me 50!\”
It\’s 8 a.m. Monday; red lights are blaring, and R&B is booming. I\’m sweating on the treadmill in a small studio in West Hollywood, along with 24 other people who are hoping Barry Jay will whip them into shape at Barry\’s Bootcamp — the hippest, hardest fitness class I\’ve ever encountered.
Overweight and Counting … Down
Charlotte Hildebrand
June 28, 2001
When Reena first entered the program a few years ago, she was a shy and baggy-outfitted 12-year-old, weighing 170 pounds, unsure if this would be just another boring visit to the doctor. But her single mom, a registered nurse, is acutely aware of the health issues involving overweight children.
Visiting the Sick
Marlene Adler Marks
June 21, 2001
How dare I have fun during chemotherapy? It\’s not that I look forward to seven hours of treatment. But with four of six rounds behind me, I no longer feel I\’m heading into an abyss.
When Jews Had Game
Jon Entine
June 14, 2001
The red-hot Philly basketball team has a pint-sized but flashy star shooter and an old-school coach who\’s more teacher than tough disciplinarian. The media constantly compares the teams to the biblical David. Sound like America\’s new favorite team, the Philadelphia 76ers, who took on the LA Lakers in this year\’s NBA finals?
Prostate Cancer: A View From The Trenches
Nancy Sokoler Steiner
May 3, 2001
In an effort to give men facing prostate cancer a true understanding of the emotional and physical trials in store, Leon Prochnik spares no details.
Healthy Dose of Judaism
Nancy Sokoler Steiner
May 3, 2001
Ten years ago, while in the hospital recovering from a stroke, real estate developer Irving Kalsman received visits from several rabbis who came to offer reassurance and support.
Fat and Fit
Rachel Louise Snyder
May 3, 2001
\”The medical community says we\’re eating ourselves to an early grave,\” said Glenn Gaesser, professor of exercise physiology at the University of Virginia and author of \”Big Fat Lies\” (Fawcett 1996), \”and it\’s a big overstatement.\”
Exercising the Mind
Ani Dumas
May 3, 2001
As we enter the new millennium, fitness professionals are becoming more aware of the movement toward spiritual forms of exercise. Programs like Pilates, Yoga, Tai Chi, meditation, and body work are common in fitness clubs and community centers. To keep up with today\’s stressful lifestyles, we must do more than increase our heart rates and pump iron to maintain maximum health. Mind and body fitness can facilitate this by achieving inner balance and harmony in mind, body and spirit.
Bulldog on the Ice
Ari Morguelan
May 3, 2001
Ethan Lee Fougner, a 7-year-old hockey player from Valencia, is our May Athlete of the Month.
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