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Read our articles published in partnership with The Charlotte Ledger

Tag: exercise

Posted inInfectious Disease

Masks for some (not all): Gyms navigate murky vaccine terrain as exercise classes fill up

by Liora Engel-Smith June 28, 2021August 31, 2022

By Liora Engel-Smith For more than a year now, Katie Burke’s work life has been a month-to-month series of twists and shimmies. A co-owner of the Zumba studio Triangle Dance 4 Life, Burke has had to make more than a few pivots in how she taught her dance classes since coronavirus took over. The initial […]

A woman in a white coat talks to a blonde woman.
Posted inPublic Health

Stemming the tide of cancer, one patient at a time

by Liora Engel-Smith January 28, 2021January 27, 2021
shows people running around a bend in the road out of shadow into the sunshine, some of them are beautifully backlit
Posted inInfectious Disease

Returning to workout after COVID? Not so fast.

by Liora Engel-Smith December 28, 2020January 27, 2021
shows a group of girls on a zipline platform, all wearing safety gear and face coverings
Posted inChildren's Health

Summer camps get creative to carry on in pandemic

by Aaliyah Bowden August 6, 2020August 5, 2020
Participants in a falls prevention workshop look at photos of common household hazards around a white table.
Posted inAging

To prevent senior deaths from falls, NC providers turn to exercise and home-proofing

by Thomas Goldsmith January 22, 2020January 21, 2020
Woodland Terrace residents Pat Frew, left, and Sandy Kirkland take part in aquatics exercise class at the center's swimming pool. Photograph by Thomas Goldsmith
Posted inAging, Chronic Disease, NC Health Briefs

Aquatic Exercise for People with Dementia Appears to Refresh Body and Spirit

by Thomas Goldsmith December 1, 2016November 30, 2016

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