Words matter, perhaps more than you realize. How you describe something expresses your underlying attitude about it, but the words themselves reflect back at you, shaping your thoughts and actions...
THE 5 WORST PICKS 1. Pastries Cinnamon rolls, packaged apple pies, and toaster pastries, these not-so-fresh, high-calorie baked goods are usually made with corn syrup and contain added...
Early Bird Registration for UMBC Community until May 31st!
UMBC, in partnership with the YMCA of Central Maryland, is excited to announce the re-opening of the Y Preschool at UMBC, effective September 1, 2015. The UMBC Preschool offers quality instruction...
For many of us, it can be really scary and a bit intense to think about moving more and making changes to improve your health and fitness. Maybe your goal is to start running, perhaps for exercise...
Ricardo's 4:30pm Ab Crunch class and 5pm Step and Sculpt class are cancelled this evening 5/5/2015. Shahrzad's 6pm Zumba will be replaced with Vinyasa yoga 5/6. We apologize for any...
With weight gain, slow and steady is the common pace—we often look back, wondering: “How did I get to this weight?” Long-term weight gain typically happens at a miniscule 1-2 pounds per year,...
Some articles to contextualize the "Why" of recent events
Wondering why and what people in different Baltimore neighborhoods are protesting? Confused about what caused the peaceful protests as well as violent riots? Unclear about the various...
Congratulations to the SOLARetriever and Retriever Treasure teams on being selected as finalists for this year's Prove It! competition! These two teams have been identified by the Prove It!...
We all fall down, we build strength by getting back up!
Excerpt from HelloHealthy No matter how motivated we are in the morning, we can get driven to the edge by life and lose touch with why we’re on this crazy journey in the first place. Or sometimes...
Sometimes we turn to food not because we are physically hungry, but because something is “eating us” emotionally. Many of us were taught that food can “soothe a mood,” and that by eating something...