What’s the best way to keep kids active in the winter months?
Though climbing the tree-house ladder may not be an option and the community pool has long since closed, keeping kids active is critical for our wee ones in the winter season. (Childhood obesity rates have more than tripled in the past 30 years.) To help us beat the winter doldrums, we turned to Jon Adler Kaplan, fitness and wellness director at Meadow Mill Athletic Club and...
Fitness studios can offer a more intimate atmosphere to stay fit.
Sweat Performance: Owner Kyle Jakobe, a certified strength-and-conditioning coach, has trained professional athletes like Torrey Smith, Ray Rice, Ben Grubbs, and Juan Dixon, as well as national high-school and college athletes. The focus of this Timonium facility is to increase not just athletic performance but daily fitness through strength and cardio exercises like running,...
We ask Dr. Marc I. Leavey: Which health myths are true and which are false?
Dr. Marc I. Leavey, Pikesville resident and primary-care physician at Lutherville Personal Physicians, shares his insight on several common health myths. “There are things in the newspaper that trigger these topics,” he says. Other health myths have older roots. “When you’ve done this for this long [35 years] you have heard just about everything.”
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Have a spa day with just a few common kitchen ingredients.
When it comes to gift giving and watching your wallet, what’s nicer than making your own beauty products to honor the ones you love during the holiday season? For simple, do-it-yourself ideas, we turned to Vesna Stojanovic of Mt. Washington Spa. “Everything you need for beauty can be found in your own kitchen,” says Stojanovic, who touts olive oil and avocado for their natural anti-aging...
Charm City Yoga’s CJ Keller: What’s the best way to manage stress through exercise?
To help us take a pause during this stress-filled time of year—and in honor of Veterans Day—who better to turn to than Charm City Yoga’s CJ Keller, a former U.S. Marine Corps Captain who served in Iraq and teaches yoga to civilians and non-civilians alike? “I wish I had started a practice before I went to war,” says Keller, who now offers a gratis Saturday class through his...
Hair color slowly fades to an even more-natural look.
By now, everyone has either tried ombre, the French hair-color trend, or has seen almost every celebrity with hair that is darker at the root and lighter on the ends. With a new season, comes a fresh take on this technique. “We’re going to see the ombre look, but not as dramatic,” says Allie Dillard, colorist at the Jordan Thomas Salon and Spa in Bel Air. “I’m so excited to get everyone out of...
We ask local makeup artist Debbie Federico what tips and tricks she has for buying — and applying — makeup.
The world of cosmetics is all about balance—whether we’re talking budget (is that $39 lipstick really worth the price?) or blush (too much can be aging, too little doesn’t do those cheekbones justice). To help us sort through the makeup morass, we’ve turned to local makeup artist Debbie Federico (looksmd.com), whose client list includes Rachel Hunter, Cal...
More and more these days, race courses are getting extreme – full of mud, obstacles, camping, and even zombies.
Tough Mudder
Crumland Farm, Frederick
This 10-12 mile obstacle course, which takes place every September in Frederick,...
Little Vinnie transforms breast-cancer survivors with his tattoos.
Blaze Starr stares seductively from an 8-x-10 autographed glossy in the corner of his “office,” as tattoo artist Vinnie Myers readies for his morning client. He lays out his tattoo machines, surveys possible pigments based on his client’s request, and opens a cabinet drawer to check on his stock of single-use sterilized, disposable needles (some for shading, some for lining) needed to get the...
In the fall of 2009, Monica Barlow was an apparently healthy 32-year-old training for a half marathon when a nagging cough sent her to see a doctor. The doctor recommended a CT scan, which revealed a spot on Barlow’s left lung: stage IV cancer. The diagnosis shocked Barlow, a non-smoker who is the director of public relations for the Orioles. “I have little to no history of cancer in my family...
