Every year, nearly 1 in 4 Americans or close to 63 million of us, volunteer. Like donating money, donating time ensures many community shelters, social service organizations, food banks, as well as universities, hospitals, political parties, and religious and environmental groups are able to deliver their services and meet their goals. Volunteering, however, also […]
Many of us want to be more physically active but problem hip, knee or other joints, as well as other health issues, make aerobics and other high-impact exercises out of the question which is the big attraction behind water aerobics. Water aerobics and its deep-water, aqua cycling and water pole dancing varieties can be […]
Back to school isn’t the most popular season to take vacations but if you dont have kids, they’re away at school or all grown up, it can be a wonderful time to travel not to mention potentially inexpensive. Higher longitudes may cool down around Labor Day but the West Coast and southern U.S. still […]
People aren’t the only ones fighting a battle of the bulge. It turns out, in many homes, our pets are overweight or obese too. In fact, a recent study suggested that being too heavy cut up to 10 months off a dogs life particularly for breeds like Labrador Retrievers, Cocker Spaniels and Beagles with […]
