Search Results for: exercise

Taking Action: Houston’s Response to the Life and Death of George Floyd – June, 2020

Taking Action: Houston’s Response to the Life and Death of George Floyd – June, 2020

A Special Message from our President and CEO On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered after being pinned on the ground under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer for 8 minutes and 46 seconds. His last words, “I can’t breathe,” have become an infamous mark throughout the protests that erupted across the world…

5 essential steps for managing blood sugar

5 essential steps for managing blood sugar

In the U.S. alone, 28.1 million people are living with diabetes, and an added 7.2 million are living with undiagnosed diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Additionally, the American Diabetes Association reports that 84 million American adults have prediabetes, but nearly 90 percent of them don’t even know it.  …

IMPACTFUL COMMUNITY EFFORTS PROVE YMCA OF GREATER HOUSTON IS MORE THAN A GYM
|

IMPACTFUL COMMUNITY EFFORTS PROVE YMCA OF GREATER HOUSTON IS MORE THAN A GYM

For more than 130 years, the YMCA of Greater Houston has served communities large and small, working tirelessly in order to provide for more people each day, and responding to the needs of the community that need it most. While the doors to locations may have been closed due to COVID-19, the YMCA of Greater…

|

How and Why to Keep Kids on a Schedule During School Closures

School closures have forced families nationwide to readjust to the current reality. However, a sense of structure is important for children’s developmental growth. To create a routine for your kids that sticks, consider the following tips:   Just because there is no formal school day doesn’t mean kids should sleep in or stay up late…

CARE is Essential
|

CARE is Essential

By Shelondra Peavy As it relates to the health care of any person who is closest to your heart, you’d naturally want the best possible treatment for them. Whether your loved one needs temporary restorative care or perpetual in-home care, you expect experienced, professional caretakers to uphold the certain standard which you already have etched…

The secret to recruiting top talent? Next-level office amenities

The secret to recruiting top talent? Next-level office amenities

  A recent report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that U.S. employment is projected to grow by 8.4 million jobs from 2018 to 2028. At the same time, employers are battling an ultra-competitive job market, in which candidates are being wooed by increased pay and enhanced medical benefits.   Today’s smartest employers are…

The Mecca of Women’s Transformation: How RC Fitness’ All Female Facility is Redefining Gym Community

The Mecca of Women’s Transformation: How RC Fitness’ All Female Facility is Redefining Gym Community

RC Fitness & Signature Physiques Studio. From its humble beginnings of free boot camps in the park, with hardly any clientele, RC Fitness has transformed into “the Mecca of women’s transformations,” boasting hundreds of triple digit weight loss stories as well as complete medical transformations with diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes being…

How Healthy Is Gentrification?

How Healthy Is Gentrification?

By Barrington M. Salmon, ​​(USC Annenberg Health Journalism Fellow), Contributing Writer, NNPA When Detrice Belt walks around what’s left of her neighborhood and community, she is saddened because of the destruction of the place she calls home. She is deeply frustrated by the struggle she and the remaining residents at Barry Farm have been wrapped…

Making healthcare more accessible and medications more affordable: Technology to the rescue

Making healthcare more accessible and medications more affordable: Technology to the rescue

If you find it challenging to understand the convoluted and sometimes conflicting information regarding your healthcare, you’re not alone. Because the U.S. healthcare system is so complex, sometimes it can be a struggle for patients and even doctors to have clear, transparent information about the costs of medications and how they are covered by insurance….

What You Should Know About Type 2 Diabetes and Heart Health

What You Should Know About Type 2 Diabetes and Heart Health

When you’re living with type 2 diabetes, there is a lot to think about when it comes to your health. Most people know that eating healthy, staying physically active, and following a prescribed treatment plan are important to successfully manage the disease. What many people may not know is that it’s also important to understand…

HBCU Millennials Energized to Vote!
| |

HBCU Millennials Energized to Vote!

By Lauren Poteat, NNPA Newswire Washington Correspondent During the contentious 2016 presidential race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, voter turnout still proved to be at an all-time low among students who attended Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). In a report released by Tufts University, 2016 voter turnout plummeted by more than 10 points…