From power walkers to dog walkers to seniors and couples, walking is in. The activity became one of the few things people could do to get out of the house […]
General Health
The Town of Boiling Springs
Over the past few decades, people all over the world have increasingly left small towns and moved to big cities where they might find better job opportunities and a diverse […]
Vaccines For People Aged 50 And Older
INFLUENZA (FLU) All adults, regardless of age, should receive the vaccine. It’s given once a year because the virus changes itself. Seniors are most vulnerable. The flu can lead to […]
The Benefits of Hospice Care
Hospice care for a loved one is not something many people want to consider or even think about. Even the word itself can make you feel suddenly helpless to prevent […]
An Update on HIV in S.C.
In an effort to reduce the risk of one pandemic, some experts fear that another has been left to fester. In 2020, HIV testing numbers were down significantly, and, while […]
Balance is Important as We Age
As a master personal trainer and performance coach, I’ve served as head strength coach to many teams, agencies and showcase athletes. However, I had an experience many years ago that […]
Grandparenting is Good for Your Health
My mother’s parents were the epitome of genteel, God-fearing country folk who eventually sold their farm “down under the hill” and retired to a charming little white bungalow just a […]
Your Favorite Holiday Memories
If there is one lesson the past year has taught us, it is that time with our loved ones is incredibly valuable. For many people, the holidays give us the […]
Organ Donation Offers the Gift of Life
According to the Talmud, whoever saves one life saves the world entire. If so, Keegan Johnson has saved the world at least three times over. Keegan was only 17 when […]
Wearable Heart Monitors Track Heart Rate
In the past, getting your heart rate checked for arrhythmia or irregular heartbeat required a trip to the doctor’s office and spending time hooked up to an EKG machine. But […]
Would You Like A Salad With That?
When Shakespeare coined the expression “salad days,” he meant youthful ardor and zeal, not the time for us to eat chopped lettuce on a dainty plate. At “casa Duke,” “salad […]
The Easley YMCA
Shortly after the Easley YMCA turns 60 in 2022, it will have a second grand opening, this time with a new 57,000-square-foot facility built directly behind the original building on Burns Road. […]