Looking for some fall fitness opportunities? The Cornelius Parks, Arts, Recreation and Culture department, together with a local trainer and fitness expert, offers the next Boot Camp and a Couch-to-5K training program starting this month.

Jeff Heal, owner of Fitness Together in Cornelius and Davidson, leads the classes. Mr. Heal has been in the fitness industry for more than 15 years. He coached high school track for eight years and has been a personal trainer for more than seven years, working with more than 200 clients, including some professional athletes.

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To help, Davidson Parks & Rec starts a Walking Club

By LESLIE WILLIS

Many articles in health magazines feature celebrities and models who participate in yoga, jogging, or kickboxing. They make it appear as if people are doing nothing but exercising all day long.

Many newspaper articles have appeared, reporting on research about chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and cancer along with one of the major underlying chronic conditions, physical inactivity. But the reality of today’s society and our health is often very different. Continue Reading

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Lake Norman Regional Medical Center
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Since 1985, mammography rates have more than doubled for women age 50 and older and breast cancer deaths have declined.

This is great progress, however there are still women who do not take advantage of early detection and others who do not get regular screening mammograms and clinical breast exams. According to the American Cancer Society, there is expected to be an estimated 230,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer in women this year, along with 2,140 new cases in men. Continue Reading

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Community Blood Center of the Carolinas has listed public blood drives in the Lake Norman area this month. They include a blood donation drive, Saturday, September 17, at Leanne Stoltzfus Student Drive, and another on Thursday, September 22, at Mooresville High School. Here’s the list: Continue Reading

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