Wellness
The sport of Ultimate Frisbee – not to be confused with disc golf or the games you play with your dog – has had an organized presence in our area for two decades thanks to the efforts of Triangle Ultimate, a nonprofit based at The Frontier in RTP that promotes […]
Read MoreHillside High School senior Desmond Jackson started competing in track and field at age 8 with the Carolina Cruisers in Charlotte. “Most of my teammates were wheelchair users, and I joined as the first amputee,” says Desmond, whose leg was amputated above the knee due to a birth defect before […]
Read MoreWhile we’re celebrating traditions, I thought I’d share my newest – Recovery Yoga with Anna Cordova at Fullsteam Brewery. Every Sunday at 10:45 a.m. (I do my very best to get there five minutes early to find a good spot) 20 to 30 people join together for this donation-based class, […]
Read MoreLace up your running shoes and shake off any residual side effects from the night before when Carolina Godiva Track Club holds its annual New Year’s Day Run. Open to all ages, the 8K out-and-back course starts from Duke School on Erwin Road and heads through the hilly, graveled trails […]
Read MoreLet me preface this by saying I’m inherently lazy when it comes to physical exercise. I’d rather walk – more like stroll – to the ends of the earth before embarrassing myself doing squats or scissor jumps in some trendy aerobics class. Thankfully for me, there are other options, such […]
Read MoreSure, Al Buehler is remembered for a lot of important moments in athletic history – among them leveraging groundbreaking Title IX legislation to push Duke University to institute a women’s track program in the late 1970s. But let’s take a moment to remember a particular woman – a girl, really, […]
Read MoreBorn in Greensboro, Jessamyn originally discovered yoga when she was coerced as a teenager to attend hot yoga classes with her aunt. She rediscovered the practice six years ago, writing about her “yogapades” for three years and professionally teaching yoga for one. She lives in Duke Forest. If you’re looking […]
Read More“Be connected, be always learning, be fully aware and be present.” –Joi Ito I intended to write throughout much of 2015 how the physical and emotional changes of pregnancy impacted my yoga practice. Those journal entries and that reflection never happened – and my son is now 8 months old! […]
Read More“New light breaks as I head onto the trail, beginning my morning run by crossing over the soon- to-be bustling I-40. Leaving civilization behind, the trail cuts through woods, passes streams and winds between sleepy homes. While I log miles with friends, we pass dogs walking their humans, parents and […]
Read MoreDurham Yoga is here for you. Yes, you, the one who went to a yoga class once and face-planted. The one with bad wrists and a bum knee. The one who just had a kid, and the one who had a kid nine years ago but still feels like she […]
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