Reduce Your Food Waste
Over the decades, we’ve become more attentive to recycling, but how much do we think about the impacts of food waste? Sure, we may have that parental voice in our head telling us to eat everything on our plate, and we may feel guilty when we forget about a leftover in the fridge. But, guilt isn’t a great motivator ... read more |
FLOAT: The Many Benefits of R.E.S.T.
Warm water envelops your entire body as you slide into the shallow, salty aquatic tank. As you float, your body becomes weightless. The outside world slips away; you’re sheltered from random noise, scents and visual stimuli. Muscles loosen as they cease to fight gravity. Your body feels so expansive that your mind can’t help but follow ... read more |
Baby Carriers: How to Prevent Hip Dysplasia in Infants
Placing infants in carriers, wraps or slings that hold their legs in a tight, straight position for long periods of time can negatively impact their hips, but there’s a lot of conflicting information floating around about the subject ... read more |
Studies Indicate Antibiotic Overuse
Antibiotics can save lives, but overuse poses a serious threat to the human body. Vail Valley Medical Center collaborated with seven Colorado hospitals on a two-year study, which followed 533 children and adults hospitalized for soft-tissue infections. ... read more |
Young Snowboarders Worship on the Hill
When you find a group of young snowboarders congregating in the trees, you’re probably more likely to smell skunk rather than hear the sound of worship music. But every Sunday in Breckenridge, Youth with a Mission is making a positive difference in the lives of snowboarders and skiers ... read more |
One Man’s Fight Against Opioid Corruption
For years, Daniel Schneider talked about the fatal shooting of his son during an attempted drug score. People, even politicians, would listen, but they didn’t pay much attention until Schneider told the story of the opioid crisis through a docuseries ... read more |
That Youthful Glow
There’s a certain “mountain man” look that develops slowly, as each eye crease sketches its way deeper into corners, after decades of squinting into high-elevation horizons. It’s almost as if you can read the miles the tan man’s face have ridden, from mountain biking and skiing to horseback riding ... read more |
New Fitness Craze: Yo-Chi
When it comes to wellness and managing stress, “mindfulness” seems to be the buzzword of the day — perhaps, with good reason. Described as the psychological process of focusing on one’s internal experiences occurring in the present moment, some studies have shown that practicing mindfulness can decrease anxiety, increase brain activity ... read more |
Netflix's 'Pandemic' Predicted COVID-19
Netflix’s docuseries “Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak” began streaming in January 2020, eerily predicting the current COVID-19 crisis. Filmed in 2019, the series follows several doctors and researchers in their quests to prepare for another pandemic, like the 1918 deadly influenza virus ... read more |
Seasonal Affective Disorder — Attending to the Winter Blues
Our active mountain lifestyle has its pros and cons when it comes to winter. With decreased daylight and cold temperatures, natural inclinations of animals — and most humans (especially those who don’t love winter sports) involve slowing down. In contrast, resort towns keep us revved up during ski season, working hard and playing hard ... read more |
Be Happy Now
One of the reasons we’re alive today is because our ancestors had great skill in recalling the negative over the positive. That’s right: It’s not you’re fault, and you’re not alone. When your supervisor calls you into his or her office and your chest tightens or heart skips a beat, it’s mostly because your ancestors etched into their brains which berry would kill them ... read more from Glow |
Pet Power Murphy works for Vail Pet Partners. One of his jobs involves helping students at Vail Mountain School practice reading skills. He underwent a high level of training to assist kids, but it wasn’t quite the same as other teachers’. For instance, rather than mastering grammar, he had to learn to “leave it” when kids drop cookie crumbs ... read more from Glow |
Beyond the Gym: How Exercise Revs up your Metabolism and Improves Your Mood
You know the drill: you drag yourself to the gym in the mornings, and then, within minutes, you start feeling energized. Fast-forward to after your workout, and you’re probably feeling pretty happy; there’s a spring in your step. ... read more |
Compound vs. Isolation Exercises for Muscle: Which One is Best?
You want to get strong and build muscle, and you want to do it as quickly and effectively as possible. Which kind of exercises should you do and why? ... read more |
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Yoga & Essential Oils for Depression and Anxiety
How can a yoga pose like standing on your head alleviate depression and anxiety? Well, for one thing, it changes your perspective, which can reduce stress and foster a sense of balance. “Yoga is proven to help treat and prevent depression and anxiety. It’s a management tool and a prevention measure,” says Jana Stratton read more |
Transforming Lives: Crested Butte's Adaptive Sports Center
Lonnie Bedwell describes blindness as being trapped in a room where you can’t see over, under, around or through the walls. He lost his eyesight in 1997 in a hunting accident when a friend shot him in a dense forest. Two months after losing his sight, he was lying on his couch in Indiana, fighting back tears and wondering how he could be a single dad to his three young daughters. The former Navy Petty Officer was scared to even mow the lawn, until his 5-year-old daughter Taylor said, “I’ll help ya.” ... read more |
