Gemma Edgar getting back to normal life with husband Rob Edgar and sons Dylan, four, and Noah, two. Picture: STEVE ARGENT A young Colchester family whose lives were devastated with two cancer diagnoses say they are enjoying a sense of normality – but are continuing to urge people to support fundraising for vital research.

Jayden Karge, who joined the team in a signing ceremony Tuesday, has a rare gene mutation and is legally blind, according to a university press release. He had a kidney transplant in 2015 and will need one every 10-15 years.

… note. “As part of the so-called ‘quantified self’ movement, individuals who swim as part of a recreational health and fitness program can benefit from monitoring some basic indices of their performance,” said senior study author Gearoid O Laighin of …

… free to write. Lewis G. Maharam, MD, FACSM is one of the world’s most extensively credentialed and well-known sports health experts. Better known as Running Doca , Maharam is author of Running Doc’s Guide to Healthy Running and past medical director …

The 5-pound, blue-and-white contraption constructed of hard plastic, elastic and Velcro that Maureen Cummins wore 23 hours a day for two years sits in a corner of her bedroom like a museum piece. The back brace is custom-made and cannot be handed down or donated, so she hangs on to it as a reminder of the bad old days.

Now that the ” New Year, New You ” buzz has quieted, it’s time to focus on realistic ways to make lasting, positive impacts to your fitness. Luckily, small changes make a big difference.

… Series appearances in 1995 and 1997. The Greater Cleveland Sports Awards will also honor Kendra Seitz with the Sports Health Courage Award. Seitz, a sixth grade competitive swimmer out of Hudson, competed in the Transplant Games of America after she …

Work and home are a hectic combination, so make the best of it when business takes you away from home. Sometimes life at home can be as hectic as a day at the office — from managing kids’ school activities, to coaching their sports teams, to social engagements and DIY projects around the house.

Looking to get healthy in 2017? Interested in learning about a selection of health and fitness organizations in the area? Look no further than the 4th Annual Health Fair/Free Fitness Day at Fuller Hall Recreation Center on Saturday, Jan. 14. The free event will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 2 p.m. Caitlin Larson and Amber Kastler, registered dieticians at Hy-Vee, will be at the event to offer tips on eating healthy. Nursing students from Iowa Central Community College will be present and will be giving free blood pressure checks.

Swimmers from Springwood Swimming Club weren’t resting on their laurels over Christmas, they were in the pool keeping up their fitness in preparation for a fundraising swimathon for Noah Cariolato. Fundraiser for Noah: Josh Power hopes to swim for 4.5 hours at Springwood Swimming Club’s swimathon on January 15, organised by committee members including treasurer Kellie Power and secretary Vicky Ogden.

A Halifax utility has taken special precautions to keep harbour bacteria levels within swimming guidelines ahead of the annual New Year’s Day plunge – although water-quality issues don’t seem to faze the brave souls willing to leap into the icy ocean. Halifax Water shut off its ultra-violet lights – the final component in the sewage and wastewater treatment process – in November at four of its plants to lower energy bills over the winter.

… these, actually influence a person’s risk of type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Using data from the Women’s Health Study, they followed nearly 36,000 older women who ranged in age from 47-98. The women filled out questionnaires yearly from …

Doctors diagnosed her with multiple sclerosis in 2009. Lavin says the disease has crippled her many times over the last seven years.

Every autumn Puddle Ducks, which holds classes across Wakefield, holds a week-long charity pyjama event where children raise money by attending lessons dressed in their pyjamas. The swimmers voted for which charities they would like to raise money for.

Horizons Regional Council has increased their annual swim spot monitoring programme from 17 sites to over 80, to run alongside a complementary summer swim spot campaign that will help inform the public about potential health risks and highlight the Region’s fantastic recreational sites enjoyed by the public every summer. Horizons Chairman Bruce Gordon says from Ruapehu, Whanganui and the Manawatu, to Horowhenua and Tararua, the Region’s numerous swim spots offer some of the country’s most stunning scenery and excellent picnicking, camping and bush walking opportunities for locals and visitors alike.

… on that? I was a nurse for 32 years. I worked up at Warrnambool’s Southwest Healthcare for years. I worked as the health services co-ordinator at Framlingham for 15 years. I always wanted to be a nurse. It all probably goes back to the days when I …

Nutritionist Kinita Kadakia Patel book The Athlete In You was unveiled by sporting personalities like Sunil Gavaskar and Zaheer Khan along with Dr Aashish Contractor, Head of Department, Sports Medicine, Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital. The book is inspired from Patel’s personal journey to get fit.