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Can light physical activity improve our health?

Laurel Lakey May 16, 2019March 5, 2021

The health benefits of regularly performing moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) are well researched and acknowledged, but what about the impact of light physical activity on our well-being? Does daily movement, such as doing the dishes, gardening and short duration walking, have any sizable influence on our health?

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Movement, Music and Joy

Gay Regan April 18, 2019March 5, 2021

It was mid March and I woke up to heavy, wet snow. I growled out the window, “Hey, it’s almost spring. Enough!” Then I panicked as I thought, “Is the Charlotte Senior Center going to be open? Is Liesje Smith, the teacher of my movement/dance class, going to make it in the snow?”