Fitness Friday: Using Family Fitness to Beat Holiday Stress
‘Tis the Season for celebrating the holidays with your loved ones, decorating, baking, and don’t forget family fitness! December is National Stress Free Family Holiday Month. In order to avoid getting...
View ArticleFitness Friday: Keeping Active Through The Winter
There are several factors that can interact to make us less fit during the winter months; there are high-calorie, but delicious foods constantly available over the holidays, making it easy to put on...
View ArticleMONDAY TOP TIPS: Stay Safe This Holiday Season! Tips to Prevent Falls in...
With all the slippery, icy sidewalks and people rushing around in cold weather to get indoors, winter accidents due to falling are common and can be quite serious. However, there are some precautions...
View ArticlePracticing Hot Yoga During the Cold Weather Months
When it’s cold outside, a hot yoga studio of 95-100 degrees might start to sound pretty good. There are benefits to practicing hot yoga during the winter months. Not only do you get a break from the...
View ArticleConquering the Mountain: Pediatric Patients Take to the Slopes
This week, a very special group of skiers has made its way from New York to the slopes of Colorado. I am here with a group of current and former patients from Hospital for Special Surgery and our...
View ArticleConquering the Mountain Part II: Special Days
The following is Part II in a series of posts from Crested Butte, Colorado, where members of the HSS Pediatric Rehab team are skiing with a group of current and former patients from Hospital for...
View ArticleConquering the Mountain Part III: The Best Is Yet to Come
The following is Part III in a series of posts about a trip to Crested Butte, Colorado, where members of the HSS Pediatric Rehab team skied with a group of current and former patients from Hospital for...
View ArticleFitness Friday: Winter Indoor Activities
It’s winter, the thermometer is dropping, and the sidewalk is icing over. Activities like skiing, sledding, and ice skating are excellent ways to enjoy exercise with your family, but what happens on...
View ArticleConquering the Mountain 2014: Return to Crested Butte Part I
A very busy year has passed since last year’s Big Apple Skiers’ trip to the AdaptiveSportsCenter in Crested Butte, Colorado. Our experiences in February 2013 were so extraordinary that before going...
View ArticleConquering the Mountain 2014: Return to Crested Butte Part II
Our sleepy group perked up the moment they spotted an HSS advertisement in LaGuardiaAirport: “Where the World Comes to Get Back in the Game.” As Big Apple Skiers posed for pictures in front of the...
View ArticleFitness Friday: Using Family Fitness to Beat Holiday Stress
‘Tis the Season for celebrating the holidays with your loved ones, decorating, baking, and don’t forget family fitness! December is National Stress Free Family Holiday Month. In order to avoid getting...
View ArticleFitness Friday: Keeping Active Through The Winter
There are several factors that can interact to make us less fit during the winter months; there are high-calorie, but delicious foods constantly available over the holidays, making it easy to put on...
View ArticleAsk the Expert: Ice Skating Injuries
In this week’s installment of Ask the Expert, Dr. Emily Dodwell, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon, answers questions on ice skating injuries. What causes ice skating injuries? Ice skating can be a fun...
View ArticleConquering the Mountain 2015: Return to Crested Butte Part I
So it is that time of year again! The Big Apple Skiers have trekked to the Adapted Sports Center in Crested Butte, Colorado, for the third year in a row! For those of you who are new to our blogs,...
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