Category: Healthy Lifestyle
Discover new ways to improve your overall health and well-being with tips on nutrition, exercise and building healthy habits. There are a lot of benefits to an active, healthy lifestyle, from preventing disease to reducing stress.
8 ways to stick with exercise and a healthy diet at home
Do you find yourself ditching healthy habits when you’re at home, even if you didn’t intend to? Here’s how to stay on track.
5 min read | Healthy Lifestyle
Get the facts about COVID-19 vaccines: five rumors debunked
Get the COVID vaccine when your turn comes up. It’s effective, safe, and our best chance to beat COVID-19...
3 min read | Coronavirus
Resolution reset: 5 ways to get back on track with your fitness and healthy living goals
Certified personal trainer Michelle Rogers tells us why most New Year's resolutions fail and how you can find success with your fitness goals in 2021...
4 min read | Healthy Lifestyle, Fitness
“I was desperate for a way to help my brother”
When the pandemic hit, experts advised us to stay home. But what happens to people whose homes aren't safe? Kathy shares the story of her brother David, whose home...
4 min read | Community Health, Coronavirus
You tried hiking in 2020. Here’s how to keep going.
If you tried hiking in 2020 and want to continue it in the new year, here are a few tips for beginners about North Carolina trails to try and...
4 min read | Healthy Lifestyle, Explore NC, Fitness
Your step-by-step, no-fail system for getting fit and healthy in 2021
New Year's resolutions look different this year with the COVID-19 pandemic. But getting fit is still possible and can help you feel great...
4 min read | Healthy Lifestyle, Fitness
“Teachers are standing on the front line with a smile”
With financial support, this childcare center was able to continue to pay its teachers and meet enhanced health and safety standards to keep children and employees safe...
2 min read | Community Health, Coronavirus
“Cuando esto se complique, ¿qué voy a hacer?”
Camila recuerda claramente el día en que su marido dio positivo en el test de COVID-19. ..
2 min read | Coronavirus
“When this gets complicated, what am I going to do?”
Camila shares her story of getting COVID-19, along with her husband, and struggling to care for their four children at a distance. She also shares about the local program...
2 min read | Coronavirus, Community Health
“We knew the pandemic was coming.”
With support from Blue Cross NC, Dr. Behnam Pourdeyhimi of NC State turned from professor to manufacturer, producing materials for masks for frontline healthcare workers. Here is his story...
3 min read | Coronavirus, Community Health
“Seeing my husband in PPE from head to toe brings tears to my eyes.”
After surviving triple bypass surgery and 40 weeks of radiation treatment for cancer, Chris's husband was faced with keeping their family primary care practice afloat during COVID-19. Chris shares...
2 min read | Community Health, Coronavirus
