Swim Through Depression and Anxiety
Why Learning How to Swim Can Help You Through Depression and/or Anxiety Technology has helped us become smarter and more connected to those around us, but the pressures of constantly staying plugged in and updated have led to an increase in depression and anxiety. The World Health Organization notes that mental health disorders now affect millions […]
Elizabeth Lyons’s Pilates Reformer Success Story with Jenny Armstrong
Working with Jenny Armstrong on the Pilates reformer has helped me gain strength, proprioception and balance on my right side. I suffered a hemorrhagic stroke 9 years ago that effects the sensation on my right side. Exercising on the reformer has led to remarkable improvement by “awakening” some of the muscles that I was not […]
Healthy AND Happy: Sugar
Sugar is addictive. I know from experience: I have a massive sweet tooth. I would eat dessert five times a day if I could, and I’m sure many would do the same. Lowering your sugar intake is extremely hard, so it must be done thoughtfully or you risk relapsing back into old habits. I tend […]
The Advantages of Being a UVAC Swimmer
Head Coach Scott Ellis on the team’s achievements, training structure, and philosophy In the past year, the UVAC swim team has participated in 11 meets. According to Head Coach Scott Ellis, the fact that 8 of those events took place on site at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center, makes the UVAC swim team experience unique: […]
Nutrients Before, During, and After a Workout
Most exercise enthusiasts know that there are certain eating “rules” to follow when working out. However, not many know what those rules are. Even myself, having spent the past three years studying nutrition, find them confusing and hard to remember. So, I thought I’d use this article to help explain what exactly our body needs […]
Mental Health and Swimming
VPR COMMENTARY Swimming Toward Mental Health by Liz Kelsey, UVAC Masters Swimmer
Giving UVAC’s Wellness Screening a Try
UVAC Wave: How We Are Giving Back to Our Community
Turn up the Burn with Myzone’s June Challenge
From June 19-July 19, any time you complete a Myzone workout that burns 400 calories or more, we’ll enter you in a prize drawing. As part of our Myzone Turn up the Burn Challenge, we’re partnering with local businesses to reward you with free meals, fitness apparel, and other treats. Any exercise counts towards the […]
