Your Personal Best: Exercises for balance
As we get older we tend to lose strength. When that happens, mobility is lost as well. Here are two simple exercises that can counteract that negative process, and how…
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Flu is back with a vengeance this year
By WVUA 23 News Student Reporter Emily Benito TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The flu and respiratory viruses are on the rise. More cases are being reported this year following two years much…
Your Personal Best: Anti-inflammation foods
By WVUA23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick Many people with arthritis or overuse injuries know about inflammation. But many may not know that certain foods can make inflammation worse. "Foods that are high…
Your Personal Best: Neck exercises
Many of us sit in front of some sort of screen -- a computer, a TV, a phone -- for too many hours in a day. That often results in neck…
Your Personal Best: Belly Breathing
Let's face it. Life is stressful, and we all need a way to cope. One good way? Just breathe. Dr. Milady Murphy said when you're dealing with life's stressors, the American…
Your Personal Best: Picking the right shoes
Sometimes the clothes you wear can make a difference in your exercise routine. So when you're in the market for new shoes, here are some things you should consider,…
Your Personal Best: Seated Exercises
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick Sometimes, exercise is the last thing we want to do, especially after a long holiday weekend. Dr. Milady Murphy provided two easy exercises that…
Your Personal Best: Walking Sticks
Walking is an important component to staying healthy as we age, and there's a way you can stay active and move even if you're having trouble taking an all-important walk.…
Your Personal Best: Brain Foods
Foods and nutrients that are good for our heart are also good for our brain, according to the American Brain Foundation. Dr. Milady Murphy says foods that are high in vitamins,…
Your Personal Best: Straight Leg Lifts
Everyone loses muscle mass as they age, and the process starts pretty early. But there are some useful exercises you can use to help keep or even gain muscle tone,…
Your Personal Best: Shoulder shrugs
Here's an exercise you can easily incorporate into your lifestyle or already existing exercise program, designed to strengthen your shoulders and upper back, improve posture and stabilize your neck. It's called…
Your Personal Best: Straight Arm Plank
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyrsten Eller Exercise is beneficial for a healthy lifestyle, but it can be difficult starting out. Dr. Milady Murphy has a simple toning exercise that works…
Stillman College offering free health screening Tuesday
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyrsten Eller The Denzel Davis Memorial Health Fair at Stillman College will provide the Tuscaloosa community with a number of free health screenings March 29. Screenings include blood pressure, blood glucose, tests for sickle cell…
Applications for Shelton State Health Information Technology are open now
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyrsten Eller Looking for a new career? Shelton State Community College is now accepting applications for its certificate and associate degree in applied science programs from now through July 1. HIT professionals acquire, organize and…
Seniors can get free fruit, veggies from local farmers markets
For over 20 years, the Alabama’s Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program has served 55,000 seniors every year. The federal program provides seniors with a food benefit that’s worth $30. Seniors can go to any farmers market in the state of…
Stillman partners with cancer-fighting initiative Going for Gold
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Zhoee' Williams Stillman College is the first institution of higher learning in the state of Alabama to join Going for Gold, a multi-year initiative partnering with historically Black colleges and universities to advance equitable cancer…
