I encourage you not to give up your exercise routine. Needless to say it’s been a very different last couple of weeks in our world.  We’ve been told to keep a safe distance from everyone and for many that means being at home to remain healthy.  Yet, for many, our home doesn’t provide the resources to maintain our exercise and activity routine which is very important for maintaining our health.  A lot of us have worked very hard in the past few months to lose weight, get stronger and stay fit.  We’re fortunate it’s spring time and we can get outside and take walks, go biking and enjoy nature.  Also, [...]

As COVID-19 continued to spread across the world, it quickly became evident that the public would have to take drastic measures to slow the transmission. In addition to practicing generalized sanitation and good hygiene, people in some of the hardest-hit clusters were advised to take additional, more aggressive measures. Quarantines and travel restrictions were implemented, and the term “social distancing” became a buzzword. Social distancing involves people keeping a physical distance from each other during disease outbreaks in order to slow transmission rates. Social distancing also is employed to lessen the impact of the disease on the medical care system, which quickly can become overwhelmed with a high number of [...]