Wellness

Wellbeing is central to the Pinewood Forest mission, so it’s only fitting that the innovative Piedmont Wellness Center at Pinewood Forest is its first public building to break ground.

Professional networking is necessary for individuals and small businesses to get a foot in the door. In-person networking is effective for making connections. Nearly 100% of people surveyed by HubSpot said face-to-face meetings are essential for long-term business relationships.

It may not replace a visit with a doctor, but the free app Ada may help you get an assessment of your health. Use it to check symptoms you are experiencing by answering interactive questions about your condition.

Activated charcoal may not actually cure everything, but it’s currently one of the hottest health and beauty ingredients. Made from heated coconut shells and available as a powder or pill, it binds to toxins and flushes them out.

The battle of the bulge gets tricky when traveling. But there’s no need to ditch your routine and compromise your exercise plan when you’re on the road.

If the chaos of holiday preparations is beginning to consume you, take some time out to decrease your stress. Here are three tips for reducing holiday blues.

On average, men die six years younger than women due to largely preventable health issues. Thanks to the Movember Foundation, growing a mo can help save your bros. Established in 2003, the foundation’s widely known mustache Movember movement aims to spread awareness and raise funds to tackle men’s health issues like prostate and testicular cancer, poor mental health and more.

Atlanta is starting to see more group fitness studios popping up around the city, and Barry’s Bootcamp is the latest to join the city’s workout scene.

We all know eating healthy foods leads to healthier bodies, but what about the impact on the greater community?

According to breastcancer.org, one in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Because of this alarming statistic, October turns pink each year as it becomes dedicated to breast cancer awareness.

There’s great news for all the Pure Barre skeptics who like to say, “I like more cardio in my workouts; that class would be too slow,” – there’s a brand new class that includes just that – Pure Empower.

There are two basic ways to increase our energy: we can build our stamina through sleep and exercise, or temporarily boost ourselves with stimulants like caffeine.

Sunscreen should be worn year-round. But, now that it’s officially summer, we’re more likely to apply the guard at the beach or by the pool to avoid the vacation-ruining sunburn! Now that the shelves are stocked with the latest and greatest sunscreens, what should you buy?

Text, email, voice mail, instant message, social media … we love it and hate it.

Imagine preparing a cake with the finest vanilla, oil, eggs and cocoa money can buy. You proudly pop it in the oven, but out comes a flat, deflated mess. You forgot the baking soda.

Now that ClassPass has limited the number of classes users can take per month to 10, I’ve been hunting for other easy and affordable ways to workout. When I heard about a free HIIT workout with my favorite athletic apparel brand, lululemon, I was sold.

It’s easy to find excuses for why we couldn’t stick to our routine workout schedule — it was too hard, too much to do and we weren’t ready.

Workplace design is in the throes of a renaissance, according to Steelcase. Rapid advances in technology, innovation agendas, the war on talent, and employee disengagement are converging to create an “anti-corporate” backlash against traditional, uninspiring work-spaces.

Sitting is the new smoking. Meetings are the biggest time-wasters at work. Studies show walking meetings boost creativity and collaboration when done in groups of 2-4 people.

Atlanta’s lost artery has caused gloomy predictions of doubled commute times and economic turmoil. But my fellow millennials have reacted with curiously less concern.

As kids, upon discovering French fries, we may have thought, man, I could eat these all day! But somebody, likely our parents, stepped in to remind us that a healthy body requires balance and to eat our chicken and veggies.

Researchers at Harvard followed 268 men over the course of their lives from the 1930’s to old age. Their 72-year study of happiness led to the conclusion that the #1 indicator of our happiness is our relationships.

For decades, scientists believed 100 percent of our happiness was determined at birth. Now they believe genetics only account for half. Where’s the rest?

For the most part, this past Sunday’s humble acceptance speeches left me with even more respect for the tremendously accomplished actors and visionaries onstage.

According to the UN World Happiness Report, Denmark is the happiest country in the world. Danes place high value on social connectedness, humility and health; but how do they stay chipper when winter comes?

The first thing I thought walking into Total Row Fitness was, “Are those the same rowing machines Frank Underwood uses in “House of Cards”? They are, I’m pretty sure. And yes, I know I watch too much Netflix.

This past rainy Saturday, I didn’t go to the movies, instead, I treated myself to a restorative IV.

Ever come home from work feeling just too drained to accomplish anything beyond browsing Netflix? You’re not physically exhausted, so it’s hard to explain your sapped state to friends and SOs, but you just want to become one with the couch.

There are many great golf courses in Georgia; one of the hidden gems is Arrowhead Pointe at Richard Russell State Park near Elberton. It doesn’t get the traffic of other top courses because the location is off the beaten path, but the scenic views and amenities make it a bucket-list experience for golfers.

Every year, I vow to myself that in the coming year I will work on my mental and physical health. Every year, I fall short. In 2017, I have no excuses and neither do you.