May is Women’s Health Month and an opportunity to make healthy choices. With so much focus on work, chores, taking care of family, and more, healthy habits can sometimes be put on the back burner. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle goes further than eating well and working out—although those elements are extremely important. Improve your well-being...
The YMCA of Frederick County’s Head Start program provides comprehensive education, social, health, and nutritional services to eligible families in eight locations. Three- and four-year-old children can participate in educational experiences, field trips, activities, and health screenings. Children and families also receive transportation services, referrals for disability and mental health issues, and school transition services....
A new year brings new goals, ambitions, and hopefully, healthier habits. You should always be striving to make healthier choices—and a new year is the perfect time to make those goals a reality. While they are still extremely important, healthy choices go beyond just eating well and exercising. Add these resolutions to your list to...
Congratulations to the Night Walkers, the winners of the 2021 Walk Across America Challenge. The Night Walkers ran, skipped, and walked their way to over 5 million steps—over 1.5 million steps more than their closest competitors. This equates to roughly 2,500 miles, or the equivalent of walking from Baltimore to Colombia! The Night Walkers showed...
Summertime is the perfect excuse to step out of the office and level up wellness in your workplace. Encouraging employees to adopt healthy habits won’t just improve their overall health; it’s likely to increase their happiness and productivity, too. Whether you’re looking to boost your existing wellness program or start from scratch, we have great...
Regular exercise is part of a good health and wellness lifestyle at every age and stage of life (a recommended 150 minutes per week), but for women 65 and over, it’s especially important to keep up with physical activity. There are many benefits specific to your needs when you continue to work out into your...
If your New Year’s resolutions relate to becoming healthier, we’ve got the perfect solution to keep you on track. Our 5-2-1-0 program is something every family can get behind when planning for a healthier 2021. This helpful program is a simple way to get you and your family on the path to a healthier year...
The Hood College Trail Blazers have lived up to their name, blazing a path to victory by taking over 2.7 million collective steps in their effort to “Walk Across America” last month. The Trail Blazers team, consisting of Hood College faculty including President Andrea Chapdelaine, the president’s executive assistant, admissions staff, and Vice President of...
Time spent away from the screen encourages healthy physical and social development. Research shows that too much screen time can lead to impairments in brain structure and function, changes in behavioral and mental health, sedentary lifestyle and obesity, and more. LiveWell Frederick’s 5-2-1-0 program has a few simple rules when it comes to screen time....
There’s no doubt that these are strange times we’re living in. Many of us are working remotely for the first time, turning our homes into our child’s classroom, and continuing to care for our families during one of the largest crises in our lifetime. While life may not be completely “normal” for a while, there...
