Besides the social benefits of dancing, participating in a regular program of dancing will produce significant mental and physical health benefits. Dancing is a great stress reliever. It also stimulates the brain, builds confidence and helps you be more attentive. It has also been proven to offer great physical benefits as it tones the whole body in an enjoyable exercise. Israel Rodriguez, guest performer for Orlando Ballet and former principal dancer for the organization, now teaches Latin cardio dance classes for Momentum. Israel Rodriguez, guest performer for Orlando Ballet and former principal dancer for the organization, now teaches Latin... [Read more]
When Mark King graduated from high school he was 5 feet 3 inches tall, unathletic and just plain used to getting cut from basketball teams. But he also had NBA aspirations, incredible drive and an unwavering passion for the sport. “I never understood why I loved something so much, but never got a shot,” King says. As King grew older and up - he’s now 5 feet 11 inches - various opportunities started to present themselves. He is now the co-owner, president and head coach of the Florida Flight Basketball team that has recently moved to Avalon from Kissimmee. The Florida Flight Basketball team is a part of the Continental Basketball... [Read more]
Three years ago Ivan Kahana was driving from the Millenia area over to Winter Park just to get in a good game of tennis. It was around this time he heard of the website Meetup.com, a social media site that allows members to find and join groups unified by a common interest. “I just thought, ‘there’s obviously got to be a tennis Meetup,’ but there wasn’t,” Kahana says. “There were well over 70 people in the Orlando area interested in tennis, but no one had taken the initiative to create a group. So I did.” Social media websites like Meetup and Facebook have made getting a group together and getting... [Read more]
There’s at least a few in your neighborhood. Definitely one or two in the parking lot of your grocery store. And probably a dozen or so at your favorite park. In the Orlando area alone, there are thousands. In the world? Well over one million. They’re called geocaches. Geocaches are hidden containers that are located everywhere around you. Each geocache has GPS coordinates listed on www.Geocaching.com, and these coordinates - combined with critical thinking skills and a taste for adventure - can lead you anywhere from the heart of downtown to deep into the woods. Peter "Sean" Brewer, paddling Juniper Springs on a geocaching... [Read more]
The beginning of every year always brings an influx of people to the gym with one thing on their mind -this is their year to exercise more and get in shape. But in the mad dash to get fit as quickly as possible, it’s easy to fall into the trap of over-exercising, which is detrimental to your body and makes all that sweat and effort futile. Heather Stella, a personal trainer at Fitness Together of East Orlando, has a Masters from UCF in Applied Exercise Physiology as well as eight years of experience in fitness. Stella has noticed in her years as a trainer that over-exercising can usually be seen in individuals shortly after New Years and... [Read more]
