Yearly Archives: 2011

Louie began with In Motion in December of 2010 in the Sports Performance Program (eventually transitioning to the Combine Training Program) at the Virginia Beach-Healthy Way location.  He plays running back and corner back for Currituck High School. Louie, currently a freshman, has been playing football for seven years and also enjoys playing baseball and basketball. His current athletic goals include learning […]READ MORE

You’ve got the crud. You can feeling it coming on full force. Sore throat, runny nose. You really don’t have time to be sick, let alone go see a doctor. Why not head to the gym and sweat it out, right? Wrong. Yes, exercise can help prevent getting colds but it’s actually a bad idea […]READ MORE

This week’s episode of The Biggest Loser sent all of the contestants home for two weeks to see family and to test their willpower to abstain from eating junk food. It was heartening to watch young Austin celebrate his 21st birthday with his friends at the bowling alley. For such a young guy, he’s realized […]READ MORE

We all know that it’s important to exercise, but figuring out how to workout safely and effectively can be daunting. In a “Health Headlines” interview with Wavy TV, Aaron Eppler, a trainer with Bon Secours In Motion in Chesapeake, discusses the importance of cardiovascular exercise and how to safely start up a cardiovascular exercise routine. […]READ MORE

One of the reasons people love watching The Biggest Loser is to witness the extremes. Where else but on a television show can someone lose 100 pounds in a handful of weeks. Or stick to a clean, healthy diet for eight weeks with no cheating after years of bingeing on junk food. So much of […]READ MORE

Our shoulders and knees experience natural degeneration as they age, and sports can compound the process. Ernesto Luciano-Perez, MD, sports medicine and orthopedic surgeon at Bon Secours Maryview, discusses shoulder and knee health. How does age affect shoulders and knees? The most prevalent injury in shoulders occurs in the rotator cuff. The degenerative process translates […]READ MORE

Our shoulders and knees experience natural degeneration as they age, and sports can compound the process. Ernesto Luciano-Perez, MD, sports medicine and orthopedic surgeon at Bon Secours Maryview, discusses shoulder and knee health. How does age affect shoulders and knees? The most prevalent injury in shoulders occurs in the rotator cuff. The degenerative process translates […]READ MORE

What causes muscle soreness following exercise? Muscle soreness is caused when the body is working to adapt to exertion—it’s how you get stronger! Most exercise physiologists believe it is due to microscopic tearing and swelling of the muscle fibers. More tearing = more soreness. This typically occurs after starting a new exercise program or when […]READ MORE

It’s that time of year again. Sadly, this is when so many people stop going to the gym for a variety of reasons. You can tell because it only take two minutes to find a parking spot instead of five. There’s room in the spin class to grab a bike near the fan. And no […]READ MORE

It took hitting 646 pounds on the scale before Arthur, a contestant on The Biggest Loser, decided he would try to lose weight. The 34-year-old Portland native made good strides on his own until he hit a plateau. He entered the show at 507 pounds. For the past several weeks, his teammates have watched him […]READ MORE