By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Part II (Running and Biking) My recent post, “Swim, Bike, Run–Simple Tips for the Triathlete Beginner” Part I, focused on the swimming part of a triathlon. Triathlon swimming expert Kevin Koskella shared simple tips for swimming in open waters. Part II of the post focuses on the running and biking aspect of a triathlon. Coach Jeff Kline has been training beginner triathletes for over 20 years. Coach Jeff likes…
Read More...Happiness: 3 Tips for a Spectacular YOU
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Posted in Healthy Living Thank you to all the Huffingtonpost readers for retweeting my latest post on Huffingtonpost, “3 Tips for a Spectacular YOU, Oh Really?” (published in the “Happiness” section) on Twitter 348 times. I greatly appreciate your readership. You know that person you work with, the one that always seems to be in a bad mood, the one that never smiles, the one that never has a…
Read More...Women’s Fitness: Simple Moves to get you Fit and Toned at the Office or at Home
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA My good friend works at a major company in NYC and she’s fortunate since she’s able to hit the gym on her lunch hour. If you have a job that allows you the time to go to the gym, that’s great. Not everyone is that fortunate. As women we have so many responsibilities and we’re so busy. Trying to juggle work, family and friends can be a struggle and…
Read More...Healthin30 Reader Chosen for CNN’s Fit Nation Triathlon Challenge with Dr. Sanjay Gupta
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA A quick update After reading a tweet by Dr. Sanjay Gupta: “Want to swim/bike/run the NYC tri with me? It’s a chance to lose forever. Need a serious 6 month commitment tho… http://bit.ly/90HBoK,” I posted a blog about it, and it got a great deal of attention. I was bombarded with emails from readers interested in submitting their video and hoping to get chosen for the challenge. After learning…
Read More...The Best of HealthIn30 2009
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Here’s the best HealthIn30 content of 2009. Thank you all so much for your continued support, comments and enthusiasm. The swine flu takes the lead as the most read blogs on HealthIn30. Let’s take a look at the rest of the popular content here on HealthIn30. Swine Flu- H1N1 Category H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Fears Addressed – Single vs. Multi-Dose, Adjuvants, Thimerosal and More – H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine…
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