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How To Throw a Holiday Party

3 step guide to throwing a holiday party and not going nuts Between the recipe planning, the shopping, the cleaning—oh the never-ending cleaning!—and the crafting (which inevitably ends with you hotglue-ing a ...
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Bike to Bust Childhood Bullying

Grab your bike and take a ride for the kids against bullying! An inaugural 40-mile community cycling event, Bicycle Bully Buster, is taking aim at childhood bullying by rallying state legislators and novice to...
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What To Do When Your Kid Quits

Soccer, track, gymnastics—if your kid has tried them all but stuck with none of them, here’s how to handle the quit. Q: My son tends to get really interested in a sport but then, a few months later (after I've...

Get Fit with the Right Gear

Our go-to list for the best get fit gadgets The Torch T1 Bike Helmet - $140 The Torch T1 bike helmet has 10 integrated LED lights on both the front and the back of the helmet, making it ideal for nighttime ...

Train your brain for mental toughness

Quick Tips To Increase Performance and Mental Toughness. High school basketball coach Mitch Woods plucks out a laminated index card from his desk. On one side is a photo of the 2009 Community School of Naple...

Is Open Water Swimming Safe?

 Just when you thought it was safe to get in the water… Two years ago, the Park-to-Pier swim was over almost as soon as it started.  The day began innocently enough. Athletes lined the water’s edge as they mad...

Tougher Than Cancer

One Fort Myers resident is using her fitness to kick cancer’s ass. She didn’t know it when she woke up that hot Saturday morning. She didn’t know it when she strapped on her running shoes and headed for a hill...