Health & Fitness

Rules of the Road: A Guide for Runners and Non-Runners

Friday, 08 June 2012 17:56

Race season is in full swing, which means Rye streets and roads are full of runners in training. Here’s a quick etiquette guide for runners and non-runners to ensure a safe and friendly streetscape for all. 

New Lung Cancer Screening Program Offered by White Plains Hospital

Friday, 08 June 2012 17:55

Biking Is Back on Track

Saturday, 26 May 2012 11:49

Biking has been backpedaling in this neck of New York for decades. But prospects for safer bikeways in and around Rye are opening up every day.

Ask Alice — Advice for All: Not a Member of the Wedding

Saturday, 26 May 2012 11:00

My husband’s sister is getting married next month to someone neither of us is fond of. 

Oxalis Breathes New Life into Town

Thursday, 10 May 2012 16:54

A new fitness business is taking root in Rye. Oxalis sprung up on McCullough Place in late March near the police and train stations.

Navigating Childhood with Celiac Disease

Thursday, 10 May 2012 16:50

Between birthday parties and school cafeterias, childhood can be very difficult for youngsters with celiac disease, says Dr. Anthony Porto, pediatric gastroenterologist at Greenwich Hospital.

Exercise Is Like Motherhood Because...

Thursday, 10 May 2012 16:44

For reasons I can no longer fathom, every Mother’s Day morning I used to wake at 6 a.m., head into Central Park, and participate in the Junior League Mother’s Day Half-Marathon.

Greenwich Hospital Saves Time and Scars

Wednesday, 09 May 2012 00:00

There’s a new KISS principle (Keep It Simple Surgeon) at work at Greenwich Hospital. It represents a major leap forward in surgery. The new “Simple” technique (Single Incision Multiport LaparoEndoscopic surgery) offers of the benefits of “almost scarless” surgery with faster recovery times.

Rye Tri Club Growing and Proud to Give Back

Wednesday, 09 May 2012 00:00

The Rye Tri Club, newly formed as a 501(c) 3 organization, combines a zeal for triathlon with a belief in fueling charitable donations to three key charities: the Challenged Athletes Foundation, MAC Angels Foundation, and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). Recently, the club awarded $3,000 to each of the three organizations.

Powerhouse Peggy Berenblum

Monday, 30 April 2012 14:55

“Push and challenge yourself on and off the mat in a safe and smart way. It’s the way you grow and learn,” is what Peggy Berenblum tells her yoga students. It’s also the way she lives her own life. 

Ask Alice — Advice for All: Lasting Friendships After a Divorce

Sunday, 29 April 2012 00:00

I am dealing with a very difficult problem. My closest friend of many years has recently gotten divorced. Our families have spent holidays and vacations together. My husband and her ex-husband also have a business relationship, consulting on professional issues.

Ticks and Fleas and Mosquitoes - Oh My!

Friday, 13 April 2012 00:00

While most of us enjoyed the mild winter and the warm early spring, this unexpected gift came with a price — the early appearance of ticks, fleas, mosquitoes and other pests that are normally dormant during in winter.

Finding Strength Through Pilates

Thursday, 12 April 2012 20:30

Corey Radtke studied theater arts at UCLA, and hoped to be a dancer. But early on, she discovered that she was more of a behind-the-scenes artist. Moreover, she started having serious back pain in her 20s after a car accident. Ms. Radtke went on to have a successful career marketing international films.

Sports Injury Hotline

Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:46

As the unusually fine weather has brought young athletes outdoors earlier than usual, parents, trainers, and coaches will be glad to know about the Westchester Orthopaedics Institute’s Sports Injury Hotline

Be Part of an Important Team

Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:40

“A Season of Hope,” the Cancer Support Team’s gala to benefit cancer patients and their families in southern Westchester is on Thursday April 19 in the Garden Terrace Room of the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx. Tickets start at $300 per person.

Bicycle Sundays Return Starting May 6

Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:39

Pump up those bicycle tires or dust off your running shoes. Bicycle Sundays begin on May 6 along a 6.5-mile stretch of the Bronx River Parkway.

Keystone to Success

Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:36

Have you ever been skeptical when a friend told you that something as seemingly small as a new exercise class has been “life-changing” for her? Sure, getting married, having a baby, and changing careers, are events with obvious “life-changing” consequences. But a new workout that takes up two or three hours of your week?

Ask Alice — Advice for All: Mother-in-Law Getting Under My Skin

Monday, 26 March 2012 13:17

When I met my future wife, I quickly realized that she and her mother were very close — like sisters, actually, who talked everything over. I assumed that they’d remain close after we got married, but not to the extent they have.

Staying Fit and Active During Pregnancy

Friday, 09 March 2012 18:35

Until quite recently, avoiding exercise during pregnancy wasn’t just an old wives’ tale, but the advice doctors gave their patients. When my mother was expecting and went to hang her laundry out to dry, she would lower the washing line because she was scared of lifting her hands above her head. And

Ask Alice — Advice for All: Keeping a Friendship After the Death of a Spouse

Monday, 27 February 2012 12:13

I am trying to make sense out of a sad situation. I have been a close friend for over 25 years of a woman whose husband died after a long illness. We raised our children in the same neighborhood, went to church together, and she and her husband often traveled with my husband and me.