Healthy Living

Healthy Living In Ladue and Frontenac

This new weekly column will feature ideas for staying healthy.

Welcome to the inaugural weekly column about healthy living. Each week we will bring you information on nutrition, fitness and lifestyle choices to help you live healthier and happier. We want your comments, suggestions, topics ideas, and stories of your personal experiences so don’t hesitate to let us know what you’re thinking. To begin with, let’s look at the three basic components of fitness: aerobic, strength and flexibility. You need to be doing all three in order to keep your body healthy and in balance. For healthy adults, the Department of Health and Human Services recommends a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate aerobic activity and two sessions of strength training exercises each week. For this week’s column, we’ll focus on the …

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Playing Better Golf

Golf Tips with Rick Ewing

Core Strength is the Third Step for Getting Your Golf Game in Shape This Season.

Each week, Rick Ewing, Director of Instruction at Old Warson Country Club gives golfers tips on getting your game in shape this season. If you would like to ask a question, email Rick at rickewing@pga.com. I have put flexibility as number three because I don't feel it is as important as the first two.  Don't get me wrong, it is important but to a lesser degree.  Some people may struggle with flexibility or have other issues that limit there range of motion.  Therefore, I emphasize forearm and core strength first.  Personally, I have never met a golf swing that was too short, meaning a smaller range of motion can actually help a golf swing (eliminates some moving parts).  I feel flexibility training is most important in two areas - …

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Pliates Center of Ladue Invites You To Spring Training

The Pilates & Yoga Center in Ladue offers a different type of spring training, one which helps improve strength and flexibility, as well as knowledge of your body.

Eighteen years ago, Karen Prechtl brought Pilates to St. Louis, setting up shop in a space at COCA, in University City. She is now on her third studio, with The Pilates and Yoga Center, located at 9825 Clayton Rd. in Ladue. "At my last studio, I had 38 employees, and now I have 9, which allows me to slow down and focus on instruction and personalized attention, says Prechtl. The one-on-one focus starts with a personal assessment, which Prechtl offers to each new student, regardless of experience, and from this the studio tailors a plan to meets the needs and knowledge level of the client. The theme of individual attention is consistent through all 26 classes offered per week, as no session seats more than eight students. Classes begin as …

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