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You Will Be Your Own Doctor

Sunday, Jan 29, 2012

In the near future, about 10 to 20 years, we are going to have a big shift in our model for health care. To glance into the not-to-distant future you can imagine what it would be like to live robustly to over 100 years without dying of any specific disease, or wasting away with an enfeebling, long-lasting disease.

This will happen with you monitoring and adjusting your own health in real…Read More

Pool Update

Friday, Jan 20, 2012

Casco Bay Branch Small Pool Closure

You may be aware that we are working to resolve some air quality issues within our Casco Bay Branch pool area.  We have been working on this and were able to open both large and small pools Thursday morning…Read More

More Treadmill Spice

Monday, Jan 16, 2012

Now that you have spiced up your treadmill with the two types of workouts I presented last week, and you have renewed your excitement for your New Year resolution, I offer you two more workouts you may try.

If you are pressed for time, you can try the "Fast 15." Start by jogging for three minutes. Then increase the speed to a fast pace and run for two minutes. You want this to be a hard…Read More

Casco Bay and Pineland Branch Closures

Thursday, Jan 12, 2012

Due to the weather our Casco Bay and Pineland Branches will be closed at 6:30pm on Thursday January 12th.  Our Greater Portland Branch will remain open as scheduled.  We apologize for any inconvenience.

Spice Up Your Treadmill Training

Monday, Jan 9, 2012

Your New Year's resolution is in place to start running for healthy exercise, lose weight, and/or to train for a 5K race this spring. Since it is cold, dreary, and slippery outside, you are doing your running on the treadmill at the Y. You have been running on the treadmill for a week now, and your are remembering how boring it can become after about ten minutes. If you read while running to…Read More

New Year's Pressure

Thursday, Dec 29, 2011

With January 1, 2012, on the horizon the pressure is rising to make the annual New Year’s resolution. Will this new year be just another rush of optimism to make that major transition in lifestyle or attitude, only to fall to failure again? Oh, how to make a resolution that can be successful?

Habits are hard to break. We have had a lifetime to have habits hardwired into our…Read More

Stop the Cold and Flu!

Thursday, Dec 15, 2011

It's that time of year when we worry about contracting a cold or the flu, which would give us a miserable week or two.

We wash our hands about twenty times a day, but will that be enough? I have four ideas for you to try that some studies say might work to build your immunity to or decrease the severity of colds and the flu.

1. People who exercise at least 20 minutes of moderate…Read More

Walking Is One of Life's Pleasures

Sunday, Dec 4, 2011

Saturday afternoon the Portland Y Wellness Department had a party at Director Debbie Reed's home in Porter, ME. The party included a two mile walk. The pre-winter day was sunny and 48 degrees. The walk was pure pleasure.

It is said that most great thinkers are walkers, as thinking and walking seem to be at the same pace. Life seems so busy that we seem to not have enough time to walk or…Read More