How to fight muscle loss due to aging

Jul 11, 2024 | News, Training Tips

The impact of muscle loss as we age is in the news quite a bit. PWC personal trainer and group fitness instructor Karen Irvin is also a Senior Specialty Fitness and Mobility Coach.  She was only too happy to share her thoughts on muscle loss, the first of which is: it...

Hydration and health

Jun 20, 2024 | News, Training Tips

Thanks to group fitness instructor and personal trainer Sharon Steele for sharing her thoughts on hydration below. Why do we need water? To form saliva for digestion To keep mucous membranes moist To allow our body’s cells to grow, reproduce and survive To flush out...

Shallow water lifeguard training

May 29, 2024 | News

We are currently hiring for positions with our lifeguarding team! If you are 16 or older, have competent swim skills, are confident in the water, and like to help people, you could be a lifeguard! Already certified as a lifeguard? If you already have an American Red...

Rock Steady Boxing program awarded grant

May 17, 2024 | News

We are very grateful to Rappahannock Electric Cooperative for choosing our Rock Steady Boxing program as the recipient of a Power of Change grant! Rock Steady Boxing is a research-based exercise program focused on improving quality of life for individuals living with...

Rock Steady Boxing at PWC

May 8, 2024 | News, Rock Steady Boxing

The Rock Steady Boxing exercise program for individuals living with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is going strong at PWC! This unique program, created and established as a non profit in 2006, improves the ability of people with PD to live independent lives and has spread...

Presentation summary: peripheral arterial disease

May 6, 2024 | News

On May 17, representatives from Mountain Spring Podiatry visited for a free presentation on peripheral arterial disease. PAD may affect many people, often without symptoms, so being aware of PAD is beneficial and early detection is key. PAD is characterized by a build...