Cheerleading’s Not a Sport?

Ethel Gonzales

Do you often hear people say “Cheerleading is not a sport”? Often we here that, and our response is “Well, yes cheerleading is most definitely a sport.” According to a report just released by the National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research (NCCSIR) Cheerleading is one of the most dangerous […]

The Power of Mental Health

Ethel Gonzales

Mental health is something all of us want for ourselves, whether we know it by name or not. There are no easy answers here – mental fitness is the awkward stepchild you sent away to the state hospital in the country and visited once a year. In fact good mental […]

Fitness Routines – What is Fitness?

Ethel Gonzales

The definition of fitness involves good physical condition; being in shape or in condition. It follows then that a fitness routine is one that promotes or enhances good physical condition. This article will attempt to further define what fitness is as well as it’s benefits. Fitness involves increased physical activity. […]

The Fitness Boom

Ethel Gonzales

While the worlds of sports and fitness are intertwined, it was not until the 1970s that popular culture was ready to accept fitness as eagerly as it had accepted sports. Fitness had not yet taken on its importance for improving health, and popular opinion likened fitness to work and manual […]