Maybe the problem with your golf game isn’t your golf game. Kinetic Performance Center’s Rick Silva and Al Owens have made it their mission to help adults and children take sports to the next level through a marriage of science and training. “Giving a golf lesson may be the last thing we actually do,” says […]
A cancer diagnosis is simply heart-wrenching. Besides dealing with the disease itself, the fear and apprehension of treatment—in addition to the usual chaos of life—can be overwhelming. In a non-descript conference room on the first floor of the Center for Advanced Care at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, cancer patients and survivors find […]
Not many sugeons are on the front page of the Chicago Tribune with any regularity, but Dr. Richard Fessler is one of the few whose innovations and list of who’s who patients put him routinely in the spotlight. He is a neurosurgeon whose skill allows for thought and expression in a brain that has suffered […]
The body can do amazing things when you just believe. That’s the attitude at Glenview’s North Shore DoJo, where Sensei Jeff Kohn coaches kids and adults of all ages and abilities. Kohn’s career spans four decades, all in Chicago’s northern suburbs, with students currently ranging from 3 to 76 years old. He’s seen hundreds of […]
Lake Forest’s Susan Morrison loves athletics. She believes in the power of sport to transform lives — particularly for women and girls. Almost 10 years ago, she joined the board of the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF), a national organization that advances the lives of women and girls through sports and physical activities. Morrison particularly loves […]
The summer before Jeff Freedman of Wilmette turned 50, he was working through a debilitating Achilles tendon rupture, feeling the loss of several longtime family friends, and worried he was peaking professionally. “You go to funerals, and you walk out saying ‘that puts it all in perspective.’ But then you leave and you don’t change […]
Do people tend to lose weight or gain weight when they are stressed? The truth is that both are possible, but most people gain weight when they are stressed. The best science at present suggests that it is intense, traumatic stress that make us lose weight, while the chronic stress we all face daily only […]
The 3rd Annual Play For Peace Tennis Carnival returns to College Park Athletic Club May 4. What: Kids age 8-18 are ensured an evening of fun, games and prizes at the tennis carnival, organized by Lake Forest High School Varsity Tennis Coach Denise Murphy. Tennis pros from clubs across the North Shore will provide instruction […]
Make It Better spent an afternoon in the relaxing confines of Bikram Yoga North Shore photographing some of the season’s newest activewear. From running to yoga, we’ve created an outfit for whichever way you choose to get fit. (Right: Tory Burch Tote, $375, Nordstrom; Mosabee Eco-Friendly Yoga Mat, $44, Bikram Yoga North Shore; Keith Haring […]
