Get Healthy Harlem

by Stephen "the Body" Jones

Pilates....hmmmm...what is that...well....wanna hear about it..here I go. It is in its most classical form:  Concentration, Precision, Flow, Breath and Centering. Originaly called "Contrology," and founded by a German boxer, physical education teacher, diver, skier and gymnast, Pilates became a household name once he introduced it to New York.

Check out the parks website for free playstreets in all five boroughs!

July is Youth Sports Month : For July we are encouraging Fathers/Sons , Mothers/Daughters, and Mentors/Mentees to take a day (any day) to play old school games and sports together. We all complain that kids are spending too much time on TV, computer and video games, We are also complaining that kids spend too much time in streets getting into trouble. So why not do something about .

I was so happy to meet some folks from the Get Healthy Harlem at the District Five Science and Math Expo at the Amory in Harlem.  I was telling the ladies about my journey back to good health.  I had four children gained weight with all my children and now I am on medication for Hypertension and I found out that I was on borderline of getting diabetes.  That was when I decided to mak

I have heard great things about the blood type diet, and now I'm going to try it out.  Check out the website and learn more about the foods that are good for your blood type!

Every Sunday, during the month of June, the NYC Department of Transportation and the Community League of the Heights are sponsoring weekend walks.  Join in the fun and see what its all about!

Dieting is maybe now more popular than the Beatles. Fad diets are everywhere, like the Atkins Diet, the South Beach Diet, the We Can't Believe You Fell For This Marketing Ploy and Bought This Stuff Diet, and now the Flat Belly Diet.