Here’s the first of a new series on Greenbelt Live – Q&As with dance and fitness teachers! First up, Samantha Fitschen, owner and director of the New Chicago Dance Studio on Greenway Center Drive. Q: What IS the New … Read More
The Active Times has named the 50 best bike shops in the whole U.S. of A. and our own Proteus is number 3! Here’s the announcement in a recent Proteus e-newsletter: We were happy enough to be one of the … Read More
If you attended last weekend’s Sacred Quilt Festival or the Green Man Festival last month, I bet you noticed – and couldn’t take your eyes off – the expert hoop-dancing of Shannon Bishop, a sampling of which I captured in … Read More
That’s the impression I’ve gotten from asking folks about Calvert Farm, source of Greenbelt’s Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, and more goodies on Sundays at the Greenbelt Farmers Market. People also say great things about Pam Stegall Roberts in particular, shown … Read More
I was soooo impressed with the “first-ever” Kale-a-Rama Festival that was a major happening recently in Roosevelt Center, I had to find out who or what was behind it. Here’s what I found out via organizer Cam MacQueen. Who … Read More
Next in our series of interviews with Greenbelt’s yoga and fitness instructors is Christine Romero, who teaches yoga classes at Greenbelt’s Community Center for the SAGE program of Prince George’s Community College. Q: What types of yoga were you trained … Read More
Over the years I’ve tried a half dozen different yoga teachers and found none that were a good fit for me. Living in Takoma Park, I naturally tried the local yoga establishment – Willow Street, with almost 30 different instructors. … Read More
This is the first in a series of interviews with the people who teach yoga in Greenbelt. Read more about it here. Laura Bonkosky teaches the Lunchtime Yoga classes Tuesday and Thursday through the Greenbelt Department of Recreation. Here’s the … Read More
Curious to know what goes on at the PLAY Fitness and Nutrition Workshops given by Kim Rush Lynch and Chelsea Calhoun, I stopped by their free sneak peak the other day. There was a nice turn-out of women of a … Read More
By Chelsea L. Calhoun, NASM CPT The week before Christmas I did an intense leg workout and took a pole dancing class on Monday, and on Tuesday went roller skating. The result – extremely tight quads. I could barely walk. … Read More
by Kim Rush Lynch The holidays are over and the football season is about to wrap up. Unless you’re a cold-weather person who enjoys the outdoors, the end of January can bring the winter blues. Because our bodies naturally want … Read More
by Kim Rush-Lynch Many people are familiar with canning, but few people are aware of a traditional food preservation practice known as fermentation. Fermentation is the process where food is exposed to bacteria and yeasts, either through inoculation or naturally … Read More
By Chelsea L. Calhoun, NASM CPT When I taught my dance fitness workout at the PG Sports and Learning Complex, I was surprised by how many people attending my class felt that yoga and Pilates are fluff workouts. Yoga was … Read More
Ever wondered what goes on down the stairs from this sign across from the Co-op and behind Domino’s in Roosevelt Center? The answer is: 33 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings per week. 2 Narcotics Anonymous meetings per week 3 Chemically Dependent Anonymous … Read More
