Nutrition & Exercise

Get ready to lace up your sneakers and hit the pavement as Humane Society Calumet Area (HSCA) and Lan-Oak Park District host the fifth annual Spay the Stray 5K Run/Walk on Sept. 19 in Lansing, Ill. Participants who register before Sept. 14 receive a...

Hospice of the Calumet Area has opened online registrations for its 11th annual Hospice Hustle cycling event. Participants can choose to ride a 25, 62, or 100 mile course through rural southern Lake County Indiana. Pre-registration is $35 and $40 day...

The 14th Annual Tour De La Porte kicked off on a beautiful Saturday Morning with a half marathon, 10K, and 5K running race, followed by bike trials at noon. And while the participants were certainly running for their own health, what was really on...

Coming up on September 19, 2015 is Lorie’s Lakeside Century, the annual cycling event put on in memory of Lorie Kirkley, a cardiac rehab nurse with Porter Health Care System who lost her life to a violent crime in 1999. Lorie was an avid cyclist,...

There’s only so much PB&J a guy can take. Not to knock the trusty sandwich, but it’s such a common staple at cycling Support And Gear (SAG) stops that Larry Noel knew he just had to do something different. Noel, 67, is a former cyclist...

In June 2015, Methodist Hospitals' Northlake Campus began hosting Farmer's Markets, designed to strengthen the relationship between the hospital and the community. “It came out of Community Health Needs Assessment that we need to get more healthy...

The Burns Harbor Park Department Footloose 5K celebrated a successful second annual event with more than 300 participants in attendance. The 1980s-inspired event drew in local community members as well as regional running enthusiasts of all ages June...

After Methodist Hospitals conducted a Community Health Needs Assessment one of the issues identified was the lack of availability of fresh fruits and vegetables at affordable prices. As a result Methodist Hospitals Food Services Department is...

The Hospice of the Calumet Area is hosting their annual Hospice Hustle bike ride coming up on September 20, 2015. They have this special ride to raise funds for their nonprofit organization, which helps individuals who are in their final stages of...

Leon’s Triathlon, known as “America’s Race,” will premiere on Comcast SportsNet on Saturday, July 4, at 4:30 p.m. CST. The event brought nearly 500 civilian and military athletes to Wolf Lake Memorial Park in Hammond to swim, bike and run...