Insider • 7th January 2021

Should you bike or run? Which is best for weight loss, strengthening muscles, and preventing injuries

Both biking and running can improve health, especially heart health.

Global Sport Matters • 21st December 2020

Less Backlash For Athletes’ Activism

Athletes have stepped up as advocates this year. And some powerful decision-makers have reversed course to support athletes who use their platform to advocate for racial and social justice.

Insider • 18th December 2020

5 exercises to fix your posture – and why good posture is crucial for your health

Poor posture can flatten out or accentuate the natural curves in our spines, causing chronic pain and serious health issues. In fact, this is becoming increasingly common due to the amount of time people spend sitting at a desk or looking down at their smartphones.

Insider • 17th December 2020

Should you do Pilates or yoga? Which is best for weight loss, burning calories, and toning your muscles

Both Pilates and yoga are exercises that focus on mind-body connection and offer similar health benefits, including improved strength and flexibility. But their approaches and goals differ.

Women's Running • 15th December 2020

USOPC Will Stop Sanctioning Athletes for Peaceful Demonstrations

On December 10, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) said it would no longer sanction Team USA athletes for peaceful demonstrations.

Crain's Detroit Business • 22nd November 2020

How companies are adapting employee health, wellness strategies for COVID-19 and beyond

Since employers first began figuring out how to respond to COVID-19 in the spring, employees' health and safety have been paramount.

Global Sport Matters • 17th November 2020

Understanding The Barriers That Get In The Way Of Latina Girls Playing Sports

Latina girls lag behind their peers in sports participation, and part of the reason is the messages they’re receiving. The girls who don’t get the chance to play sports are missing out on all the physical and mental benefits they provide.

Insider • 6th November 2020

5 health benefits of stretching

Any healthy workout routine should include stretching exercises. That's because stretching provides a variety of health benefits, from improving flexibility to preventing injury.

Associations Now • 1st November 2020

Planning Your Face-to-Face Comeback

Associations were quick to convert their conferences to virtual events when COVID-19 halted in-person meetings. Looking ahead, associations and their attendees are eager to get back together face to face. But how?

Insider • 20th October 2020

5 major health benefits of cycling and how to bike safely

The benefits of cycling include boosting cardiovascular fitness, helping with weight loss, improving balance and coordination, strengthening joints, and enhancing mental health.

Women's Running • 12th October 2020

Native Women Running Uplifts Indigenous Runners

Verna Volker remembers being in a bookstore a couple of years ago, leafing through a running magazine and a trail running magazine. Every woman pictured looked similar—white, thin, often blond, and with flawless skin, Volker says. Scrolling through the running community on Instagram, she saw the same thing.

Women's Running • 6th October 2020

The Newly Formed Running Industry Diversity Coalition Has Big Plans

The running community says it’s welcoming to everybody: All you need is a pair of shoes. Anybody can join us. And runners are diverse in many ways. But some groups are still underrepresented at the starting line, in running clubs, in the media, and in the running industry. And not everybody feels welcome.

Global Sport Matters • 24th September 2020

College Athletes Unite Around #BlackLivesMatter

As the Black Lives Matter movement has grown in recent years, many pro athletes have been using their platform to support it, but college athletes have been less visible. Now, they are speaking out and refusing to “shut up and dribble”— ushering in a new era of student-athlete activists.

Crain's Detroit Business • 6th September 2020

40 Under 40

I wrote eight of these profiles: Beth McKenney, Brent Ott, Chantá Parker, Jonathan Quarles, Eric Van Dam, Leslie Walton, S. Eliot Weiner, Deirdre Young

Associations Now • 12th August 2020

Coronavirus Response: Relief for Struggling Restaurant Workers

With more than 8 million restaurant workers laid off since the beginning of coronavirus, NRAEF created the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund and distributed one-time $500 payments to those in need.

Associations Now • 12th August 2020

Sustainability: Landscape Architects Take Steps Toward Carbon-Neutral Communities

You might not expect to find landscape architects in the army of professionals fighting climate change. But they are.

Associations Now • 12th August 2020

Healthcare: A Speedier Response for Stroke Patients

Through its Get Ahead of Stroke campaign, SNIS hopes to save lives and reduce disability by ensuring stroke patients are taken to the right hospital for treatment.

Global Sport Matters • 22nd July 2020

In the return to youth sports, an opportunity to improve access

2020 has been a difficult time to be a kid. When schools and nearly all other nonessential activities in the U.S. shut down in the spring to slow the spread of COVID-19, many kids’ worlds shrunk to the four walls of their homes.

Planet Detroit • 14th July 2020

Detroiters Do Science: What we found (so far) in our urban neighborhoods

Since the Detroiters Do Science project began in May, citizen scientists across Metro Detroit have recorded nearly 2500 observations (and counting!) through the iNaturalist app as part of our Nature in Your Neighborhood project.

Crain's Detroit Business • 28th June 2020

How to keep your company's diversity and inclusion efforts from fizzling out

As national conversations about racism and equity continue, companies are looking inward and taking action. But are your diversity and inclusion (D&I) efforts at risk of fizzling out?