Sports Medicine Specialist Dr. Claire Gross Utilizes her Dance Background to Move Athletes From the Injured Position Back to Fifth Position
Everywhere you look in Utah Valley, there seems to be a dance studio. Utah Valley residents own the dance floors of major television shows and musical productions around the country. Dance classes are serious business around the country, but maybe nowhere more than the Wasatch Front. This dance devotion — and the area’s proximity […]
FM 100.3’s Rebecca Cressman Spreads Holiday Cheer and Breast Cancer Awareness Through the Radio Waves
“Where are you Christmas?” (sung by Faith Hill) has always struck a chord with FM100.3 radio host Rebecca Cressman, but this year she anticipates the carol will especially ring true. “I’ll find the answer to that song more so this year because it’s my first holiday season battling cancer — nobody can foretell the […]
glassFROGG Crowdsources Healthcare Costs
The cost of healthcare has become a crisis for families and employers in the state of Utah and across the United States. In spite of these high expenses, most people are unaware that prices for the same procedure can vary as much as 90 percent. Access to good data is the foundation for accessing affordable […]
Emy Chrisman Finds Relief With The Pain and Spine Center at Mountain Point Medical Center
After a car accident in July 2018, lower back pain made normal tasks unbearable for Emy Chrisman. “I had pain 24/7. It didn’t matter what I did or didn’t do, I had pain. It affected every part of my life,” Emy says. Before her accident, Emy was a busy, happy mother of five who thrived […]
Dr. Austin Bowles is a Parent’s Best Friend in the Healthy Development of Children
The healthy cry of a newborn refreshes our world. It connects us to the past and the future in a single moment. Parents immediately dedicate the rest of their lives to the well-being of their child. This dedication leaves new parents scrambling for all the information, assistance and advice they can get. Dr. Austin Bowles, […]
Standing Firmly in Their Shoes
Dr. Matt Swenson didn’t plan on becoming a pediatric psychiatrist. But then he worked with children who had experiences no one would sign up for — a child who had lit his own house on fire and a child who had witnessed the murder of a parent. Matt attended medical school in Rochester, […]
Helpful Partnership: Dr. Jeffrey Sparenborg and Dr. Richard McWhorter join forces
Sponsored Story While Dr. Jeffrey Sparenborg was on his pediatric block of medical training, he saw a baby boy with a genital urinary malformation that blocked the outflow of urine, causing it to back up into the kidney — a condition known as hydronephrosis. He watched as urologists performed a surgical procedure that fixed the […]
Local healthcare university’s clinic serves patients who can’t afford physical therapy
You may recognize his football helmet more than his face. In 2008 and 2009, Coleby Clawson played linebacker for BYU. Now, instead of defending the end zone, Coleby is defending the health of patients who have no coverage nor access to physical therapy. In the first few months after opening in 2014, the popularity […]
7 steps to a better summer body image
It’s time for a mid-summer body image tune up. Too many women are too hard on themselves and their bodies, especially in the summertime. “There is a belief that there is a ‘summer body,’ a certain standard to be achieved, and I think that’s wrong,” says Emily Cooper, a clinical social worker and therapist at […]
Utah Valley Hospital’s Heart & Sole combines heart entertainment and education
Heart and Sole, you’ll fall in love with heart health. Formerly known as the Race for Red, the Heart & Sole race is Utah Valley Hospital’s new venture to teach Utah Valley residents about heart health and provide a fun, family-friendly event. Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of women and men in the […]
Trailtalk® fights therapy stigma with walk and talk sessions
Sponsored Story Trailtalk® is painting a new picture of what therapy can look like. Instead of the stereotypical image of a client lying on the couch and talking to the ceiling, therapy can happen on the move, on the trail, in a courtyard during a lunch break or elsewhere out of the office. When Allison […]
InBALANCE Yoga hosts free Yoga Saturday for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
As a breast cancer survivor who then lost her husband to another form of the disease, InBALANCE Yoga studio owner Jennifer Schnabel is passionate about raising awareness of the terrifying illness that changed her life. “Yoga helps relieve suffering,” Schnabel told the Daily Herald. “I believe it liberated my soul, and I want other to experience […]
5 tips for creating connection from a couple who overcame addiction and affairs
Ashlynn and Coby Mitchell are a happy couple from Orem, Utah, but it wasn’t always that way. The Mitchells have suffered through the effects of Coby’s addiction to pornography, two affairs, and the molestation of their two daughters by a family member. “We lived in the weeds for 14 years of our marriage,” Ashlynn says. […]
Springville receives $2 million donation for new recreation center
Springville City received a $2 million donation from Orem-based Clyde Companies to help build the new Springville recreation center. “We are honored to continue the Clyde mission of ‘Building a Better Community,’ and feel confident that this donation will leave a lasting impact in our community for many years,” said Wilford Clyde, Chairman and CEO of Clyde […]
ICYMI: Fire at elementary school; 15th anniversary of Elizabeth Smart’s kidnapping
In case you took a break from the news this weekend, here are the weekend’s top local news stories. Fire at Ridgeline Elementary School in Highland Early Sunday morning the Lone Peak Fire responded to a fire on the roof of Ridgeline Elementary School, the Deseret News reported. Damages to the roof are estimated to cost […]
Staying baaa-lanced: BYU students bring GOGA to Utah Valley
Doing downward dog with a goat on your back is a thing now, and Utah County isn’t kidding around. Imagine you’re looking out over the valley — toes at the top of your yoga mat — and breathing in the crisp mountain air. And then imagine a goat on your mat with you. Welcome to […]
5 training tips for a more successful downhill race
Like many Utah races, the AF Canyon Run Against Cancer (June 24) is mainly downhill — 2,484 feet downhill to be exact. In the seventh annual race hosted by Intermountain, approximately the first eight miles are in American Fork Canyon. “The descent can be really rough on your quads,” says Derick Woolf, a physical therapist […]
2017 race schedule in Utah Valley
Spring is just around the corner, which means you can finally leave the treadmill behind and start running outside. Whether you set a 2017 goal to to run your first race or you are a seasoned runner looking for a new race to take for a stride, here is a list of races scheduled in […]
Provo Canyon Behavioral Hospital dedicated to helping those dealing with behavioral health challenges
[pullquote] Contact Info: ADDRESS: 1350 E. 750 North, Orem PHONE: (801) 852-2273 SITE: pcbh.com Call for a no-cost assessment [/pullquote] Sponsored Story Behavioral health disorders include mental illness, substance abuse and addictive behaviors like pornography or compulsive gambling. Nearly half of Americans will develop a mental illness and 27 percent will suffer from a substance […]
Faces of Fitness: The Trainers
Zac and Kami Price first started training clients in the garage of Zac’s dad (artist Gary Price). As their reputation and business grew, the duo opened Energy Explosion in Spanish Fork. Their clientele now ranges from elite athletes to a wheechair-bound woman who strengthens her arms -— and also a mix of teenagers, middle-aged adults […]
Faces of Fitness: The Survivors
A Lehi garage has been the scene of many celebrations, but they aren’t ones you would find on the cover of Sports Illustrated. The celebrations have come after the first pushup, the first situp and the first time Merrilee Boyack lifted her arms over her head. To Merrilee, these feats mark her desire to never […]
Faces of Fitness: The Warriors
Clayton and Chelsea Wolf describe their relationship as an atypical Utah County love story. When they started dating, Clayton was in his 30s and Chelsea was a divorced single mom. But they had a few things in common: a love of fitness and a love of houses. Clayton’s fitness journey began in his youth. Goals, […]
Utah Fertility Center’s five-fold mission to care for its patients
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7 ways to be a more present parent
Have you ever noticed a mom who was brushing off her children while staring at her phone? Or who seemed constantly overwhelmed and exhausted by the demands of her kids? It was probably me. One day, I realized how bad it had gotten. I was going through the motions of motherhood, and it felt like I […]
Faces of Fitness: The Iron Cowboy
James Lawrence isn’t a cowboy. And, despite feats that may suggest otherwise, he’s not made of iron. However, to fans around the world, the record-setting triathlete is known for his cowboy persona and his no-way-he-just-did-that accomplishments. But he is a physically fit, mentally tough (to an exponential degree) Orem father of five who believes something […]
Doctor’s orders: Top Docs in Utah Valley
Utah Valley Magazine asked more than 600 doctors across Utah Valley to identify peers in the medical industry they would be most comfortable recommending to friends and family members. As the responses came in (our fax machine got more use than it has since 2007) the results clearly identified nine doctors who’ve written the prescription […]
Faces of Fitness: The Queens of Zumba
Across the world, people lace up their dancing (tennis) shoes for Zumba with Kass Martin and Emily Engemann. With classes filled to capacity and a tangible energy, these local sisters create an environment where people not only reach fitness goals, but also feel loved and included. While many have danced alongside them, many Zumba followers […]
Feeding frenzy: BYU athletics’ dietician fuels the masses with her one-athlete-at-a-time approach
A lot is made around the country — and at BYU — about strength and conditioning, weight rooms, “going hard” in practice and having the athletes in peak shape for the start of the season. However, to get the most out of all of these opportunities, it takes fuel. Food. But not just food. The right […]
UV Hospital’s children’s unit makes Type 1 diabetes less drastic of a life change
Sponsored Story Essentially life was perfect for Haley Hales. She had been attending school, playing on her volleyball team and going about her life like a regular teenager. But a trip to Washington with her mom showed minor signs that something wasn’t right. On the trip, Haley’s mom, Jill Hales, noticed that Haley was drinking […]
Have kids, will date: 7 creative date ideas to keep your post-kids marriage alive
My husband and I were married for three and a half years before kids came into the picture. While our children have brought so much joy and fulfillment into our lives, getting out on dates takes a lot more effort and planning than it used to. But getting out on those dates […]