Austin Health & Fitness

RunTex - Run Off but Not Forgotten

By Joan Brook / April 22, 2013
It’s with great sadness to me that Run Tex has bitten the dust. After falling behind on rent for more than 3 months, the store was forced to shutter its downtown location doors.

Health Needs a Hero

By patjdixon / February 18, 2013
Obesity is rampant in the United States. Austinite Jen Ohlson's documentrary "Health Needs a Hero" takes a remarkable look at one girl's path to becoming a healthier person.

Planned Parenthood Not Going Away Yet

By Cisco Ryder Gilliland / November 1, 2012

Looks like low-income women will get a two-month reprieve before Rick and his pals in the legislature sever funding for any abortion services, including Planned Parenthood, which does not provide abortions but is considered an "affiliate."

Living Primal in Austin: Eat and Work Out Like an Early Human

By Jackie Stone / October 2, 2012

"Going primal” and “going paleo” sound like strange activities indeed, but for many the so-called Primal movement is a way of life that aims to create healthier bodies by subsisting on diets similar to those of our early human ancestors.

Local Independent Pharmacy Peoples Rx Thrives After 30 Years, Despite Competition

By Stephanie Myers / September 26, 2012

Bill Swail of Austin is 70 years old and doesn’t take a single daily medication. Swail says he’d be happy never to fill a prescription again.

Sharing the Road With Bikes: I Know My Place. Do You?

By oldschool / September 24, 2012

I have become an avid road bicylist since my retirement four years ago after a twenty-eight year career at the Austin Police Department. I ride a bike between 75 and 100 miles a week and almost all of that is spent on the roads from Oak Hill to Mansfield Dam or downtown Austin.

Ragweed is a Drag Indeed and Pollen is Appauling

By Austin Post Staff / September 4, 2012

Even worse than an unexpected visit from Aunt Winifred, ragweed pollen, which usually begins to appear at the end of September, is already here and in mass quantities. That means it's time to break out the allergy meds (again!).

The Sad Texas Top 10s Continue….

By Austin Post Staff / August 14, 2012

Yep, everything is bigger in Texas including some 30 percent of the state’s adult population who are considered obese, according to figures released yesterday (8/13) by the

My First Triathlon: A Guide for the Tri-Curious

By Adam Sultan / July 20, 2012

I’m not an athlete, let alone three athletes. At some point less than a year ago I started running, encouraged by friends and other runners, and found that one can progress from wheezing and sweating a half-block to wheezing and sweating a half-mile, and on from there.

Austin Water Conjures Up A Grassy, Earthy, Some Would Say Musty, Bouquet

By Cisco Ryder Gilliland / July 19, 2012

Ah 2012 will be a fine year for Austin water, conjuring up a floral spring, a rainy July, and an algae bloom of epic scope.

It's Official: Scientific Study Concludes Less TV Equals Longer Life

By Austin Post Staff / July 10, 2012

According to  a study published in the online-only medical journal BMJ.com, watching less than 2 hours per day of television will add a year and a half to your life.

We Should All Live So Long as Austinite Who Hits 100 Today

By Austin Post Staff / July 4, 2012

The 236th anniversary of America's independence is cause for celebration but hardly a landmark. But Refugia Muñoz Sandoval, who lives on Holly Street in East Austin, marks a big one today: her 100th birthday.

Central Texas Caves Offer Adventure and Escape from the Heat

By Austin Post Staff / June 16, 2012

Today's Statesman has a great feature on a hidden gem of Central Texas, our large natural caves.

Do you have Sleeping Beauty Syndrome?

By Krizia / August 14, 2010

People with Kleine-Levin Syndrome can be real-life sleeping beauties....

It’s Wii-habilitation Baby!

By Krizia / August 10, 2010

Nintendo Wii can be used for Parkinson's therapy....

SXSW Music

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The volunteer at the sign-in desk looked young enough to be my kid, 25 years old, tops. He smiled brightly as he looked at my name on the badge and handed it over.

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SXSW Interactive

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