Health & Fitness

Friends via Fitness

Friday Fitness and Fun Program Encourages Teens to Exercise and Socialize

The Friday Fitness and Fun program helps teens make friends and get fit. Read story.

Female Fitness

Women’s Athletic Club

Huang’s club, with its collection of member-donated sporting memorabilia, is a response to the insolent tone of women’s spaces in gyms. Read story.

Combating Chiari

S.B. Starts Non-Profit to Educate About the Neurological Disorder

Because the symptoms are common and can easily be recognized as expressions of other illnesses, the illness is often disregarded and thus misdiagnosed. Read story.

Full Moon Yoga

Join Carp Yoga Instructor Meredith Medland for Monthly Outdoor Yoga Session Under the Stars

Join Carpinteria yoga instructor Meredith Medland for a monthly outdoor yoga session under the stars. Read story.

BodyPump

Pre-choreographed Program Is the Rage at Gyms

Les Mills is a global fitness trend that has captivated Santa Barbara with its group exercise programs designed for consistency, efficiency, and effectiveness. Read story.

S.B. Marathon

Still Time to Sign Up for the Race

Saturday, November 12, bipeds from around the world will arrive in our seaside town to participate in the third annual S.B. International Marathon. Read story.

My Self in a Box

Encountering Santa Barbara's First Life Vessel

An eye-closing encounter with Santa Barbara's first and only “Life Vessel.” Read story.

World Record for Jumping Jacks

Santa Barbara Schoolkids Exercise in La Cumbre Plaza as Part of “Let's Jump!” Campaign

This week, dozens of schoolkids converged on La Cumbre Plaza to set a record as part of the national “Let's Jump!” exercise campaign. Read story.

Of Man and Machine

If the Bike Don't Fit, You Will Get Bit

A bona fide bicycle fitting, I had thought, was for princess-and-the-pea, bi-pedal prima donnas. Wrong. Read story.

A Sound Body of Work

Heather Bond Offers Holistic Healing

Heath Bond offers holistic healing. Read story.

The Bar Method

Isometric Exercise Leads to a Long, Lean Body

Incorporating isometric exercise, weight training, core strengthening, and stretching, this fitness regime creates long, lean bodies. Read story.

Up Close with Access Energy Success Stories

Among Ailments Treated by Access Energy at the Body Therapy Institute Are Addiction, OCD, Depression, and Pain

Among ailments treated by access energy at the Body Therapy Institute are addiction, OCD, depression, and pain. Read story.

The Magnetism of Qigong

Physical, Mental, Emotional Well-Being Benefit from this Ancient Chinese-Influenced Practice

Physical, mental, emotional well-being benefit from this ancient Chinese-influenced practice. Read story.

Meet Santa Barbara’s Mohel

Dr. David Raphael Cuts to the Chase

Dr. David Raphael is the only doctor performing bris ceremonies in Santa Barbara. Read story.

Clear a Temple Headache

Coffee Addictions, Headaches, Other Aches Eliminated with Reflexology

Coffee addictions, headaches, other aches eliminated with reflexology. Read story.

Little Owl

Record release and tour-kickoff party for S.B.-based pop folk group, ... Read More