Local bodybuilder Ryan Troutman recently won 5 categories, including Open Bodybuilding Overall and Best in Show at the NPC Big Cat Classic! The event held on Saturday, October 1st, at the Scottish Rite Cathedral in Allentown was a national qualifying show. Troutman is owner and manager of the Fitness Factory, located in Williamsport. When he’s
When we think of anxiety, our minds instantly go to something negative, and that should be avoided at all costs. However, anxiety might not necessarily always be a bad thing. In a May 2022 interview with McKinsey Global Publishing, Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Hunter College, talks about how we
All of us struggle from time to time to eat well. Often, the issue is not that we don’t know what to eat but that we haven’t made good nutrition personal. Instead, we hop from diet to diet in the hope of finding something that fits our needs. According to Helene Patounas, a Formula 1
Is it possible to gain strength by exercising only 5 minutes, three days per week? Dr. Chris Sciamanna, a primary care doctor and exercise researcher at Penn State, thinks so. Dr. Sciamanna writes, “During the pandemic, when my gym closed, I had to figure out how to do strength training at home. I started doing
While estimates of the annual health care costs of obesity-related illnesses vary, researchers agree that the costs are astronomical. Some studies actually estimate the cost to be a staggering $190.2 billion, or nearly 21% of annual medical spending in the United States. Though the root causes for this epidemic can be complex, one that is
The mission of Sojourner Truth Ministries is to be a loving, spiritual, and inclusive Christian mission. It is a non-profit ministry based in Williamsport that focuses on making the world we live in a better place. With the aid of its tireless staff and volunteers, it organizes fundraisers and community-building events and offers food, clothing,
