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[RADIO]: Let’s Move Columbia with Councilwoman Tameika Isaac Devine

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By Bobby DeMuro

This week on the 7-Day Challenge Show Radio Exiles, we spoke with Councilwoman Tameika Isaac Devine from one of our favorite places – the city of Columbia, South Carolina!

During the show, we profiled Columbia’s amazing Let’s Move! initiative, as well as challenging our listeners to get moving and go outside over the next seven days, by equipping them with the knowledge, tools, and helpful ideas for how to safely get out and get moving!

We spoke to Councilwoman Devine about a variety of physical fitness issues that impact the city of Columbia, the south in general, and families around the area.

Councilwoman Devine also discussed how the Let’s Move campaign is providing solutions to those problems, and what listeners can do in their communities to get their friends and family healthy, active, and moving again!

Click here to listen to the show.

Councilwoman Devine shared a ton of great information with us about the initiative, Columbia’s commitment to fitness, and her own tips and tricks that she uses with her family and children to get outside and live healthy.

You can listen to the show this week (and all of our previous Radio Exiles podcasts) by clicking here.

You can listen by either downloading the show, or via streaming over the internet. As a bonus, all Radio Exiles shows are now available for download on iTunes! Click here to download our podcasts through iTunes.

[RADIO]: Starting a Distance Running Regimen with Allison Rice

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By Bobby DeMuro

This week on Radio Exiles, we spoke with Allison Rice, a public health and exercise professional and the creator of the fitness website Happy Tales Blog, who challenged our listeners to begin their own distance running regimen over the next seven days, regardless of starting level.

Click here to listen to the show.

Allison laid out some simple tips for runner of all levels and abilities, in order to begin a safe and effective running regimen. From hydration, to stretching, to that very first run, to injury avoidance, Allison shared her thoughts on effectively designing and maintaining a program with an end goal (a race or event!) in mind.

Allison also shared with us her most recent marathon experience (the Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati back in May), and gave her tips on what a runner might expect at various new running events and marathons.

Whether an amateur runner, or a seasoned professional in need of a “kick-start,” all can benefit from Allison’s tips to get out there and get running!

You can listen to the show this week (and all of our previous Radio Exiles podcasts) by clicking here.

For those of you in the Charlotte area, you can listen by either downloading the show, or listening via streaming over the internet. As a bonus, all Radio Exiles shows are available for podcast download on iTunes!

[RADIO]: Choosing the Right Summer Camp for your Kids with Dave Bell

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By Bobby DeMuro

This week on Radio Exiles, we spoke to Dave Bell, the Director of Camps for the YMCA here in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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We wanted to bring Dave on the air to talk with our listeners about how to pick the right summer camp for their children this upcoming year. Dave spoke to us about various things parents can look for when picking the right camp experience this summer.

We discussed various tips to choosing the right summer camp, including cost, the amount and quality of activities offered, the differences between overnight and day camps, and the theory of whether or not to sign up for a summer-long camp, or choosing a week here and there for children.

For more information on summer camp activities at the YMCA of Charlotte, please click here. You can connect with Dave on Twitter here.

Along with being the camp director at the YMCA, he is the Executive Director of Camp Leadership, the nation’s leading non-profit sharing resource for camp professionals. You can connect with Camp Leadership on Twitter here.

You can listen to our show this week (and all of our previous Radio Exiles podcasts) by clicking here.

For those of you in the Charlotte area, you can listen by either downloading the show, or listening via streaming over the internet. As a bonus, all Radio Exiles shows will soon be available on iTunes!