The Tree pose - Vrksasana (vrksa - tree, sana - pose).   The benefits of the tree pose include helping to improve balance, endurance and stability, and also toning the legs and feet. Balance can be improved at any age! 1. Begin by standing close to a wall. Keep your feet parallel to each other and root them firmly into the earth and lengthen your spine. Tug your tailbone under. Keep your shoulders away from your ears and...

Any golfer will tell you: Making a hole-in-one is a dream that many pursue, and most will never accomplish. Don’t tell them about Flen D. Mobley. The 63-year-old from Miramar got his first ace in 2009. And on Jan. 29 he did it again on The Senator Course at Don Shula’s Golf Course in Miami Lakes. “The feeling is really great,” Mobley said. “It really is an accomplishment.” The National...

     Kaitlynn Fundora and Kade Bodin are the winners of the 35th Annual Optimist Club of Miami Lakes Roland Gomez Scholarship Award.     The college students, both Miami Lakers, received their prizes -- $1,000 check to each to be used toward school expenses, as well as a gold medal --  at the end of 2020, according to Jim Hamilton, chairman of the club’s scholarship award...

     The Upper Spinal Rotation is a movement that may aid mobility for your thoracic spine (where your ribs are attached) and correct your posture.     It’s great for folks who spend hours on long Zoom calls or those who study while hunched over computers.      It may also benefit anyone performing any repetitive motion that involves bending or moving, or those who do one-way...

Mater Lakes Academy boys swim team won the 200 freestyle relay at the Florida High School Athletic Association’s Class 2A state championship in Stuart in November. Girls swim team member Michelle Fernandez captured her second consecutive state title in single competition in the 100 breaststroke. Overall as a team, the Bears finished in third place at the swimming and diving championships. Photos courtesy of the school.