Tag Archives: Exercise

Local Martial Artists Series #2: Capoeira

The back of a t-shirt showing two people kicking at each other and the caption "dance like a warrior".

This month, the Local Martial Artists Series is taking a Brazilian turn, in honor of the Rio Olympics, and highlighting Capoeira.  I’ve interviewed Garrett Boardway, who teaches Capoeira at Capoeira Uma Terra in Bangor to find out more about this unique martial art. CH: What is Capoeira? GB: Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that […]

Summertime in the Garden

A zucchini plant in bloom

I love gardening.  Every year, I experiment with new types of plants and new (to me, at least) techniques to make my garden as productive as possible.  Now, don’t misunderstand me.  I’m not saying I’m actually good at gardening.  In fact, I rarely have much success with anything other than the most hardy herbs.  Things that are […]

Local Martial Artists Series #1: Kali

Kuya Justin demonstrates a movement with two sticks

Starting today, I will be featuring a local martial artist on the blog every month.  This month, I interviewed Justin Umel (aka: Kuya Justin), who teaches Kali Concepts in Bangor. CH: What is Kali? JU: Kali is a Filipino martial art that goes by several different names.  Kali is probably the most recognized name in […]

Maine Bound and Other Programs

When I was developing the plan for this blog, one of the first things I thought of highlighting was the Outward Bound program at the University of Maine.  It seemed like such a great program to help people get outside and active!  As I’ve been working on this post, though, I realized that there actually […]