10 | www. Char l es tonPhys i c i ans . com | www.Hea l thL i nksChar l es ton . com Issue 12.2 MARCH/APRIL 2023 Publisher CULLEN MURRAY-KEMP [email protected] Managing Editor LISA BRESLIN Assistant Editor MOLLY SHERMAN Copy Editor BRIAN SHERMAN Art Director KIM HALL Webmaster GEORGE CONKLIN Sales Manager MANDY WILLIS [email protected] Writers Media Consultant BRANDON CLARK [email protected] Intern LEXIE SHERMAN Photographer JENN CADY [email protected] Distribution Manager CAROL CASSIDY Administration & Bookkeeping GINGER SOTTILE Distribution U.S. Post Office, Harris Teeter, Publix, CVS, Food Lion, Medical Offices TO ADVERTISE IN HEALTHLINKS, PLEASE CALL 843-732-4110 MEDICAL MARKETING GROUP HealthLinks Charleston reserves the right to refuse advertisements. Acceptance of advertisements does not imply the service or product is recommended or endorsed by HealthLinks Charleston. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from Medical Marketing Group, LLC. Medical Marketing Group 4 Carriage Lane, Suite 107, Charleston, S.C. 29407 843-732-4110 • [email protected] CHARLESTON PUBLISHER'S NOTE JANET E. PERRIGO L.C. LEACH III COLIN MCCANDLESS ISABEL ALVAREZ ARATA THERESA STRATFORD LISA BRESLIN MOLLY SHERMAN BILL FARLEY DENISE K. JAMES AMY GESELL RILEY MATHEWS Scan to discover our other HealthLinks platforms! A Body in Motion Stays in Motion Ahh. Spring is finally here. St. Patrick's Day, blooming flowers and, of course, my birthday, are all staples that spring brings along with it. Spring gives life to the world and offers the opportunity to abdicate our wintry, dark, dusty abodes and re-emerge into the world. Spring also incites activity, hence our March/April “Active Lifestyle” edition of HealthLinks Charleston. Perhaps the poster child of active lifestyle is basketball living legend LeBron James. At 38 years of age, LeBron is still arguably the greatest basketball player in the world. Each night he competes with players half his age; he played against the fathers of some of them. LeBron will undoubtedly play more minutes of professional basketball at a higher level than any other human in history. Throughout his 20-year professional career, he has been able to sustain such a high level of success by keeping his body constantly active and in motion. Legend has it that LeBron spends well over $1 million per year on his physical fitness alone. As LeBron surpasses Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the all-time leading scorer in NBA history, I feel now is as good a time as any to give a nod to The King – a man who leads the most active of lifestyles. The concept of keeping our bodies in motion as we age is one that hits home for this publisher as well. As I rounded 30, my physical activity began to dwindle, and the soreness set in. Playing sports and chasing the dogs around left my now not-so-nimble body with consistent aches and pains. We all have our own battles with physical fitness: “There aren’t enough hours in the day. I’ll go for a walk tomorrow” we whine as our procrastination circumvents proactivity. I, too, am familiar with the excuses, but we all don’t have to be LeBron James. We can opt for a walk or bike ride through Marion Forest. We can go for a swim at Folly Beach. We can two-step across the Ravenel Bridge. Our active lifestyles need to meet us where we are as individuals. Let’s make watching seven straight episodes of “Love Island” on Netflix a thing of the past and get outside this spring. Let’s set a routine that includes exercise – even if it’s only 15 minutes between crying children and fussy fur babies. Physical activity feeds us both mentally and physically, and our weary winter bodies are hungry. Cheers to Good Health, Cullen Murray-Kemp, Publisher Cul len Murray Kemp
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