12/6/2007
Remember when taking a vacation meant heading to some tropical paradise for much-needed R&R. Well, these days, the ads for these vacations look a little different. Instead, the trip to Cozumel includes on-board rock climbing, ice skating, and aerobics classes to pump the heart rate along with excitement. And once there, the Mayan ruins have been rewritten to include Mom in a spinning class. The hot getaway trend now is health vacations -- with Pilates replacing pina coladas and doctors serving as tour guides.
This is the time of year that your blood pressure reaches its peak. Holiday stress could be putting you at risk. To learn more, mark this on your calendar. St. John’s is holding a health talk on hypertension, Tuesday, December 11th at 5:30 p.m. at our Health Connection location inside Northpark Mall. Registration is required, so call 625-2000 or log onto stj.com.
