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I was always reluctant to buy into this notion of Las Vegas as a place of second chances and new starts. It seemed too easy.
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Inner peace sells, but who's buying? We all are. A seasoned, stress-busting insider offers insights on the modern industry of peddling wellnessIt used to be that massage therapy was for injured athletes, psychotherapy was for the mentally ill, and boxing was for, um, boxers.
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I'm the last guy you'd expect to try yoga. What I discovered stretched my understanding of the practice - and (pop!) of myself AFTER SPENDING MY YOUTH CONVINCED OF MY INDESTRUCTIBILITY, I'M SPENDING MY MIDDLE AGE IN DENIAL ABOUT MY FRAGILITY I don't bend well.
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Mayor Oscar Goodman has it. Caesars Entertainment Corp.
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Spas used to be about massages and mud baths. Now they embrace alternative medicine and exotic therapies from around the globe.
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Your fellow Las Vegans - from police to performers to passionate outdoorsmen - share their secrets to staying in shapeForget the exercise vids and pricey equipment. Want to eat better and get in shape? Take some advice from your friends and neighbors - your fellow Las Vegans.
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[HEAR MORE: Want to get your kids off the couch and eating healthier? Listen to experts weigh in on "KNPR's State of Nevada"]Community resources for a happy new youEat wellBet on the Farm! farmers marketOrganized by Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich, the Bet on the Farm! market is a foodie's fresh paradise, hidden in a nondescript office park. Just follow the trail of fashionably rumpled suburbo-hipsters and make yourself a dinner to remember.
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Acrofit I hate gyms. Not honest gyms in honest neighborhoods, local Ys, rec centers and the like.
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Legendary ballerina brings gravitas to Nevada Ballet Theatre's avant-garde movesA legend of dance has been living right under our noses for more than a year. Of course, a secret like that couldn't last.
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The irony of the rise in the stress-relief industry, says Ron Lawrence, director of the Community Counseling Center of Southern Nevada, is that many of the same benefits you can get with professional help are available for free by doing things you've had to cut out of your busy schedule. Remember long walks and family picnics?Whatever type you are, you don't necessarily need a pricey therapist or arcane yoga poses to take back a semblance of sanity.