One of the great pleasures in life can be found in the food that we eat. For me, my relationship with food started out as a challenge for many years. …
Gloria Park
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Aspiring to Be a Positive Parent
by Gloria Parkby Gloria ParkI don’t have any children – yet. The closest I have to a child right now is my dog, but as I grow nearer to the age of having children, …
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Physical Activity and the Good Life
by Gloria Parkby Gloria ParkThe Department of Health and Human Services, in conjunction with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, launched a nationwide health promotion and disease prevention initiative called Healthy People 2010. …
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Praise and Performance
by Gloria Parkby Gloria ParkVery vividly, I remember the first time I tried to do swizzles. A swizzle is one of the most basic skating moves, where both feet simultaneously trace outlines of coke …
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How to Bake a Flow Cake
by Gloria Parkby Gloria ParkHave you ever caught yourself so immersed and absorbed in an activity that hours pass and you feel as though you’ve only been doing it for minutes? Have you ever …
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Gloria Park Perin, MAPP, is a doctoral student in Exercise and Sport Psychology at Temple University. Currently, she works as a Program Coordinator at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and …