'Waist Watchers' packs theater in Manalapan

"Waist Watchers" cast: Katie Angell Thomas
(in blue), Missy McArdle,  Shelley Keelor,
and Jeanne Bennett (provided)

Even in the 21st Century, most women still wrestle with their body image.

South Florida styles magnify the insecurity because they reveal more of the body shape than in colder climes where sweaters and coats can hide extra pounds.

And then there are slender women here who believe they are too fat as they obsess about how much they eat.

It's no surprise, then, that "Waist Watchers The Musical!" resonates with audiences at the Plaza Theatre in Manalapan. The show is held over until May 12.

Another Strava user in Lake Park, Internet crisis created and solved by AT&T

Zach Wolz at the Tropical Triathlon in Lake Worth (provided)

I am fascinated by the geekiness of cyclists and how data-obsessed the serious ones can be.

Enter Strava, a fitness app that is changing how cyclists ride. It allows cyclists to track their rides and compare their segments with earlier rides or against other cyclists.

"I heard about it through some friends who were using it, and saw some ads for it on TV," says Zach Wolz of the OYM Performance Bicycle Shop in Lake Park.

Ready for National Walking Day in Palm Beach County?

A walking family (Photo provided)

What are you doing this Wednesday to improve your fitness level?

The first Wednesday in April is National Walking Day, designated by the American Heart Association to encourage people to walk more.

The Heart Association touts these grim statistics of our inactive lifestyle:

*65 percent of adults are overweight or obese,

*sedentary jobs are increasing while physically active jobs are decreasing and now make up only 25 percent of our jobs,

*and our average work week is lengthening to approximately 47 hours per week.

Team SpenWen takes walk around Jupiter park

Susan Spencer-Wendel sits surrounded by her SpenWen teammates.

About 50 of Susan Spencer-Wendel's relatives, friends and former co-workers gathered Saturday for a mid-morning walk through Jupiter's Carlin Park.

Walking as Team SpenWen, we raised over $15,000 for ALS Research. Susan who was diagnosed with ALS in June 2011 paid for the team T-shirts as a way of thanking those who joined the walk in her honor.

Susan spent last summer writing her memoir "Until I Say Goodbye" on her iPhone using only her right thumb. It will debut on the March 31 New York Times bestseller list as No. 3 in the hardcover non-fiction category and No. 2 for nonfiction ebooks. She spent her past year making memories with her family and friends.

West Palm Beach entrepreneur vows to create Surfr app

The Surfr app is moving forward, says Internet entrepreneur Nicholas Mohnacky of West Palm Beach.

He is now searching for angel investors or money from a venture capitalist to pay for his Surfr app development. 

He tried to raise $50,000 on Kickstarter, a crowd-source funding site, but raised only $7,037 from 93 backers by the February deadline. 

Building young girls self-esteem in Palm Beach County

Have you heard about Girls on the Run Palm Beach County? The innovative program provides girls, from third through eighth grade, with character development lessons while training them to run a 5K.

The secret, Director Lynn Martin, says is to keep the running fun so that the girls don't even know they are in training.

The county council, part of a national program with over 200 local affiliates, operates out of at least 12 public schools and four community centers in Palm Beach County.

Tips for staying fit while working from home in Lake Worth

I like the freedom and flexible schedule I have while freelancing from my Lake Worth home. 

But I don't like the nearness of my kitchen with its endless possibilities of snacks. I don't buy junk food or diet sodas any more, but even apples have a way of adding to your waistline when you eat more than one a day.

At a Thanksgiving feast last year at my friend's house, I met her cousin who also works from home. When I mentioned my fitness blog, she asked me to write about "Staying fit while working from home" because she's gained extra pounds since she started working from home.