Enjoy summer at the Botanical Gardens!
Residents, did you know that you are only ten minutes away from some of the most breathtaking plant collections, canopies and woods? Spend the day at the urban oasis in Midtown that is the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. Enjoy over 30 acres of outdoor gardens, including an award-winning Children’s Garden. Peruse Storza Woods via a unique canopy walk. Don’t... [Read more...]
Beat Atlanta’s Heat and Keep Exercising
Has this heat wave sapped you of all desire to exercise? When it feels to hot to exercise it can be easy to sit inside with the air conditioning and relax, but that isn’t going to help you reach your fitness goals. So what should you do when temperatures are approaching 100 degrees outside? The health club at the Oaks of Briarcliff is a great option,... [Read more...]
Its spring time and its time to celebrate! Spring is the season of rejuvenation, time to get out of the slump of winter and get ready for the fun in the sun of summer. One great way to rejuvenate this spring is to exercise and get healthy, and our friends over at Piedmont Park have a great program to help up. Love You Healthy Fitness series is a series that will... [Read more...]
Oaks at Briarcliff apartment residents - it's a new year so why don't you try something new? How about running a 5K race? Saturday, January 22 at 8:00 AM is your chance to run the Piedmont Park 5K. This race benefits MOVDance. The event is a great excuse to run a course that gives you a great view of both Piedmont Park and Atlanta Botanical Gardens. Online... [Read more...]
Oaks at Briarcliff residents, bring on the gun show... What? You don't have killer arms? Want them? We have this awesome fitness center here at the community, and with a little time, effort and maybe a few tweaks to your work out routine, you can have them. Worry not! If you think an arm work out is just lifting heavy things over and over again,... [Read more...]
The Big Rock Out 2010 tickets are on sale now and you want to make sure you pick your's up soon. This is big event in Atlanta boxing- it'll be held Friday, December 3rd, at Atlanta's World Congress Center. There will be a variety of bouts with a variety of fighters, of different weights, to watch, but the main event is the real treat- Paul "The Truth"... [Read more...]
Any resident at the Oaks at Briarcliff participating in the 2010 Metro Atlanta Start! Heart Walk? It will be Saturday, October 30th in downtown Atlanta-opening ceremonies are at 8am. The 5K walk starts at 9am at Turner field. This Walk acts as a fundraiser for the American Heart Association and their goal to improve the heart health of Americans... [Read more...]
Sometimes it can be tough to get the motivation you need to get up and go work out. Part of the problem may be that you have chosen activities that are not fun (and maybe ones that are painfully unpleasant) and, therefore, it is a chore to even begin. If it's not fun, chances are you won't stick with it long or you will spend less time doing it than you would... [Read more...]
Okay I admit I love home remedies. Some of them are really good and some are totally useless. When they work however, they usually really work. What I love about home remedies is that some of them are truly bizarre. When I found this list of home cures, a few of them really made me laugh, like vodka for foot odor. Wow, I never would have thought of that myself.... [Read more...]
The weather is gorgeous and we are all out and about enjoying it. Every spring I buy a new aloe plant (so I have fresh aloe for my spring and summertime scrapes and burns) and sunscreen. So in that vein I went in search if what SPF is and what the rating system means. I mean those numbers on the bottle must mean something right? SPF stands... [Read more...]
