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- Jane Fonda is still going strong on fitness - USA Today
- Fitness can be fun, too - Canada.com
- Central Louisiana Calendar of Events - Alexandria Daily Town Talk
| Jane Fonda is still going strong on fitness - USA Today Posted: 26 Apr 2010 12:09 PM PDT
She's putting on her workout clothes and getting ready to exercise, and she'd like you to join her. The actress, who was the queen of the aerobics movement in the '80s and '90s, is hosting World Fitness Day, an exercise event Saturday at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. And she just finished two new workout DVDs for Baby Boomers and seniors, scheduled for release in December. They're her first since the mid-'90s.
"I got a new knee and a new hip, but I want to show that, even at 72, with new body parts, you can be fit and healthy," she says. At the fitness event, Fonda will do the warm-up exercises, followed by workouts led by high-energy fitness celebrities Denise Austin, Debbie Allen, Billy Blanks and Richard Simmons. There also will be performances by Ludacris and the Pointer Sisters. About 3,000 people are expected. It will stream live on UStream.tv and Facebook.com/JaneFonda. Fonda has two goals: • To raise money for the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, which she founded in 1995. • To bring people together to have a good time while getting fit. "For this country to be as unfit as we are is unconscionable," she says. "We need to turn things around. I want to play a role in that." Still keeping in shape She certainly has played a big role. She is widely recognized as one of the leading stars of the aerobics movement in the 1980s. Her toned and sculpted body inspired millions to start exercising. She created 23 workout videos. Fonda is still physically active, but not in the same way she used to be. "I try to work out four or five times a week, and usually there's an aerobic component," she says. "It's either walking outside or hiking in the hills or doing the elliptical or biking. "I do a lot of walking. It's brisk but doable. I look for hills. Hills are good because they force my heart rate to go up." She walks a mile in 18 minutes. "I used to run, used to ski. I don't do those anymore. I ride bikes. I swim in the summer. "I use weights but not as heavy as I used to. Weight training helps you maintain bones and muscle as you age." She has osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. The latter, which led to her knee and hip replacements, is genetic, she says. Her father, Henry Fonda, and her brother, Peter Fonda, had it. A book about aging Fonda says she's happy to be teaching again on the two upcoming exercise DVDs. One emphasizes balance and strengthening exercises using hand weights. The other offers two walking workouts. "They are very gentle. The workouts are appropriate for people who have never been fit or who want to be fit again." She's also writing a book about aging. "It talks about the ingredients for successful aging." So what are the secrets? "It's a combination of things," she says. "About a third of it is genetic, and we can't do anything about it. But that means two-thirds we can do something about, and a major part of the can-do portion is staying active. It can be as simple as walking, swimming, moving, using light weights." Plus, you need to eat fresh, healthful foods and not fast food, she says. "It's treating our bodies with respect," she adds, "staying curious, maintaining personal relationships, maintaining a social network, keeping our brains active. We need brain workouts. It's trying to maintain a positive attitude and combating stress." Fonda says living a full life as you get older involves understanding what shaped you. "As you approach your third act in life, you need to go back over your life in a profound and forgiving way. The more you can understand about who you have been and why, the better able you are to go into your third act armed with what you need." She learned a lot about herself, she says, when writing her 2005 autobiography, My Life So Far. Centered on her faith Fonda says she has been surprised that "at 72, I'm at the most interesting time of my life." How so? "I'm active. I'm involved. I am working. I'm earning money still. I'm in love (with music producer Richard Perry). I have two grandchildren. My kids are OK. You know the saying: 'You are only as happy as your least-happy child.'" Plus, Fonda says, her faith keeps her centered. She was raised an atheist but became a Christian when she was in her late 50s. Faith helps keep stress levels down and "helps you not make mountains out of molehills and enables you to turn lemons into lemonade," she says. It makes you realize that "there is something more important than me. There is a higher power. I have a belief that I am being guided as long as I listen to that voice." Her faith has freed her from her lifelong search for perfection and made her whole, she says. "I'm sitting in a kitchen in Los Angeles. I look out the window onto this valley. I see the trees, the birds, and I see God." Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fitness can be fun, too - Canada.com Posted: 23 Apr 2010 11:47 PM PDT The dark, dirty secret is finally out -- fitness for the sake of fitness is boring. So, this winter, play your way to physical fitness. Offerings at front-running fitness and recreation centres will include all kinds of fun and games. Watch for cardio machines with on-screen "brain-fitness" games, Wii-hab rather than tedious rehab, outdoor fitness, "boomerized" sports and themed walks to take your mind off the work. "We have pumped billions of dollars into (the fitness for fitness's sake) message for the last 20 odd years and we really haven't increased the number of participants a great deal," Colin Milner of the International Council on Active Aging said in an interview. Most consumers are no longer motivated by vanity, but by fun, relaxation and energy-boosting life-management, said Milner, keynote speaker at the most recent 2009 B.C. Recreation and Parks Association conference in Vancouver. Here's what to look (or ask) for at your local fitness or recreation provider this winter: CARDIO/BRAIN-FIT BIKES Why bore yourself on a regular treadmill, exercise bike or elliptical machine when you could be playing an absorbing touch-screen game of mah jong, while you're at it? Technogym is releasing its cardio/games product this winter, while NeuroActive's recumbent bike will work your math, memory and hand-eye co-ordination. STRETCHING MACHINE Stretching machines with a gauge and timer allow you to measure progress. Their supported stretches ensure correct form and you don't have to get down to the ground to stretch -- an altogether pleasant experience. GROUP WALKS WITH A TWIST Boring? Not at all. Look for group walks that integrate exercise, technology, socialization and brain work. Milner's seen GPS walks in an arboretum. Why not learn the history and biology of trees, while getting exercise? Ask your local recreation centre to set up scavenger hunts. ZEN WEIGHT ROOMS Never mind huge stacks of clanking metal. Baby boomers are seeking the mind-body connection, so watch for workout rooms with hidden weight stacks and a tranquil, soothing atmosphere, said Eric Kristiansen of Advanced Athletics Inc. in Vancouver. The machines are a little hard to explain. Imagine doing Tai Chi-like movements while holding onto a pulley system that smoothly moves with you, providing constant resistance regardless of where you move your arms or body. WII ROOMS Instead of aerobics rooms, expect Wii rooms for rehab, fitness and sports especially in seniors centres and retirement communities, Milner said. "It's so huge it's unreal. Literally over 60 per cent of our members with facilities to serve this market said in the next two years they will be putting Nintendo Wiis into their site," Milner said. "In 27 years I have never seen a product catch on that quick. What has made it catch on so quick? Anyone can do it, it's social and it's fun." Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Louisiana Calendar of Events - Alexandria Daily Town Talk Posted: 27 Apr 2010 04:44 AM PDT (3 of 3) BREWZERZ PRESENTS "KARAOKE WITH JACK: 7 p.m., 1919 MacArthur Drive in Alexandria. For information, call (318) 449-1918. LIFESTYLE CHANGE PROGRAM: 6 p.m., St. John Community Baptist Church, 531 St. John St., Marksville. Provides scripture-based education, total health and wellness. The Rev. Charles E. Guillory is host pastor. OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS MEETING: 5 p.m., the Bontempt Center, Marksville. AVOYELLES CHESS CLUB: 7 p.m., the Senior Center, Preston St., Marksville. For information, contact Terrell Ducote at (318) 563-8585 or Iris Ducote at (318) 253-9771. CHAIR AEROBICS CLASS: 10 a.m., Palestine United Methodist Church, 306 Tioga Road, Ball. For information, call (318) 640-9024. NEW HOPE AA, ALANON AND ALATEEN MEETINGS: 7 p.m., Horseshoe Methodist Church, Alexandria. AA meetings are closed. ALATEEN only on Tuesday. PINEVILLE KIWANIS CLUB: noon, Kees Park, Pineville. FREE HIV TESTING: 5-7 p.m., CLASS, 904 13th St., Alexandria. For information, call (318) 442-1010. FREE HIV RAPID TEST: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Huey P. Long/England Park Hospital, room 3004, third floor. For information, call (318) 483-7219. GAMBLING SUPPORT GROUPS: 4-8 p.m., Red River Treatment Center, Unit 6, Central Hospital, Pineville. For information, call (318) 346-9203 or (318) 308-6207. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Solomon Street Group of NA from 6:30-7:30 p.m., Pilgrim Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 410 Solomon St., Alexandria. For help, call the hotline at (318) 333-2200. Looking AheadWednesdayANNUAL WORKER'S CONFERENCE: 7 p.m., Greater St. Lawrence Baptist Church in Alexandria. The Rev . Jerome Davis will be the guest preacher. The Rev. Roy Lott, is pastor. SPIRITS FOOD & FRIENDS: 7:30 p.m., 1260 H Texas Ave., Alexandria. For information, call (318) 445-4491. NATCHITOCHES FRONT STREET MERCHANTS HOST SPRING OPEN HOUSE: 4-9 p.m., come enjoy food and beverages, music, door prizes, giveaways and lots of fun with local business owners. Six businesses will be open to the public showcasing spring products, specials and more. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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