“Cardio dance - Examiner” plus 3 more |
- Cardio dance - Examiner
- Fun and fitness merge in Zumba Gold classes - Enterprise
- In Sickness & In Health : Heart Health Month - KHON2
- Real Housewives star Gretchen Rossi: How I overcame bulimia - Examiner
| Posted: 14 May 2010 11:48 AM PDT In the winter, it is very common to get bored with doing your cardio workout inside and doing the same thing every workout. One way to add some excitement into your cardio and still get a great workout, try cardio dance. Cardio dance is like an aerobics class, but is more structured as dance. There are many places to give it a try, even in your own living room. How to dress is something to consider. As far as clothes, you can wear whatever is comfortable for you and easy to move in. Make sure you dress as if your going to run, to make sure you are prepared for the bouncing and jumping. Your choice of shoes is important. You will be moving side to side and back and forth most of the time. Running shoes are not made for the side-to-side movement. You can get shoes that are made especially for cardio dance classes or you can wear a good cross training shoe, or even tennis shoes will work fine. You need the wider larger support area on the floor. If you want to try cardio dance, but you feel you don't know the steps well enough, or you just want to cardio dance at home, there are hundreds of videos available. The best way to pick, which one you will like, is to go on you tube and search for cardio dance videos. Watch some of the one that have sample clips and pick which one looks the best for you. Make sure when doing the video at home that you clear a large enough spot so you can do the dance without getting injured. After you feel comfortable that you can do the steps and keep up with the class, there are classes available at almost every health club. In the Twin Cities you can go to mspmag and find contacts and listings for many health clubs and YMCA group classes that are available. If you decide to go to a class, make sure the first one you sign up for is a beginner class and try to arrive early the first time and tell the instructor that you are new. Ask them if you can get a place where you can see what they are doing, and to see if they can give you some tips on learning the steps. Add some variety into your winter cardio workout and you will not get bored with it. Subscribe at the top of the page if you would like to get an email when a new article comes out. Five Filters featured article: The Art of Looking Prime Ministerial - The 2010 UK General Election. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Fun and fitness merge in Zumba Gold classes - Enterprise Posted: 14 May 2010 06:04 AM PDT Seniors have heard the exciting Latin rhythms of Zumba and want in on all the fun. The South American dance is cropping up everywhere, including health clubs and senior centers, which are offering classes. Senior Zumba, or Zumba Gold as it is called, is designed for older adults, novices and people not used to exercising. Chair Zumba caters to those who are physically limited. Senior Zumba goes to a lower intensity, but don't be fooled, it is still an intense workout. Seniors and some younger women got a chance to try senior Zumba last week when Eclectic Karate of South Easton offered a free class for 17 women. Margie McNally of West Bridgewater said she liked senior Zumba and would take it again. "I liked the fact my feet didn't leave the floor, like in aerobics where you jump around and I hurt my knees." Elaine Mather, a Florida resident in town for a month, said she "certainly worked up quite a sweat." Zumba embraces the fundamental aspects of fitness but doesn't strike the observer as an aerobics-type class. The blend of music motivates the body to dance with an effortless flow. The good part of that is, while moving, Zumba tones, and improves the cardio system. Most of all, it's fun – "zumba" is slang for "move and have fun." Karen Emery of south Easton is the certified Zumba instructor who gave the free Zumba class last week at Eclectic Karate. She took Zumba classes for several years before becoming trained in Zumba. "It was the longest I had stuck with a fitness program," she said. "I lost weight, felt great and had fun. People suggested I get certified." Emery said she likes working with seniors, so she got certified in Zumba Gold first. After a few months, Emery took training in Zumba Basics One, "because I wanted to add variety and be able to instruct all ages and classes. Four people from my other classes came tonight, so I feel good about that." Emery hasn't seen any men in her classes, but would like to. "I mean, a man invented this fitness style, why not?" she said. Five Filters featured article: The Art of Looking Prime Ministerial - The 2010 UK General Election. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| In Sickness & In Health : Heart Health Month - KHON2 Posted: 13 May 2010 06:41 AM PDT February is heart month. That's important for all of us, but perhaps more important for those who have faced health challenges. Tom Frigge had heart surgery six years ago. Since then he has been an active participant in Castle Medical Center's physical therapy program - something therapist Glynis Hooker firmly believes in. "So it's very important to maintain your heart healthy by doing exercise which can improve the cardiovascular system," says Glyn Hooker, Castle Physical therapist. As a former heart patient, Tom has taken it on himself to work out almost every day. But Glynis says, that should be the norm for every one who wants to maintain a healthy heart. "Five times a week, thirty minutes a day moderate intensity which includes brisk walking. If you do high intensity exercising which includes running, jogging, you can exercise three times a week for a minimum of twenty minutes," said Hooker. Tom is still young but his physical therapist says exercise is important for everyone whatever their age. Physical therapy includes strength training, aerobics, flexibility and balance that can help seniors prevent falls. "So falls can put you at a higher risk for osteoporosis. Then again exercise also helps with that because you help build bone density," said Hooker. Heart patients may have some fears as they begin post-operative exercise. "Absolutely. I started out slow. I now do over an hour on the elliptical on alternate days. Do weights on the other days so it's a combination of cardio and weight building," said Tom Frigge, former heart patient. All patients who come to the Castle Physical Therapy Center have a thorough exam. "We'll assess their abilities in terms of functional deficits, range of motion strength, balance and see how that impedes on their normal daily function and from there we can help them with a medically supervised program in order to monitor their heart rate." And how is the program working for Tom? "Just over six years. So I think it took," said Frigge. Five Filters featured article: The Art of Looking Prime Ministerial - The 2010 UK General Election. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Real Housewives star Gretchen Rossi: How I overcame bulimia - Examiner Posted: 10 May 2010 09:15 AM PDT
"I got healthy," reveals Rossi, 31. "I was a lot heavier back in high school and in college. I wasn't even fat, I was only 130 pounds. But compared to what I look like now at 115 pounds, I thought I looked fat." Gretchen, who recently made headlines after a series of racy nude and semi-nude photos were leaked "My best friend busted me in the bathroom, and then my parents found out," Rossi says in the new issue of InTouch. "That's when I decided to seek therapy." She adds: "I decided that I was going to make a difference, and I went and got my personal training license and nutritional license. Then I worked as a personal trainer, nutritionist and aerobics instructor." Gretchen--who frequently flaunts her enviable bikini body on the Real Housewives of Orange County--says she still hates her thighs. "I hate my legs," she says. "I have just always wanted skinnier thighs. My thighs kill me!" So what body part does she like? "My boyfriend, Slade [Smiley says] my butt is my best feature, so I try and make sure my butt looks cute in whatever I have on." The superfit Gretchen works out regularly and exercises portion control to maintain her svelte figure. "I don't count calories or cut sugar out," she says. "I have a little taste of everything, then, for the next three days, I'll be really careful." She runs, jumps rope, and uses a mini-stepper for cardio, and strength-trains using a resistance band. Unlike her other co-stars, Rossi doesn't have breast implants and says her body is 100% natural (a rarity for Orange County). "I have not had any plastic surgery whatsoever," she says. "This is the best weight I've ever been at, and this is the best I feel like I've ever looked." She adds: "I feel toned and healthy and good. And it took a little bit to get to that place, but I'm grateful I'm finally at that place." Read more Celebrity Fitness/Health news:
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