“Embrace a lifestyle change for health - Culpeper Star-Exponent” |
| Embrace a lifestyle change for health - Culpeper Star-Exponent Posted: 18 Oct 2010 01:39 AM PDT By Business Monday - Jim Charapich/Community Columnist, jcharapich@culpeperchamber.com "We simply have to move our focus from treating disease to preventing disease through lifestyle changes. By focusing on wellness where we live, work and learn, we can truly start building a Healthy America." —Former Iowa Gov. Mike Huckabee. This is the perfect time of year to embrace a lifestyle change for your health. The quote above is one of many found at the National Governors Association website. The focus on preventing health problems thru prevention is a growing discussion among government, community, and business leaders. The reasons are obvious — we cannot afford to continue to be irresponsible about health choices. It is up to us individually to make good choices about the food, exercise, and lifestyle that affect our health. In Culpeper, we have many options to support your fitness goals. For a relatively small community, we have several fitness facilities to choose from with vibrant programs to make exercise goals exciting and achievable. Let's take a quick tour to see what you will find … first there is the Second Look Studio — one of their focus areas is yoga. If you have ever tried yoga then you know that you will find this an especially rewarding experience. Yoga builds strength, relaxes, and enhances focus. This is a great way to move your fitness routine indoors as the temps get cooler. Next you will find three major fitness facilities in our community. The Sport and Racquet Club is located just off of Lovers Lane. In addition to a full range of weight lifting and cardio equipment, they offer many fitness classes including spinning classes. The SRC also offers an indoor tennis facility and the only racquetball court that I know of in Culpeper. Gold's Gym is also a popular fitness venue. They to have a full range of weights and cardio equipment. I like to follow them on Facebook to see what their instructors are offering for classes. Pay attention to one of my favorite instructors at Gold's — Julia Peck — her Body Combat class sounds fresh and exciting each class … this is not surprising considering that she is an Tri-Athlete competitor. Powell Wellness, a part of the Culpeper Regional Health System, also has a full set of weights and cardio equipment. In addition to classes like Cycling, Body Pump, and Step Aerobics, they offer a variety of water aerobic classes. They have one of the only indoor pools in the area. It is called a TURTTLE pool which stands for therapeutic, unique, rehabilitation, two-temperature lap and exercise pool. This is one of only a few TURTTLE pools in the USA. Try swimming against the current for a real work out! Whatever your fitness choice, why wait for the New Year resolution rush? The weather is turning cooler and you can start taking your fitness to new levels today. You may find new friends in the many classes and feel great. You might even find that your medical costs are reduced. Reduce costs, feel great, new friends —what great possibilities! Get started today! Jim Charapich is the President/CEO of the Culpeper Chamber of Commerce. He can be reached at jcharapich@culpepervachamber.com.
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