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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
Published: October 18, 2010

"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.

Cardio can toss nightly toss-and-turn - Arab Times

Posted: 17 Oct 2010 05:15 AM PDT

Cardio can toss nightly toss-and-turn 'Aerobics can offer relief from insomnia'

NEW YORK, Sept 27, (RTRS): Sleepless and sedentary? Instead of counting sheep in a field, try running through a meadow.
Experts agree that an aerobic exercise routine during the day can keep you from tossing and turning at night, even if they're not sure why.
"The bottom line is we really don't know why people tell us that exercise helps them sleep," said Dr David Davila of the National Sleep Foundation.
"But if people are normally active, reaching their aerobic goals, chances are they will sleep the right amount for what they need."
Davila, who practices sleep medicine in Little Rock, Arkansas, said the low-grade sleep deprivation suffered by many time-pressed, under-rested Americans has a cumulative effect.
"People have more car accidents and what they call 'presentee-ism', or poor performance, at work," he said. "There are fallouts for the average person."
But evidence is emerging that aerobic exercise can offer relief from insomnia.
A recent study at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois tracked 23 previously sedentary adults, primarily women 55 and older, who had difficulty falling or staying asleep.
After 16 weeks on an aerobics training program that included exercising on a treadmill or stationery bicycle, average sleep quality improved.
"Most of poor sleepers became good sleepers," said Dr Phyllis Zee, the lead researcher in the study, which was funded by the National Institute on Aging.
She said an earlier study using Tai Chi showed less dramatic results, as did a control group doing non-physical activities such as cooking classes and museum lectures.
"This is the first time that I'm aware of where we've looked at the benefits of aerobic exercise as a treatment modality in a population with insomnia," Zee said.
She added that she sees a lot of patients with insomnia, which afflicts 25 percent of the population and can reach as high as 40 percent in older people.
"We tell them to get regular exercise. But we really don't emphasize how to exercise."
If your schedule dictates that you can only hit the gym at 5 am Dr Shawn D. Youngstedt, an expert on sleep and exercise at the University of South Carolina, believes that an hour of exercise can do more good than an extra hour of sleep.
"There's no scientific evidence that people need eight hours, seven is fine," he said. "It's far clearer that exercise has wonderful benefits. It's better than drugs for diabetes, mental health, cancer prevention."
Dr William Roberts, of the American College of Sports Medicine, cautions that for some people the time to exercise is not an hour before bed.
"To exercise close to sleep time is not good for everyone," he explained. "Try to get a half hour to an half hour of exercise early enough in the day and try to sleep on same schedule."
Roberts suggests doing something calming to wind down.
"Do not play video games," he said. "Read away from bed and then go to bed. Avoid caffeine and other stimulants before turning in."
The improved sleepers in Zee's study also reported better moods, fewer depressive symptoms and enhanced vitality.
"Vitality is everything," Zee said. "It's how somebody feels, how alert. If you think about the complaints of poor health, people will always say, 'I feel so tired.'"

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