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| Tips offer guidlines for reaching health goals - Herald-Dispatch Posted: 02 Feb 2011 08:58 PM PST Most women join a gym for three reasons: muscle-toning, weight-loss and healthy-living. The road to achieving these goals differs for everyone, but the exercise experts at Life Fitness are offering some useful guidelines to follow. WEIGHT TRAINING: Many women still believe the myth that lifting weights will make their muscles bulge like a man's. Not true. Women don't naturally produce enough testosterone (a key hormone for building muscle) to appear masculine. Incorporating weight training into a workout program can: boost metabolism; increase bone density, which lowers chances of osteoporosis; tones and adds firmness; and increase energy levels. Weight lifting also helps you perform aerobic exercises, which will increase cardiovascular endurance. CARDIO: Keep your blood pumping and burn calories with a regular cardio routine. If you integrate a variety of cardio exercises, you'll keep the workouts interesting and will be more likely to stay dedicated. Try these cardio workouts at home or at your gym: elliptical trainer, treadmill, jump rope, swim laps, spin class or hip-hop dance class. Start with cardio exercise three days per week and slowly build up your routine to incorporate cardio five days a week. Your cardio workouts can add lean, sexy muscle toning. CORE STRENGTH: Core strength exercises are great for whole-body fitness. Your core must be strong in order to perform everyday activities and prevent lower back injuries. Flexibility comes more naturally to women and can really add to the feminine contouring of muscles, but it follows the "use it or lose it" principle. Check out classes like Pilates and yoga. Both practices support a sculpted upper body and tighter abs. Other benefits of these workouts are increased strength, greater flexibility, stronger endurance and better posture. yoga and pilates also offer relaxation, stress management and improved memory and concentration abilities. If adding mind/body exercise is too much when you're just starting out, at the very least take five to 10 minutes to stretch after your workouts. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||||
| New Highland ‘Y’ Health and Wellness Director helps members meet goals - Highland Community News Posted: 27 Jan 2011 03:50 PM PST It took Meike Johnson a trip halfway around the world and a 12-day hike up to the frozen tundra on Mt. Everest for her to make the life-changing decision to move to sunny California. The Vancouver native had been working and going to school for years in Washington State. In November of 2009, Johnson went to Nepal for a medical and dental health camp. The group trekked to Base Camp on Mt. Everest. "Waking daily at 6 a.m. and walking up all day was beautiful," she remembers. "At that high altitude, your legs feel like lead." It was there that she decided to move to California where some of her family members were living. "I was ready for some life changes and growth in my career," said Johnson. With a degree from Washington University in Kinesiology and Fitness Management, Johnson worked for a time teaching fitness and doing physical training at a private gym in Chino Hills. She says she missed the YMCA environment that she grew to love while she was in college. Johnson had worked at the Walla Walla "Y" after her internship there. "They actually care about people at the Y," she said as she compared the 124-year-old organization to the environment for employees and clients at private gyms. "The staff are friendly and the members know everyone. It's a very loving community, a mini-family," said Johnson.Meike Johnson was hired as group exercise instructor at the Highland Family YMCA in November of 2010. She was recently promoted to Health and Wellness Director. Now, in addition to still teaching many fitness classes, she oversees all of those programs and a staff of 15. "I want people to come in and feel comfortable that we are helping them toward their goals," she said. With a variety of programs and dedicated instructors, Johnson sees the "Y" as the perfect place for people to achieve their fitness goals. "There is a lot of excitement and energy at this "Y" that we are channeling toward members to get everyone involved," said Johnson. Getting word out about the facility's offerings is one of Johnson's goals. She thinks people may be surprised to find out that the Highland Family YMCA offers a great variety of classes and programs for people of all ages. There is yoga, pilates, fitness boot camp, water classes, kick-boxing, dance-salsa aerobics, cardio-salsa and many more. To help residents keep their New Year's resolutions, Johnson is inviting the community to come into the Highland Family YMCA where her staff can show the fitness equipment and visitors can sign up for a one-week pass to try out the facility. The Highland Family YMCA is at 7793 Central Ave., Highland. For more information about programs and classes, call (909) 425-9622. The following are comments from the readers. In no way do they represent the view of highlandnews.net. You must register with a valid email to post comments. Only your Member ID will be posted with the comments.
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