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Health & Fitness calendar: Oct. 1
Posted: October 4, 2012 at 11:25 am
Saturday
Run for the Fund: Join 1,000 participants in sprinting, jogging or walking through SeaWorld, 10522 Sea World Drive. Proceeds are donated to the SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund. 8 a.m. Oct. 6. http://www.seaworldparks.com/runforthefund. $45 through race day.
Action Kidney Day: Learn about kidney disease and how it affects the local community through free kidney health screenings, cooking demos, fitness, free food samples and the Kidney Action Day Walk. 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. http://www.kidneyfund.org. Free.
Jazzercise: Jazzercise Downtown is offering a free week and a three-month special through October. Lunchtime classes are held 12:15-1 p.m. Monday through Friday; 5:30-6:15 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Walk-ins welcome. 403 Ave. E (First Presbyterian Church. Call 210-265-7960 or jazzercisedowntown@gmail.com for details.
Upcoming
Reiki: Briana Brooks leads an open forum to help explore this holistic approach to health and fitness. Reiki treatments will be given free of charge. 7-8:30 p.m. Oct. 9. Brooks Community Classroom, 6323 Sovereign St., Suite 186. 210-365-1400.
Mental health: The St. George Episcopal Church Mental Health Family Support Group will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Oct. 10. The church is located at 6904 West Ave. Patients, family members, providers and friends are welcome. 210-342-4261.
Ongoing
Juicing support group: Adam McManus leads a weekly support group 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays at the Starbucks Legacy, 1723 N. Loop 1604 E, Suite 102. Contact McManus at talkradioadam@gmail.com or 210-373-7499. Free.
Food addicts: Are you having trouble controlling your eating? Regular meetings of Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous can be found at http://www.foodaddicts.org. 210-561-1809 or 210-310-4609.
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Health & Fitness calendar: Oct. 1
Bethan John – lost 4 stone with Rosemary Conley Diet and Fitness – Video
Posted: October 3, 2012 at 9:24 pm
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June-Marie Raw Food and Fitness Health just a few Tuesday Videos – Video
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Premier Health and Fitness Centre Welcome You! – Video
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Best Fitness Trends to Try
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Trying something new keeps you motivated to exercise. But which current fitness craze is worth your time, money, and energy? Real Simple asked health experts to weigh in.
TRX Suspension TrainerThe trend, explained: This piece of workout equipment was developed by a Navy SEAL as a way to stay fit in the field. The TRX, made up of nylon straps and handles, anchors over a door or some other stationary object and adjusts to different heights so you can do head-to-toe movespush-ups, lunges, pull-upsusing your body weight. The equipment costs about $200 (trxtraining.com) and comes with how-to DVDs. Fans say that the TRX engages more muscles than the same moves performed on solid ground.
Expert opinion: The main benefit of using the TRX is that it forces you to use your core to stabilize yourself, says Scarsdale, N.Y.based exercise physiologist Brad Schoenfeld, the author of Women's Home Workout Bible. For example, to do a plank pose on the ground, you only have to keep your body straight and lifted, using your abdominals for support. For a plank pose with the TRX, in which your ankles are held up by the nylon straps, you need to engage your chest, back, shoulders, and abdominals to ensure that you dont fall over.
The TRX is also convenient, because you can rig it up at home and adjust your positioning to increase or decrease the difficulty level, says Schoenfeld.
The bottom line: The TRX is worth it for almost anyone, especially for people who want a challenging way to exercise different muscle groups but may not want to sign up for a gym membership. _______________________________________________
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High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)The trend, explained: HIIT turns a regular cardio workout into a super-efficient one: You alternate between 20- to 30-second bursts of all-out effort and easier recovery periods. HIIT works with any cardio activity, including walking, running outdoors, and using the elliptical or stair-climber. The approach is said to strengthen the heart, the lungs, and large muscles, and devotees love it because of its purported fat-burning abilities. Plus, HIIT workouts are short20 to 30 minutes on average. To try it: Start with a slow five-minute warm-up, then increase your pace (or resistance or incline) until youre breathing heavily. Keep going for 30 seconds, then drop your pace, resistance, or incline down for two to four minutes; repeat three to four times. Because of the intensity, most experts recommend HIIT a maximum of three times a week.
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StepForward Announces Launch of New Website
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StepForward to Better Health (http://www.Stepforwrd.com) completes first phase redesign of Stepforwrd.com launching On October 8, 2012
Los Angeles (PRWEB) October 03, 2012
Based on the Facebook fan page with nearly 6,000 followers, it is clear the community is involved and ready for what StepForward has in store with their redesigned website. As an extension of their own current online community, StepForward members and Facebook followers can share their stories and learn about trending health news topics while stepping forward to better health.
The redesigned website will serve as a primary hub of connecting, learning, and tracking health and wellness to our already loyal Facebook followers, said Renee Perschin-Usem, President of StepForward. We are excited to step forward from the beta version of our website and launch a new dashboard with user-friendly interface.
With inspirational quotes and ideas to get active and healthy, the StepForward Facebook page provides insight into the helpful content that brings individuals from all health and wellness backgrounds together to share their stories and be inspired by one another. The Stepforward website will enhance and extend this community by providing helpful tools and resources for living a healthy life. With the help of useful online health and fitness tracking tools at Stepforwrd.com, members can now learn about wellness and help the community make better choices each day toward better health and happiness.
About StepForward to Better Health
StepForward is a wellness community and program meant to help you achieve overall wellness through a healthy mind, body, and spirit. The StepForward program is evidence-based and created with user-friendly simple steps to help you break the cycle and Step Forward to better health. While helping you track your own health habits, StepForward also gives you useful and inspirational advice and suggestions. This lifestyle program is based on five pillars that are often overlooked in our daily lives: exercise, sleep, water, food and medication. To learn more about StepForward and to take advantage of their free fitness and health tracking tools, please visit http://www.Stepforwrd.com, or facebook http://www.facebook.com/stepforwardtobetterhealth. StepForward is powered by iMobile Wellness, LLC.
Elizabeth Maxim Marketing Maven Public Relations, Inc. (310) 341-7351 Email Information
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Final Agenda Featuring Keynote Speakers Michael Graves and Stephen Wolfram Announced for the First-Ever WIRED Health …
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The agenda for the first-ever WIRED Health Conference: Living by Numbers was announced today by partners WIRED and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The two-day symposium, connecting pioneering researchers with ambitious entrepreneurs, will take place October 15-16, 2012 at Le Parker Meriden in New York City. Seats at the conference are sold out, however sessions featuring presentations and conversations that underscore the extraordinary impact of technology on healthcare, can be viewed live online at http://www.wired.com/wiredscience.
Follow day-of coverage of the WIRED Health Conference: Living by Numbers on Wired.com at http://www.wired.com/wiredscience and via Twitter @wired and @WIREDBiz.
The WIRED Health Conference: Living by Numbers is made possible through partnership with The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and additional support from the premier sponsor IBM, premium sponsor, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, as well as BASF, BodyMedia, iHealth, and 2Morrow Mobile.
WIRED is the first word on how ideas and innovation are changing the world. Each month in the magazine and every day online, our editors deliver a glimpse into the future of business, culture, innovation, and science. AdWeek named WIRED to its 2011 Hot List and made WIRED its first-ever Magazine of the Decade in 2010. It was named to Advertising Ages A-List in 2010, received three National Magazine Awards for general excellence in 2005, 2007, and 2009, and was nominated for a National Magazine Award for Magazine of the Year in 2011. Wired.com was named 2009s Best Magazine Website by AdWeek, Best News, Business & Finance Website in 2009 by MPA Digital, and was a 2011 National Magazine Award for Digital Media General Excellence finalist. WIRED and Wired.com reach more than 14 million readers each month.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation focuses on the pressing health and health care issues facing our country. As the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving the health and health care of all Americans, the Foundation works with a diverse group of organizations and individuals to identify solutions and achieve comprehensive, meaningful, and timely change. For 40 years the Foundation has brought experience, commitment, and a rigorous, balanced approach to the problems that affect the health and health care of those it serves. When it comes to helping Americans lead healthier lives and get the care they need, the Foundation expects to make a difference in your lifetime. Follow the Foundation on Twitter http://www.rwjf.org/twitter or Facebook, http://www.rwjf.org/facebook.
Day 1: October 15, 2012
Visualizing Health
Big Data, Better Health
Rick Smolan, CEO, Against All Odds Productions
The Quantified Self
New health club sets itself apart from the rest
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04 October 2012 | last updated at 01:33AM
The Queenax allows members to use the ceiling, wall and floor as part of their training tools.
The shower room and locker room for members to keep their personal belonging. Pix by Che Rani Che Din
The trainer motivates members to exercise by making the session fun and interactive.
Health enthusiasts keep fit on the 30m long running track
The club features three different types of studios in its 1,600sq m of space.
The Mind, Body, and Energy studios are specially designed to focus on yoga and pilates; group exercise; and spin classes, respectively.
This is the first health club to have state-of-the-art equipment, Queenax, which allows the ceiling, walls and floor to be used in training as it accommodates suspension and functional training.
To help members burn more calories, they also use the high-tech Curve treadmills. These are said to be better than conventional treadmills.
The club runs short sessions of a 15-minute, 30-minute or 45-minute workout routine for those who are pressed for time.
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Regence and Healthways Partner to Offer SilverSneakers® Fitness Program to Regence Medicare Advantage PPO Plans …
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PORTLAND, Ore. & NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Regence is partnering with well-being improvement leader Healthways (HWAY), to offer the SilverSneakers Fitness Program to its Regence Medicare Advantage PPO members. SilverSneakers is the nations leading exercise program designed to keep older adults active and healthy. The three-year partnership will provide the program to more than 100,000 members in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Utah through 2015. Regence Medicare Advantage PPO members can join the award-winning program at no additional cost.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, physical activity is essential to healthy aging. Further information from the CDC states that exercise not only helps strengthen muscles in older adults, but it can also prevent many of the health problems that seem to come with aging. Using proven methodologies based upon more than 16 years of science and outcomes, the SilverSneakers Fitness Program increases physical activity in older adults, resulting in higher well-being and lower health care costs.
While regular exercise is a crucial part of healthy living for people of all ages, it is particularly effective in preventing or managing chronic diseases for older adults, said Ben R. Leedle, Jr., Healthways president and chief executive officer. We look forward to partnering with Regence to provide this time-tested program to their Medicare Advantage PPO members in the Northwest and Intermountain states.
The SilverSneakers Fitness Program engages participants in active behavior change through access to a variety of physical activity venues and programming specifically for older adults that incorporates physical fitness and social experiences. The Healthways fitness center network offers convenient access to more than 15,000 participating fitness and wellness facilities nationwide. In addition to the national network, Regence members have access to more than 500 fitness and wellness facilities across their four-state service area.
Regence is committed to improving the health of our members at any age or fitness level. Our experience with wellness programs has shown that a more physically active lifestyle can make a measurable difference in our members overall health and well-being. We believe our Medicare Advantage members will enjoy the benefits of SilverSneakers friends and fun model and most importantly, they will reap the benefits of a healthier lifestyle, said Lisa Brubaker, senior vice president of Government Programs for Regence.
More information on the SilverSneakers Fitness Program, including a list of available fitness centers, is available on the programs website at http://www.silversneakers.com. Medicare beneficiaries may enroll in a Regence Medicare Advantage PPO plan during the ongoing Medicare annual election period, which runs from October 15 through December 7, 2012.
About Regence affiliated companies
The Regence affiliated companies serve more than two million members through Regence BlueShield of Idaho, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah and Regence BlueShield (selected counties in Washington). Each health plan is a nonprofit independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. The Regence affiliated companies are committed to improving the health of its members and communities and to transforming the health care system. For more information, please visit http://www.regence.com or follow us on Twitter.
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