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Award Winning Gym – Better than Fitworks Richmond Heights Health Club – Video
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Health Club Shaker Heights, Chagrin Falls, Lyndhurst, Willoughby Hills, Beachwood, Pepper Pike – Video
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Fitness Club Mayfield Village, Chesterland OH, Beachwood, Gates Mills, Chagrin Falls – Video
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Picard Center Analyzes Fitness and Academic Data on La. Students
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Students with cardiovascular fitness tend to score higher on standardized academic tests, according to a recent health report released by the Picard Center for Child Development and Lifelong Learning at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The report notes that students with cardiovascular fitness may score up to 5% higher on standardized tests than children who are classified as unfit (average of 16 points higher in English Language Arts and average of 19 points higher in Math).
More than 100,000 schoolchildren from approximately 300 schools and 18 districts across Louisiana participated in health-related fitness assessments during the 2010-11 school year. (Of this sample, more than 78,000 records were used in the statewide fitness data analysis, and more than 19,000 student records were used in the fitness-academic data analysis.)
Students participated in five fitness subtests, each measuring a different quality of fitness, such as aerobic capacity, muscle strength, endurance, and flexibility. Additionally, Body Mass Index (BMI) data were gathered from students, which is a measurement of a student's weight in relation to their height and serves as an indicator of an individual's risk for certain chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, and Type 2 diabetes.
In its analysis of cardiovascular fitness and academic performance, Picard researchers included students who completed a scored aerobic capacity assessment (ages 10 and above) and had LEAP or iLEAP scores (grades 3-9). This sample included more than 19,000 students.
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Students who passed the cardiovascular fitness assessment scored an average of 16 points higher on the 2011 English-Language (ELA) portion of the state standardized tests. (326 for students who passed cardio test vs. 310 for students who did not).
Students who passed the cardiovascular fitness assessment scored an average of 19 points higher on the 2011 Math portion of the state standardized tests. (334 for students who passed cardio test vs. 315 score for students who did not).
These findings are comparable to similar studies in other states, such as the Texas Youth Fitness Study and the California Physical Fitness Test.
"Based on these findings, the results suggest there are statistically significant differences in children who are aerobically fit and those who are not. This translates into real academic gains for students as well as potentially positive health outcomes," notes Dr. Holly Howat, co-principal investigator for Coordinated School Health.
"Fitness assessment is one part of many components of strategies to prevent childhood obesity in that it connects the schools' efforts with parental/community involvement. Teachers can assess their curriculum while parents are invited to learn more about their child's fitness in an effort to collectively prevent childhood obesity," said Dr. Joan Landry, physical health research project director.
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Fighting the Resistance in Health and Fat Loss – Video
Posted: April 29, 2012 at 1:18 am
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OnFit: Mark and Don – Australian Health and Fitness Expo, 2012 – Video
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Healthful living is truly a part of what God wants for us
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By Catherine Galasso-Vigorito
The human body that God created for us has such an incredible, intricate and miraculous design. Our health and well-being is a treasure from God, over which we have control. God greatly cares how we treat our body and balanced, healthful living is truly a part of what God wants for each of us.
In the Bible, the body is compared to a temple. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your body. (1 Corinthians 6: 19-20). Therefore, lets respect our body as our dwelling place and do one of the most important things we can do for a healthy mind, body and spirit: participate in a regular fitness program. The health benefits of exercise are endless. Exercise can help ease depression, sharpen brainpower, boost your energy, lift your mood, enhance self-image, relieve stress, and so much more.
When was the last time that you spent 30 minutes to an hour a day on your physical well-being? I know a vibrant, incredibly fit woman in her 70s. She is overflowing with optimism, enthusiasm and stamina. So one day, I asked my smiling friend how she does it all, and she replied, I have two careers.
Two careers. What do you mean? I questioned, curiously.
After a moment of silence, she told me, I have my regular office job, she explained bursting with excitement. However, my second career begins every morning at 6 a.m., when I go for my brisk, morning walk.
Then, she leaned toward me as if she were telling me a secret, and she said something that was amazing. I manage my attitude with regular physical fitness, she uttered.
Similarly, American physician and cardiologist, Paul Dudley White, once said, A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world. If something is weighing on your mind, try going on a long walk by yourself so you will have time to think and begin to work through whatever may be bothering you. Heres a tip: Use a pedometer and measure your steps, and you are likely to walk further.
With a physicians okay, start with small, short-term goals. Engage in activities frequently that you enjoy, developing a repertoire of several different things that you really like to do.That way, exercise will never seem boring or routine. Schedule your workout in your planner, as you would an appointment, and abide by it. And, soon, you will reap great rewards.
Find a friend and try jogging or speed walking.
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Chagrin Falls Gym – Personal Training, Fitness Center, Health Club – Gym Chagrin Falls, OH – Video
Posted: April 24, 2012 at 1:14 pm
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