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Ex-Ute and Taylorsville alum leaving softball for social work
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Tia Palauni readies in the field during a Utah softball game this spring. The graduating senior is now embracing life as a coach and social worker. Coutesy Trev Mozingo
Softball Tia Palauni ready for next stage of her life.
For former Taylorsville standout Tia Palauni, it is hard to remember a time when softball was not a part of her life.
After winning a state championship and garnering all-state honors at Taylorsville, Palauni went on to play at the University of Utah. Like most players, Palauni experienced ups and downs at Utah, but she capped her career a few weeks ago with a solid senior season. She was named to the Pac-12 all-conference honorable mention team.
Tia Palauni working on next stage
Garnered Pac-12 honorable mention during her senior season
Entering into a career in social work
Sticking with softball as a youth coach
Now, for the first time in years, Palauni is not a softball player. She is an ex-player looking to translate what she learned on the softball field into success in everyday life.
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'Business' of bobsled takes Lueders to Russia
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Pierre Lueders realizes some folks might look on his acceptance of the job as head coach of the Russian bobsled team as a defection of sorts.
But the face of the Canadian bobsled team for the better part of two decades is happy to explain the realities of life coaching elite amateur sport.
Despite all the romanticism surrounding the Olympics, coaches come and coaches go from country to country to country, Lueders says. In many ways, the five-ring circus is more like the National Football League or National Hockey League than most people think.
"It's no different than if Brent Sutter is coaching the Calgary Flames one month and then two months later, he's coaching the Edmonton Oilrs," said Lueders, a transplanted Ed-montonian living in Calgary. "It's a business now. I paid my loyalties to Canada as an athlete and then some as a coach as well.
"Coaching is a business. At the end of the day, the challenge and the opportunity of coaching in Russia is very much like when I was a young guy starting in bobsleigh."
In other words, he's pumped.
Just last week, Lueders announced his resignation as development coach for the Canadian team. He later told the Herald he wanted to spend more time with his family while he considered his options.
As it turns out, the 41-year-old entertained coaching offers from three countries. Canada wanted him to stay on in an elevated role, per-haps as a technical coach. Another country (Lueders refused to say which one, but Switzerland is a good bet) asked him to come over as head coach.
The Russian offer proved too tantalizing to turn down.
"This is a tremendous offer to coach a host nation at the Olympics," Lueders said. "I was very fortunate that I was an athlete preparing at a home Olympics, so I have a pretty good perspective on what I was like as an athlete."
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Celebrate Professional Wellness Month with a Life or Business Coach
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LEXINGTON, Ky., June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --If you are looking to promote a healthy work environment, encourage less stressful professional practices, and help employees become more efficient, June is a great time to start by partnering with a professional coach.
This month is Professional Wellness Month, also known as Occupational or Career Wellness Month, and was originally founded by Words of Wellness to help people live an overall healthier life. It also offers a great opportunity to help others find ways to make improvements in their lives - which is exactly the purpose of professional coaching.
"Achieving professional wellness can be done in many ways, and one way we know to increase effectiveness occurs by partnering with a professional coach," said ICF Global President and Master Certified Coach Janet M. Harvey. "Updating your resume or learning a new skill might help you get to the next step in your career, and when coaching occurs or is added to those steps individuals more clearly define and achieve overall career goals with long-lasting results."
"Optimizing individual or team work performance" was the top reason people chose to partner with a coach, according to the 2010 ICF Global Consumer Awareness Study conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Coaching has been proven to help people attain their professional goals and this can naturally translate to a sense of professional wellness. In fact, the 2009 ICF Global Coaching Client Study, also conducted by PwC with Association Resource Centre Inc., showed that 82 percent of respondents saw a positive change in their goal area of "work performance." Positive change was also seen in goal areas of team effectiveness, wellness, business management, work-life balance, career opportunities, time management, and more.
"Professional Wellness Month is the perfect time to start working with a professional coach," Harvey concluded.
What will you do this month to focus on your professional well-being? Are there other changes you can make in your busy professional life? During Professional Wellness Month, the ICF encourages you to explore how partnering with a professional coach can help you improve your personal work performance. To find an ICF Credentialed coach, visit the Coach Referral Service at http://Coachfederation.org/CRS
The International Coach Federation is the leading global organization for coaches, with over 21,000 members in more than 100 countries and over 7,900 credentialed coaches worldwide. ICF is dedicated to advancing the coaching profession by setting high ethical standards, providing independent certification, and building a worldwide network of credentialed coaches. Coaching is a distinct service and differs greatly from therapy, consulting, mentoring, or training. ICF defines coaching as partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.coachfederation.org.
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Sam Elliott, +1.859.219.3550 Samuel.elliott@coachfederation.org
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June-Marie Raw Food and Fitness Health Ironing outside in Nature with my pets 007 – Video
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Free fitness classes to be offered on City Hall Plaza; Mayor Menino launches program today
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By Colin A. Young, Globe Correspondent
As part of his recently launched Boston Moves for Health campaign, Mayor Thomas M. Menino joined public health officials and fitness instructors this morning to kick off Fitness on the Plaza, a summer series of free weekly fitness classes on City Hall Plaza.
Menino joined Dr. Barbara Ferrer, executive director of the Boston Public Health Commission, to launch the series of free classes, which includes classes run by instructors from Beantown Bootcamp, Health Yoga Life, South Boston Yoga, and The Sports Club/LA.
Summer is right around the corner, and its one of the best times for people to get out and get active in our city, Menino said in a statement. The classes that were offering every week on City Hall Plaza are a great way to get your exercise in before work and start your day off on the right foot. Whether youre pumping up with boot camp or unwinding with yoga, we want to give everyone a chance to get moving this summer.
The classes will take place on City Hall Plaza on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings until the end of August, according to the mayors office. Health Yoga Life will offer classes every Wednesday from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. until July 25. South Boston Yoga and the Sports Club/LA will team up for yoga classes every Thursday from 7 to 8 a.m. between July 12 and Aug. 30.
Beantown Bootcamp will lead classes from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. on Fridays between July 6 and Aug. 31. Beantown Bootcamp will also provide a family-friendly class between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. on Fridays. No registration is required for the classes.
Were fortunate in Boston to have fantastic resources to help people lead an active, healthy lifestyle, but access and affordability are often issues, Ferrer said in a statement. Thats why partnerships like these are crucial to the success of Boston Moves for Health. As a free and convenient program, we hope that Fitness on the Plaza will encourage more people to incorporate physical activity into their daily lives.
Boston Moves for Health, launched in April, encourages Bostonians to shed a collective 1 million pounds over the next year. The mayors call to action includes a challenge for residents to walk 10 million miles collectively during the yearlong campaign.
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Health & Fitness calendar, June 3, 2012
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TUESDAY
Swim clinic: Two-time Olympic swimming champion and native San Antonian Josh Davis will host a three-hour stroke technique clinic for youth swimmers. 8:30-11:30 a.m. Thousand Oaks YMCA, 2263 Thousand Oaks Drive. Contact Gabe Jones at gabej@ymcasatx.org or 210-494-5292 to register.
UPCOMING
Sleep problems: Three experts will address issues of sleep problems, including sleep apnea, insomnia and nocturia, and solutions from different angles. 6-7:30 p.m. June 14, Cancer Therapy & Research Center, 7979 Wurzbach Road. http://www.ctrc.net. Free.
ONGOING
Sports camp: The Providence Catholic School's athletic department will hold summer camps in basketball, volleyball, soccer and softball for girls in 4th through 11th grade. Visit http://www.providencehs.net for camp description, times and fees.
Youth flamenco: Registration is open through May 20 for free community classes for kids between 6 and 11 years old. EntreFlamenco Dance Space, 5407 Bandera Road, Suite 107. Call 210-842-4926 or www. entreflamenco.com for more information.
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. Call 210-561-1809 or 210-310-4609 for more information.
Daily exercise: The Lions Field Adult Center, 2809 Broadway, offers a free daily exercise class 9 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday. The class incorporates stretching, toning, floor exercises and some dance. Call 210-826-9041 for more information.
Diva program: This nutrition and exercise program for women with breast cancer is designed to reduce side-effects during treatment. It includes tai chi, zumba, nutrition counseling, yoga and aerobics. For a complete schedule, go to http:/thrivewell.org/diva/.
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Too Much Screen Time May Harm Kids' Fitness
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FRIDAY, June 1 (HealthDay News) -- Spending too much time in front of computers and other electronic screens may cause American children's heart and lung fitness levels, or "cardiorespiratory" fitness, to decline, a new study suggests.
Cardiorespiratory fitness involves the body's ability to transport oxygen to muscles during exercise.
The study included more than 2,000 children who were followed from ages 11 to 13. Each child reported their screen time and completed shuttle run laps to assess their fitness level.
Children who reported more screen time completed fewer shuttle run laps, the investigators found. This association was strongest in children with mid-to-high cardiorespiratory fitness levels, and was independent of physical activity levels.
The study was published in the June issue of the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.
"The results are interesting and add to the evidence that spending too much time sitting is hazardous to children's health," study lead author Jonathan Mitchell, who conducted the research while at the Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, said in a news release from the American College of Sports Medicine.
"If children limit the amount of time spent sitting in front of a screen, then this could help to combat declining levels of cardiorespiratory fitness in youth," he added.
While the study uncovered an association between more screen time and less cardiorespiratory fitness, it did not prove a cause-and-effect relationship.
-- Robert Preidt
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MapMyFITNESS Secures $9M in Series B Funding Led by Austin Ventures and Milestone Venture Partners
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Leader in online and mobile fitness applications poised to accelerate growth through latest round of funding and new strategic business partnerships with Competitor Group, Inc. and run.com, the e-commerce platform for The Running Specialty Group, LLC
AUSTIN, Texas -- MapMyFITNESS, a health and fitness technology company powering the Internet's largest and fastest growing community of fitness enthusiasts, today announced $9 million in Series B funding led by Austin Ventures and Milestone Venture Partners. Strategic business partners Competitor Group, Inc. and The Running Specialty Group, LLC also announced their participation in the funding as part of larger business partnerships.
MapMyFITNESS is an online and mobile platform that helps over nine million active users plan workout activities, measure their fitness and track their progress both in real-time and over time. The company leverages a fast-growing business model that has doubled revenue each of the past four years and is projected to nearly triple in 2012. This investment will help MapMyFITNESS continue to advance its leadership position in the global online and mobile fitness application markets and further develop its offerings.
"Austin Ventures' continuing enthusiasm is a great validation of our success to date. We're also thrilled to leverage Milestone Venture Partners' unique expertise on healthcare technology services, and to deepen our business partnerships with Competitor Group and run.com, the e-commerce platform for The Running Specialty Group," said Richard Jalichandra, chief executive officer of MapMyFITNESS. "This Series B funding allows us to continue innovating and improving our tools for people of all levels to improve their fitness, nutrition and overall health."
"MapMyFITNESS has built the leading fitness activity tracking technology platform for consumers and enterprise alike," said Mike Dodd, partner at Austin Ventures and MapMyFITNESS board member. "The company has also proven its ability to build the business, with growth in audience and revenue far exceeding expectations."
"The connected health space is rapidly expanding, and the MapMyFITNESS team has established a solid early leadership position," said Todd Pietri, partner at Milestone Venture Partners.
"MapMyFITNESS' amazing growth of one of the largest audiences of runners, walkers, cyclists and active people has tremendous synergy with what we're doing at Competitor with events like the Rock N Roll race series," said Scott Dickey, president and chief executive officer at Competitor Group, Inc.
"The MapMyFITNESS team has created one of the most engaging utilities for fitness enthusiasts, one that complements what we're trying to do with our new website, run.com," said Ken Gart, President of The Running Specialty Group.
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