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Mick Malthouse: 'It's been very difficult [since leaving], very strange.' Photo: Sebastian Costanzo
LIFE after Collingwood has been ''very difficult'', Mick Malthouse has revealed in an exclusive interview with The Age, while he says he has not ruled out the possibility of a return to coaching.
Malthouse also reopens his dispute with Collingwood president Eddie McGuire over the reasons he left the club and speaks expansively about what his life is like now he is no longer at the helm of the Magpies.
''I'd be lying if I didn't say I've found things difficult,'' he says. ''It's been very difficult, very strange.''
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He rejects suggestions he was burnt out when he stepped down. ''There were pressures, but I've been through a lot worse,'' he says.
''I felt very much in control of the situation.''
This puts him at odds with comments by McGuire over events that led to Collingwood's pioneering ''Kirribilli agreement'', which was designed to allow a smooth succession for Nathan Buckley.
Malthouse concedes the landmark deal was struck at a difficult time for his family - his mother was dying and his grandson was undergoing a major operation - but he rejects McGuire's assertion that Malthouse suggested things were getting on top of him in mid-2009, calling it ''incorrect''.
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Greg Hansen: Stress one of biggest coaching hazards
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In my first year of high school, our baseball team played at Worthington Field. Our football team played at the Worthington Park complex. My first high school PE teacher was "Coach Worthington."
It didn't occur to me that this man, Glen "Zeus" Worthington, was the man after whom my schoolboy field of dreams had been named. I just remember thinking he was really old.
He was 61.
During my junior year, I walked into the cafeteria for lunch just as Coach Worthington toppled backward, off his chair. He was dead by the time an ambulance arrived. I just stood there, young and dumb.
His coaching whistle was still around his neck.
I strongly remember reading his obituary in the next day's newspaper. Zeus Worthington might have been the finest athlete in the first half-century of Utah, 1900-1950. He was a four-year letterman for the Utah State Aggies in football, basketball and track. He had been coaching at my high school for 30 years, and I didn't know a thing about him.
The obituary mentioned that in addition to coaching three sports at Logan High School, he was also chairman of the Logan Golf and Country Club, director of the city's summer recreation program and was looking forward to retirement.
But at 61, he was lying on the cafeteria floor, dead, surrounded by a bunch of nave high school kids who hadn't taken the time to appreciate what the "old coach" had accomplished.
I later met his son, Jack, who traded at my dad's gas station, and I remember Jack Worthington telling me his dad died of far more than a heart attack. He had died from the accumulation of stress, almost all of it self-imposed, a lifetime of coaching three sports in which Glen Worthington did not compromise his standards. He literally lived and died for his school.
When I heard that UA softball coach Mike Candrea was taken by ambulance from Sunday's UA-ASU game, I felt the same sense of dread that overwhelmed me 40 years ago in the cafeteria at Logan High School.
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Health & Fitness File, March 28
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Health Care Network Inc.
Free Flu Shots for Uninsured: Health Care Network Inc., 904 State St., will identify uninsured Racine County residents and provide them with a free flu shot voucher which will be good until April 15. These vouchers will be redeemable at any Walgreens location that offers flu shots. For more information, call Health Care Network Inc. at (262) 632-2400.
Kenosha Visiting Nurse Association
Shingles vaccinations: People who have had chickenpox are at risk for shingles. The risk for shingles increases as a person gets older. Shingles is painful and can cause serious problems. There is no way to tell who will get shingles or when it may occur. A single dose of shingles vaccine is recommended for adults age 60 and older and for those who have not had shingles. It is a one-time vaccination. Fee: $235. The Kenosha Visiting Nurse Association offices are at 600 52nd St., Suite 300, Kenosha. Call (262) 656-8400 for more information or to schedule an appointment.
City of Racine Health Department
Immunization Clinics and TB tests: The City of Racine offers walk-in immunization clinics in the City Hall Room 4, 730 Washington Ave., from 1:30-4 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of the month.
Medicaid/Forward Health cards are accepted only for those ages 18 and younger. Medicare cannot be accepted for any services. Cash, check and credit card (Visa and MasterCard) are accepted.
A $10 fee is requested for residents of the City of Racine, Elmwood Park and Wind Point for one vaccine plus $5 for each additional vaccine with a maximum of $20; and $15 for Racine County residents for one vaccine plus $5 for each additional vaccine with a maximum cost of $25.
People should bring their childs current immunization records.
TB skin tests are available for a $10 fee for residents and $15 for non-residents (results available the following Friday afternoon).
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Weight Loss and Exercise Help Overweight Adults Retain Mobility
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Newswise Weight loss and increased physical fitness nearly halved the decline in mobility in overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes, according to four-year results of the Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) trial funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The results are published in the March 29, 2012, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
The largest and longest-running study of its kind, this research confirms how important losing weight and increasing physical activity are in the treatment of mobility-related problems among people with type 2 diabetes as they age, said lead author Jack Rejeski, Ph.D, Thurman D. Kitchin Professor of Health and Exercise Science at Wake Forest University. The weight loss and physical activity goals promoted in the study are well within the reach of most Americans. Future research is needed to determine if this sort of intervention can be translated into public health interventions, particularly in light of possible effects on health care costs.
Look AHEAD is a multi-center, randomized clinical trial designed to determine the long-term effects of intentional weight loss on the risk of cardiovascular disease in overweight and obese individuals with type 2 diabetes. Beginning in 2001, a total of 5,145 Look AHEAD participants were randomly assigned to either an intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI) group or a usual care, or Diabetes Support and Education (DSE) group. The ILI treatment involved group and individual meetings to achieve and maintain weight loss through decreased caloric intake and increased physical activity. The DSE group attended three meetings each year that provided general education on diet, activity, and social support.
Being able to perform routine activities is an important contributor to quality of life, said Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., director of the NIHs National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), which oversaw the study.
To assess mobility, Look AHEAD participants rated their ability to carry out activities with or without limitations. Included were vigorous activities such as running and lifting heavy objects and moderate ones such as pushing a vacuum cleaner or playing golf. Participants also separately rated their ability to climb a flight of stairs; bend, kneel or stoop; walk more than a mile; and walk one block. Both groups were weighed annually and completed a treadmill fitness test at baseline, after year one, and at the end of four years.
After four years of the study, Look AHEAD participants in the intensive lifestyle group experienced a 48 percent reduction in mobility-related disability compared with the diabetes support and education group.
This is the first long-term study to demonstrate that by participating in an intensive lifestyle intervention, overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes can reduce decline in mobility as they age, Rejeski said.
Overweight and obesity affects more than two-thirds of U.S. adults age 20 and older. More than one-third of adults are obese. Many factors contribute to the problem, including genetics and lifestyle habits. Excess weight can lead to type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, and certain cancers. Nearly 26 million Americans have diabetes, and more than 7 million of them do not know it.
With nearly two-thirds of participants reporting mild, moderate, or severe restrictions in mobility when Look AHEAD began, it is critical to address to this problem, said Mary Evans, Ph.D., project scientist for Look AHEAD. This study of mobility highlights the value of finding ways to help adults with type 2 diabetes keep moving as they age. We know that when adults lose mobility, it becomes difficult for them to live on their own, and they are likely to develop more serious health problems, increasing their health care costs.
Co-authors of the study are Edward Ip, Wake Forest University School of Medicine; Alain Bertoni, Wake Forest University School of Medicine; George Bray, Pennington Biomedical Research Center of the Louisiana State University System; Gina Evans, Baylor College of Medicine; Edward Gregg, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and Qiang Zhang, Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
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Kendal Crosslands breaks ground for new facility
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Kendal-Crosslands celebrated the groundbreaking of their new Health and Wellness Center last week. For Phil DeBaun, Executive Director of Crosslands, this is an expansion to our community that weve always imagined and now we celebrate it.
For the residents of Crosslands, this will be a new center featuring the latest in health center designs with private rooms, a house like setting, bright and airy spaces, and a small household concept vs. a medical model in design. It will also be home to our new Wellness Center with a new indoor pool, fitness room, a day care facility, and physical and occupational rehab services, says DeBaun. We will showcase many garden spaces, patios, and horticulture aspects as well which fits naturally with our almost 500 acre arboretum-like campus.
Senator Pileggi, State Representative Ross, Pennsbury Township officials, construction management staff, and architects were all together with residents and staff celebrating this long awaited project. And, unique to this endeavor, our residents raised 1.85 million dollars to help build their new center, said DeBaun.
For over 40 years, Kendal~Crosslands is a non-profit provider of programs and services that advocates for and empowers older adults to achieve their full potentials. Nestled on close to 500 acres in the Kennett area, Kendal~Crosslands is a continuing care retirement community and partners with area neighbors.
For the residents of Crosslands, this will be a new center featuring the latest in health center designs with private rooms, a house like setting, bright and airy spaces, and a small household concept vs. a medical model in design. It will also be home to our new Wellness Center with a new indoor pool, fitness room, a day care facility, and physical and occupational rehab services, says DeBaun. We will showcase many garden spaces, patios, and horticulture aspects as well which fits naturally with our almost 500 acre arboretum-like campus.
Senator Pileggi, State Representative Ross, Pennsbury Township officials, construction management staff, and architects were all together with residents and staff celebrating this long awaited project. And, unique to this endeavor, our residents raised 1.85 million dollars to help build their new center, said DeBaun.
For over 40 years, Kendal~Crosslands is a non-profit provider of programs and services that advocates for and empowers older adults to achieve their full potentials. Nestled on close to 500 acres in the Kennett area, Kendal~Crosslands is a continuing care retirement community and partners with area neighbors.
No More Mail, Dogs: Retired Postal Workers Rest – Video
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