Date: November 27th, 2009
By: Isiah Brooks
Are you feeling like a stuffed turkey? Did you eat too much? Are your ankles swollen? Do you feel sick? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then it’s time for you to do some post-turkey day training!
Post Turkey Day Workout
Cardio: 10 min of light cardio (i.e. treadmill, stroll in the park, or jumping jacks)
2 sets of push ups (10 to 15 reps)
2 sets of standing squats (10 to 15 reps) Make these non-weight bearing to keep your heartrate up and legs loose.
Using a chair or bench, 2 sets of tricep dips (10 to 15 reps) and alternate with jumping jacks (30 seconds) or standing lunges (10 per leg) in between sets.
2 sets of this ab cycle: 10 crunches, 10 bicycles, 10 right and 10 left side abdominal crunches.
Finish with 10 more minutes of cardio.
5 minutes of stretch with lots of water to flush those turkey toxins out of your body!
Tags: abs, cardio, heartrate, interval training, men, pushups, stuff turkey, tricep dips, women
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Date: November 25th, 2009
By: Isiah Brooks
Come out and join us on Dec 2nd from 7-10pm at Camden Aventura 3100 NE 190th St. Aventura, Fl. We are proud to be apart of this great night collecting toys to benefit “Community Partnership for the Homeless”. Bring a toy for entry to this networking event. Help give Christmas back to the community and meet other professionals with similar interests. bpure thanks you!
Happy Holidays!
Tags: camden aventura, catalina cleaners, community partnership for the homeless, holiday benefit, john davis, john davis racing, men, the advantage yacht charters, women
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Date: November 6th, 2009
By: Facebook User
Here are some great tips from our Nov Featured Athlete, Emily Danielson, to help keep you motivated and focused. Emily provides these helpful tidbits on a full schedule of her own! Heed what she says-she speaks the truth.
Reach your goal tips:
- Pin point what your actual goal is.
-Do you want to loose weigh, gain muscle, tone, increase endurance…..
- Know why you have this goal. (Must be for you!)
-Health reasons, self confidence, summer time appearance, special event, increase energy throughout your day…
- Create a realistic plan of action, including life in AND out of the gym.
-educate yourself on how to use the most of your time in the gym to reach your goal as efficiently as possible. Also, educate yourself on how to make the most of cardio, proper meal planning and proper rest.
- Set a goal date!
-90% of people who try to reach their goals without an actual “reach the goal day” do not succeed.
Tip: Most gyms offer free personal training orientations or fitness assessments. This is a fantastic way to design a solid work out plan that you like! And remember, if you don’t like it or you get bored, it can be changed as many times as you want!
Meeting with a nutritionist is also a great way to come up with the perfect meal plan to reach those goals and to feel great through the day!
Stay motivated tips:
- Take all junk food out of your house.
- Surround yourself with like minded positive people, it’s a huge support.
- Write down your goal and goal date on a post-it and put one on your car dash and another on the bathroom mirror. (or wherever you will see it daily)
- Take progress pictures.
- Above all make sure you are doing this for you! If you feel pressured or unhappy you will not stick to it. You have to want it.
- Talk, read and ask! The more you learn about what you are trying to do the easier it will be to stay motivated and focused!
- Keep a progress log so you can really see the progress your making.
- Planning and time management. You must be organized and manage your time wisely. We are all busy; allowing yourself to get caught up in the events of life pushing your workout to the back burner is all too easy.
- Set some smaller daily or weekly goals for yourself. Keep your eye on the over all goal but don’t let it overwhelm you. Break it down if need be.
- Crank up those jams! An iPod is every gym goer’s best friend. If you start to loose focus in your workouts…it’s time to change it up!
Tags: Emily Danielson, fitness, men, nutrition, women
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Date: November 3rd, 2009
By: Isiah Brooks
H1N1: A Younger Person’s Flu
By: Kara Winerman
One of the most striking things about the H1N1 virus is the major effect it has had on young adults and children. Typically, most serious complications and deaths during flu season occur in adults over the age of 65; however, with H1N1, the majority of deaths have been in people under the age of 65. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of the end of October there were 114 deaths from H1N1 confirmed among children. That is why children and young adults between the ages of 6 months and 24 years are in one of the priority groups to receive the H1N1 vaccine.
So what many people are asking in the midst of the H1N1 pandemic is how safe is the vaccine? According to both the CDC and World Health Organization (WHO), the studies conducted so far have shown that the pandemic vaccines have the same safety record as the seasonal flu vaccines. Any side effects from the pandemic vaccines are also similar to those from the seasonal vaccines, and so unless a person suffers from severe allergies to eggs or other substances in the vaccine, then it is strongly recommended that everyone, particularly children and young adults (and pregnant women and those with underlying health conditions) receive the pandemic vaccine.
In addition to getting vaccinated, it is important that children practice good health behaviors to prevent contracting H1N1. Parents and teachers should both inform children about prevention methods and model these behaviors to make them routines in the home and in the classroom. Prevention behaviors include sneezing/coughing into a tissue instead of one’s hands and then immediately throwing the tissue away, washing hands frequently and thoroughly with soap and water, and staying home from school when sick. These prevention behaviors, along with general good health behaviors, such as eating well and getting plenty of physical activity, should be modeled by adults and incorporated into a normal routine for children. That way they become standard practices that don’t panic children about swine flu, but rather set them up to prevent the spread of even seasonal flu and the common cold, and make them all-around healthier individuals.
Tags: center for disease control, children, h1n1, kara winerman, men, swine flu, vaccine, women, world health organization
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Date: November 1st, 2009
By: Facebook User
I live in St Augustine, Florida. I am 26 years old, 5’6”/125lbs. My measurements are 35/26/36. I am a Certified Pharmacy Technician though I do not currently do pharmacy work. I am employed at World Gym Fittness here in St. Augustine and just got hired on as a trainer with Premier Physiques. (John Meir and his head trainer Kaila are helping me prepare for my NASM certification exam.)
Along with all of this I will be attending SJRCC next year to complete my nursing degree.
This is my first year competing with the NPC and modeling.
Competition History:
- Jax Physiques, Jacksonville , Fl. -1st in Medium height figure
- Ancient City Classic, St Augustine , Fl. – 4th Bikini Tall
- Dexter Jackson Classic, Jacksonville , Fl. – 6th Bikini Tall
- Southeastern USA, Orlando, Fl. -2nd Bikini Tall
A little about myself:
I am a very active and social person. I love to travel, meet new people and try new things. I work very well with other people and consider myself to be quite outgoing and patient.
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Tags: Emily Danielson, featured athlete
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