It was a gorgeous day for the 11th annual Bartlett Parks and Recreation St. Valentine's Day 5K and 10K Run Feb. 9.
There was plenty of sunshine and temperatures were in the upper 50s at start time.
This year's event, which started at Grace Presbyterian Church, 6671 Yale Road in Bartlett, had the biggest turnout ever, with 468 total finishers.
Twenty couples competed In the couple's division of the 10K for eight dinners for two to Outback Steakhouse.
A walking division was added in the 5K this year, and plenty of paper hearts were on display.
Do you have photos of a fitness event or class you'd like to share? E-mail them to winburne@commercialappeal .com for use with future calendars.
Fitness events
SilverSneakers Mega Class: 12:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday. The YMCA at Schilling Farms, 1185 Schilling Farms Blvd. East, Collierville. Class is 45 minutes. SilverSneakers is designed for ages 65 and older who want to improve their range of motion, balance, flexibility and strength. Call 850-9622.
DAC Triathlon: Saturday at 3146 Goodman Road, Southaven, Miss. Entry fees for individual: $30 ($25 for members); team triathlon $30. Preregister, (662) 349-0403. Race day registration 9 a.m.
"Heartfelt for Life: Strengthening Your Heart": 2-3:30 p.m. Sunday at Prairie Life Fitness Center, 3690 Houston Levee Road, Collierville. Free seminar on exercising with a heart problem, information for heart attack survivors and target heart rate training. Call 854-8998.
Memphis Runners Track Club (MRTC) Frank Horton Winter Cross-Country Race Series: Sunday, 10K at Shelby Farms (meet at the college course near Mullins Station Road). 2 p.m. $20 nonmembers, $15 members. Call 246-1565. Online: memphisrunners.com or racesonline.com.
Relax & Renew Workshop: 4-6 p.m. Sunday ($25) at Evergreen Yoga Center, 1541 Overton Park. Soothing yoga poses to relieve stress and relax deeply. Some yoga experience helpful but not necessary. Space limited. Early registration recommended. 726-1115. evergreenyogamemphis.com.
Chucalissa's 10th annual 5K Relic Run: 9 a.m. March 1. Preregister by Feb. 26. Race-day registration 7:30-9 a.m. $12 early registration ($15 race day); $25 family; $6 police/fire personnel; $1 off for Memphis Runners Track Club members and Friends of Chucalissa. Course winds through the woods of Chucalissa Museum and T.O.Fuller State Park. 785-3160 ext. 10.
Touch Therapy Training: 1-4 p.m. March 1 at 50 And Fit, 7871 Farmington Blvd., Germantown. Class trains you and a partner in reflexology massage. Call for reservations, costs and more information. 755-7083. E-mail 50andfit@bellsouth.net.
Germantown Half Marathon and 5K: 7:30 a.m. March 16, Germantown Athletic Club. Registration for half marathon: $45 until March 15; $60 race day. Registration for 5K: $20 until March 15; $25 race day. Call 331-3689. germanhalfmarathon.racesonline.com.
Bunny Run 5K: March 22 at Dillard's Oak Court Mall for prerace warmup. Audubon Park for 9 a.m. race. Preregistration: $16 ($15 Memphis Runners Track Club members); $10 special needs participants; $5 for children age 10 and under. Preregistration 4-7 p.m. March 21 at Davis-Kidd. Race-day registration ($20) begins 7:45 a.m. at Dillard's Oak Court. 683-8787 ext. 222. Preregister online: bunnyrun.racesonline.com
Health events
Screening/Discussion of "Sicko": 7 p.m. today in Blount Auditorium of Buckman Hall, Rhodes College, 2000 North Parkway. Free. Documentary on the medical and moral deficiencies of the American health care system. Discussion after.
Estate Planning 101: What every adult should know before dying. 6:30 p.m. today at Whitehaven Branch Library, 4120 Millbranch (at Raines Road), Guest speaker attorney Anthony Bradley. Learn the importance of having a last will and testament, living will, durable power of attorney for health care and financial durable power of attorney. 396-6300.
Men's Cancer Support Group: Meeting 6-7:30 p.m. today. The Jones Clinic, 7710 Wolf River Circle, Germantown. Support and education group for men who have cancer. Supper provided. Ellen Eisen at 202-7639.
Adult Diabetes Support Group: 7 p.m. Tuesday meeting in the Ann L. and Joseph H. Powell Library (in physicians' office building adjacent to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis) at 6025 Walnut Grove. 226-5000 or (800) 4-BAPTIST.
"Commit to Quit": Six-week course on smoking cessation. Starts Tuesday. Other start dates: April 1, May 13 and June 24. Hope & Healing, 1115 Union. $60. Free to members. Call 259-4673 ext. 1604. churchhealthcenter.org.
Depression Support Group: 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays at the Church of Christ (Room 202), 1106 Colonial. Group includes people dealing with all levels of depression and bipolar disorders. For details, 761-2007.
"Spirit of the Marathon": Thursday 7 p.m. at Malco's Paradiso Cinema. Feature-length film about five runners -- three amateurs and two elites -- as they train for and run the Chicago Marathon. Go to malco.com for information.
The West Tennessee Transplant Association: 6:30 p.m. Thursday meeting at Cupboard Restaurant, 1400 Union.
Back on Track/Life After Cancer: 6-7 p.m. Thursday at Wings Cancer Foundation, 100 N. Humphreys Blvd. Susan Ross, who talks about dealing with stress and the fear of recurrence. 683-0055 ext. 1159.
Breath of Life: 2-3 p.m. Thursday at the Wings Cancer Foundation, 100 N. Humphreys Blvd. Support group open to all patients and families dealing with lung cancer. 683-0055 ext. 1159.
Free Heart Healthy Workshop: Noon to 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Wellworx Sport Club, 1 N. Main. A free 30-minute seminar on fitting a heart-healthy workout in your business day. RSVP by Wednesday at 526-7966.
"Man to Man" -- Prostate Cancer Support Group: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital (Powell Library), 6025 Walnut Grove. Baptist Centers for Cancer Care partners with the American Cancer Society to help men and their families cope with prostate cancer. 725-8620 or 226-4039.
On the Move in Congregations: Training sessions 10 a.m.-noon Thursday and Saturday at Church Health Center (Hope & Healing), 1115 Union. Sessions encourage participants to increase steps, decrease calories, increase daily servings of fruits and vegetables. Participants receive a pedometer to track daily steps along with a meditation journal. Call 272-7170 ext. 1513. nowakc@churchhealthcenter.org.
Living with Diabetes: Class 2-5:30 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at Delta Medical Center, 3000 Getwell (at Knight Arnold). Carbohydrate counting, using your glucose meter and diabetes management are some of the topics discussed. 369-6032 or 369-8558.
Infant Massage Workshops: 2 p.m. Feb. 23 at Evergreen Yoga Center, 1541 Overton Park. $55 per family (baby and two adults). Advance registration required. Call 496-2881. evergreenyogamemphis.com.
Adult Diabetes Support Group: Meeting 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at Baptist Rehabilitation-Germantown, 2100 Exeter, Germantown. Designed to benefit the newly diagnosed and those who have been living with the disease. Call 757-3428.
Infant Massage Workshop: 10:30 a.m. Feb. 25 at Hope and Healing, 1115 Union. $10 for the public and free to Hope & Healing members. 259-4673. churchhealthcenter.org.
Prenatal Connections: A Workshop in Baby/Parent Bonding: Feb. 26, 6:30 p.m. at Hope & Healing, 1115 Union. Workshop designed for expectant mothers and their support partners and addresses the importance of bonding. $15 per family. Call 259-4673. Online: churchhealthcenter.org.
Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women Community Seminar: 6225 Humphreys Blvd. Admission free. Reservations required. Call 227-8478 or (800) 4-BAPTIST. Feb 27: "Inconvenience of Incontinence," noon-1 p.m. Focus is on evaluation/treatment options for urinary incontinence, loss of bladder or bowel control and pelvic floor dysfunction.
American Heart Association Rock 'n Roll For Red: Feb. 28 at EP Delta Kitchen & Bar, 126 Beale Street. Benefits Go Red For Women movement, local heart disease and stroke research. $50 VIP ticket from 7-9 p.m. features complimentary cocktails, food, live/silent auctions and live entertainment. $5 general admission. Call 383-5400.
Surgical Weight-Loss Options: 7 p.m. Feb. 28 in seminar rooms 2 and 3 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis, 6019 Walnut Grove. Free educational seminar. Dr. George Woodman addresses benefits and risks of weight-loss surgery and its use for the treatment of morbid obesity. Call 226-LOSE (5673) or go online to baptistonline.org.
Forget-Me-Not Trivia Night: March 1 at Germantown Centre to benefit Alzheimer's Day Services of Memphis. Games begin 6:30 p.m. Tickets $25. 372-4585.
Open House at Hope & Healing: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. March 1 at The Church Health Center (Hope & Healing), 1115 Union. All people of faith who are interested in developing healthier lifestyles through their congregations. Free event includes aerobics classes, healthy recipes and facility tours. 259-HOPE. mcnealt@churchhealthcenter.org
Crohn's and Colitis Support Group: Meeting 7-8 p.m. March 3 at the Germantown Community Library, 1925 Exeter, Germantown. Group meets first Monday of each month. 755-2755 for details.
The Mid-South Comfort Care Coalition: March 4 meeting at Trezevant Assisted Living, 177 N. Highland. Potluck supper 5:30 p.m. Featured speaker is Rafael Miranda from 6-7:30 p.m., talking about "Latino/Hispanic Culture & Health." 626-4233.
Stroke Support Group: 6:30-8 p.m. March 4 in Medical Office Building A, 7655 Poplar Pike, Suite 250 (on the Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital campus). Call 516-6929.
Send event info to: Health & Fitness Calendar, The Commercial Appeal, 495 Union, 38103; winburne@commercialappeal.com.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Debbie’s HGH way to health and fitness
The Herald gets action -- again. As of this morning, Debbie Clemens Health and Fitness website has ceased to exist in cyberspace. When you got to www.debbieclemens.com you get a message saying "The URL you have requested does not have a website associated with it." But you can still read all about it in Today’s Inside Track. Now how are we gonna get Roger that "Love" ball....
Today, we feel the need to direct your attention to www.debbieclemens.com, the health and fitness Web site of Roger Clemens’ lovely bride - which is a real howl now that Debbie admits she was shot up with HGH in order to look good for a Sports Illustrated photo shoot!
The Web site, captioned “Healthy Lifestyle, Exercise Program, Diet & Fitness Tips from Debbie Clemens,” gives Mrs. Rocket’s take on “a common sense and balanced lifestyle approach” - but nowhere do we find any mention of the benefits of human growth hormone!
“Hello Fitness Friends,” Debbie writes. (We’re thinking that Brian McNamee is off that list!)
“I have always been reluctant to tell others what I think would be best for them,” she continues. “I only know what works for me.”
Ahem.
According to McNamee, what worked for Debbie was HGH. He says he injected Mrs. Clemens at Roger’s direction before the couple posed for the 2003 Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition pics.
Debbie admits she did HGH, but claims she injected herself. Roger says Debbie only did it once and quit immediately because she felt “wiggy,”’ ‘itchy’ and suffered circulation problems. Roger, of course, also says he never touched the stuff.
What is not in dispute is Debbie’s performance anxiety leading up to the bathing-suit pics.
“Roger came to me one day and told me that we had been asked to do a photo shoot for Sports Illustated,” she writes. “I had major anxiety! I was a 39-year-old mother of 4!
“Once I realized this WAS going to be a reality, I decided to give it everything I had.”
Apparently.
“I am not a risk taker, but have since learned that with risk, sometimes comes great reward.”
And sometimes come Congressional hearings . . . .
“I feel it was a turning point in my life . . . Using common sense and my ability to balance my life, I achieved that goal.”
Hmmm, seems she left something out there . . .
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Today, we feel the need to direct your attention to www.debbieclemens.com, the health and fitness Web site of Roger Clemens’ lovely bride - which is a real howl now that Debbie admits she was shot up with HGH in order to look good for a Sports Illustrated photo shoot!
The Web site, captioned “Healthy Lifestyle, Exercise Program, Diet & Fitness Tips from Debbie Clemens,” gives Mrs. Rocket’s take on “a common sense and balanced lifestyle approach” - but nowhere do we find any mention of the benefits of human growth hormone!
“Hello Fitness Friends,” Debbie writes. (We’re thinking that Brian McNamee is off that list!)
“I have always been reluctant to tell others what I think would be best for them,” she continues. “I only know what works for me.”
Ahem.
According to McNamee, what worked for Debbie was HGH. He says he injected Mrs. Clemens at Roger’s direction before the couple posed for the 2003 Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition pics.
Debbie admits she did HGH, but claims she injected herself. Roger says Debbie only did it once and quit immediately because she felt “wiggy,”’ ‘itchy’ and suffered circulation problems. Roger, of course, also says he never touched the stuff.
What is not in dispute is Debbie’s performance anxiety leading up to the bathing-suit pics.
“Roger came to me one day and told me that we had been asked to do a photo shoot for Sports Illustated,” she writes. “I had major anxiety! I was a 39-year-old mother of 4!
“Once I realized this WAS going to be a reality, I decided to give it everything I had.”
Apparently.
“I am not a risk taker, but have since learned that with risk, sometimes comes great reward.”
And sometimes come Congressional hearings . . . .
“I feel it was a turning point in my life . . . Using common sense and my ability to balance my life, I achieved that goal.”
Hmmm, seems she left something out there . . .
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Greenbrier mayor declares Health and Fitness Day
Greenbrier Mayor Melton Cotton has declared Saturday as Health and Fitness Day in Greenbrier. To celebrate the declaration, Girl Scout Troop 341 and the Greenbrier Events Center are sponsoring a Health and Fitness Fair to benefit Greenbrier and surrounding communities. The event is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Greenbrier Events Center behind City Hall.
The event, planned to inform and educate the public, will showcase a variety of businesses, services, benefits and opportunities available to residents in the area.
Participants include: Sunrise Riding Club, Curves for Women, Greenbrier Chiropractic, Women Run Arkansas, Faulkner County Health Department, Grand Master Han's Martial Arts, Greenbrier Family Fitness, Martinez Chiropractic, Jazzercise, Vision Care Arkansas, MEMS, Reform Yourself Pilates, Central Arkansas Cheer, Sporty Runner, Summer Consultants, Hospice Home Care, Hurley Chiropractic, Arkansas Alzheimers Association, Community Services, American Red Cross, Greenbrier Youth Baseball, Greenbrier Soccer, McMaster's Physical Therapy, Bal Mour, Smoothie King and Fatchmo Volley Club. Girl Scout cookies will also be available.
Performances and demonstrations kick off at 10 a.m. with Central Arkansas Cheer; the Eastside Elementary Little Dribblers and cup stacking teams; Jazzercize; Grand Master Han's Martial Arts of Greenbrier; Conway Regional Fitness Center; Fatchmo Volley Club, baton twirlers and Pilates.
Conway Regional will offer body composition, blood pressure, posture screenings and other health and therapy information. Other health screenings will be offered.
The event, planned to inform and educate the public, will showcase a variety of businesses, services, benefits and opportunities available to residents in the area.
Participants include: Sunrise Riding Club, Curves for Women, Greenbrier Chiropractic, Women Run Arkansas, Faulkner County Health Department, Grand Master Han's Martial Arts, Greenbrier Family Fitness, Martinez Chiropractic, Jazzercise, Vision Care Arkansas, MEMS, Reform Yourself Pilates, Central Arkansas Cheer, Sporty Runner, Summer Consultants, Hospice Home Care, Hurley Chiropractic, Arkansas Alzheimers Association, Community Services, American Red Cross, Greenbrier Youth Baseball, Greenbrier Soccer, McMaster's Physical Therapy, Bal Mour, Smoothie King and Fatchmo Volley Club. Girl Scout cookies will also be available.
Performances and demonstrations kick off at 10 a.m. with Central Arkansas Cheer; the Eastside Elementary Little Dribblers and cup stacking teams; Jazzercize; Grand Master Han's Martial Arts of Greenbrier; Conway Regional Fitness Center; Fatchmo Volley Club, baton twirlers and Pilates.
Conway Regional will offer body composition, blood pressure, posture screenings and other health and therapy information. Other health screenings will be offered.
Good food, good times, good health
The message from 10-year-old Chantel Ossanna of Belleville was refreshing mostly because of the source.
For the past several years, people have been inundated with warnings from doctors, health units, and all corners of the health field about the benefits of eating right and becoming more physically active.
Children, with startling findings that more and more of our youngsters are obese, have been targeted for health education in ways never before seen.
"I know if I do that," said Chantel, referring to the good advice of eating properly and getting off the couch, "I'll live a long and healthy life."
A student at St. Michael's Catholic School, Chantel was one of 60 youngsters from Grades 5 to 8 who took part in an innovative "SuperKids Saturday" at Albert College. The event was the brainchild of Karen Kehler, who is employed at Albert.
The kids who signed up, by all accounts, had a ball and got to nibble their way around the place while learning about activities that are fun and beneficial to their health.
Loyalist College's fitness and health promotion students helped set up and run 15 activity stations and the event was funded through a special grant from General Mills Canada Corp.
Kehler wasn't required to organize this event, but felt compelled to do it in an effort to contribute to the overall health and well-being of kids. It's a noble gesture and a commitment that deserves the gratitude of a community that, too, is worried about the shape of our kids.
Kehler said she started SuperKids to empower children to be fit and strong. When General Mills heard about Kehler's work the multinational food giant provided a grant of about $5,000 to Albert College so Kehler could plan Saturday's event, provide each participant with information to take home with them, and to update the SuperKids website she has developed over the past two years - www.superkidsinternational.com.
There needs to be more commitment to the cause of health and fitness as a means of lessening the burden on ourselves and our health care system, particularly among our young, and Kehler's approach is just what the doctor ordered.
One such event each year by a committed individual like Kehler is helpful, but it isn't enough to stem the tide of a culture that offers too many chances for poor eating habits and every opportunity for children to take up a pastime behind the control of a video game console or computer keyboard, rather than one on the playing field or in a gym.
For the past several years, people have been inundated with warnings from doctors, health units, and all corners of the health field about the benefits of eating right and becoming more physically active.
Children, with startling findings that more and more of our youngsters are obese, have been targeted for health education in ways never before seen.
"I know if I do that," said Chantel, referring to the good advice of eating properly and getting off the couch, "I'll live a long and healthy life."
A student at St. Michael's Catholic School, Chantel was one of 60 youngsters from Grades 5 to 8 who took part in an innovative "SuperKids Saturday" at Albert College. The event was the brainchild of Karen Kehler, who is employed at Albert.
The kids who signed up, by all accounts, had a ball and got to nibble their way around the place while learning about activities that are fun and beneficial to their health.
Loyalist College's fitness and health promotion students helped set up and run 15 activity stations and the event was funded through a special grant from General Mills Canada Corp.
Kehler wasn't required to organize this event, but felt compelled to do it in an effort to contribute to the overall health and well-being of kids. It's a noble gesture and a commitment that deserves the gratitude of a community that, too, is worried about the shape of our kids.
Kehler said she started SuperKids to empower children to be fit and strong. When General Mills heard about Kehler's work the multinational food giant provided a grant of about $5,000 to Albert College so Kehler could plan Saturday's event, provide each participant with information to take home with them, and to update the SuperKids website she has developed over the past two years - www.superkidsinternational.com.
There needs to be more commitment to the cause of health and fitness as a means of lessening the burden on ourselves and our health care system, particularly among our young, and Kehler's approach is just what the doctor ordered.
One such event each year by a committed individual like Kehler is helpful, but it isn't enough to stem the tide of a culture that offers too many chances for poor eating habits and every opportunity for children to take up a pastime behind the control of a video game console or computer keyboard, rather than one on the playing field or in a gym.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Health and fitness calendar
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Classes/seminars
Standard first aid with CPR/AED adult, Feb. 14, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., American Red Cross, 2 E. Frederick St., Walkersville. Fee: $60. 301-662-5131.
Smoking cessation class, begins Feb. 18, meets Mondays through March 17 at noon. Support group meets Wednesdays, Feb. 20-March 19 at noon. Free. FMH Wellness Center, FSK Mall, Frederick. 240-379-6011.
Hospice of Frederick County faith community liaison program, Feb. 19, 6 p.m., Hospice, 516 Trail Ave., Suite C, Frederick. 240-566-3038.
Basic first-aid instruction, Feb. 19, 6:30 p.m., HealthFirst Enterprises. $. 301-473-5670.
Adult, child and infant CPR, Feb. 21, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., American Red Cross, Frederick County Chapter, 2 E. Frederick St., Walkersville. Fee: $60. 301-662-5131.
Traditional childbirth education, four-week series, sessions begin Feb. 21, Frederick Memorial Hospital, 400 W. Seventh St., Frederick. Fee: $110/couple. 240-379-6000.
Support groups
Amyloidosis support group, Feb. 20, noon, Bob Evans, 1721 Dual Highway, Hagerstown. 301-745-5389.
Friends in Frederick Parkinson's disease support group meets Feb. 20, 1 p.m., Mount Pleasant Ruritan Club, 8101 Crum Road, Mount Pleasant. 301-845-6514.
Hepatitis support group Feb. 19, 6 p.m., Frederick County Health Dept., 350 Montevue Lane, Entrance B, Suite 1. 301-600-3343.
BLOOD DRIVES
American Red Cross -- To schedule a blood donation, call 800-GIVE-LIFE.
Feb. 13, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Frederick Community College, 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick.
Classes/seminars
Standard first aid with CPR/AED adult, Feb. 14, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., American Red Cross, 2 E. Frederick St., Walkersville. Fee: $60. 301-662-5131.
Smoking cessation class, begins Feb. 18, meets Mondays through March 17 at noon. Support group meets Wednesdays, Feb. 20-March 19 at noon. Free. FMH Wellness Center, FSK Mall, Frederick. 240-379-6011.
Hospice of Frederick County faith community liaison program, Feb. 19, 6 p.m., Hospice, 516 Trail Ave., Suite C, Frederick. 240-566-3038.
Basic first-aid instruction, Feb. 19, 6:30 p.m., HealthFirst Enterprises. $. 301-473-5670.
Adult, child and infant CPR, Feb. 21, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., American Red Cross, Frederick County Chapter, 2 E. Frederick St., Walkersville. Fee: $60. 301-662-5131.
Traditional childbirth education, four-week series, sessions begin Feb. 21, Frederick Memorial Hospital, 400 W. Seventh St., Frederick. Fee: $110/couple. 240-379-6000.
Support groups
Amyloidosis support group, Feb. 20, noon, Bob Evans, 1721 Dual Highway, Hagerstown. 301-745-5389.
Friends in Frederick Parkinson's disease support group meets Feb. 20, 1 p.m., Mount Pleasant Ruritan Club, 8101 Crum Road, Mount Pleasant. 301-845-6514.
Hepatitis support group Feb. 19, 6 p.m., Frederick County Health Dept., 350 Montevue Lane, Entrance B, Suite 1. 301-600-3343.
BLOOD DRIVES
American Red Cross -- To schedule a blood donation, call 800-GIVE-LIFE.
Feb. 13, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Frederick Community College, 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick.
Helping you look after your health
BLAINA’S new state-of-the-art gym Fitness Recall is now officially open.
Ainsley Morgan, the mayor of Blaenau Gwent, officially opened the High Street-based gym in a ceremony that attracted more than a 100 guests.
Managing director and fitness consultant Andrea Smith was overwhelmed by the turn out.
“We have had a lot of good feedback, people can’t believe that we are based in Blaina,” she said.
“My only aim in life is to get people fit and healthy and that is what I want to do here.
“In this modern way of life people need to realise that they really need to look after their health.
“There is no excuse for not taking part in four half hour fitness sessions a week.
“Only a small part of the nation look after their fitness and I want to boost Blaenau Gwent’s stats up.
“I want to get people out of the doctor’s surgery and back into the gym.”
Fitness Recall is open from 9am to 9pm every weekday, except Thursdays when the gym closes at 4.30pm.
On Saturdays the gym is open from 9am to 1pm and on Sunday it opens between 10am and 4pm. It also offers exclusive personal training time to Platinum members on Thursdays and Sundays between 5pm and 9pm.
One-off gym use costs £3.50 or £2 for OAPs but Fitness Recall also offers Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum packages.
For further information call 01495 290222 or visit www.fitnessrecall.com. You can also e-mail info@fitnessrecall.com
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Family health_fitness and Fitness Day in Northfield
The second annual Family Health and Fitness Day was held Saturday at the Northfield Community School.
Experts offered advice on skin care, golf and yoga. Local businesses, such as OceanSide gym, donated equipment.
Food samples from area casinos, restaurants and bakeries were available to sample. Chefs from Atlantic Cape Community College Culinary Arts and Unite Here Local 54 culinary program helped children become a chef for the day.
Ainsley Morgan, the mayor of Blaenau Gwent, officially opened the High Street-based gym in a ceremony that attracted more than a 100 guests.
Managing director and fitness consultant Andrea Smith was overwhelmed by the turn out.
“We have had a lot of good feedback, people can’t believe that we are based in Blaina,” she said.
“My only aim in life is to get people fit and healthy and that is what I want to do here.
“In this modern way of life people need to realise that they really need to look after their health.
“There is no excuse for not taking part in four half hour fitness sessions a week.
“Only a small part of the nation look after their fitness and I want to boost Blaenau Gwent’s stats up.
“I want to get people out of the doctor’s surgery and back into the gym.”
Fitness Recall is open from 9am to 9pm every weekday, except Thursdays when the gym closes at 4.30pm.
On Saturdays the gym is open from 9am to 1pm and on Sunday it opens between 10am and 4pm. It also offers exclusive personal training time to Platinum members on Thursdays and Sundays between 5pm and 9pm.
One-off gym use costs £3.50 or £2 for OAPs but Fitness Recall also offers Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum packages.
For further information call 01495 290222 or visit www.fitnessrecall.com. You can also e-mail info@fitnessrecall.com
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Family health_fitness and Fitness Day in Northfield
The second annual Family Health and Fitness Day was held Saturday at the Northfield Community School.
Experts offered advice on skin care, golf and yoga. Local businesses, such as OceanSide gym, donated equipment.
Food samples from area casinos, restaurants and bakeries were available to sample. Chefs from Atlantic Cape Community College Culinary Arts and Unite Here Local 54 culinary program helped children become a chef for the day.
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Ocular manifestations of HIV
Dr Mahipal Sachdev
HIV infection begins with the injection of the virus directly into the blood stream by the exposure of broken skin or mucous membrane to HIV-contaminated fluids, or by perinatal transmission from an infected mother to an infant.
New HIV drug can tackle treatment-resistant strains
Jane Kirby
A new drug for HIV sufferers was launched in the UK recently. Studies show that 75 per cent of patients receiving the drug raltegravir have a reduction in HIV viral load in their blood, compared with 40 per cent taking a dummy drug.
Health Notes
Artificial sweeteners fail to prevent weight gain in rats
LONDON: Conventional wisdom that low-calorie artificial sweetener can prevent weight gain seems to have been scotched by a Purdue University study, in which rats fed on such sweeteners were still found to put on weight.
New cellular receptor for HIV identified
Doctors getting Brits hooked to prescription drugs
Run to look younger
Rahul Verghese
“Me and Run! Are you crazy?” That’s what my colleague told me when, a year ago, I asked her if she would sign up for a 7-km run. I now find her hyper charged, after running a half marathon of 21.1km!! Her motivation — she saw some quick stamina gains – being able to run from 6 minutes, to over 30 minutes at a stretch, a month later.
I have lost 9 kg in two months, reduced two inches off my waist to fit back into my jeans, and reduced my cholesterol from 260 to a level of 180, primarily through running. My motivation – doctor’s orders, my favourite jeans, and quick results.
The health benefits of running are mostly known to be related to weight loss but let me give you a longer, yet still partial list which goes further, and you’ll be amazed at what running can do for you.
Improvement of the cardiac muscles, making the arteries a bit more flexible, reducing LDL (bad cholesterol) levels while increasing the HDL (good cholesterol) levels.
Strengthening the skeletal system by enhancing bone strength, promoting bone development via the high impact nature of running on the joints, reducing the chances of osteoarthritis, and reducing the incidence of osteoporosis.
Blood sugar management, helping those with type 2 diabetes, and also keeping those on the verge of diabetes, to manage their risks better.
Reducing the incidence of sinusitis – I had acute sinusitis when I was based in Singapore, started running, and found that with a 20-25 minute run, my sinus cavities would get drained and I would be absolutely fine.
Keeping the common cold and mild fever at bay – I used to always have a lump in my throat followed by a couple of days of fever and a cold, twice a year with a change of season. But that’s unfortunately a thing of the past, thanks to my running regimen. Unfortunately, because I lost one excuse to take a day off during my corporate career.
Running is a great way to de-stress, and even perhaps plan what you need to do during the day. It’s one of those rare “me” times during the day. Even Anil Ambani, who started running only a few years ago, finds this a great way to spend time with himself on what he needs to.
A study among 2400 twins in the UK found that regular vigorous exercise of three-four hours a week, was found to make you younger by nine years. Now who can argue with that? Who doesn’t want to feel and look younger?
Another study done in the UK suggests that people need to run, not walk, for enhanced health benefits. They have even cited the impact of running as a means to lower the risk of breast cancer.
Very often – the lethargics among us would say – “but walking is the best for our health – this is what we have been doing for centuries in India”.
While walking is good exercise, it is not great in isolation, especially for those of us with otherwise sedentary lifestyles. If that was the case, India would not be the global capital of cardiac and diabetic ailments!!
So, let’s accept that a simple thing of putting one foot in front of the other, quickening the pace, and doing it for 30-45 minutes a day, four-five days a week, is good for us.
And the good news is that all of us have run at some point in our lives, and we can again. Fauja Singh ran his first marathon in the UK at the tender age of 89, and continued to do so post-94.
I could barely run a km without getting out of breath and now, at 47, am readying myself for my 23rd full marathon. I know if I, as a non-athlete, could start so late in life, anyone can start running. So, go ahead and start.
But try not to get addicted! And while others may think you’re crazy, you’ll know that you’re not.
EYESIGHT
Ocular manifestations of HIV
Dr Mahipal Sachdev
HIV infection begins with the injection of the virus directly into the blood stream by the exposure of broken skin or mucous membrane to HIV-contaminated fluids, or by perinatal transmission from an infected mother to an infant.
The first thing that starts developing is a flu-like illness with swollen glands in the neck and armpits. The average period from infection with HIV to the development of AIDS is estimated to be more than eight years.
HIV disease progresses from a variable symptom-free period to the AIDS symptoms stage when the immune system starts to break down and the patient is unable to fight infections and presents with glands in the armpit and neck which remain swollen for more than three months, a simple boil or warts which may spread all over the body, patient may feel tired all the time, have high temperatures, drenching night sweats, lose more than 10 per cent of their body weight and have diarrhoea lasting more than a month.
Infection of a special type of white blood cells in the blood called CD4 lymphocytes and macrophages leads to failing resistance and susceptibility to infections and malignancies characteristic of AIDS.
In addition, direct effects of HIV, particularly on the CNS, can cause encephalitis, HIV encephalopathy and AIDS dementia complex. Eye disorders are common in HIV and occur in approximately 75 per cent of HIV patients during the course of this disease. They include various opportunistic infections (of the retina, cornea and ocular adnexa) and tumours (including the eyelids, conjunctiva and orbital structures).
The most common eye problem of HIV-infected patients is, in fact, visual field defects (can see only half the page), floaters or flashing lights due to abnormalities of the small vessels of the retina called HIV retinopathy which does not progress.
In HIV-infected adults there is dry eye problem which can cause intermittent eye pain, blurred vision that clears with blinking and worsens with extended reading and computer use. In a child infected with HIV often the only symptom is that he or she cries without tears. This condition, called keratoconjunctivitis sicca, is due to the damage to lacrimal gland and is treated with artificial tears.
The HIV-infected patient may complain of eye pain, decreased vision, irritation and difficulty to open eyes in bright light when they have corneal infections due to virus (most commonly herpes), bacteria and fungus (most frequently by candida) which have to be treated with medical therapy.
When a HIV-infected patient complains of diminished vision with the loss of peripheral vision (“looks like I am in a tunnel”) he/she may have retinitis due to Toxoplasma (in patients with CD4 counts of <100cells/microlitre) to be treated with antibiotics or Cytomegalovirus (in patients with CD4 counts of <50cells/microlitre) to be treated with ganciclovir or herpes virus which can rapidly progress from central vision loss (“black holes”) to blindness if not treated with antiviral drugs immediately.
The HIV-infected patient may develop deep purple-red nodules on the eyelid skin or a bright red lesion in the conjunctiva like a subconjunctival haemorrhage, both being a common presentation of Kaposi’s sarcoma. The lesion has to be treated with excision, radiation or medical therapy.
The HIV-infected patient may develop viral warts to nerve palsies of the eye, but most HIV-infected persons can expect to be asymptomatic for three to five years after infection. When T4 cell counts fall below 200 cells/mm3 prophylaxis is advised. Combination pharmacotherapy — highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for HIV-infected individuals — has resulted in a dramatic improvement in function by reducing the rate of newly diagnosed (from 6.1 per cent to1.2 per cent) and relapses (from 36 per cent to 17 per cent) of CMV retinitis and has reduced the rate of progression to AIDS or death by 86 per cent. All HIV-infected patients should have regular ophthalmic care because many illnesses may first manifest in the eye and in some cases the ophthalmologist may be the first to suspect HIV infection or to diagnose AIDS.
The writer is Chairman and Medical Director, Centre for Sight, New Delhi. Email: msachdev@bol.net.in
New HIV drug can tackle treatment-resistant strains
Jane Kirby
A new drug for HIV sufferers was launched in the UK recently. Studies show that 75 per cent of patients receiving the drug raltegravir have a reduction in HIV viral load in their blood, compared with 40 per cent taking a dummy drug.
The groups were taking raltegravir or the dummy pill in combination with other therapies. Raltegravir is for patients who have failed on other treatments and works by blocking an enzyme essential for HIV to replicate itself.
Its effectiveness is noted by its ability to drive down levels of HIV genetic material (RNA) in the blood. Raltegravir is the first in a new class of HIV treatments called integrase inhibitors.
Scientists hope this new family of drugs will get round the problem of treatment-resistant HIV strains.
Dr Mark Nelson, director of HIV services at London's Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, said it could provide a lifeline for patients failing on existing treatments.
"For these people, the emergence of new classes of drugs such as integrase inhibitors will offer new hope," he added.
During the trials, patients were taking raltegravir or the dummy drug plus Optimised Background Therapy (OBT).
OBT is a regime of antiretroviral drugs tailored to individual patients.
One study published in The Lancet medical journal in April 2007 was based on 178 patients with advanced HIV.
They had been taking regular antiretroviral HIV drugs for about 10 years but were failing to respond to them.
Researchers measured the amount of viral load - or HIV RNA - in their blood after 24 weeks of treatment with their usual HIV drugs plus either raltegravir or a dummy drug.
Patients taking raltegravir had an average of 98 per cent drop in their HIV RNA count, compared with 45 per cent drop in the dummy drug group.
The number of CD4 cells, an indicator of the immune response, was also boosted in patients taking raltegravir.
A recent report from the National Aids Trust showed that more than a quarter of Britons did not know that HIV could be caught as a result of unprotected sex between two men.
In 2000, the figure was just 12 per cent. Over a fifth were also not aware that HIV could be spread by sex between men and women, compared with 9 per cent in 2000. — The Independent
Health Notes
Artificial sweeteners fail to prevent weight gain in rats
LONDON: Conventional wisdom that low-calorie artificial sweetener can prevent weight gain seems to have been scotched by a Purdue University study, in which rats fed on such sweeteners were still found to put on weight.
Writing about their findings in the journal Behavioral Neuroscience, the researchers expressed their belief that a sweet taste followed by no calories might make the body long for extra food.
During the study, the researchers gave different yoghurt to different groups of rats, some sweetened with sugar, and some with saccharin. The animals were later given a plentiful supply of food.
It was observed that the saccharin-fed mice ate more calories, put on more fat, and gained more weight than their sugar-fed counterparts. Such animals did not make any attempt to cut back on their food later to regulate their weight, say the researchers. — ANI
New cellular receptor for HIV identified
LONDON: Researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), say that they have identified a new cellular receptor for HIV.
When the virus begins its assault on the body’s immune system, say the researchers, it targets a cellular protein that helps guide immune cells to the gut.
The cell adhesion molecule that the researchers have identified as another potentially important receptor for HIV is known as integrin alpha 4 beta 7.
“The identification of this new receptor opens up new avenues of investigation that may help further elucidate the complex mechanisms of the pathogenesis of HIV infection,” Nature Immunology quoted NIAID Director Dr Anthony S. Fauci, chief of the institute’s Laboratory of Immunoregulation (LIR), as saying. — ANI
Doctors getting Brits hooked to prescription drugs
LONDON: Doctors are unintentionally getting Britons hooked to prescription drugs, by giving patients dangerously high doses of medicines that can prove highly addictive, according to a parliamentary investigation in the country.
GPs close their eyes to official advice that patients should not take powerful tranquillisers such as Valium for more than four weeks, says an all-party parliamentary group on drug misuse.
The report will point the finger at some family doctors who hand out repeated prescriptions to people for painkillers, sleeping tablets and anti-anxiety pills without even seeing them.
“Some GPs are addicting people by giving them repeat prescriptions without checking to see how long they’ve been on the drugs in the first place,” the Telegraph quoted Dr Brian Iddon, the Labour MP who chairs the group, as
saying. — ANI
Rahul Verghese
“Me and Run! Are you crazy?” That’s what my colleague told me when, a year ago, I asked her if she would sign up for a 7-km run. I now find her hyper charged, after running a half marathon of 21.1km!! Her motivation — she saw some quick stamina gains – being able to run from 6 minutes, to over 30 minutes at a stretch, a month later.
EYESIGHT
Ocular manifestations of HIV
Dr Mahipal Sachdev
HIV infection begins with the injection of the virus directly into the blood stream by the exposure of broken skin or mucous membrane to HIV-contaminated fluids, or by perinatal transmission from an infected mother to an infant.
New HIV drug can tackle treatment-resistant strains
Jane Kirby
A new drug for HIV sufferers was launched in the UK recently. Studies show that 75 per cent of patients receiving the drug raltegravir have a reduction in HIV viral load in their blood, compared with 40 per cent taking a dummy drug.
Health Notes
Artificial sweeteners fail to prevent weight gain in rats
LONDON: Conventional wisdom that low-calorie artificial sweetener can prevent weight gain seems to have been scotched by a Purdue University study, in which rats fed on such sweeteners were still found to put on weight.
New cellular receptor for HIV identified
Doctors getting Brits hooked to prescription drugs
Run to look younger
Rahul Verghese
“Me and Run! Are you crazy?” That’s what my colleague told me when, a year ago, I asked her if she would sign up for a 7-km run. I now find her hyper charged, after running a half marathon of 21.1km!! Her motivation — she saw some quick stamina gains – being able to run from 6 minutes, to over 30 minutes at a stretch, a month later.
I have lost 9 kg in two months, reduced two inches off my waist to fit back into my jeans, and reduced my cholesterol from 260 to a level of 180, primarily through running. My motivation – doctor’s orders, my favourite jeans, and quick results.
The health benefits of running are mostly known to be related to weight loss but let me give you a longer, yet still partial list which goes further, and you’ll be amazed at what running can do for you.
Improvement of the cardiac muscles, making the arteries a bit more flexible, reducing LDL (bad cholesterol) levels while increasing the HDL (good cholesterol) levels.
Strengthening the skeletal system by enhancing bone strength, promoting bone development via the high impact nature of running on the joints, reducing the chances of osteoarthritis, and reducing the incidence of osteoporosis.
Blood sugar management, helping those with type 2 diabetes, and also keeping those on the verge of diabetes, to manage their risks better.
Reducing the incidence of sinusitis – I had acute sinusitis when I was based in Singapore, started running, and found that with a 20-25 minute run, my sinus cavities would get drained and I would be absolutely fine.
Keeping the common cold and mild fever at bay – I used to always have a lump in my throat followed by a couple of days of fever and a cold, twice a year with a change of season. But that’s unfortunately a thing of the past, thanks to my running regimen. Unfortunately, because I lost one excuse to take a day off during my corporate career.
Running is a great way to de-stress, and even perhaps plan what you need to do during the day. It’s one of those rare “me” times during the day. Even Anil Ambani, who started running only a few years ago, finds this a great way to spend time with himself on what he needs to.
A study among 2400 twins in the UK found that regular vigorous exercise of three-four hours a week, was found to make you younger by nine years. Now who can argue with that? Who doesn’t want to feel and look younger?
Another study done in the UK suggests that people need to run, not walk, for enhanced health benefits. They have even cited the impact of running as a means to lower the risk of breast cancer.
Very often – the lethargics among us would say – “but walking is the best for our health – this is what we have been doing for centuries in India”.
While walking is good exercise, it is not great in isolation, especially for those of us with otherwise sedentary lifestyles. If that was the case, India would not be the global capital of cardiac and diabetic ailments!!
So, let’s accept that a simple thing of putting one foot in front of the other, quickening the pace, and doing it for 30-45 minutes a day, four-five days a week, is good for us.
And the good news is that all of us have run at some point in our lives, and we can again. Fauja Singh ran his first marathon in the UK at the tender age of 89, and continued to do so post-94.
I could barely run a km without getting out of breath and now, at 47, am readying myself for my 23rd full marathon. I know if I, as a non-athlete, could start so late in life, anyone can start running. So, go ahead and start.
But try not to get addicted! And while others may think you’re crazy, you’ll know that you’re not.
EYESIGHT
Ocular manifestations of HIV
Dr Mahipal Sachdev
HIV infection begins with the injection of the virus directly into the blood stream by the exposure of broken skin or mucous membrane to HIV-contaminated fluids, or by perinatal transmission from an infected mother to an infant.
The first thing that starts developing is a flu-like illness with swollen glands in the neck and armpits. The average period from infection with HIV to the development of AIDS is estimated to be more than eight years.
HIV disease progresses from a variable symptom-free period to the AIDS symptoms stage when the immune system starts to break down and the patient is unable to fight infections and presents with glands in the armpit and neck which remain swollen for more than three months, a simple boil or warts which may spread all over the body, patient may feel tired all the time, have high temperatures, drenching night sweats, lose more than 10 per cent of their body weight and have diarrhoea lasting more than a month.
Infection of a special type of white blood cells in the blood called CD4 lymphocytes and macrophages leads to failing resistance and susceptibility to infections and malignancies characteristic of AIDS.
In addition, direct effects of HIV, particularly on the CNS, can cause encephalitis, HIV encephalopathy and AIDS dementia complex. Eye disorders are common in HIV and occur in approximately 75 per cent of HIV patients during the course of this disease. They include various opportunistic infections (of the retina, cornea and ocular adnexa) and tumours (including the eyelids, conjunctiva and orbital structures).
The most common eye problem of HIV-infected patients is, in fact, visual field defects (can see only half the page), floaters or flashing lights due to abnormalities of the small vessels of the retina called HIV retinopathy which does not progress.
In HIV-infected adults there is dry eye problem which can cause intermittent eye pain, blurred vision that clears with blinking and worsens with extended reading and computer use. In a child infected with HIV often the only symptom is that he or she cries without tears. This condition, called keratoconjunctivitis sicca, is due to the damage to lacrimal gland and is treated with artificial tears.
The HIV-infected patient may complain of eye pain, decreased vision, irritation and difficulty to open eyes in bright light when they have corneal infections due to virus (most commonly herpes), bacteria and fungus (most frequently by candida) which have to be treated with medical therapy.
When a HIV-infected patient complains of diminished vision with the loss of peripheral vision (“looks like I am in a tunnel”) he/she may have retinitis due to Toxoplasma (in patients with CD4 counts of <100cells/microlitre) to be treated with antibiotics or Cytomegalovirus (in patients with CD4 counts of <50cells/microlitre) to be treated with ganciclovir or herpes virus which can rapidly progress from central vision loss (“black holes”) to blindness if not treated with antiviral drugs immediately.
The HIV-infected patient may develop deep purple-red nodules on the eyelid skin or a bright red lesion in the conjunctiva like a subconjunctival haemorrhage, both being a common presentation of Kaposi’s sarcoma. The lesion has to be treated with excision, radiation or medical therapy.
The HIV-infected patient may develop viral warts to nerve palsies of the eye, but most HIV-infected persons can expect to be asymptomatic for three to five years after infection. When T4 cell counts fall below 200 cells/mm3 prophylaxis is advised. Combination pharmacotherapy — highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for HIV-infected individuals — has resulted in a dramatic improvement in function by reducing the rate of newly diagnosed (from 6.1 per cent to1.2 per cent) and relapses (from 36 per cent to 17 per cent) of CMV retinitis and has reduced the rate of progression to AIDS or death by 86 per cent. All HIV-infected patients should have regular ophthalmic care because many illnesses may first manifest in the eye and in some cases the ophthalmologist may be the first to suspect HIV infection or to diagnose AIDS.
The writer is Chairman and Medical Director, Centre for Sight, New Delhi. Email: msachdev@bol.net.in
New HIV drug can tackle treatment-resistant strains
Jane Kirby
A new drug for HIV sufferers was launched in the UK recently. Studies show that 75 per cent of patients receiving the drug raltegravir have a reduction in HIV viral load in their blood, compared with 40 per cent taking a dummy drug.
The groups were taking raltegravir or the dummy pill in combination with other therapies. Raltegravir is for patients who have failed on other treatments and works by blocking an enzyme essential for HIV to replicate itself.
Its effectiveness is noted by its ability to drive down levels of HIV genetic material (RNA) in the blood. Raltegravir is the first in a new class of HIV treatments called integrase inhibitors.
Scientists hope this new family of drugs will get round the problem of treatment-resistant HIV strains.
Dr Mark Nelson, director of HIV services at London's Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, said it could provide a lifeline for patients failing on existing treatments.
"For these people, the emergence of new classes of drugs such as integrase inhibitors will offer new hope," he added.
During the trials, patients were taking raltegravir or the dummy drug plus Optimised Background Therapy (OBT).
OBT is a regime of antiretroviral drugs tailored to individual patients.
One study published in The Lancet medical journal in April 2007 was based on 178 patients with advanced HIV.
They had been taking regular antiretroviral HIV drugs for about 10 years but were failing to respond to them.
Researchers measured the amount of viral load - or HIV RNA - in their blood after 24 weeks of treatment with their usual HIV drugs plus either raltegravir or a dummy drug.
Patients taking raltegravir had an average of 98 per cent drop in their HIV RNA count, compared with 45 per cent drop in the dummy drug group.
The number of CD4 cells, an indicator of the immune response, was also boosted in patients taking raltegravir.
A recent report from the National Aids Trust showed that more than a quarter of Britons did not know that HIV could be caught as a result of unprotected sex between two men.
In 2000, the figure was just 12 per cent. Over a fifth were also not aware that HIV could be spread by sex between men and women, compared with 9 per cent in 2000. — The Independent
Health Notes
Artificial sweeteners fail to prevent weight gain in rats
LONDON: Conventional wisdom that low-calorie artificial sweetener can prevent weight gain seems to have been scotched by a Purdue University study, in which rats fed on such sweeteners were still found to put on weight.
Writing about their findings in the journal Behavioral Neuroscience, the researchers expressed their belief that a sweet taste followed by no calories might make the body long for extra food.
During the study, the researchers gave different yoghurt to different groups of rats, some sweetened with sugar, and some with saccharin. The animals were later given a plentiful supply of food.
It was observed that the saccharin-fed mice ate more calories, put on more fat, and gained more weight than their sugar-fed counterparts. Such animals did not make any attempt to cut back on their food later to regulate their weight, say the researchers. — ANI
New cellular receptor for HIV identified
LONDON: Researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), say that they have identified a new cellular receptor for HIV.
When the virus begins its assault on the body’s immune system, say the researchers, it targets a cellular protein that helps guide immune cells to the gut.
The cell adhesion molecule that the researchers have identified as another potentially important receptor for HIV is known as integrin alpha 4 beta 7.
“The identification of this new receptor opens up new avenues of investigation that may help further elucidate the complex mechanisms of the pathogenesis of HIV infection,” Nature Immunology quoted NIAID Director Dr Anthony S. Fauci, chief of the institute’s Laboratory of Immunoregulation (LIR), as saying. — ANI
Doctors getting Brits hooked to prescription drugs
LONDON: Doctors are unintentionally getting Britons hooked to prescription drugs, by giving patients dangerously high doses of medicines that can prove highly addictive, according to a parliamentary investigation in the country.
GPs close their eyes to official advice that patients should not take powerful tranquillisers such as Valium for more than four weeks, says an all-party parliamentary group on drug misuse.
The report will point the finger at some family doctors who hand out repeated prescriptions to people for painkillers, sleeping tablets and anti-anxiety pills without even seeing them.
“Some GPs are addicting people by giving them repeat prescriptions without checking to see how long they’ve been on the drugs in the first place,” the Telegraph quoted Dr Brian Iddon, the Labour MP who chairs the group, as
saying. — ANI
Monday, February 11, 2008
Area businesses promoting health, fitness for employees
By JONA ISON
Gazette Staff Writer
As the nation has appeared to become fixated on health and fitness, so have businesses for numerous reasons.
Glatfelter recently hired a health and wellness coach who will be focused on helping employees with different issues, specifically hypertension, diabetes and possible smoking cessation, said plant nurse Jeanne Kirk.
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"(Wellness) reduces absences, it increases productivity, reduces insurance premiums, and overall wellness because if you are well and coworkers are well, it reduces stress," Kirk said, adding Glatfelter is the first of the plant's owners who have promoted wellness from the top down rather than being strated by the employee up the chain of command.
Glatfelter isn't the only business looking to help create a healthier work force which is why several area agencies have partnered to put on a work site wellness conference.
"Fiscal Fitness: Prevention Makes Cents," which is partially funded through a grant from the Adena Health Foundation, will have wellness vendors and speakers who will help employees and employers create a wellness plan or further plans already started.
As health care costs are projected to double by 2016, reaching $4.2 trillion and representing 20 percent of every dollar spent, according to WELCOA, employers are looking for ways to lower costs. While Glatfelter doesn't yet have incentives in place to encourage employees to work with the new wellness coach, it and many other businesses are moving in that direction.
For example, WELCOA, national nonprofit membership organization dedicated to promoting healthier life styles for all Americans, reported Dell Computers deducts $75 from annual health care premiums for employees who agree to participate in a health-risk assessment, and deposits $225 in a health expense account for employees who participate in a wellness program.
The conference will discuss how programs can be created and how they can help not only premiums, but save the company money through fewer absences and stress on other workers due to coworker absences. Conference speakers include Sharon Covert, Wellness Council of West Virginia; Craig Wethington, The American Cancer Society; Kim Valentour, Ohio University WellWorks; Greg Nartker, Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation; Jennifer Bryce, fitness director YMCA of Ross County; and Regina Tipton, Southern Ohio Medical Center.
(Ison can be reached at 772-9367 or via e-mail at jison@nncogannett.com)
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Gazette Staff Writer
As the nation has appeared to become fixated on health and fitness, so have businesses for numerous reasons.
Glatfelter recently hired a health and wellness coach who will be focused on helping employees with different issues, specifically hypertension, diabetes and possible smoking cessation, said plant nurse Jeanne Kirk.
ADVERTISEMENT
"(Wellness) reduces absences, it increases productivity, reduces insurance premiums, and overall wellness because if you are well and coworkers are well, it reduces stress," Kirk said, adding Glatfelter is the first of the plant's owners who have promoted wellness from the top down rather than being strated by the employee up the chain of command.
Glatfelter isn't the only business looking to help create a healthier work force which is why several area agencies have partnered to put on a work site wellness conference.
"Fiscal Fitness: Prevention Makes Cents," which is partially funded through a grant from the Adena Health Foundation, will have wellness vendors and speakers who will help employees and employers create a wellness plan or further plans already started.
As health care costs are projected to double by 2016, reaching $4.2 trillion and representing 20 percent of every dollar spent, according to WELCOA, employers are looking for ways to lower costs. While Glatfelter doesn't yet have incentives in place to encourage employees to work with the new wellness coach, it and many other businesses are moving in that direction.
For example, WELCOA, national nonprofit membership organization dedicated to promoting healthier life styles for all Americans, reported Dell Computers deducts $75 from annual health care premiums for employees who agree to participate in a health-risk assessment, and deposits $225 in a health expense account for employees who participate in a wellness program.
The conference will discuss how programs can be created and how they can help not only premiums, but save the company money through fewer absences and stress on other workers due to coworker absences. Conference speakers include Sharon Covert, Wellness Council of West Virginia; Craig Wethington, The American Cancer Society; Kim Valentour, Ohio University WellWorks; Greg Nartker, Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation; Jennifer Bryce, fitness director YMCA of Ross County; and Regina Tipton, Southern Ohio Medical Center.
(Ison can be reached at 772-9367 or via e-mail at jison@nncogannett.com)
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10 Questions for John Stewart Jr. of Custom Health & Fitness Inc.
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Each Wednesday the Napa Valley Register’s Business Focus asks “10 Questions” of a local entrepreneur or businessperson. Readers are welcome to suggest business people to be profiled.
Originally from Chicago, John Stewart Jr. moved to California with his family in 2001.
Trained as a competitive power weight lifter, Stewart’s career abruptly ended when he was severely injured in a weightlifting accident.
The incident, and a year of recovery, led Stewart, 26, to think about getting into the fitness business and teaching others the techniques that would help them prevent their own injuries.
What three people would you most like to have dinner with?
Christ: I would have lots of questions about my faith and religion.
Arnold Schwarzenegger: I think that he is one of the original great icons in the sport of bodybuilding and I would love to talk to him about his career and his successes.
My dad: I can never have too many dinners or learn enough from the man that I admire the most in my life.
What job would you like to try/not like to try?
Try: I would love to compete as a race car driver. Just the thought of the incredible high speeds gives me an adrenaline rush.
Not try: I would definitely not want to be the president of the United States. There always seems to be so many problems, so much chaos, and absolutely no privacy.
What was your first job?
My first job was working the food line at Northwest Community Hospital northwest of Chicago. I was the “main guy” in charge of putting Jell-O on the trays.
How did you get into this business?
I have always been intrigued with fitness, strength and the human body. I started working out at age 14 in my bedroom with two 10 pound dumbbells and slowly worked my way up to being a personal trainer, competitive bodybuilder and competitive power lifter.
In 2003, I was training for a power lifting competition, doing a bench press with 600 pounds, when suddenly my pectoral muscle exploded and was torn right off the bone.
My spotters were unable to catch the bar which landed on my chest and crushed me. It was very painful. Next thing I knew I was in the ER and getting scheduled for reconstructive surgery.
After that incident and a year of recovery and surgery, my outlook on life was totally changed. My main goal was to start a fitness business where I could teach and help others accomplish all their fitness goals in a safe environment and with proper technique.
What is the biggest challenge your business has faced?
The biggest challenge would be growing the business from just one-on-one private personal training to a full health club with a staff and all the other challenges that go along with properly serving the public through an exclusive health club. I worked 15 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week to finally get a good solid client base. It was hard work, commitment and drive.
What’s on your to-do list?
To do much more traveling to other countries, and get married next year to my fiancé, Danielle Haywood.
Who do you most admire in the business world?
I am always fascinated with business people who think outside the box and have that entrepreneurial spirit. Michael Dell (of Dell Computer) is someone that I admire, and he has accomplished so much at such a young age. I can only hope to make similar achievements in my lifetime.
What’s something people might be surprised to know about you?
I held two power lifting bench press records (600 pounds) in Chicago, Ill. and I used to weigh 295 pounds.
Now I weigh 195.
If you could be anywhere right now, where would you be?
I would be on a beach in Cabo San Lucas with my fiancé, Danielle, relaxing and watching the sunset together.
What other business person(s) would you like to see featured in “10 Questions”?
Renee Diekroetger, Payroll Factory
More from John Stewart Jr.
What’s one thing Napa could do to help local business?
I would like Napa to be more accommodating to local business people trying to start their own businesses. I love that the local people in Napa really support each other and it would be great to see more small businesses around to continue that support.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish in your lifetime that you haven’t yet?
I would love to have a successful franchise of health clubs throughout the U.S.
If you could change one thing about your business, what would it be?
I love my business and I am hoping to make it bigger and better to serve everyone in the Napa Valley. I feel very fortunate to have the privilege to help people better themselves for a living.
What’s your favorite gift to give?
My time and commitment to help others achieve their goals.
What’s the worst job you ever had?
The worst job I’ve had was in Chicago, (wheeling) concrete up and down hill all day. I can’t stand mindless activity or boring repetition. I was the low man on the totem pole. I did it for two summers in a row.
What is your favorite charity?
It is hard to pick just one charity that is my favorite. I would have to say that I am very proud to be a member of the Napa Sunrise Rotary Club and I love all the work that we do for many local and world projects, like “If Given a Chance” and “Friendship Bridge.”
What was your childhood ambition?
When I was a young boy, my dream was to be a professional basketball player. I wanted to be just like Michael Jordan.
What’s the most significant project you’ve been involved with in your career?
I would say the most significant project I have done was overcoming all the obstacles of my injury and successfully starting a business at age 22.
After being told I’d never be able to use my arm again, I wanted to prove I could.
To suggest a candidate for “10 Questions” e-mail: jhuffman@napanews.com
Each Wednesday the Napa Valley Register’s Business Focus asks “10 Questions” of a local entrepreneur or businessperson. Readers are welcome to suggest business people to be profiled.
Originally from Chicago, John Stewart Jr. moved to California with his family in 2001.
Trained as a competitive power weight lifter, Stewart’s career abruptly ended when he was severely injured in a weightlifting accident.
The incident, and a year of recovery, led Stewart, 26, to think about getting into the fitness business and teaching others the techniques that would help them prevent their own injuries.
What three people would you most like to have dinner with?
Christ: I would have lots of questions about my faith and religion.
Arnold Schwarzenegger: I think that he is one of the original great icons in the sport of bodybuilding and I would love to talk to him about his career and his successes.
My dad: I can never have too many dinners or learn enough from the man that I admire the most in my life.
What job would you like to try/not like to try?
Try: I would love to compete as a race car driver. Just the thought of the incredible high speeds gives me an adrenaline rush.
Not try: I would definitely not want to be the president of the United States. There always seems to be so many problems, so much chaos, and absolutely no privacy.
What was your first job?
My first job was working the food line at Northwest Community Hospital northwest of Chicago. I was the “main guy” in charge of putting Jell-O on the trays.
How did you get into this business?
I have always been intrigued with fitness, strength and the human body. I started working out at age 14 in my bedroom with two 10 pound dumbbells and slowly worked my way up to being a personal trainer, competitive bodybuilder and competitive power lifter.
In 2003, I was training for a power lifting competition, doing a bench press with 600 pounds, when suddenly my pectoral muscle exploded and was torn right off the bone.
My spotters were unable to catch the bar which landed on my chest and crushed me. It was very painful. Next thing I knew I was in the ER and getting scheduled for reconstructive surgery.
After that incident and a year of recovery and surgery, my outlook on life was totally changed. My main goal was to start a fitness business where I could teach and help others accomplish all their fitness goals in a safe environment and with proper technique.
What is the biggest challenge your business has faced?
The biggest challenge would be growing the business from just one-on-one private personal training to a full health club with a staff and all the other challenges that go along with properly serving the public through an exclusive health club. I worked 15 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week to finally get a good solid client base. It was hard work, commitment and drive.
What’s on your to-do list?
To do much more traveling to other countries, and get married next year to my fiancé, Danielle Haywood.
Who do you most admire in the business world?
I am always fascinated with business people who think outside the box and have that entrepreneurial spirit. Michael Dell (of Dell Computer) is someone that I admire, and he has accomplished so much at such a young age. I can only hope to make similar achievements in my lifetime.
What’s something people might be surprised to know about you?
I held two power lifting bench press records (600 pounds) in Chicago, Ill. and I used to weigh 295 pounds.
Now I weigh 195.
If you could be anywhere right now, where would you be?
I would be on a beach in Cabo San Lucas with my fiancé, Danielle, relaxing and watching the sunset together.
What other business person(s) would you like to see featured in “10 Questions”?
Renee Diekroetger, Payroll Factory
More from John Stewart Jr.
What’s one thing Napa could do to help local business?
I would like Napa to be more accommodating to local business people trying to start their own businesses. I love that the local people in Napa really support each other and it would be great to see more small businesses around to continue that support.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish in your lifetime that you haven’t yet?
I would love to have a successful franchise of health clubs throughout the U.S.
If you could change one thing about your business, what would it be?
I love my business and I am hoping to make it bigger and better to serve everyone in the Napa Valley. I feel very fortunate to have the privilege to help people better themselves for a living.
What’s your favorite gift to give?
My time and commitment to help others achieve their goals.
What’s the worst job you ever had?
The worst job I’ve had was in Chicago, (wheeling) concrete up and down hill all day. I can’t stand mindless activity or boring repetition. I was the low man on the totem pole. I did it for two summers in a row.
What is your favorite charity?
It is hard to pick just one charity that is my favorite. I would have to say that I am very proud to be a member of the Napa Sunrise Rotary Club and I love all the work that we do for many local and world projects, like “If Given a Chance” and “Friendship Bridge.”
What was your childhood ambition?
When I was a young boy, my dream was to be a professional basketball player. I wanted to be just like Michael Jordan.
What’s the most significant project you’ve been involved with in your career?
I would say the most significant project I have done was overcoming all the obstacles of my injury and successfully starting a business at age 22.
After being told I’d never be able to use my arm again, I wanted to prove I could.
To suggest a candidate for “10 Questions” e-mail: jhuffman@napanews.com
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Hundreds join Rosemary's health and fitness class
Health and fitness guru Rosemary Conley led hundreds women in a mass workout as part of a motivational day.
The Diet and Fitness Roadshow came to Northampton and gave women a chance to hear talks about diet and fitness, as well as work out with Rosemary.
The 40-minute session saw Rosemary lead the 225 participants in a workout to a variety of songs, including Living La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin.
She said: "This is a motivational day for members of our classes and readers of our magazine. We are educating them about having a healthy diet and doing fitness. It's lovely to see all these people here, it's very exciting and wonderfully positive. It's a very fun day."
Participants at the roadshow came from Oxfordshire, London and Nottinghamshire, as well as Northampton.
Ms Conley said: "I know they get a lot from it. At classes, when they've done a roadshow they all lose weight.
"Exercise is absolutely crucial if you want to have a toned-up body at the end of your diet and it will complement weight loss."
Chris Powley, aged 45, a leather technician from Moulton, said: "There is diabetes in my family, I'm one of four girls and it looks like we're all heading the same way, so I decided to come - my sister had come for nine years.
"Today has been really good, they've really got everybody going and you see it's about being healthy."
She had bought her friend Yvonne Hawgood a pass to the roadshow for Christmas. Yvonne, aged 56, an administrator from Duston, said: "The talks were good and they didn't make us feel guilty. It's given us quite a strong message. The workout was really good."
The full article contains 293 words and appears in Northampton Chron & Echo newspaper.
The Diet and Fitness Roadshow came to Northampton and gave women a chance to hear talks about diet and fitness, as well as work out with Rosemary.
The 40-minute session saw Rosemary lead the 225 participants in a workout to a variety of songs, including Living La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin.
She said: "This is a motivational day for members of our classes and readers of our magazine. We are educating them about having a healthy diet and doing fitness. It's lovely to see all these people here, it's very exciting and wonderfully positive. It's a very fun day."
Participants at the roadshow came from Oxfordshire, London and Nottinghamshire, as well as Northampton.
Ms Conley said: "I know they get a lot from it. At classes, when they've done a roadshow they all lose weight.
"Exercise is absolutely crucial if you want to have a toned-up body at the end of your diet and it will complement weight loss."
Chris Powley, aged 45, a leather technician from Moulton, said: "There is diabetes in my family, I'm one of four girls and it looks like we're all heading the same way, so I decided to come - my sister had come for nine years.
"Today has been really good, they've really got everybody going and you see it's about being healthy."
She had bought her friend Yvonne Hawgood a pass to the roadshow for Christmas. Yvonne, aged 56, an administrator from Duston, said: "The talks were good and they didn't make us feel guilty. It's given us quite a strong message. The workout was really good."
The full article contains 293 words and appears in Northampton Chron & Echo newspaper.
Health, fitness director keeps seniors moving
February 3, 2008
BY TOM LANG
FREE PRESS SPECIAL WRITER
Proper physical and mental wellness can lead to a longer and better quality of life.
That's the message Karl Schillinger hopes to get across to the residents at the Village of Redford in Redford Township. The Village, a senior living community, is part of the Presbyterian Villages of Michigan network and has residents from throughout the area.
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Schillinger has been the Village's director of life enrichment and Bloom since June. Bloom is the Presbyterian Villages of Michigan's wellness program for body, mind and spirit. In a unique move for the Village, in March it will begin offering a tai chi class for all ages of the public.
A mental and physical health professional for more than 25 years, Schillinger also works with children and other young people at other locations. He began his career in hospital settings from Adrian to Ann Arbor, providing residential care mostly for younger people. He was born and raised in Dearborn, is married with two grown children, and lives in Pinckney.
QUESTION: How much does physical fitness affect mental health?
ANSWER: Fitness is incredibly important in everyone's life, but there are a lot of things that impact emotional fitness as well, and they all work together. It's a matter of equalizing and creating balance in life for your needs.
Q: What do seniors tell you are quality-of-life issues for them?
A: They all tell me different things; it all goes back to what's important to them. Probably what everybody can use as a benchmark is mobility, so if elders are less able to be mobile, that goes to quality of life. That gets coupled with independence. The closer you get to older age, you realize there's a lot of stuff you don't do like when you were younger, and you start to see your life differently.
Q: How do you help them attain better quality?
A: A variety of things. We provide exercise programs at different functional levels. We try to give people ways to stay as independent as possible and as long as possible. Sometimes, we'll take trips to give them some mobility. There are opportunities to be caregivers instead of being care receivers. At Christmas, we collect mittens for special-needs kids at Spectrum Services, and they go visit the kids.
Q: How is working with children similar to adults?
A: You have one group struggling with their losses while the other (kids) are struggling with gaining independence and the changes taking places in their lives. In both cases, their bodies are changing, and also their interaction (with) and perception of others in their lives.
Q: How did you come from a hospital setting to your work now?
A: Inpatient can be a very intense world, and you find out a lot about yourself along the way. It can be so hard (that) sometimes you need to step away, and so I wanted to try long-term care, thinking I might take a rest working more low-key with seniors, but that environment is just as fast-paced and challenging.
For information on the Village of Redford tai chi class, call 313-541-6408.
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BY TOM LANG
FREE PRESS SPECIAL WRITER
Proper physical and mental wellness can lead to a longer and better quality of life.
That's the message Karl Schillinger hopes to get across to the residents at the Village of Redford in Redford Township. The Village, a senior living community, is part of the Presbyterian Villages of Michigan network and has residents from throughout the area.
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Schillinger has been the Village's director of life enrichment and Bloom since June. Bloom is the Presbyterian Villages of Michigan's wellness program for body, mind and spirit. In a unique move for the Village, in March it will begin offering a tai chi class for all ages of the public.
A mental and physical health professional for more than 25 years, Schillinger also works with children and other young people at other locations. He began his career in hospital settings from Adrian to Ann Arbor, providing residential care mostly for younger people. He was born and raised in Dearborn, is married with two grown children, and lives in Pinckney.
QUESTION: How much does physical fitness affect mental health?
ANSWER: Fitness is incredibly important in everyone's life, but there are a lot of things that impact emotional fitness as well, and they all work together. It's a matter of equalizing and creating balance in life for your needs.
Q: What do seniors tell you are quality-of-life issues for them?
A: They all tell me different things; it all goes back to what's important to them. Probably what everybody can use as a benchmark is mobility, so if elders are less able to be mobile, that goes to quality of life. That gets coupled with independence. The closer you get to older age, you realize there's a lot of stuff you don't do like when you were younger, and you start to see your life differently.
Q: How do you help them attain better quality?
A: A variety of things. We provide exercise programs at different functional levels. We try to give people ways to stay as independent as possible and as long as possible. Sometimes, we'll take trips to give them some mobility. There are opportunities to be caregivers instead of being care receivers. At Christmas, we collect mittens for special-needs kids at Spectrum Services, and they go visit the kids.
Q: How is working with children similar to adults?
A: You have one group struggling with their losses while the other (kids) are struggling with gaining independence and the changes taking places in their lives. In both cases, their bodies are changing, and also their interaction (with) and perception of others in their lives.
Q: How did you come from a hospital setting to your work now?
A: Inpatient can be a very intense world, and you find out a lot about yourself along the way. It can be so hard (that) sometimes you need to step away, and so I wanted to try long-term care, thinking I might take a rest working more low-key with seniors, but that environment is just as fast-paced and challenging.
For information on the Village of Redford tai chi class, call 313-541-6408.
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Saturday, February 2, 2008
Health and fitness fair coming to Greenbrier
Girl Scout Troop 341 and the Greenbrier Events Center are sponsoring a health and fitness fair to benefit Greenbrier and surrounding communities. The event is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Greenbrier Events Center behind City Hall.
The event, planned to inform and educate the public, will showcase a variety of businesses, services, benefits and opportunities available to residents in the area.
Participants include Conway Regional Medical Center, Arkansas Alzheimers Association, Sunrise Riding Club, Curves for Women, Greenbrier Family Chiropractic, Women Run Arkansas, Sporty Runner, Greenbrier Family Fitness, Martinez Chiropractic, Vision Care Arkansas, Faulkner County Health Department, Summer Consultants, MEMS, Hospice Home Care, Hurley American Red Cross, Fatchmo Volley Club and Community Services. Vendors are being added daily.
Performances and demonstrations include the Eastside Elementary Little Dribblers and cup stacking teams; Jazzercize, Grand Master Han's Martial Arts of Greenbrier; Conway Regional Fitness Center; Central Arkansas Cheer, Fatchmo Volley Club, baton twirlers and pilates.
Conway Regional will offer body composition, blood pressure, posture screenings and other health and therapy information. Other health screenings will be offered. The Red Cross Blood Mobile will be available from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
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To reserve a booth, contact Kim McKee at 679-6418.
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MATE Health and Fitness Expo offers proactive health testing
BILLINGS, Mont. - Now in its 21st year, the Health and Fitness Expo portion of the MATE will continue providing MATE-goers with convenient onsite testing during the show on Feb. 14-16 at the MetraPark in Billings, Mont.
Billings Clinic's Lab Direct will return to the MATE again this year.
Those who have blood tests at the MATE will receive a 10 percent discount. With more than 20 available tests, Lab Direct at the MATE serves more than 200 people during the event.
Since insurance is not billed for these tests, payment is required at the time of service. Results are sent to the individual rather than a physician.
“Lab Direct lets people actively monitor their own health by ordering certain laboratory tests without a provider's order,” said Jena Devries of Billings Clinic.
Blood pressure screening will be offered free at the MATE. Health literature will also be on hand.
To see a list of tests and their prices, visit the Lab Direct Web site located at www.billingsclinic.com.
St. Vincent Healthcare will be back again.
St. Vincent Healthcare and the YMCA have teamed up to bring Billings Fit Together and Activate Billings.
The programs offers introductory “Learn To” classes and beginners' fitness classes all designed to help people comfortably integrate in the fitness center environment.
“We'll be doing a lot of counseling and exercise promotion,” said Lynn Carter of St. Vincent Healthcare. “We'll be talking a lot about proactive versus reactive healthcare.”
The St. Vincent Healthcare's booth will perform blood glucose testing as well as body mass index (BMI) testing. Both tests will be offered free of charge. Last year, more than 275 people received blood glucose testing.
And joining the healthcare lineup this year is H.O.M.E. (Home Oxygen and Medical Equipment) offering oxygen testing.
“We can't say it's quite an annual check up,” said MATE promoter Jerry Hanson. “But it's pretty close.”
The event, planned to inform and educate the public, will showcase a variety of businesses, services, benefits and opportunities available to residents in the area.
Participants include Conway Regional Medical Center, Arkansas Alzheimers Association, Sunrise Riding Club, Curves for Women, Greenbrier Family Chiropractic, Women Run Arkansas, Sporty Runner, Greenbrier Family Fitness, Martinez Chiropractic, Vision Care Arkansas, Faulkner County Health Department, Summer Consultants, MEMS, Hospice Home Care, Hurley American Red Cross, Fatchmo Volley Club and Community Services. Vendors are being added daily.
Performances and demonstrations include the Eastside Elementary Little Dribblers and cup stacking teams; Jazzercize, Grand Master Han's Martial Arts of Greenbrier; Conway Regional Fitness Center; Central Arkansas Cheer, Fatchmo Volley Club, baton twirlers and pilates.
Conway Regional will offer body composition, blood pressure, posture screenings and other health and therapy information. Other health screenings will be offered. The Red Cross Blood Mobile will be available from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
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To reserve a booth, contact Kim McKee at 679-6418.
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MATE Health and Fitness Expo offers proactive health testing
BILLINGS, Mont. - Now in its 21st year, the Health and Fitness Expo portion of the MATE will continue providing MATE-goers with convenient onsite testing during the show on Feb. 14-16 at the MetraPark in Billings, Mont.
Billings Clinic's Lab Direct will return to the MATE again this year.
Those who have blood tests at the MATE will receive a 10 percent discount. With more than 20 available tests, Lab Direct at the MATE serves more than 200 people during the event.
Since insurance is not billed for these tests, payment is required at the time of service. Results are sent to the individual rather than a physician.
“Lab Direct lets people actively monitor their own health by ordering certain laboratory tests without a provider's order,” said Jena Devries of Billings Clinic.
Blood pressure screening will be offered free at the MATE. Health literature will also be on hand.
To see a list of tests and their prices, visit the Lab Direct Web site located at www.billingsclinic.com.
St. Vincent Healthcare will be back again.
St. Vincent Healthcare and the YMCA have teamed up to bring Billings Fit Together and Activate Billings.
The programs offers introductory “Learn To” classes and beginners' fitness classes all designed to help people comfortably integrate in the fitness center environment.
“We'll be doing a lot of counseling and exercise promotion,” said Lynn Carter of St. Vincent Healthcare. “We'll be talking a lot about proactive versus reactive healthcare.”
The St. Vincent Healthcare's booth will perform blood glucose testing as well as body mass index (BMI) testing. Both tests will be offered free of charge. Last year, more than 275 people received blood glucose testing.
And joining the healthcare lineup this year is H.O.M.E. (Home Oxygen and Medical Equipment) offering oxygen testing.
“We can't say it's quite an annual check up,” said MATE promoter Jerry Hanson. “But it's pretty close.”
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