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The growing fitness world: 7 Austin-area studios making moves in June – Community Impact Newspaper
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A new fitness kickboxing studio will open in mid-July at 1211 W. Sixth St., Austin. Knockout, owned by Austin residents Diane Borejsza and Melissa LeBaron, provides a 45-minute powerhouse class that combines heavy bag work with body weight exercise around intense training intervals. http://www.knockoutaustin.com. info@knockoutaustin.com
Anatomic Fitness, a personal training business located at 5716 W. Hwy. 290, Ste. 106, Austin, will celebrate its one-year anniversary on July 1. Owner Steve Appelhans uses an exercise science foundation to build programs for weight loss, pain-free movement, strength building and more. 262-492-4498. http://www.southatxfitness.com
Barre Fitness Studio, Body by Dancers Shape, 13875 Bee Cave Parkway, Bee Cave, will open in August in the Hill Country Indoor facility. The studio will offer barre, Pilates, yoga and spin instruction using technical and creative classes as well as private sessions.
It is the second studio for owner Jennifer McCamish, who opened Dancers Shape, 5350 Burnet Road, Ste. 7, Austin, in 2010. http://www.dancersshape.com
Located at 1500 Rivery Blvd., Georgetown, at The Summit at Rivery Park, Orangetheory Fitness expects to begin construction in July and open in October. With 700 locations worldwide, the group fitness concept offers 60 and 90 minutes classes broken into intervals of high-energy training.
The Georgetown location is now accepting free reservations, which helps guarantee the lowest membership price possible when the store opens. 512-630-0252. http://www.georgetown.orangetheoryfitness.com
Orangetheory Fitness opened June 10 at the Lamar Union mixed-use development, located at 1100 S. Lamar Blvd., Ste. 1115, Austin. The studio offers a group fitness concept that uses 60- and 90-minute classes broken into intervals of high-energy training. 512-807-0400.www.south-lamar.orangetheoryfitness.com
Austin Sculpt and Tone, 3425 Bee Caves Road, Austin, opened March 1. The studio offers electronic muscle stimulation, or EMS, and noninvasive body contouring. The business is owned by Paul Winsor, who said EMS has been used for years for injury rehabilitation and prevention and is now a strength-training tool. 512-994-7485. http://www.austinsculptandtone.com
Lake Travis Fit Body Boot Camp, 5200 Electric Ave., Ste. 300, Spicewood, opened its second location May 15. The business offers small-group personal training that includes high-intensity 30-minute workouts and resistance exercises. Its first location is in Southwest Austin. 512-537- 5141. http://www.laketravisfitbody.com
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Toledo hosts "Senior Splash" aquatic exercise events – Toledo Blade
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The city of Toledo will offer free adult aquatic exercise programs this summer beginning Saturday when city pools open.
The exercise classes, called Senior Splash will run through Aug. 5, the city said. The hourlong sessions are open to adults 55 and up. They will be held from 11 a.m. to noon, Tuesdays and Fridays, at Willys Pool, 1375 Hillcrest Ave., and Tuesdays and Thursdays at Roosevelt Pool, 910 Dorr St.
Certified instructors from the YMCA of Greater Toledo will run the program, city spokesman Janet Schroeder said.
Ms. Schroeder said the program will cost $4,500. She could not produce a copy of a contract between the city and the YMCA regarding the program. That amount will fully cover the costs of four certified instructors, for which the YMCA will bill us, Ms. Schroeder said.
The other public pools opening Saturday are Navarre, 1001 White St.; Pickford, 3000 Medford Dr.; Wilson, 3253 Otto St.; Jamie Farr, 2140 N. Summit St., and the citys splash pad at 645 Vance St.
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New RCBC degree programs offer opportunities in expanding health fields – Burlington County Times
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MOUNT LAUREL Three new associate degree programs will be offered at Rowan College at Burlington County in the fall.
The college is introducing exercise science health and wellness promotion, health care informatics and geoscience. It is also reformatting its health sciences major to provide a clearer path to careers after school.
All four programs look to capitalize on growing job fields.
The projected growth of health and exercise science jobs between 2014 and 2024 is 21 percent for athletic trainers and 13 percent for health educators, according to statistics the college provided from the U.S. Department of Labor.
The number of geoscientist jobs is expected to grow by 10 percent from 2014 to 2024, according to national labor statistics.
Interest in the college's nursing and health sciences departments has increased in the last year. In spring 2017, the nursing program increased by 19 students, or 19.1 percent, from last year; programs in health science saw an overall increase of 236 students, or 14.1 percent.
The college is performing about $9.8 million in renovations to a 38,000-square-foot building it bought last year at 1000 Briggs Road and turning it into the home for its health sciences department.
The exercise science program was designed in partnership with Virtua, of Evesham, and aims to set students up with a four-year degree path at Rowan University that will lead to a career in personal fitness.
It is one of the college's Classroom-to-Career programs, designed with help from area employers to shape education around available careers.
As people live longer lives and desire to remain healthy through programs of personal fitness, weve seen a growing demand for athletic trainers and health educators, said Al Campanella, executive vice president at Virtua. Students who complete their associate and bachelors degrees in this field will be well-prepared for a career in state-of-the-art fitness centers, similar to Virtuas three Health and Wellness centers in Southern New Jersey.
Healthcare informatics also follows the Classroom-to-Career model and was created in collaboration with the Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Pemberton Township.
The major aims to prepare students to use technology to improve patient outcomes in a variety of medical settings, according to RCBC President Paul Drayton.
It is a growing field nationally, and there is an immediate need for skilled workers in this field locally," Drayton said, adding that Deborah is looking to fill health care technology positions.
College officials said while there are bachelor's degrees in health informatics, there are no associate degrees that get students ready for careers after two years.
We dont need to wait for students to achieve their bachelors degree before they can be hired. With our input and RCBCs program, we know there will be a great pool of qualified candidates," said Joseph Chirichella, Deborah's president and CEO.
The degree program combines electronic health records, health information management and computer science. Professionals in health care informatics work with information systems, cybersecurity management and computer software, according to college officials.
Geoscience will prepare students for several careers, including geologist, oceanographer, hydrologist, natural resource manager and petroleum engineer, according to college officials.
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Health: Are alternative trends overshadowing the traditional form of yoga? – Mid-Day
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As practitioners take long deep breaths to usher in International Yoga Day this week, purists and innovators debate whether alternative trends are overshadowing the traditional form
Racchana S Iyer
Inching towards the helm of a long silken cloth, 27-year-old Aditi Vaswani pulls herself higher, her finesse evading the toil that seems like an inevitable part of the art. She appears indifferent towards the asymmetry plaguing her moves. The loop around her right leg doesn't mimic that on the left, the red cloth cuts her arms at uneasy folds. Suddenly, she stops, as though calculating her grip on the silk. In one swift moment, she throws herself upside down, plunging several inches lower, only to stop midway, safely secure in the comfort of her rope. 'See?' the instructional designer smiles, delighted with the belief that she has successfully justified her love for anti-gravity yoga.
Vaswani is among a growing lot of women who are constantly in search of alternative forms of the traditional practice, with reports about Kareena Kapoor Khan too giving anti-gravity yoga a shot to get rid of her post-pregnancy weight.
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Yogic detour The demand for yoga with a twist is so high that even seasoned practitioners have been compelled to pay heed, albeit unwillingly. "The newer forms have people looking at yoga as a tool to lose weight. They are only being promoted for weight management and calorie burn," laments Iftekhar Ahmed Farooqui, a trainer at the Yoga Institute in Santacruz, one of the oldest in the city. "Yoga has to be an amalgamation of the mind, body and energy. You need to reach a pose, achieve it and hold it. Today, people want to focus on movement," he says, specifically referring to the unrealistic expectations that those propagating power yoga have created. "The additional forms hitting the market, like beach yoga, silk yoga and hot yoga, are only methods to make money."
It comes as a surprise then that Farooqui trains individuals in these glamourised forms. "I do it because I popularise yoga under the name of these additional trends," he reasons. "While I may focus on strenuous exercises during a class of power yoga, or flexibility work in hot yoga, to meet clients' demands, I will also take them through the principles of the traditional art. And that, I think, is how trainers must attempt to teach individuals, even while selling the offbeat forms."
Thirty-four-year-old Racchana S Iyer, founder of Mumbai-based Revival Yoga Studio, however, believes that such derivatives have only stemmed from people's interest, and must be encouraged to rope in enthusiasts to learn the original form. "Those inclined towards fitness came up with power yoga, those who love movement devised Vinyasa Flow, while aerial dance enthusiasts created anti-gravity yoga. All these forms include one or another principle of yoga, and can still help people," says the practitioner, who is quick to point out that the benefits of these offshoots are limited unless individuals are motivated to learn the original form. "They add an element of interest, but can't compete with the traditional practice. It's a marketing strategy. You won't reap long-term benefits if you don't grow, both physically and mentally. These forms will enhance your movement, not experience."
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Alternate cool At a popular Andheri cafe, Priti Jhavar conducts hour-long 'Mew-ga' sessions in the midst of a dozen felines, who leap and twirl around practitioners as they perform the art. "The cats even have their favourite mats. There is certainly a difference between those students who attend the Mew-ga class and those who practise traditional yoga. It is not in the manner in which they execute a particular asana, but in the warmth with which they look at animals," says the Ashtanga yoga practitioner.
However, Jhavar doesn't consider these additional forms a means to lure the younger generation. "People don't see yoga as something that those in their 60s practise. Today, a whole lot of youngsters are taking to the traditional practice also."
Vaswani seconds Jhavar's assertion, adding that she arrived at her decision of learning anti-gravity yoga after practising the traditional form for two years. "Yoga taught me to be happy, and by permitting myself to blend it with a form of dance I enjoy, I've only learnt to be happier and get physically stronger."
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Goat yoga: The latest fitness trend sweeping the US is similar to Jadhav's cat yoga, except here, the sound of bleating goats reverberate along with your trainer's cues. Interacting with the animal while executing yoga, claim practitioners, aids in relieving stress.
Yoga on ice: The polar opposite of the hot yoga trend, yoga on ice, as the name suggests, has practitioners take to the outdoors in freezing temperatures. Introduced by Sweden's Active North camp, the practice apparently forces the heart to work harder to circulate blood.
Yoga Raves: Fitness buffs found a way to party without alcohol or substance abuse when Argentina's Art of Living founders reportedly conducted rave yoga parties. Paddleboard yoga: If mastering your poses in the confines of your room is a seamless task, Paddleboard Yoga will give it a much-needed boost. Prepare to put your stability to test as you attempt the headstand while your board struggles to battle the current.
Nauli: The latest body buzzword taking over Instagram sees their users contort their ribcage into inverted shapes. Pics courtesy/Instagram, Hannah Sim
Yoga for the rushed The 12-step Surya Namaskar is ideal for time-strapped Mumbaikars, says Iyer."Begin with a minimum of five rounds on each side. If you have time, practise three asanas in the standing, seated and supine positions each,"she says. Selection should depend on medical history and fitness, based on which, a yoga instructor can suggest an asana chart."If you are flexible, work on building your strength; if you are strong, work at elongating muscles. Incorporate asanas that target the spine."Stiffness around the neck and upper back, says Farooqui, plague professionals."Include exercises that enhance movement and strength in these regions."
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This is where your fat REALLY goes when you lose weight – Daily Star
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FAT seems to disappear when you slim down, but this is whats really going on in your body.
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If youve ever lost weight, you may have wondered what happened to that bit of fat that used to be on your belly but theres a bit of confusion about it.
Professor Andrew Brown, from the University of New South Wales in Australia, claims that many health experts dont know where body fat really goes when you lose weight.
He said: There is surprising ignorance and confusion about the metabolic process of weight loss.
So he teamed up with TV science presenter Ruben Meerman to find out what happens to those pounds and their findings were published in the British Medical Journal.
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Ruben said: The correct answer is that most of the mass is breathed out as carbon dioxide.
It goes into thin air.
Former physicist Ruben was interested in the science behind weight loss after shedding 15kgs himself back in 2013.
He said: I simply wanted to know where those kilograms were going.
"After a self-directed, crash course in biochemistry, I stumbled onto this amazing result.
It goes into thin air
With a worldwide obesity crisis occurring, we should all know the answer to the simple question of where the fat goes.
The fact that almost nobody could answer it took me by surprise, but it was only when I showed Andrew my calculations that we both realised how poorly this topic is being taught.
The Aussie TV personality tracked every atom in 10kgs of fat as they are lost and 8.4 of those kgs are exhaled as carbon dioxide through the lungs.
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The remaining 1.6kgs becomes water, which the body gets rid of by urinating, sweating, breathing or crying.
Ruben said: None of this is obvious to people because the carbon dioxide gas we exhale is invisible.
But this doesnt mean that breathing more can lead to weight loss.
The researchers warn that breathing more than required by a persons metabolic rate leads to hyperventilation, which can result in dizziness, palpitations and loss of consciousness.
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Can Charles Barkley lose weight without eating salads? – MyAJC (blog)
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NASHVILLE, TN JUNE 05: Basketball player Charles Barkley attends the Stanley Cup Finals Game 4 Nashville Predators Vs. Pittsburgh Penguins at Bridgestone Arena at Bridgestone Arena on June 5, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)
Early this month, former NBA star Charles Barkley said he was heading to a fat farm in San Antonio, Texas to lose weight.
The star of Atlanta-based TNTs Inside the NBA, said he has gotten lazy since his days on the court.
Listen, I am embarrassed about how fat I have become, said Barkley on television during the NBA Finals. Ive become lazy. Number one, Im not healthy. Im not healthy. Yall not going to see me. Ive got to come back for the [NBA] awards show. But Im taking the next six weeks to get my fat ass in shape.
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Barkley, 54, retired from the NBA in 2000.
He said he plans to eat healthy, work out and cut back on drinking in order to lose weight.
But we here at the AJC know how hard that is going to be for him.
Back in the mid-2000s, when Taurus Restaurant was still serving up American cuisine in Brookwood Village Shopping Center, me and a fellow AJC-er encountered Barkley and a friend while dining at the bar.
Barkley took one look at my friend and her meal then turned and said to his friend, I dont trust people who eat salads.
Hmm. Okay. Were both betting he has gotten over that personality quirk.
In 2011, Barkley became a celebrity spokesperson for Weight Watchers and he reportedly lost 27 pounds in 10 weeks. Back then he weighed 350 pounds.
He hasnt said what his current weight is or how much he plans to lose at the fat farm, but whatever he does, it is likely going to involve eating salad.
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Academy Award-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe is opening up about one of her pet peeves: when people congratulate her on her recent weight loss.
"We tell women what they need to look like, and what they don't need to look like," Sidibe told ABC News' Robin Roberts during an interview for her season 2 of her podcast "Everybody's Got Something." adding that "it's so misogynistic."
"There are plenty of like fat guys or whatever," Sidibe said. "And no one has ever written think pieces about why they need to lose weight. No one's ever going to accuse them while they were, you know, on a show promoting their film, that they're actually promoting an unhealthy diet."
"Mind your own body," the 34-year-old actress who skyrocketed to fame after starring in the 2009 film "Precious," exclaimed.
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Sidibe called it "the weirdest thing in the world" when people will congratulate her on losing weight.
"You don't need to congratulate me on it," Sidibe said. "You don't congratulate me every time I blow my nose, I needed to ... it's in my body.
"People want to feel like they have some sort of ownership over your body, even though you're a stranger," the actress added. "And it's even worse when you're recognizable like me."
The actress said she understands "that people are coming from a good place and they're happy for me," even when the congratulation wishes don't always feel like compliments.
The Harlem native is now an author with a witty debut memoir, "This is Just My Face." She spoke candidly about her rapid rise to fame, telling Roberts that she used to stress about how she would afford a dress to wear to the premieres of films she was in.
Catch the full interview with the critically acclaimed actress on the season 2 premiere of "Everybody's Got Something," which is available for download and streaming today. Future episodes include candid and inspiring interviews with everyone from music icon and cookbook author Patti LaBelle, to singer Lea Michele, author Andy Andrews, Grammy award-winning singer Mandisa, and more.
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What Even Is Breatharianism, And What You Should Know About The Dangerous Trend – Elite Daily
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There have been plenty of diets and nutritional guidelines out there over the years, some much more bizarre (and potentially dangerous) than others.
To name a few examples, there's the watermelon diet,the baby food diet, the lemonade master cleanse diet.
Apparently, at one point, there was even a diet suggesting you eat a cotton ball every so often to stave off hunger (super healthy, and delicious, amirite??!?).
As strange as some of those diets may be, breatharianism might be the strangest, most like-a-damn-science-fiction-novel of all.
It's a lifestyle centered around the idea that you don't need food or water.
Although not the originators of this strange and difficult-to-spell diet, breatharian loversAkahi Ricardo and Camila Castello have been grabbing attention with their claims that all they need to survive areair and the good vibes of the universe.
Ya-huh.
The two of them slowly weaned off of food together, starting with a vegetarian diet, and slowly working their way to, like, nothing.
The plans for weaning yourself off sustenance of any kind have guidelines that begin with eight- to 21-day plans, in an attempt to rid people of the dependencyon food.
Castello even says she went through an entire pregnancy without consumingvirtually anything, except the universal vibes.
If she eats nowadays, it's with her children to experience the joy of taste (jeez, at least the kids get to eat).
Practitioners of breatharianism say you can train yourself to subsist off of prana (which is what they call all the cosmic energy in the world, or the vital life force in Hinduism).
The main source of prana isthe sun, so that's where they claim you can get everything you need to lead a balanced lifestyle just deep breaths and a little natural vitamin D.
There have been practices based on the same eat-only-air claims dating back to Hindu religious texts and the Renaissance.
In America, breatharianism has been attributed to Wiley Brooksback in the '80s.
Brooks told Vice he is from another planet, and that eating food traps you in the 3-D world.
OK, whatever you say, bro.
While some people work periodic fasting into their lives, it's definitely not something to do without professional guidelines.
And, let me be clear, breatharianismis not a nutrition plan.In fact, some people have actuallydied from trying it.
Doctors are pretty unanimous in calling the idea a lethal pseudoscienceand not a good idea at all.They say it's stilla prettyuniversal truth that humans need food and water to survive and thrive.
And while I may be a bitof a hippie myself at the end of the day, I'm not convinced on this one by a long shot.
I say, if you're interested in trying new dietary or nutritional guidelines, do lots of research and ask for help.
For now, I'm going to stick to eating and drinking.
And yeah, I guess I'll welcome some universal sunlight energy vibes, too.
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