BODY/MIND INTEGRATION

1.  Tai Chi/Feldenkrais Lessons

A balanced blend of Feldenkrais-awareness-through-movement and Tai Chi Calisthenics in a 60 minute work-out that will help you improve the flexibility and strength of your body.  Meeting Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 am to 11:00 am.  New group session starting Tuesday Jan. 12, 2010.  Classes open to [...]

Yoga and Pilates

Teresa Palazzetti, certified teacher, offers

YOGA-PILATES CLASSES

Monday from 5 to 6pm
Tuesday and Thursday from 9 to 10am
Friday from 4 to 5 pm

This Method is a fusion of eastern and western, modern and ancient techniques to strengthen your body and focus your mind.
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Apparatus/Fun and Games Fitness Class

Pamela Pankratz
Does the idea of hitting the treadmill make your brain go numb and your body flinch? Do traditional exercise classes produce feelings of fear and dread? Does the notion of lifting weights with the muscle boys make you scoff and say, “yeah, right…”?

Who says exercise has to be traditional, [...]

Reasons to use a Fitness Coach

Pamela Pankratz
Motivation
Motivation is the number one reason people decide to invest in a Fitness Coach. It is about staying on track to feeling and being healthier. Fitness Coaches provide unparalleled motivation. They help you move past self-imposed limitations, stimulate a feeling of accomplishment in you, and help you achieve goals that you never thought possible.
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What are the Top 7 Exercises for Arthritis Suffers?

Sonia Jones ND from the Haven Spa and Health Clinic
Arthritis sufferers are being told they must exercise - and this can be a daunting thought when you are in so much pain, and full of stiffness and so tired from the lack of sleep, because the pain and discomfort keeps you awake half the night.
You [...]

Sports drinks – the very unhealthy, the healthy and the super healthy?

A 12-ounce bottle of Gatorade contains 75 calories, 21 grams of sugar and 165 milligrams of sodium, compared with 150 calories, 40.5 grams of sugar and 52 milligrams of sodium in a can of Coke. If a student consumes a 20-ounce bottle of Gatorade, he/she ingests approximately 275 milligrams of sodium, almost 12 percent [...]

The History of Gyms

The History of Gyms
The word comes from the Greek gymnasion and was a place where young men could improve their physical and intellectual education, both important to the ancient Greeks. Then this concept disappeared for centuries.
The concept reappeared in the 19th century,  it is thought the first indoor gymnasium in Europe was in [...]

Do you eat before exercise or not? What to eat after?

Sonia Jones ND
Eating before exercise.
How long are you going to exercise for?
The type of exercise are you going to do.
Of course your health and fitness levels.
Good nutrition plays a vital role in building and maintaining fitness and health.
Food is fuel to the body’s muscles and brain. What you choose to eat before you exercise can [...]