Archive for March, 2012
God’s Grace Is Sufficient -Life Coaching for Women – Video
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Coaching duo serves as role models for team
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It is a tough world out there for kids, making role models a very special commodity these days. In Westlake, a father and son coaching duo from Mossville are being just that for a group of young girls. The Clophus are true life heroes people who quietly dedicate themselves to helping kids, said Angelle Boyette . It really isnt about us; its all about the kids. If we want to lead them the right way, we have to keep them occupied in positive ways, said Mossville native Wilfred Clophus. Boyettes daughter Simone, 7, was one of eight girls to play recreational league basketball in the Westlake/Mossville area under the direction of coaches Wilfred Clophus and his son Elridge. The Eagles ended their season on Valentines Day undefeated - a first for Wilfred, who has coached in the Westlake recreational league for 10 years. At the beginning of the season, we told the team that its not about winning, its about giving us your best effort. If we can have a balanced attack, we will have a good season just remember to give us your best effort in every game. The team did what was asked of them on offense and defense, and the end result was a perfect season, said Wilfred. The undefeated season was also a first for Elridge, who has been coaching alongside his dad for about five years. It wasnt about winning every time; it was about putting out their best effort. But kids are impressionable and once they got some wins under their belt, they came to each game expecting a win. Once they expected to win, they played like they expected it. Athleticism runs in the family. Wilfred, a 1974 graduate of Sulphur High, remembers playing the game as a youth in outdoor courts. He also coached Elridge during the younger mans recreational league playing years. Elridge continued to play basketball for two years as well as football for three at Sulphur High. This season with the Eagles, the duo coached both of Elridges daughters, Nevaeh and Johana, on the recreational team. It is easy working with my dad because I know how he is, he coached me. As for the girls, he works with them the same at home as he does with the team, said Elridge. For Boyette and the other team parents, the praise for the Clophus comes not only from how the team was coached but also with the familys generous spirit. Out of his own pocket, Wilfred, who works alongside Elridge at Alcoa, has provided drinks for the team at games, special treats such as candy for Valentines Day, and uniforms for those whose parents could not otherwise afford them. I know what it is like not to have. If you can help someone, you should, said Wilfred. The world needs more coaches like the Clophus, said Boyette. Elridges father-in-law Jay Cotto, has also dipped into his pocketbooks, providing funds for a party celebrating the end of the season and the teams undefeated record and for hoodies with the teams mascot emblazoned on them. On March 2, the coaches surprised the players with the keepsake hoodies. You have to do something for these kids. What they did is an accomplishment, said Wilfred, adding his praise for the parents. And although next year four of their players will be out of the age bracket for their team, including Elridges daughter Johana, the father and son expect to coach together again next season in January.
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Kathleen LeSage of New Life Hiking Spa has Received Certification for Health Coaching
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Kathleen LeSage, who owns New Life Hiking Spa in Killington, Vermont with her husband, Jimmy LeSage, M.S., has become a certified Health Coach. Ms. LeSage is now certified to teach solutions for healthy living to families, expecting moms and adults/seniors wishing to make healthy changes in their lifestyle. Ms. LeSage will be holding workshops and coaching sessions at New Life Hiking Spa in Killington, Vermont and in Southwest Florida.
Killington, Vermont (PRWEB) March 04, 2012
New Life Hiking Spa is a nationally recognized affordable spa located in the beautiful Green Mountains of Vermont. Known for its exhilarating hiking program, a world renowned weight loss retreat, delicious healthy meals and a comfortable atmosphere, New Life Hiking Spa offers the chance to experience the peace of the outdoors in a down-to-earth, country inn environment.
It is ideally suited for small groups, couples or individuals trying to improve their fitness level and eating habits. New Life is open each year in Killington, Vermont from mid May through the end of September. New Life offers a variety of vacation options including a 2-4 day mini-getaway, a 5-10 day Jump Start Program and the 11-day or longer Weight Loss Retreat. New Life Hiking Spa was selected by Shape Magazine as "one of the eight best weight loss spas" in 2006, and by Health Magazine as "one of four great weight loss spas" in 2008. For six years in a row (2006-2011) New Life has won Best for Weight Loss, Best for Hiking and Best for Affordability by SpaFinder Readers' Choice Awards.
More information can be found online at http://www.newlifehikingspa.com or http://www.weightlossspa.com.
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ABOUT: Veterans Fitness Career College – Video
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The Mark Hughes Story – Video
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I am success (Ringtone Gym) (Ben Day and Scott Borthwick) – Video
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Health and Fitness: Use It Or Lose It
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I shamefully write this column after a couple of weeks of being on hiatus. My apologies. I certainly wish that I could use an excuse like I had no access to the internet! Or, I was away on vacation. But sadly, I cannot. The reason why I have not been faithful to this column lately is the simple fact that I was busy and didn't have time. Or, in simpler terms (and probably more the truth) I did not make time. Work was excruciatingly busy, and by the time I got home, tried to squeeze a run in, eat some dinner, shower, my body was fried, and the creative juices weren't flowing. This is often the same excuse that people use when they don't make time to work out, or take care of their bodies. Now I get why moms and dads don't have the energy or really the time to make it to an exercise class. I also get why some of my colleagues at school who worked part time didn't have time to make it to that 5:30 yoga class.
It got me thinking of routines and falling out of habits; whether it is exercise or things such as taking time at the end of the day to read a book, or call your grandmother. Once something becomes routine, it become engrained in our daily timetable, and there are no questions necessary. But sometimes, you fall out of a routine and your discipline slips. You don't call grandmas as often. You don't cut the grass every Saturday, and in my case, your weekly column, doesn't come out as "weekly "as it should. So what happens to our bodies when we stop out exercise routine? Well, this is what I looked into this week.
Unfortunately, it's a sad but true fact that to maintain your hard-earned workout results, you have to continually exercise regularly. It's not like earning interest on money in the bank where gains are made by doing nothing. We are like a can of pop; let us sit and we lose our fizz. Sorry for the bad metaphors.
I read that in "fitness parlance," this is called the reversibility principle. Basically -- use it or lose it. It can also be called detraining. Detraining or the technical term for cessation of exercise is also a problem for athletes who get injured.
There are many fallacies about what happens to the body when an athlete stops exercising. The most common is that the muscles turn into fat. Apparently, this is impossible because muscle cells are completely different from fat cells. What really happens is that muscle cells become smaller, or atrophy and fat cells become bigger. Too much chocolate cake versus the seven minute mile!
A main effect when you stop exercising is going to be a change in stamina. Cardiovascular benefits will be lost due to detraining. But the good news is that people with a high level of aerobic endurance can retain many of the benefits for a longer period.
Dr. Robert Moffat of the Florida State University and Dr. Randall Wilbur of the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs preformed some studies to test endurance rates amongst athletes. The highly trained athletes showed a rapid drop in aerobic endurance in the first three weeks of detraining but the decline was less rapid in the following weeks. The scientists were surprised by both the rapid initial drop but also by the fact that a significant amount of endurance was retained even after 12 weeks of detraining. Whether this was due to a cumulative effect of high fitness levels, or a genetic factor, is uncertain.
Dr. Edward Coyle from the University of Texas, a leading researcher in the area of detraining, found that muscular strength will return to pre-exercise levels after only four to 12 weeks of detraining. Muscle size is also reduced. This is why many people notice a particular "sag" to their bodies after a few weeks of not exercising.
After about two to three months of doing nothing you will lose at least half your aerobic fitness because your lungs lose elasticity, your blood vessels shrink, your blood volume drops, you use oxygen less efficiently, and your heart pumps less blood per beat. Wow. Is that all? Please note my sarcastic tone.
But I was the most disheartened to find out the fact that your muscles significantly lose strength and fade after just 72 hours of no exercise! What?
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