Archive for May, 2012
How To Get Happy with 2 Simple Tips – Spiritual Life
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Life Coach in New Orleans Louisiana – Video
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Merced High's passionate principal awarded
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John Olson has a passion for sports and coaching. Earlier in his life, he managed sporting goods stores in Merced, Modesto and San Luis Obispo.
But the best decision the 48-year-old Merced High School principal said he ever made was to go back to school and get his teaching credential. That has led to a 21-year education career and recent recognition as the top secondary school principal in Merced, Mariposa, Madera and Fresno counties.
"I'm thrilled with the award," Olson said. "It was a real honor and is an indication of the success of the school. I look at Merced High School as a beacon of hope. We do incredible things here, and I have a wonderful staff."
Olson comes from a family of educators. His dad, Robert Olson, was a longtime agriculture and science teacher at Livingston High School and his mom is a registered nurse who taught adult courses.
Olson's wife, Irma Ayala-Olson, is principal of Alicia Reyes Elementary School in Merced and his son, Tony, 27, is a flight instructor and helicopter pilot in Long Beach. The Olsons' daughter, Danielle Mahler, 25, is a senior at California State University, Stanislaus, and wants to be a physical therapist.
"My passion is teaching and coaching," Olson said. "Physically it's tough and you can work long hours. I get revived with athletics and extracurricular activities. Merced High School is a wonderful school, and I love it here. It's a great school, it really is."
Olson's love for Merced High impresses Stephanie Cowperthwaite, a campus security liaison.
"He's awesome; he's like a cheerleader for the kids and staff, too," Cowperthwaite said. "He's accessible, easy to talk to and really a nice guy. He knows more kids by name than any principal. He gets really involved with kids and that's really cool. We're really proud of him."
English teacher Michelle Dillon said Olson's leadership style reminds her of retired Merced High principal Tom Scheidt.
"Principal Olson makes us feel we are truly part of the Bear family," Dillon said. "He makes us feel like we matter and are valued. We know he cares about all of us. He exudes Bear pride and tremendous school spirit."
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Barnes is UWGB cage aide
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GREEN BAY - John Barnes is taking the next step in his basketball coaching life after joining the Wisconsin-Green Bay women's program Monday.
The Escanaba native spent the past year as an assistant coach at University of Michigan under Kevin Borseth, who last month returned to UWGB as head coach. Barnes will be associate head coach.
Barnes, who pulled to the side of the road to talk while house hunting in Green Bay Monday, said the location and familiarity with Borseth were key factors in his decision to join the Phoenix.
"That was a very important decision compared to other jobs I was offered," said Barnes, who played at Michigan Tech during Borseth's tenure as head women's coach.
"That was a big selling point in coming to Green Bay. I know what he expects of me and he knows what I can do," Barnes said of taking a very attractive position. "There were a lot of people wanting the job."
He also interviewed recently for an assistant's role at Saint Louis University under Lisa Stone, who he worked for in 2010-11 at University of Wisconsin.
"I really liked it and I liked working for her," Barnes said. "They are really pushing to get the program headed in the right direction. Distance was a major factor (in declining the offer)."
He already knew of the UWGB opportunity and liked the idea of living close to his home town and Houghton, where he spent 2003-10 as women's head coach at Michigan Tech. He still owns a home there.
He also interviewed for the head coaching position at University of Northern Kentucky after his stint at Michigan ended. "I thought it went very well. It was a good experience to go through the process," he said.
"I was pretty picky as far as where I was interested in going," said Barnes. "I'm at the point where I want to work with someone I know I have a good relationship with. The area and distance all were factors."
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Kragthorpe: Utah prep coach retiring happily, but worried about state of sports
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Prep sports Lehis Gladwell sought to retain traditional values.
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Dick Motta influenced his career choice and Nick Emery and T.J. Haws played against his last team.
Those names help define the coaching life of Lehi High Schools Craig Gladwell, whos retiring this month.
So do his age (65) and number of years (43) in the profession, although he hardly looks old and certainly could keep going.
Gladwell is a coaching marvel. In a way, his longevity tends to obscure his achievements. He holds a place in Utah basketball history, having won four Class 2A state championships at North Sevier in the 1990s. Yet with so few varsity head coaches of high-profile sports staying in the game for anything approaching his tenure, Gladwell is further distinguished.
"I just plugging along, and loving it, right up until now," he said.
This year became the stopping point not because of any driving forces, necessarily, and not accompanied by any regrets. Attending the state tournament in March was enjoyable for him. He didnt find himself longing for one last chance to coach.
Yet amid his satisfaction, hes mildly disillusioned about high school sports. While reflecting in a classroom at Lehi on a recent afternoon, Gladwell acknowledged being happy hes at the end of his career, not the start.
"I dont like the direction its going," he said. "Its all about recruiting. Its all about who can assemble the best talent, and then win. Its high school, education-based athletics. Its not college or pros. That part frustrates me."
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Life Time Fitness Members Lose More Than 48,000 Pounds During the Life Time Weight Loss 90-Day Challenge
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CHANHASSEN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:LTM - News), the healthy way of life company, today announced that its members lost 48,118 poundsthe equivalent of an 18-wheel tractor semitrailer or 24 tons during the companys Life Time Weight Loss 90-Day Challenge.
More than 2,400 Life Time members participated in the program, which encouraged participants to lose the largest percentage of body weight during three months with the support of exercise and nutrition coaching. The Life Time Weight Loss 90 Day Challenge is a source of inspiration and a catalyst for members to start a comprehensive, time bound, personal challenge that will transform their outlook and behavior about weight management.
Helping our members to take personal responsibility for their health, while providing a fun and educational challenge to help them achieve their goals is what Life Time is all about, said Jeff Zwiefel, executive vice president, Operations. Our 90-Day Challenge uniquely delivered the people, programs, support and motivation necessary to provide members with healthy habits for life.
Among the 2,400 success stories as a part of the 90-Day Challenge are:
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Perfect Pushup Test (Fitness Guinea Pig) – Video
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Bodyjam 60 from Zenity Health and Fitness – Video
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National Senior Health and Fitness Day to be held at McLeod Health & Fitness
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On Wednesday, May 30, an estimated 100,000 older adults will participate in local fitness activities throughout the country as part of the 19th annual National Senior Health and Fitness Day(NSHFD), the nation's largest health promotion event for older adults.
Older adults at all levels of physical fitness are encouraged to participate in National Senior Health and Fitness Day. The goal is to make exercise fun, increase awareness of the benefits of a regular exercise program for older adults, and to encourage all older adults to take advantage of health and fitness programs offered in theFlorencecommunity.
The McLeod Health and Fitness Center will host a special event to recognize the senior community on Wednesday, May 30. The event includes fitness walks, low-impact exercises, health screenings and information, and much more. National Senior Health and Fitness Day is open to both members and non-members of the McLeod Health andFitnessCenter.
Below is the McLeod Health & Fitness Center schedule of activities from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. May 30. (The schedule is subject to change.)
7:30 a.m. Registration Begins
7:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. Cholesterol Screenings
8 a.m. Rail Trail Walk (meet in the H&FC front lobby)
8:15 a.m. Working out H2O Style
8:30 a.m. Fit For Life Senior Fitness
8:45 a.m. Aqua Blast
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Column: Health and fitness magazines take different approaches when motivating women and men
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I'm one of those women who likes reading men's health and fitness magazines. Though they all promise bodies and sex lives that most of us will never have, I'm drawn to the funny, self-deprecating tone, the functional workout tips and the emphasis on sweat, competition and strength training.
Yes, women's magazines have these elements but on a vastly diminished scale. They're fluffier, in part because beauty products and clothes are considered health-related, but also because women are still plagued by the irrational fear of "bulking up." We won't get huge without added testosterone, but some magazines still perpetuate the notion that men should build insanely huge muscles and women need to lose fat.
A recent Muscle & Fitness magazine cover, for example, promised "75 of the Best Muscle Building Exercises." By contrast, Muscle & Fitness Hers, the female counterpart to the bodybuilder mag, featured thinspiration, including "The Skinny on Fat Loss" and "The Best Natural Appetite Suppressants." The majority of advertisements touted fat-burning supplements, stimulants and weight loss products.
Men's Health and Women's Health magazines have plenty of overlapping content. Both recognize that both genders compete in marathons and triathlons, want great abs in 15 minutes and need nutritional guidance. But the editors use considerably different voices to reach their male and female readers.
"For Women's Health, it's a confiding, challenging, sisterly thing equal parts encouragement, sympathy and advice. It comes from a place of 'just us girls,'" said David Zinczenko, editor-in-chief of Men's Health and editorial director of Women's Health.
"Guys tend to be a bit more bracing with their counsel, with a healthy dose of humor plus self-denigration thrown into the mix," Zinczenko added. "First we laugh at ourselves, then we laugh at you, then we deliver the goods straight up, with an expert chaser."
Women's Health also uses a larger typeface than Men's Health. Though it may be simply a design decision, larger fonts can elicit stronger emotional brain responses, according to a study by German researchers.
The direct "male" approach is what I find appealing. Men's workouts are usually cast as a way to build a stronger body. Women's exercises are given cute, superficial names, such as "The Wedding Dress Workout" or "The Bikini Body Booty routine." Rather than sending the message that exercise builds muscle, confidence and improves mental health, the emphasis is on looking good. If your workout goal is to fit into a swimsuit, you're using an unsustainable approach to fitness. But if your goal is to get healthy which means incorporating it as a lifestyle you'll have a body that you want to show off.
Still, some women and magazines are catching on. At Details, where 32 percent of the online readership is female, there's a growing recognition that "the gender boundaries in fitness studios and gyms have been blurred," said Details senior editor Sheila Monaghan, who edits the health, fitness and nutrition section. "Fitness has become this sort of equalizer between the sexes," she said. "Everyone wants the same results."
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