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Top Ten Things to Do with the Ten Minutes Between Class

Posted: October 6, 2012 at 9:14 am


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1. Attend Russ Petrickas step aerobics class- lets face it, you wouldnt last longer than ten minutes anyway. 2. Heat up, and ravenously devour, a bowl of Easy Mac. 3. Watch Michael Jacksons Thriller music video without holding back your inhibition to dance along to it. 4. Go to Fourth Libe with the intention of studying for your next class, without fail end up seeing everyone you know, and end up not even touching your notes. 5. Go to First Libe with the intention of studying and end up sitting in a corner ordering a cute pair of jeans online. 6. Organize your beloved drawer of festive holiday socks By season. 7. Lay in the bald spot, pondering the greatest woes of the natural world- this is Carleton afterall. 8. Try to determine the best maneuver to get your bike out of the massive heap known as the Sayles bike racks. 9. Write a Top Ten list at the speed of one thing per minute. 10. Maybe, just maybe, walk to class?

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October 6th, 2012 at 9:14 am

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Step into fitness this fall with Parks and Recreation

Posted: October 5, 2012 at 4:23 pm


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By: Contributed Report Published: October 04, 2012 Updated: October 04, 2012 - 7:58 PM

The Chesterfield County Department of Parks and Recreation is offering a series of fitness classes this fall at the Bensley Community Building at 2900 Drewrys Bluff Road.

For more information, contact David Potter at 804-275-5321.

To register, call 804-748-1623.

Zumba Come join one of the newest trends in aerobics, Zumba. This cardio-interval class promotes agility and endurance while it tones muscles.

Class will be taught by a certified Zumba trainer. Classes will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesdays Nov. 7 through Dec. 12. The cost is $45. Course 25704

Daytime Fitness For $35 a month, participants can take as many daytime fitness classes as they want. Classes include aerobics, body toning, Pilates and yoga. Participants must register one week prior to the start of class to ensure class minimums are met.

Aerobics meets from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday through Friday.

Body toning meets from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Pilates meets from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. Fridays.

Yoga meets from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Mondays.

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October 5th, 2012 at 4:23 pm

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Aerobics champs off to word titles

Posted: October 4, 2012 at 8:13 am


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Oct. 4, 2012, noon

THE Sutherland sisters, of Thornlands, have sport aerobics in Australia stitched up since winning international division titles at the recent sports aerobics national competition in Adelaide.

Grace, 17, and Meg, 14, took out the open women's and junior women's titles at the competition in July to qualify to compete at the world sport aerobics championships being held in the Netherlands this month.

Mother Marg Sutherland said the girls took up the sport through their school, Sheldon College, several years ago and have continued with it, even though the school no longer offers it. Both are members of Cass Sport Aerobics at Coffs Harbour, where they are trained twice a school term. In between, the girls train at Good Life gym at Cleveland, with training spanning about three hours a day six days a week.

"They basically train themselves. For a 14-year-old to do this is awesome," Marg said.

Marg said the girls already had a basis in gymnastics and trampolining, so adding dance to these moves was the next step. Even so, she said she was delighted and surprised at their skills.

"It's beautiful to watch. It's definitely a spectator sport," she said.

Marg said other skills learnt through the sport included self discipline and good work ethic.

"Grace is in Year 12 at school so you need to be disciplined to do everything she does," Marg said.

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October 4th, 2012 at 8:13 am

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Alternative Fitness #20: Zumba

Posted: October 3, 2012 at 12:16 am


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Ditch the gym. Try something different.

Last year's mega fundraising "Party in Pink" Zumbathon in aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer at Ally Pally

What: Zumba is a fitness dance party. Its a fun, high-energy workout with roots in aerobics, salsa, and street dance.

The rundown: Class starts with a warm-up then plunges through a playlist of upbeat latin and pop music with different choreography for each track, working different parts of the body. Although its fast, theres lots of repetition involved, aligned to the verse and chorus of the songs, so you soon conquer the choreography. Your instructor will go through the basics before each track but following their lead is easy and it doesnt matter if you go wrong. Just keep moving, keep sweating, keep smiling and youll pick it up again.

Is it the right fit for you? Zumba really is for anyone. Even men.

The class we tried takes place in a local school hall where there are no mirrors to worry about, and nobody cares if you go wrong. The class is attended by a regular bunch aged from late teens to later life and each works to their own ability. Theres always an easier version of the moves to try if the choreography gets a bit tricky or the arms are confusing but no one gets singled out. Its evident that everyone has fun and theres a social side to classes, with breaks for water and gossip. Our instructor, Kendra, buzzes with energy, makes the class laugh, throws in mosh pit moments and makes everyone feel welcome and included.

Oh, and you burn loads of calories and tone up with all that arm waving, hip wiggling and bouncing about.

Where and when: There are over 1,000 Zumba classes to try across London each week at sports centres and in community venues so you will be able to find a class local to you. Classes cost just 5-6 for a 45-60 minute class and instructors often offer loyalty cards.

We tried and paid for classes with Kendra McMillan at Bounds Green School which cost 5.

Browse the alternative fitness archives for more workout suggestions.

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October 3rd, 2012 at 12:16 am

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Senior Calendar

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Senior citizen center lists schedule of events

CADILLAC The Cadillac Senior Center has scheduled the following events for today through Tuesday, Oct. 9 at the center. Reservations must be made for lunches no later than the day before by calling 779-9420.

Today 8:15 a.m. Aerobics, LRC- bus and van, 1 p.m. bowling, 1 p.m. craft klatch

Wednesday 9:30 a.m. Wii Wednesday, 10 a.m. aquatics, noon lunch, 12:30 p.m. cards,1 p.m. kitchen band practice

Thursday 10 a.m. advanced tai chi, 11 a.m. Tai chi for Parkinson's, noon lunch, 10 to 2 p.m. music jam, 12:30 p.m. euchre

Friday 8:15 a.m. aerobics, 10 a.m. aquatics, 12:30 p.m. bridge club, 1 p.m. bowling

Monday 10 a.m. aquatics, 10 a.m. beginning tai chi, 12:45 p.m. bingo, noon lunch, 10 am and 12:30 pm ceramics

Tuesday 8:15 aerobics, 10 a.m. low vision,LRC ban and van, 1 p.m. bowling, 1 p.m. craft Klatch

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October 3rd, 2012 at 12:16 am

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Zumba Gold drawing more older women to group exercises

Posted: September 29, 2012 at 5:12 pm


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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Yoga classes. Circuit training. And now Zumba, the fitness phenomenon that's taking over where step aerobics left off, is the latest group exercise trend being embraced by seniors who want to shape up.

The elder-friendly version, Zumba Gold, has popped up at senior centers, gyms and retirement communities. It keeps original Zumba's Latin party vibe, giving participants a workout while dancing to salsa and merengue beats. But Gold classes scale back on the high-impact and tricky moves.

"Once something gets popular, a lot of people want to do it," said Dr. Orly Avitzur, a neurologist and medical adviser for Consumer Reports. "We drag our friends, our sisters and our mothers along with us."

Avitzur has seen two generations of the same family Zumba-ing together.

At the Northwest Focal Point Senior Center in Margate, Fla., tables and chairs were pushed aside on a Tuesday morning and 17 women gathered in the center of the lunchroom. Loretta Bartley, 93, stood behind her walker. Everyone had on tennis shoes (except a woman in ballet flats); another wore a fuzzy lavender, short-sleeved sweater.

Within 10 minutes, they were shaking, side-stepping and smiling as Latina superstar singer Shakira purred in Spanish through the CD player: "You know I want ya! You got a lot of the sex appeal." Pop standard "Hit the Road Jack" followed later and everyone sang along.

"It keeps me active and keeps my brain moving, too," said Pat Kramer, 73, a retired school crossing guard sporting a star-spangled headband.

Kramer and her classmates like Zumba for all of the reasons group fitness is particularly popular with senior women, experts say: They have fun and make new friends.

Joy Prouty, a former Radio City Music Hall Rockette with 45 years in the exercise industry, didn't forget that fact when she and her business partner joined forces with Zumba Fitness LLC six years ago to create Zumba Gold.

"There is a big social factor to these classes," said Prouty, 71, of Delray Beach, Fla. "As people get older in life, they may have lost a spouse."

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September 29th, 2012 at 5:12 pm

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Second fall water aerobics session scheduled

Posted: September 18, 2012 at 8:16 pm


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Water Aerobics at the Friendswood Aquatic Center will begin its second fall session Sept. 25 and will run for eight weeks.

All classes are led by certified water aerobics instructors and are 60 minutes in length. Tuesday-Thursday classes are $60 for the morning and evening classes are $52.50 (there is no evening class on 10/18 and 11/8) Please pay by cash or check payable to FISD. Enrollment in any class is limited to the first 25 paid enrollments.

This session ends November 15. Classes run from 9-10 am and 6:30-7:30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

These classes are deep water only and use Aquajogger equipment. Participants should be comfortable in deep water and will be supported with the Aquajogger buoyancy belt. Other Aquajogger equipment will be added under the guidance of the instructor.

This is a no impact workout program that can be easily adjusted to individual needs and goals.

Sign up at the Friendswood Aquatic Center, 1115 Falling Leaf between 6 am and noon and 1 to 8 pm.

For more information call the Aquatic Center at (281) 992-2505 or e-mail John Little at jlittle@fisdk12.net.

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September 18th, 2012 at 8:16 pm

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Aerobics for a good cause

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The Amari Watergate Bangkok's Clark Hatch Fitness Centre invites aerobics enthusiasts to work out for a good cause for three hours non-stop during the "16th Aerobics Marathon on Aids".

The aerobics marathon will be led by many famous instructors including Bankchart Kaewchompoo, Ladda Pramote, Yodchai Yommakup and Anuwat Yaovakun.

Participants will also have a chance to rub shoulders and exercise alongside many celebrities and superstars.

As in previous years, the event also features a contest with trophies on offer for the best male and female dancer, the one with the most creative costume and a team with the most participants. The event aims to raise funds for charitable causes, including the Chalerm Prakiat HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn School, which supports the education of children whose parents have passed away due to HIV/Aids, and Baan Gerda, the children's village project which supports HIV-infected orphans in Nong Muang, Lop Buri province.

The '16th Aerobics Marathon on Aids' will take place at Amari Watergate Hotel's Ballroom on Sept 30 from 1pm-4pm. Tickets cost 300 baht and are available at the reception desk on the 8th floor. Call 02-653-9000 ext 5021 or 5780.

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September 18th, 2012 at 4:12 am

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World title fund-raiser for Warrnambool aerobics team

Posted: September 12, 2012 at 10:16 am


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Sept. 12, 2012, midnight

A SPORTSPERSONS' night featuring AFL champion Jonathan Brown will help send a Warrnambool aerobics team to the world titles.

Brown, former Olympic cyclist Michael Lynch and four-time world aerobics competitor Emma Bellman will speak at the event at the Whalers Hotel on Friday.

The event will raise money to send an EKB Fitness and Aerobics team to contest Federation of International Sport Aerobics and Fitness titles in the Netherlands. Bellman said the athletes had to fund-raise to offset the $4000 per competitor cost to compete overseas.

She said the team was about "halfway" to its goal of raising $12,000 ahead of the sportspersons' night.

"The parents are paying their own way over. If we can cover as much as possible for the girls, it does make it easier on the families," she said.

"Without sponsorship, the team wouldn't be going."

About 100 tickets remain for the sportspersons' night, which also includes a goods and services auction.

Tickets are available through the Whalers Hotel or by emailing emmabellman@hotmail.com.

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September 12th, 2012 at 10:16 am

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Study and training a delicate balance for Warrnambool teenagers

Posted: September 11, 2012 at 8:12 pm


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Sept. 12, 2012, 4 a.m.

Accelerate team members Stephanie Umbers, Sophie Bellman, Tiarna Drake, Gaby Carty, Aylish Auchettl, Samantha Stewart, Sarah Hill and Emily Lacey are ready to take on the world titles.

WARRNAMBOOL teenagers bound for world aerobics titles next month are balancing a heavy training and study workload.

The eight girls, members of EKB Fitness and Aerobics, will head to Dordrecht, in the Netherlands, for the championships from October 15 to 21.

Coach Emma Bellman said the Accelerate team was doing well to handle its increased training schedule.

The team placed second in its junior fitness category at national titles in Adelaide in July with its racing-theme routine, qualifying it for world titles.

Before nationals they were doing two routine sessions a week, plus their own home programs, Bellman said.

Now theyre doing three routine sessions, two gym sessions and theyre doing their own gym work.

Thats down at Action (Indoor Sports Centre). Theyre a sponsor, so the girls can go any time they want, they can use what they want. Theyre doing around 10 hours a week, if not more.

Bellman said she was conscious of ensuring the training and study workload did not become too much for the team.

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September 11th, 2012 at 8:12 pm

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