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FITNESS NEWS
Resilience and how to develop more of it
We were born with an internal survival instinct, and that helps us to respond to the changing state of our environment and all the challenges we encounter daily. The goal of resiliency is to function as normally as possible in the face of adversity, which can be difficult to do at times. As our bodies go into “fight or flight” mode when confronted with situations that are adverse or unusual to daily life, it is important to know how to manage the various emotions or reactions that can cause stress.
If feeling constant and underlying stress, it is important to figure out how to reduce this, because constant elevation of stress chemicals in the body can cause health problems. Exercising reduces muscle tension and helps deep breathing which help with overall relaxation. Yoga and Ai Chi are classes that we can offer to help learn techniques of relaxation, and this will help to counteract the negative with a positive to achieve a more manageable balance.
Something to build into your day:
- Stop and smell the roses (or your favorite flowers)
- Take small amounts of time through the day to slow down and do deep breathing exercises.
- Find a comfortable and quiet place to sit or lie down. Breathe slowly and deeply through your nose, making sure your stomach rises and expands. Exhale fully.
- Doing this simple exercise helps your respiratory system fully do its job of exchanging incoming oxygen with the outgoing carbon dioxide. When the systems in your body can do their job properly, you benefit by lowering your blood pressure and stress and allowing your body to relax.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has a link for an activity planner to help you fit exercise into your lifestyle.
Personal Training
Personal Training packages come in all shapes and sizes, just like us! You can now purchase sessions online with your Personal Trainer. If you need a Personal Trainer, we can help match you up with one that is perfect for your fitness needs.
Small Group Personal Training
Come join your favorite Beede personal trainer for a specialized fitness program for 2-4 people. These are 6 week programs, 1 class per week, and 55 minute sessions (unless otherwise noted). Schedules can be made to fit your availability between the hours of 5:30A-9:00P M-F or 7:00A-6:00P Sa/Sun.
Spring and Summer Group Fitness
There is still room to sign up!!
Monica’s Beginning Ballroom Dancing
“…dancing embellishes, exercises, and equalizes all the muscles at once.”
~Jean Paul
Come rumba, samba your way through this fabulous 6 week series for an introduction to some of ballroom’s most popular social dances!
And, as Hippocrates once said, “food and exercise…work together to produce health.”
Think simply:
- Eat the foods that our body was designed to eat.
- Eat in the amounts that do not overtax the digestive system.
- Give your body the proper time to digest before exercising, especially a heavy meal which takes about 2-3 hours to digest.
- Stay hydrated.
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