WHAT INFLAMMATION DOES TO YOUR BODY (Excerpt from Health Magazine Sept 2016)) If you have ever twisted an ankle, you probably know that the puffiness you notice and the heat you feel around the base of your foot means your body has entered repair mode. The painful swelling is the body’s acute inflammatory response, when …
WHAT YOUR MOUTH CAN TELL YOU ABOUT YOUR HEALTH (from Health.com) Sure, your breath may remind you about the garlic you ate at lunch. But that’s not all your mouth can tell you: Problems with your gums, teeth, and tongue can hint at health concerns deeper in the body, says Betty Haberkamp, DDS, a dentist at …
SAY NO TO SUMMER WEIGHT GAIN So you spent the winter and spring working hard. You exercised consistently, you were careful to eat more healthy foods and you watched your portion sizes. Why? So you would look great at the lake and have plenty of energy to enjoy summer. You greeted summer with a healthy, …
SOME FACTS ABOUT HEART ATTACKS (The American College of Sports Medicine 2016) What is a Heart Attack? The onset of a heart attack is a fairly straightforward event. A heart attack occurs when the blood supply to the heart is lost or unduly restricted, typically because one of the coronary arteries that supplies blood to …
There is still time to register for any of the new classes below. Starting dates will be delayed one week, so new participants will not miss any sessions. Email Julie@pftl.net or call 847-251-6834. Basic Full-Body Tune-Up” – 60-minutes – 6-weeks – Starts Wednesday, June 15 from 4pm-5pm. Taught by personal trainer, Linda Meyer, CPT, this group class (min. …
NEW CLASSES STARTING IN JUNE – Contact Julie Cohen to register for any of these classes. Email Julie@pftl.net or call 847-251-6834. Basic Full-Body Tune-Up” – 60-minutes – 6-weeks – Starts Wednesday, June 15 from 4pm-5pm. Taught by personal trainer, Linda Meyer, CPT, this group class (min. 4; max. 5 participants) focuses on flexibility, stability, strength, balance and endurance. It …
REMINDER: Sign in for Open Gym If you use the studio for exercising on your own, please remember to sign in on the list that is located on post by the front entrance. We need to know how the studio is utilized during the non-peak periods by clients when they are not with their trainers. …
HAPPY SPRINGTIME!! IS ALL SUGAR THE SAME? We’ve probably all heard that sugar is “bad for us”. Sugar has been shown to increase your risk of type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. cutting back on sugar may lead to tons of benefits for your body, including lower blood pressure, reduced risk of cancer, a …
“THE DIRTY DOZEN” AND “THE CLEAN 15” There are certain foods that you should try to buy organic as much as possible. These foods are those fruits and vegetables whose conventionally grown “alternatives” have been found to contain high levels of pesticide residues. Every year the Environmental Working Group (http://www.ewg.org/foodnews) releases an updated report that …
NEW CLASS OFFERING Basic Full-Body Tune-Up” – 60-minute – 6-weeks – Starts Wednesday, March 2 from 4pm-5pm. Taught by personal trainer, Linda Meyer, CPT, this group class (min. 4; max. 5 participants) focuses on flexibility, stability, strength, balance and endurance. It is designed as a full body workout with the aim of helping each person improve their overall fitness …