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Fitness
Are you working out and looking better than ever – but you still can’t sit on the floor because you’re not sure you’ll ever get back up? Read about functional fitness and how it is being incorporated into exercise repertoires to fantastic benefit.
Functional training prepares you for your daily life. “Take, for example, an alternate lunge with a medicine ball lift, that mimics the real-life move of serving a heavy turkey over the dining room table. Or a sprinter’s squat, which is a narrow stance-lunge using a hand weight and reaching down to touch the floor. That’s like picking up a heavy object from the floor.”
Book Corner
Time to come out of hibernation and maybe you put on a few pounds in the colder months. You’re beating yourself up and wondering if you can turn it around before swimsuit season. Imagine being 468 pounds and living in pain – physical and emotional. That is Susan Blech’s story, and her book, Confessions of a Carb Queen, is the subject of Debbi Honorof’s column this month. It is a raw and inspiring memoir that will leave you amazed. Also, save the dates for VIBS 5th Annual Book Luncheon on March 12, and the Book & Author brunch on April 13.
She easily spent several hundred dollars a week on fast food. Susan was the queen of excuses … When she finally left Long Island and moved to North Carolina to enroll in a weight-loss program, her life began to come together – emotionally, spiritually, and most important, physically.
FYI
If you’re getting ready to send your baby off to college, check out this conference at SUNY Farmingdale on March 2. Learn about sustainable agriculture and how you can get healthy while connecting with local farms. March is National Craft Month; discover a new talent or finish already-started projects. And meet this month’s Long Island Woman, Lori Beldiny.
Health
Get your women’s health update. This month, find out about: the link between female hormones and depression; how to manage e-mail stress; what doctors and patients don’t know about herpes; why women are still judged for being assertive; what healthy items to put on your grocery list; myths about cervical cancer; and when your heartburn might be more.
More than 60 million Americans experience heartburn at least once a month, and some studies suggest that more than 15 million Americans experience it daily. For women, the first experience with heartburn is often during pregnancy. Acid is produced in the stomach every day. When the frequency or amount of acid in contact with the esophagus increases, symptoms and damage to the esophagus can occur.
Relationships
You can’t wait to get them out of the house, and then when you finally do, you can’t believe they’re gone and you have no idea what to do. Yes, your kids. Empty nest syndrome is a normal part of everyone’s life cycle. Find out how to prepare for it, handle it and capitalize on it to start a new chapter in your own life.
Make it a point to converse with family members and friends who experienced a similar situation … Transitioning into any new phase in life is always difficult, but remember that it is simultaneously exciting. Concede that life will be altered without children in the house and yes, perhaps a little lonelier at first. Begin exploring new ways to feel involved, productive and creative outside the home.
Happenings
Spring is almost here! Learn about all there is to do by checking out our calendar of events.
Support Groups
No matter what challenge you are facing, you can turn to our extensive listings for support (subject headings categorize the support groups listed for easier reference).
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