Fitness

Thank you for participating in the Good News Girlz seven week fitness challenge.  Our top point winners were Susan Via, Lori Peniche, and Bobbi Bilnoski. They walked, they trained, they commented, and they attended exercise classes. Congratulations! Checks will be presented to our five charity sponsors:  North Texas Food Bank, Family Place, Dallas Haiti Project, The Women's Museum, and Attitudes & Attires.

Take 2 minutes out of your day, whether you are at home or at work, to give yourself a healthy dose of relaxation. We will lead you through easy-to-follow stretches, which can be done in your desk chair. Taking breaks to stretch out your muscles is a great way to boost your energy and maintain good health.

Say the word "Triathlon" and most people get an image of the grueling Ironman Triathlon; 2.4 mile open water swim, 112 miles on the bike, and a 26.2 mile run.  There are shorter, more manageable lengths of this three sports in one competition.

The idea of spinning, or indoor cycling, was invented in the 1980s by athlete Jonathan Goldman, who later trademarked the activity. The exercise is pretty self-explanatory: you pedal your heart out on a stationary bike. Even though you aren’t physically going anywhere, you can at least be confident that you are making progress in improving your physique.

Tai chi is one of the most beautiful sports. The graceful arm positions and slow steps are mesmerizing to watch. Sometimes called "meditation in motion," it combines the movements of yoga and the mindfulness of meditation.

Take 2 minutes out of your day, whether you are at home or at work, to give yourself a healthy dose of relaxation. We will lead you through easy-to-follow stretches, which can be done in your desk chair. Taking breaks to stretch out your muscles is a great way to boost your energy and maintain good health.

When it's too hot to get outside to exercise or injuries have you sidelined, there's a sport that always works: water aerobics.

Functional Fitness is the new buzzword in the gym.  The focus is on building strength and training your muscles to support everyday movements. Gardening is a great way to accomplish these goals in a natural way.

Some people are born to dance. They have the grace, rhythm and physique to delight the observer. I am not one of those people. Returning me to my seat after a dance at a sales and marketing meeting, Scott, one of my employees suggested I'd do better to watch in the future. When the instructor at a yoga retreat announced a Nia dance class, I planned to follow Scott's advice and watch. What a mistake that would have been.

Do you crave a sculpted body with toned arms, legs and glutes? Wouldn't you like to swing into swimsuit season with this desirable look? Then, resistance training is a MUST on your "to do list."

Some of us have been doing the same exercises for way too long. Adding variation to an exercise program not only allows for increased physiological improvement, reduced risk of injury, prevention of overuse, but also a reduction of psychological/mental monotony.

Take 2 minutes out of your day, whether you are at home or at work, to give yourself a healthy dose of relaxation. We will lead you through easy-to-follow stretches, which can be done in your desk chair. Taking breaks to stretch out your muscles is a great way to boost your energy and maintain good health.

You can have the mental equivalent of a six-pack. According to a study done at the University of Vancouver, an hour or two of weight training each week improves cognitive function in older women.

Yoga was introduced to the West, as Eastern Philosophy studies, during the early 19th century. By the 1930's it was a fringe movement for health and vegetarianism. In the 1960's Transcendental Meditation became part of the yoga culture and the principles of yoga continued to change and evolve.

On a recent Sunday walk on the Katy Trail, what appeared to be a healthy, fit woman in her thirties, came speeding toward us on a weird contraption. We all stopped to watch, and she pulled over and offered us a ride on her vehicle. Karla, of course, jumped at the chance to try it out.