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December 9, 2010

A Good Turn For Your Shoulders

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A Good Turn For Your Shoulders

Courtesy photo from LA Times

Shoulders are a very complex area of our bodies because they are highly flexible joints that move in many directions. It’s important to train them with appropriate exercises, like this one, designed to improve joint stability and muscular balance.

Sit upright in a sturdy chair (you can also perform it standing upright). Grasp a dumbbell in each hand. Begin with your upper arms hugging the sides of your torso, elbows bent at a 90-degree angle and tucked into your waist. Start with the ends of the dumbbell touching at the center of your waist.

Keep your upper arms pressing firmly against your torso as you externally rotate both your arms out to the sides. Be sure you make this movement happen at the shoulder joint while maintaining a bend at your elbow with your forearms parallel to the floor. Pause at the furthest point of the rotation. Slowly return your dumbbells to the center. Repeat for 12 repetitions. Rest a few seconds, then repeat two more sets of 12 reps.

story originally from LA Times | Health

December 8, 2010

Some Like It Hot!

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Check this out!

photo courtesy from AskInYourFace.com

Hot, spicy foods that contain curry, chilies, or other hot peppers such as cayenne, help to trigger endorphins.These hormones are what make people feel good and well balanced.   And spicy foods have more flavor, so you don’t need to add much salt – and we all know how nasty too much salt is for the ‘bod!  And if you aren’t sure about that curry chicken or spicy gazpacho here’s one more thing to consider: endorphins that can be triggered by spicy food are like a natural morphine that helps ease pain and provide a sense of well being. The next time you are feeling a little down, try eating something spicy.

November 30, 2010

Diabetes or prediabetes predicted for half of Americans by 2020

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image courtesy from CNN Health

More than half of all Americans will have diabetes or prediabetes by the year 2020, at a cumulative cost of $3.35 trillion unless something drastically changes with U.S. health trends, according to a new analysis conducted by UnitedHealth Group’s Center for Health Reform and Modernization.

Study investigators say diabetes and prediabetes will also account for an estimated 10 percent of total health care spending by the end of the decade at an annual cost of almost $500 billion. That’s up from an estimated $194 billion in 2010.

The report, “The United States of Diabetes: Challenges and Opportunities in the Decade Ahead,” was unveiled this week, because November is National Diabetes Prevention month. The study offers solutions designed to improve health and life expectancy, while also saving up to $250 billion over the next 10 years.

Personalized tips for managing diabetes: Take a health test

Approximately 26 million Americans have diabetes. Diabetes is one of the fastest growing diseases in the country, according to the American Diabetes Association. Experts predict that one out of three children born in the year 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetimes, which will raise their risks for heart and kidney disease, nerve damage, blindness and limb amputation.

An additional 67 million Americans are estimated to have prediabetes. In prediabetes, there are often no symptoms. In fact, the ADA notes more than 60 million Americans do not know they are on the verge of developing this dangerous illness.

Just last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report projecting that one in three Americans would have diabetes by 2050. The CDC noted the main contributing factors for the increase were an aging population, with diabetics living longer, an increase in the number of at-risk minorities, and an increase in the number of obese people in the U.S.

“Obesity is a significant contributor to the new cases of diabetes. It is certainly a factor,” Ann Albright, director of the CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation tells CNN.

The most recent report by UnitedHealth addressed a number of strategies to combat diabetes over the next 10 years, focusing primarily on obesity, creating early intervention program to prevent prediabetes, instituting stronger medication programs and educating Americans on lifestyle changes they can make to combat or control their diabetes.

“There is nothing inevitable about these trends,” said Simon Stevens, executive vice president, UnitedHealth Group, and chairman of the UnitedHealth Center for Health Reform and Modernization. “What is now needed is concerted, national, multi-stakeholder action.”

“Making a major impact on the prediabetes and diabetes epidemic will require health plans to engage consumers in new ways, while working to scale nationally some of the most promising preventive care models. Done right, the human and economic benefits for the nation could be substantial.”

article courtesy from CNN Health

November 3, 2010

Healthy Living Can Temper Breast Cancer Risk That Runs In Family

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Some simple steps for healthier living appear to reduce a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer later in life, even if a close relative has already had the disease.

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is key

Moderate exercise five days or more each week is one ingredient for reducing breast cancer risk.

Researchers found women had a lower risk of breast cancer when they exercised regularly (20 minutes of moderate or vigorous intensity at least five days a week), drank modestly (7 or fewer drinks a week) and kept a normal body weight.

This isn’t the first study to support the notion that taking these steps can help stave off cancer. And the American Cancer Society already recommends women take these steps.

 
But the researchers also took a look at how the preventive measures worked when a woman’s mother or sister got breast cancer at age 45 or older. About 15 percent of post-menopausal women in the U.S. are in that boat.

The researchers found the good behavior lowered risks for women even when a close relative had already been diagnosed with breast cancer later in life. The effect was about the same as for women without the family history.

Still, the cancer risk remained higher for those with a family history — about 5.94 breast cancers for every 1,000 years lived by those women compared with 3.51 breast cancers for the healthy-living women without the family history.

The findings come from the experience of 87,000 women, ages 50-79 at the beginning of a study looking at breast cancer risks. They answered questions about their cancer risks and health behavior back in the 90s. The researchers checked on who got breast cancer and who didn’t through 2003.

The results were just published online by the journal Breast Cancer Research.

October 14, 2010

NHS should use term fat instead of obese, says minister

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GPs and other health professionals should tell people they are fat rather than obese, England’s public health minister says.

Anne Milton told the BBC the term fat was more likely to motivate them into losing weight.

She said it was important people should take “personal responsibility” for their lifestyles.

But health experts said the word could stigmatise those who are overweight.


Using 'fat' may encourage people to take more personal responsibility, says Anne Milton

Ms Milton, who stressed she was speaking in a personal capacity, said: “If I look in the mirror and think I am obese I think I am less worried [than] if I think I am fat.”

She said too many staff working in the NHS were worried about using the term, but suggested it could help encourage “personal responsibility”.

“At the end of the day, you cannot do it for them. People have to have the information,” she added.

The minister spoke to the BBC after setting out the coalition government’s vision for public health.

A white paper is expected to be published in the autumn, which she said would stress the combined role of the individual, state, business and society.

The comments come after Health Secretary Andrew Lansley last month attacked the “lecturing” of recent public health campaigns, such as the drive on school meals that followed Jamie Oliver’s TV shows.

‘More brutal’

Professor Steve Field, of the Royal College of GPs, said he agreed with Ms Milton and already tried to use the term fat as much as he could.

“I think the term obese medicalises the state. It makes it a third person issue. I think we need to sometimes be more brutal and honest.

“You can be popular by saying the things people want to hear and in the NHS we too often do that when we should be spelling things out clearly.”

But Professor Lindsey Davies, president of the UK Faculty of Public Health, which represents public health professionals, warned against using ‘fat’ when dealing with patients.

“People don’t want to be offensive. There is a lot of stigma to being a fat person.”

She said health professionals started using the term obesity to encourage patients to think about the condition in a different way.

“Obesity is something that happens to people rather than something they are. The language you use all depends on the relationship you have with a patient.

“I would probably be more likely to say something like ‘can we talk about your weight’ rather than obesity, but that is a judgement you make on a patient-by-patient basis.”

September 27, 2010

Cock-a Doodle Doo!

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Good Morning Sunshine!

If your days are packed and the evening hours are just as hectic, try getting to LVAC in the morning instead.  Is that groaning I hear?  No way!

photo courtesy of "eurlog"

You know that old saying, “the early bird gets the worm”?  Well,  I  have little secret for you sleepyheads:   early risers get more than just disgusting old fish bait… early morning work-outs give you an energy boost for the whole ding dong day! Even if you aren’t a morning person, the health benefits of an early morning workout are even better than watching the sun rise!

And if having more energy isn’t enough motivation to crank up the old alarm clock, morning workouts also boost your whole metabolism.  Don’t hit the snooze button (no matter how tempting) and your body will thank you all day.

April 8, 2010

Encore Personal Training, Boot Camps, Pilates, Yoga at MGM

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Dear MGM Grand Employees,

We are pleased to announce a special offer to all MGM/Mirage corporation employees from Encore Personal Training, Boot Camps, Pilates and Hot Yoga. Encore specializes in professional personal training and corporate team building by bringing the fitness and wellness boot camp to the hotel spa gyms and also offers personal training for LVAC members and celebrities. There will be modifications based on each participant’s conditioning, needs and goals. Placement for beginners and athletes available. Ongoing sign-ups are welcome. Sign up online, set appointments, show up early with completed confidential health & safety questionnaire and liability waivers that you will receive in your email after login.

REQUIRED LOGIN & BOOKING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Go to Encore website www.RockYourBody.com, click on “Book Now!”

2. Make a new account for online scheduling to map your attendance

3. Select MGM Employee Fitness Tab or LVAC Appointments Tab

4. MGM: Click on the Calendar icon to select a start date and “Sign-up Now!”
LVAC: Click on “Free Consult”

5. Make single or recurring reservations

6. Select MGM Unlimited Personal Training Membership for $199.99

or LVAC Encore Membership of your choice.

MGM Unlimited Membership (click here to buy month-to-month now)

7. Pay online, call to pay over the phone or bring a credit card or check
MGM/Mirage Encore Fitness Membership for employees includes Unlimited Encore Personal
Training at LVAC 9 am – 2 pm Mon-Fri. Other times available, please see Encore website for pricing.

LVAC gym memberships and Encore Personal Training memberships are separate agreements*

Grand Opening: Unlimited Encore Personal Training in the MGM Grand Spa gym $199.99 month-to-month agreement, 3 month minimum for employees after work on personal time. Sign up now to lock rates. Intro specials available.

Unlimited Appointments start every half hour. Please arrive on time to receive play of the day. Encore T-shirt or tank top required for participation.

Monday – Thursday

7:15 pm – 7:45 pm

7:45 pm – 8:15pm

Friday

8:15 pm – 8:45pm

8:45 pm – 9:15pm

Pool Side Boot Camps, Stretching & Abs, Hot Yoga, Pilates and other times available upon request.

Before & After photo shoots with Body Fat testing are available for only $44.99 on Thursdays & Fridays by the locker room after the spa closes to guests and at Encore’s private photo studio.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to learn how to navigate the Encore web site for instant solutions to your busy life. Please book, cancel and reschedule all appointments online.

Conveniently verify the dates and locations you have booked. While logged in, please practice how to select the “My Info” tab and then click “My schedule.” You can manage all your billing information and conveniently make purchases the same safe and secure way that you would pay any other way.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to call Encore. Please arrive at least 15+ minutes before your workout start time to lock up your belongings and begin warming up on the gym cardio equipment and don’t forget to sign-in.

For nutrition appointments, please book online under the LVAC appointments tab and call (702) 845-4100 at the time of your scheduled appointment for the personalized phone interview. Your custom meal plan will be e-mailed to you along with your grocery list. Male and female instructors available. Dress code is workout or business attire the first day.

Please call Encore if you have any questions, comments, suggestions or prefer to book over the telephone. The Before Photo Shoot is not required but is the most common regret. Please do not wait until you lose 20 lbs to take your private photo. The after shoot includes a fun modeling experience and you will be able to use the photos for web or print.

We look forward to seeing you in the gym! Call today to sign up over the telephone.

Carol Strom, Founder

Encore Personal Training, Boot Camps, Pilates, Hot Yoga

www.RockYourBody.com

(702) 845-4100

*The MGM/Mirage Encore Fitness membership in the Hotel Spa gym is for employees after their shifts. This membership also includes Unlimited Encore Personal Training at LVAC 9am-2pm Monday-Friday with any Encore Personal Trainer. Online booking required. Other times available, please call (702) 845-4100 about current specials.

Please note that an LVAC membership is required to train with Encore at LVAC. Encore Personal Training memberships are separate financial agreements. LVAC sales counselors offer a personal training upgrade. Encore trainers do not work for LVAC as part of this elevation. LVAC trainers wear yellow shirts and are available up to 1 time per month for affordable guidance. For more info check out www.lvac.com

Encore is a separate internet based scheduling company that employs and certifies trainers to specialize in small group training and VIP celebrity training. Encore also offers home and hotel spa training for guests and is available to travel with clients on location or while on tour for performing artists and movie production companies.

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