Fitness
Back from Italy; ready for exercise.
by Susan R Bailey (Suzara), Belly Endeavors on May.08, 2010, under Fitness
Today, I met the group x manager at the SouthGlenn 24 hour fitness- really nice lady. She asked me if I’d like to teach belly dance at 24 hour fitness. What do you think? Personally, I think teaching more than 6 classes per week is really excessive. I smiled and said, “no, this club for me is for fun”. But, I must say… I am tempted. 
I returned from Italy (more to come on that trip) last week with 5 pounds of Rome on my belly. So, I’m dedicated to doing at least one fitness class each day. I have two favorite new clubs that I am taking classes at: SouthGlenn Super Sport and the Englewood Super Sport locations. I started last Friday with the BodyPump class taught by Maija Liisa. To sum it up, it’s 60 minutes of doing barbell exercises. Okay, afterwards my entire body felt like jelly. Holding my water bottle up to my mouth was a challenge. 
My triceps were burning!! After this class, the next days seemed easy: yoga, crunch time, cardio dance party, core conditioning, will power and grace, and zumba. Today, I felt great so I attended two classes back to back: BodyPump and PiYo (pilates and yoga combined). So far my favorites are the BodyPump and Will Power and Grace (cardio workout- bare feet).
Exercise: How much is enough?
by Susan R Bailey (Suzara), Belly Endeavors on Jan.09, 2010, under Fitness, Health
By: Dr. Gordon Blackburn (Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Preventive Cardiology and Rehabilitation Program)
The benefits of regular exercise to reduce the future risk of heart problems are well documented and apply to both those with documented heart disease and those without documented disease but at risk for future heart problems:
- For patients with heart disease who engage in regular, aerobic exercise there is approximately a 25% reduction in mortality over a 1 – 3 year time period.
- For individuals who are regularly active and who do not have documented heart disease there is a 50% reduction in risk of death from a heart attack.
Most authorities agree that aerobic exercise (rhythmical activity employing large muscle groups….i.e. walking, cycling, swimming, dancing) performed at least 3 times per week (and preferably on most days of the week) at a moderate intensity is necessary to gain a cardioprotective benefit. The amount of exercise at each session necessary to protect the heart has been less well understood.
Recommendations have been for at least 30 minutes of exercise per session but guidelines for up to 60 minutes of exercise per day have also been recommended. It has been unclear whether the exercise has to be completed all in one session or if it can be split over multiple sessions during the day.
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/prevention/exercise/howmuchisenough.aspx
