| July 2008 |
| Health Tip: Exercise as entertainment |
| Healthy ways to relate to friends and family. |
Have you ever considered all of the ways that getting enough exercise can actually improve your social life? Ask your friend, spouse, or kids to join you on one of these fun, active "date" ideas!
- Rent a canoe or kayak and paddle away a weekend day.
- Grab your frisbee and challenge your friends to a game of ultimate!
- Take a stroll in a park, along the river, through the woods or in your neighborhood (Mr. Rogers style!).
- Steal the show at the next wedding reception you attend by learning how to dance.
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| Recess' Health Immersion Makes Exercise Fun » |
| Case Study: Bill and Sally |
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Bill and Sally Gagnier are like many couples on the verge of retirement. They'd led busy professional lives, raised a family and were ready to spend more of their free time with their four grandchildren, or, packing their bags to travel
and see the world.
Now that they had more time they wanted to make sure that had have the good health to enjoy it. The catch is, joining a gym didn't exactly fit into their idea of ‘enjoying life.'
"We knew we needed to find a way to stay fit but we decided we didn't want to join a gym. We'd both done that." says Bill, "We thought, there has to be a way to just do this at home in your sweats." |
| Read More About Bill And Sally » |
| Martial bliss or newlywed 15? |
| Marriage and kids = weight gain? |
According to a study by Cornell University's Jeffery Sobal, published in the journal Social Science and Medicine, newlyweds gain more weight on average than singles or people who are widowed or divorced.
Another study, in Obesity Research, reported an average weight gain of six to eight pounds over a two-year period after getting married.
What is the solution? Well, In Obesity Research, Robert Jeffery of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health in Minneapolis reported that individuals tend to lose weight after divorce or losing a spouse. Errrrrr....well that
hardly seems like a solution.
We love our kids and our spouses. The emotional support, community and encouragement we receive from them enhances our lives in many ways; however, we often lose track of a plan for health that can work for an entire family or within the
confines of a partnership.
That's why Recess created its Partnership Transformation Package ($115 per person, per month)
Add some fun to your home workout routine by adding a friend. Great for couples, we'll work with you both to provide a great way to get fit together, including access to all of the following services over the course of a year:
* Pre and post body composition assessment
* Choose any two of our personalized reports
* 2 individual hours each with a certified personal trainer
* 12 shared hours with a certified personal trainer
* 7.5 hours with a dietitian or personal chef
* 7 hours to use as you wish
* Create your own schedule with simple online booking
* A personal web portal to communicate outside of training sessions
All services provided in the comfort of your home or office!
Build a plan that will last you a lifetime and create a healthy foundation for your family and your relationship. |
| Request more information about the Partnership Transformation Package » |
| Making middle age sexy again. |
| Move over, whippersnapper! |
Anyone paying attention to the Olympic Swimming trials in Omaha, NE has probably heard about Dara Torres being much older, and faster, than other would-be Olympians.
While it might be tempting to chalk it up to a roster of fancy coaches and a type A personality, research shows conclusively that as we age and face disease, that the importance of exercise grows ever more important.
Miriam E. Nelson, director of the John Hancock Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition at Tufts University says, "with every increasing decade of age, people become less and less active. But," Dr. Nelson said, "the evidence shows that
with every increasing decade, exercise becomes more important in terms of quality of life, independence and having a full life. So as of now, Americans are not on the right path."
Simple, do-able changes in our physical activity can effectively show results as we move into middle age and beyond. The good news is that it doesn't take a Dara Torres-like effort to reap the rewards, but her example highlights an
important point: age is not the end of the journey toward wellness. Physical activity is not just for the uber young - it is an integral part of every stage of our lives. |
| See the American College of Sports Medicine Exercise Guidelines » |
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