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…transforming your goals into legendary results.
Many Baby Boomer readers contact us each
week seeking information about designing a resistance
training program that takes into account their special
needs. Far too often, our readers are
discouraged by twenty-something-year-old “trainers”
with perfect physiques that have never experienced age-related metabolic
slowdowns and/or injuries and impingements that are often part of daily life
for those of us born before the 1960’s. So, what’s a Baby Boomer to do that wants to
achieve a high physique goal at a gym that only employs young clip-board
trainers? Follow our Legendary Fitness advice to create your own legendary
physique!
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News About Us
Diane participated in a national
teleconference with dozens of representatives in the fitness industry working
hard to determine the parameters for the first National Board Certification
Examinations for personal trainers. Dr. Sal Arria of International Sports Science Association is
a moving force in the creation of the National Board of Fitness Experts to
bring industry wide standards to fitness training. To learn more, check
out www.nbfe.org.
Baby Boomer
Quick Tips and Facts
Aspirin once again is hailed as a wonder drug. New research
supports the use of aspirin for pain relief, fever, inflammation and to forestall cardiovascular
problems. The September 2003 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine
reports the study of over 55,000 men and women where low doses of aspirin (81
mg, daily) reduced the risk of a first heart attack by 32% and the second by
15%.
Aspirin use for
women. The American Heart Association recommends
an individual approach for aspirin use among women according to risk
factors. Low risk women (less than a
10% chance of having a heart attack within 10 years) is not
recommended. Intermediate risk (10-20% chance) women can consider aspirin
providing they have controlled blood pressure levels and benefits outweigh the
risks. High risk women
(greater than 20% chance) and those with documented cardiovascular disease
should use aspirin therapy according to the AHA.
American
Heart Association Journal Report.
February 2004. www.americanheart.org
How much do baby boomers
spend on anti-aging cosmetics? American Baby
Boomers are spending more than $1 billion annually, with demand increasing in
response to longer and healthier lives of the baby boomer generation. But, at a recent
WebMD.
June 2004
Limit diet soda to no more than
two cans per day. According to nutritionist, Tara Mardigan at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in
Vitality
Magazine. July 2004.
Eating out in restaurants
more
than three times per week increases total caloric consumption by 33% when
compared to people that eat out only once per week.
Dentists get into the
weight loss business. Scientific Intake of Atlanta
designed a retainer like device that promotes weight loss by making users of
the custom fitted mouthpiece take smaller bites when eating. Taking
smaller bites requires more time to savor a meal and provides time for the
satiety signal to engage.
WebMD.
May 2004
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