A 12 week competition to find highest percentage of weight loss and most inches lost!

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1 1515 Mill Pond Rd (843) A 12 week competition to find highest percentage of weight loss and most inches lost! OVERALL WINNERS: Greatest Percentage of body weight lost - Trudy Biden (Morning) Josh Wysong (Evening) Most inches lost - Kathy Then (Morning) Briggette Seafus (Evening) Together the group managed to loose over 100 inches and many more pounds!

2 Fast Cycling Benefits Parkinson s Patients Cycling on stationary bikes may benefit people with Parkinson's disease, especially if they cycle hard and fast. This was the finding of a new study presented this week at a scientific meeting in the US, that describes how researchers found cycling, especially at rates above what patients would choose for themselves, appeared to make regions of the brain that deal with movement connect to each other more effectively. Parkinson's Disease Approximately 7 to 10 million people worldwide live with Parkinson's disease, a chronic, progressive neurological disorder where part of the brain gradually becomes more damaged as the years go by. The main symptoms of the disease are movement related, and include shaking or tremor, muscle stiffness and rigidity, and slowness of physical movements (bradykinesia). Most cases occur after the age of 50, and as the disease progresses, cognitive and behavioral problems such as dementia, may also develop. Idea for the Study Started on a Charity Ride Study investigator Jay L. Alberts, a neuroscientist at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, first got the notion that exercise might be beneficial for Parkinson's patients during a 2003 charity cycle ride across Iowa, to raise awareness of Parkinson's disease. During that event he rode a tandem with a female Parkinson's patient, whose symptoms improved after the ride. In a statement, in which he describes the finding as "serendipitous", Alberts recalls: "I was pedaling faster than her, which forced her to pedal faster. She had improvements in her upper extremity function, so we started to look at the possible mechanism behind this improved function. What the Researchers Did For their study, Alberts, co-researcher Chintan Shah, and other colleagues from the Cleveland Clinic, used functional connectivity magnetic resonance imaging (fcmri) to investigate the effect of exercise on 26 patients aged from 30 to 75 with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease. fcmri measures changes in blood oxygen in the brain, which enables researchers to look at how active different brain regions are and how well they connect with each other, explains Shah. The researchers randomly assigned the patients to one of two groups. One group (13 patients) cycled at their own voluntary pace, while the other group cycled at a forced rate. The groups completed exercise sessions on stationary bikes three times a week for 8 weeks. Both groups underwent MRI scans at the start and the end of the period, and also after four weeks of follow up. The forced rate group had bikes fitted with specially controlled motors to make them cycle faster than their voluntary rate, as Alberts explains: "We developed an algorithm to control a motor on the bike and used a controller to sense the patient's rate of exertion and adjust the motor based on their input. What they Found Using the fcmri data, the team then calculated brain activation and connectivity levels, and correlated them to average pedaling rates. They found increases in task-related connectivity between the primary motor cortex and the posterior region of the brain's thalamus, and conclude that faster pedaling rate was the key factor in these improvements, which were still present at follow-up. activation during deep brain stimulation of treatment for late stage disease. bicycle exercise is an effective, low- pedaling appears to give better need to do exercise so fast to see patients with exercise bikes in their rowing on tandem machines may provide Some of the results were similar to patterns of Parkinson's patients, which is a costly and invasive Effective, Low-Cost Therapy Shah says their study suggests "forced-rate cost therapy for Parkinson's disease". However, Alberts says while forced-rate results, not all Parkinson's patients would improvement: "We're now looking at this phenomenon in home; and other exercises like swimming and similar benefits," he adds.

3 8:00 AM 9:30 AM May 15 th May 22 nd May 29 th Dates: 4:30 PM 5:20 PM May 14 th 6:00 PM 7:00 PM May 2 nd May 9 th May 24 th *Yoga Mats Will NOT Be Provided* *All Yoga Levels Are Welcomed* Join us for Yoga in the Park! Learn & Discover basic Yoga techniques, terminology, & yoga flow sequences, all while refreshing your mind, body and soul outdoors! This class will focus on implementing gentle poses, deep breathing, & meditation. Free For Conway Recreation Center Members $5 For Non-Members *In The Event Of Inclement Weather Classes Will Cancelled* Meet at Stage Make Fitness Your Reality! Become Boot Camp Strong! At May 22 nd & May 29 th 6:30pm-7:30pm Challenge yourself with this calorie-blasting workout! All Fitness Levels are Welcome! Free for Conway Recreation Center Members $5 Fitness Class Drop In Fee for Non CRC Members *Please bring your water, proper attire and be prepared! For more information, contact Fitness Coordinator, Jessica Stalvey. (843) jstalvey@cityofconway.com Baked Strawberry Custards Ingredients 4 cups trimmed and quartered small-to-medium strawberries 8 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided ½ cup all-purpose flour ¾ teaspoon salt 3 large eggs 1½ cups sour cream 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 1½ teaspoons orange zest Preparation 1. Preheat oven to 400 F. Place eight 1- to 2-inch-deep individual baking dishes on a large rimmed baking sheet and coat with cooking spray. 2. Toss strawberries with 1 tablespoon sugar in a medium bowl. 3. Whisk the remaining 7 tablespoons sugar, flour and salt in another medium bowl. Add eggs and whisk to combine. Whisk in sour cream, butter and orange zest until combined. 4. Divide the berries among the prepared baking dishes. Top with equal portions of the custard. 5. Bake until puffed and just starting to brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes. Serve warm. Equipment: Eight 8- to 10-ounce baking dishes

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