NEWS AND UPDATES
BEYOND FITNESS PARTICIPATES IN HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR
Hello everyone…
I hope this post finds you all successfully meeting your personal goals for health and wellness. Speaking of health and wellness, I’d like to share some details about an exciting event I participated in this past Wednesday. I was invited to participate in a health and wellness fair sponsored by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD). The fair, which took place at their downtown administrative office, was definitely a fun and interactive event. We were among a number of businesses from around the Greater Cleveland area who were also representing some level of health and wellness.
Not only did we have an opportunity to interact with the employees and other vendors, and share information about the studio, but we also provided a couple samples of Advocare Nutritional Products (Fruit and Fiber Bars and Spark Energy Drink). We raffled off three, free personal training sessions, and they include a free consultation and physical assessment. The names and ticket numbers of those three participants will be listed towards the end of this post.
In the meantime, since you all were not there, I thought it would be exciting to share the exercises we demonstrated, that by the way, you can perform in the comfort of your own home. But as always, before you begin any workout, remember, you must warm-up anywhere between 3-5 minutes (i.e. walking, marching or running in place).
Arm Circles coupled with a light squat
Stand with feet shoulder width apart
Swing each arm 360°
Repeat 5 times each way
(Circles are 360° occurring simultaneously as the knee bends)
Hand Ball Touch Reach
Stand feet slightly wider than shoulder width, squat deep and touch fingertips, or some slightly weighted object (i.e. medicine ball, book, shoe…) to the floor
Then stand up, raising legs and core, and proceed to reach hand/object above your head, standing on the toes
Repeat 10-15 times
Lunges with straight arm raises
Stand with feet naturally close together
Step forward on one leg, insuring your knee does not go pat the top of the foot
At the same time, raise your arms from your side parallel the floor
If holding an object, raise it without bending at the elbow
Repeat on same leg 8-15 times
Then switch to the other leg
*Safety note: if you have knee issues, you can try lunging backwards and bending slightly
Squat/shoulder press (with or without a weight or object)
Stand with feet shoulder width apart and hands near your shoulders
Squat down, keeping feet firmly planted
Stand up and raise your hands above your head
If you are using weights, hold them near your shoulders and raise them up as you stand
Repeat 10-15 times
Six points (count as you go until you get the rhythm)
Stand with feet wide
1) Touch floor near your left foot, bending at the knee
Right leg will be straight
2) Shift weight to your right side – touch floor near your right foot
Left leg will be straight (stay low)
3) Now move arms to left (as if reaching for something) – right leg will be straight
4) Move arms to right (as if reaching for something) – left leg will be straight
5) Raise arms to left as if reaching above your head – right leg will be straight
6) Raise arms to right as if reaching above your head – left leg will be straight
Repeat 5 times each way
As promised, the winners of the Beyond Fitness raffles are:
AND NOW, drum roll please…
Cheryl Johnson
Barb Tsivitse
Darnella Robertson
Congratulations to all our winners …
If you are reading this now, contact our studio at (216) 229-3140 to schedule your personal training session.
And to those who didn’t win, as well as those who may be new to this site, give us a call at your convenience if you’d like to learn more about Beyond Fitness.
On a slightly different note…
A friendly reminder: Because session availability is in demand, we ask that you recognize the 12-hour cancellation policy. Any appointment canceled without the required 12-hour notice, will be charged the entire session.
Here’s to fitness, and…
POWER TO YOUR DAY!!!!!
