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The History of Pilates Based Exercise

During World War I, German expatriate Joseph Pilates (1880-1967), a former gymnast turned nurse, created a series of exercises and equipment that enabled prisoners of war to maintain their strength and flexibility during captivity. Read the rest of this entry »

How to Regrow Hair

No man likes to see a receding hairline, which can knock a man’s feeling of self worth way down. Men take pride in having a full head of hair. Comb it right, get it styled, and take steps to keep it well maintained. Then you see something odd: your forehead has gotten bigger. Read the rest of this entry »

Winter Park Health Foundation Center for Health and Wellness

Like a swat team exercise, Winter Park Health Foundation coordinated a team, established a plan and zeroed in on its target — market, that is. Before opening its doors, the new Center for Health and Wellness sold more than 800 memberships via promotion and sales: mission accomplished. Read the rest of this entry »

Stretching Exercises

With the exception of its golf conditioning studies, South Shore had not previously included stretching exercises in its fitness classes. Although participants experienced modest improvements in hip/trunk flexibility as a result of their full-range strength-training movements, it was decided to study the effects of specific stretching exercises. Read the rest of this entry »

House Votes on Drug Imports

The House pulled back somewhat from its position last year that US-made prescription drugs exported to other countries should be allowed back in at their lower, overseas prices.

By a vote of 267-159, members rejected an amendment to the annual spending bill for the Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration offered by Rep. Read the rest of this entry »

Little Rock Athletic Club, Part 2

Escola says she and the club’s executive director, Pat Riley Jr., had no idea they’d need to use the medical device so soon after they acquired it. Members were thrilled. “You hate to think about needing it, but our customers were happy to know we had such a device. Surprised, but happy,” Escola says. Although the club announced the arrival of the AED in the member newsletter, it was the incident on the basketball court, and its coverage in an Associated Press story, that really helped spread the word. Read the rest of this entry »

Little Rock Athletic Club, Part 1

As the Little Rock Athletic Club approached its 10-year anniversary, the company appeared to have everything its 7,000 members could possibly want. It had 13 tennis, four racquetball and two basketball courts, three cardio areas and a children’s fitness center, a full schedule of aerobics and yoga classes — basically “everything you can imagine,” says the club’s health director Kim Escola. Then one day last March, a member collapsed on the basketball court while resting between his regular noontime games. Read the rest of this entry »

Doctors Urged to Help Smokers Quit

Millions of smokers in the United States who want to quit might now receive more help from their doctors. On June 27, the Department of Human and Health Services’ (DHHS) Public Health Service issued the report “Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence.” Its effect is to spur primary care physicians to provide more assistance to the people who want to quit smoking.

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8 Steps to a Cleaner Facility, Part 2

Make cleanup as easy as possible for your members. Posting signs is a simple way to do this. “Make sure everything is clearly marked so the members know exactly where you want them to put the dirty towels,” says Glassford.
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Make feedback easy. “Complaints are opportunities for you to improve,” says Glassford. Maintaining two-way communication between members and management about cleanliness is important. Suggestions enable you to better your facility while satisfying your customers. Put suggestion boxes in locker rooms and at the front desk, or set up a comment phone line. “We installed a button on our phone system so members can leave their comments about cleanliness in a voice mail box,” says Glassford. “We check it twice a day so we can address member problems immediately.” Read the rest of this entry »

Colon Cancer Awareness Raised

All last week, Katie Couric, host of NBC’s “Today” program, focused her attention on this country’s second leading cause of cancer: colon cancer. Couric has tremendous personal insight into this subject, as her husband, NBC attorney Jay Monahan, died of this disease two years ago at age 42.
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