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Can you feel the buzzing energy around you? People are excited for Spring and getting back into the groove of things outdoors after this short lived cooler weather! We have helpful info below and hope that you enjoy reading about our latest news!
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Jump Start Your Heart with Exercise & Nutrition
by Nicole Downs Poulton, PT
The HEART: is a life maintaining organ which pumps and circulates the oxygenated blood throughout our body. It's main function is homeostasis, that maintenance of the internal environment with the help of certain hormones like adrenalin. It provides both central and peripheral circulation by which it provides nutrition to all the cells of the body.
Benefits of Physical Activity & Fitness on the Heart
-Stronger heart muscle fitness and health
-↓ Heart Rate
-Better electric stability of the heart
-↓ Sympathetic control of the heart
-↑ Oxygen to the brain
-↓ Blood fat, Low density Lipoproteins (LDL's)
-↑ Protective High density Lipoproteins (HDL's)
-Delayed Development of Atherosclerosis
-↑ Work capacity
-↑ Peripheral and Coronary circulation
-Resistance to "Emotional Storm"
-↓ Risk for heart attack
-↓ Risk for stroke
-↓ Risk for Hypertension
-Greater Chance of surviving a heart attack
-↑ Oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood
Physical Activity PROLONGS your Optimal Health
Without regular physical activity, the body slowly loses its strength, stamina and ability to function well. And for each hour of regular exercise you get, you'll gain about two hours of additional life expectancy, even if you don't start until middle age. Moderate exercise, such as brisk walking, for as little as 30 minutes a day has the proven health benefits listed above as well as:
*Improves blood circulation, which reduces the risk of heart disease
*Keeps weight under control
*Improves blood cholesterol levels
*Prevents and manages high blood pressure
*Prevents bone loss
*Boosts energy level
*Helps manage stress
*Releases tension
*Promotes enthusiasm and optimism
*Counters anxiety and depression
*Helps you fall asleep faster and sleep more soundly
*Improves self-image
*Increases muscle strength, increasing the ability to do other physical activities
*Provides a way to share an activity with family and friends
*Reduces coronary heart disease in women by 30-40 percent
*Reduces risk of stroke by 20 percent in moderately active people and by 27 percent in highly active ones
*Establishes good heart-healthy habits in children and counters the conditions (obesity, high blood pressure, poor cholesterol levels, poor lifestyle habits, etc.) that lead to heart attack and stroke later in life
*Helps delay or prevent chronic illnesses and diseases associated with aging and maintains quality of life and independence longer for seniors.
Learn more! Nicole will be giving a talk "Jump Starting Your Heart" and will cover exercise prescription and how to find your heart rate and what the best exercise prescription is for the heart to stay healthy!!
Details of the talk coming soon!! Email us if you are interested in learning more and attending the event in April - TBA!
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Great Job to Kate and Ade for Increasing their Pilates Rehab knowledge and near completion of their last class for Polestar Pilates Rehabilitation Certification!
   (Ade doing the splits and Kate jumping, both working on increasing strength, flexibility, coordination, and balance). Balanced Physical Therapy is a host site for Polestar Pilates Education. Click hear to read more. |
Client Testimonial... how Balanced Physical Therapy helped Justin!
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(Pictured: Michael and his sister, Heather Brummett)
Michael P. Chowaniec Memorial Scholarship 5th Annual Golf Tournament
Saturday June 16, 2012
7:00 am shot gun start
Karsten Golf Course @ ASU
Format: Four Man Scramble
About the Tournament:
Total Players: 100
Player Fee: $90
Hole Sponsor: $75 minimum
Players Fees Include:
Green Fee, Cart, Range Balls, Lunch and Awards, Gift Bag, and a chance to win prizes, including an HDTV, $200 Safeway gift card, and more!!
All proceeds go into the Michael P. Chowaniec Scholarship Fund for the Engineer Students
at the University of Arizona
Endowment is up to $38K thanks to all of you!
Michael was a 2000 Alumnus.
He passed away on April 1, 2001 of an unfortunate motorcycle accident. We miss you Michael...
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GET MOVING!
OUR PILATES SESSIONS ARE
GROWING & EVOLVING
BEGINNERS:
NEW LEVEL I sessions starting: MON / WED 6:05 pm starting APRIL 2nd
SAT 9:00 am APRIL 7th
CLIENTS we haven't seen in awhile:)
If you haven't been in for awhile, then you might want to pick up and sign-up for one of these classes:
Tu or Friday at 11:00 Restorative Pilates Reformer
Tu 4:30pm Restorative Reformer
Thur Beginner/Intermediate Reformer
Look... see what our current clients
are up to:
 
Have questions?
Feel free to contact us or call & talk with
Diane (Pilates Coordinator)
at the front desk after 2:00pm and she will
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Thank you for taking time out of your day and reading about our Happenings. Stay tuned for more information regarding up and coming events, exercise tips, plans for Mother's Day, Pilates Day, new classes and more! We appreciate all of you and are always happy to see you, so stop in and say hello or better yet, come in and move with us and have fun!!!
Thank you for spreading the word and keeping us part of the community! We are here for your rehab and fitness needs. Hope all is well and hope to see you soon!
Sincerely,
Heather Brummett
& all of us at Balanced Physical Therapy
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