by kelsey | Mar 5, 2013 | Etc.
With spring approaching and the change in time with daylight savings this weekend, we look forward to longer days with more sun, warmer temperatures, snow melting, green grass, and birds chirping. Spring is a time for new life with baby birds, calves, and lambs….it can also be a time for a new you! Our spring session of STRIVE 2 Survive starts a week from today, March 12th at 5:30pm at the County Fair Banquet Hall.
STRIVE 2 Survive is our 12 week wellness program where we meet 6 out of the 12 weeks (see calendar tab for full list of dates). The meetings are always Tuesdays from 5:30-6:30pm at the County Fair Banquet Hall. The weeks we don’t meet you get a take home lesson mailed or emailed to them, so every week you will get lessons on diet and activity. We also incorporate lab work (full lipid and glucose) and body composition testing (weight, BMI, fat%, fat mass, muscle mass, waist circumference, and BP) at the beginning and end of the program. We recommend weighing weekly for those who are working on weight loss, but it is not required as we are more of a wellness program focused on promoting lifelong habits, not a biggest loser type of program that is mainly focused on losing the weight fast. The cost of our 12 week program is $130 which includes all of the lessons, lab work, body composition testing, and a t-shirt. We have seen great results in improvement of lipids, glucose, BP, and weight (see the feedback and results tab for more info!). This will be our last session before we take a break during summer.
If you packed on some extra pounds during winter, need to re-boot your New Year’s resolution, or just want to get in shape for summer, let us help you! If you are interested or want to learn more, please contact us at 884-4226 or strive2survive@brownclinic.org.
-Kelsey
by Dan | Feb 28, 2013 | Exercise, Motivation, Weather, Wellness/Health, Winter
This time of year, when you are limited by the weather for how much you can exercise outside, it gets kind of tough to stay motivated. The treadmill only gets you so far. Using other equipment, like an elliptical, or the bike, or weights, can help keep things interesting. This is also a good time of year to get out of the cold and snow, and go somewhere warm. Sarah and I have tried to do this for 1 week each year, to help ease the burden of winter. We got back from Mexico a week ago, and running along the beach everyday was absolutely wonderful!
There were lots of new things to look at, and we would go out 2 miles, and come back. The furthest we went along the beach in one direction was 3 1/2 miles. You can see lots of foot prints here. Quite a few people would do the same thing, and this was 6:30 in the morning, before it would get too hot. The ocean waves rolling in, the birds flying, the other flowers, green areas to look were great. We hardly felt like we were running. We would run in the AM, and go for a long walk later in the afternoon. We did not want to miss any ocean time!
What a great way to start each day! There was alwasy something different to look at each day. The sound of the ocean was amazing. This was the easiest it has been in a while to get up and go for a run! I took many different pictures, and I will show over the next few posts different things we would get to see first hand by running, or going for a walk, along the beach. Fun! Keep moving everybody!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1982
by kelsey | Feb 27, 2013 | Etc.
In two weeks, we will be starting our spring STRIVE 2 Survive program. I enjoy working with every group, but the spring groups always brings a bit more excitement to them as the weather starts getting nicer, we think about getting in shape for summer, we can start using the sidewalks and roads for exercises again, etc. Our 12 week program is really geared towards disease prevention while promoting life-long healthy habits. If you or you know of a friend or family member that could benefit from the program, please contact us to get enrolled! It’s time to put your health first and make a commitment to live a healthy and long life!
One of my favorite pieces of feedback we have received was from a couple who participated in STRIVE 2 Survive. Looking good on the outside is one part of this, but we are just as concerned about your insides looking good and STRIVE 2 Survive can help make a positive impact with this!
”As participants of Strive 2 Survive I would like to share a story with you. I know alot of people including myself think that if we change our eating habits & exercise we will lose weight and if/when that doesn’t happen we wonder why we even try and sometimes throw in the towel. However, recently my husband went into the clinic with tightness in his chest and because of his history of heart disease they decided to do an angiogram to make sure his current stents were not blocked again or that the arteries that had some previous blockage had not gotten worse. To our surprise we found out that in fact blockage was not the cause and that the arteries actually showed less blockage than the previous angiogram taken 2 years ago proving that although you may not see the changes from the outside, you are making big changes inside! Thank you so much for the class, I’m sure it is helping make changes in many people.”
To get signed up for the spring session, be sure to contact us today! You can contact us through the blog contact, email at strive2survive@brownclinic.org, or call 884-4226.
-Kelsey
by Dan | Feb 24, 2013 | Exercise, Family, Motivation, weight lifting, Wellness/Health
Who said fishing can’t be a workout? Just got back from Mexico from a week of vacation, and went deap sea fishing one morning with Sarah, my brother Ray, and his wife Joni. In the last half hour of our time, we reeled in this Sail Fish, 91 inches long!
We had to keep trading off in order to get this fish reeled in. Talk about a workout! It made up for a boat ride that had a lot to be desired. We were all feeling sick on this ride.
Of course, my daughter would not believe us that we caught this, thinking it was just another “exaggerated fish story”…until she saw the pictures! Until this, we only caught 2 small fish that were not worth keeping. I did not have to worry about lifting weights this day. I was also glad I do some weight training as well! A fish story for eternity! I will be posting other adventures, scenes from our trip to Mexico, and show how easy it can be to have a great vacation, and still exercise and be healthy. Keep moving everybody!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1978
by kelsey | Feb 14, 2013 | Etc.
Happy Valentine’s Day! The day of love is the perfect day to tell your loved ones how much you care about them. The clinic has been bustling today and yesterday with flower deliveries and it’s exciting to see others share their love for one another! Hearts are the main icon or image of Valentine’s day and it’s a good reminder to do some self-reflection on your own heart. Eating healthy and exercising are essential for promoting a healthy heart (see my tips on my previous post about heart healthy recommendations at https://s2sbrownclinic.com/2013/02/promoting-a-healthy-heart/ ). So in celebration of the day of love, we encourage you to take a little time for yourself and get a good workout in to keep your heart healthy. Instead of candy, have a piece of fruit…or if you must, have a smaller piece of candy or choose a healthier version such as dark chocolate. You could pair the two together and have dark chocolate covered strawberries…a real treat! Slowly working at achieving a healthier self will help you be around a lot longer to share your love with your family and friends!
-Kelsey
