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May 2015 E-Newsletter

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Physical Fitness & Sports Month!

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The month of May is one of our favorites because it is dedicated to Physical Fitness and Sports.  Physical activity is essential to good health.  It is recommended that adults get approximately 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity 5 days per week.  Regular physical activity can help you maintain a healthy weight, lower cholesterol and blood pressure, strengthen muscles and bones and even reduce your risk for heart disease, diabetes, some cancers, and obesity.  In addition to your physical health, regular physical activity has been proven to improve your mental health. 


You do not need a gym membership or regularly scheduled workouts to increase or maintain physical activity.  Adding physical activity to your routine can be as easy as upping the intensity and frequency of your everyday tasks.  Raking leaves, cleaning the house, walking the dog, going for a swim, etc.  The easiest way to add physical activity is to do things that you love to do!  Take a dance or aerobic exercise class, start a walking club in your neighborhood or with your friends, start riding your bike instead of taking your car, etc.  

 

A physical therapist can help you assess your fitness level, fitness goals and even provide you with a screening to help you prevent injury as you embark on your new journey.  Already a professional with your physical activity?  An injury prevention screening is still appropriate to ensure proper mechanics, avoid injury and maintain gains with the physical activities you already do.  Call us today to get moving!

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Walk to Cure Athritis - May 16th

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We're excited to sponsor and support the Walk to Cure Arthritis event taking place on May 16th.

 


 

Event Info (from Walk to Cure website):

 

The Walk to Cure Arthritis is the Arthritis Foundation’s nationwide signature event that unites communities across the country to put an end to arthritis. With your donation, we change lives by helping people gain access to the critical medications necessary to live full, healthy lives and funding research that provides better treatments today and promises a cure for tomorrow. The event features a three-mile and one-mile course, with arthritis information and activities for the entire family. Pet owners are encouraged to bring their dogs.

 

 


 

We encourage you to join us at Esther Short Park on May 16 in support of this great cause! For more information, to register, or simply donate, please visit the Walk to Cure Arthritis event website.

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Presidential Fitness Challenge

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Do you ever wonder what your actual level of fitness really is?  The Presidential Adult Fitness Test can tell you! 

 

There are 4 areas that the Adult Fitness Test will evaluate:

 

- Aerobic Fitness

- Muscular Strength and Endurance

- Flexibility

- Body Composition. 

 

 

Your results may surprise you or they could inspire you to become more active.  You may even want to sign up for the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award or Presidential Champions challenge and then retake the test to see how your fitness has changed. 

 

Lindsy and Jessica took the Adult Fitness Test to see where they measured up and both decided they had some work to do.  Throughout the month they will be working on their fitness and retesting at the end of the month and sharing their results with you. 

 

Lindsy's Results:
 

Fitness Component

Test Event

Results

Score

Aerobic Fitness

1 mile walk

14:35

75 %ile

 

Heart rate

102

 

 

VO2 max

42.3

 

 

 

 

 

Muscular Strength

Sit ups

31

35 %ile

 

Push ups

21

50 %ile

 

 

 

 

Flexibility

Sit-and-reach

14

15 %ile

 

 

 

 

Overall Score (based on percentile average)

 

 

44 %ile

 

 

Jessica's Results:
 

Fitness Component

Test Event

Results

Score

Aerobic Fitness

1 mile walk

14:35

90 %ile

 

Heart rate

102

 

 

VO2 max

46.9

 

 

 

 

 

Muscular Strength

Sit ups

39

60 %ile

 

Push ups

21

50 %ile

 

 

 

 

Flexibility

Sit-and-reach

15

25 %ile

 

 

 

 

Overall Score (based on percentile average)

 

 

56 %ile

 

Won’t you join them in their efforts to elevate their fitness and maintain a healthy lifestyle?  If you have difficulty performing any of the exercises prescribed in the fitness evaluation, be sure to make an appointment so we can help you get moving!

 

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Hike It Baby!

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Come join us for our next "Hike It Baby" hike along the Washougal River Greenway Trail. Our hike is free to join and open to anyone!

 

May 20th - 11:30am
Start and finish at our clinic (3180 NE 3rd Ave. Camas, Wa 98607)

 

 

 

Hike Details:

Level of Hike - Green (carrier/stroller)
Length of Hike - approximately 2 miles
Kid friendly (toddler included) - Yes
Parking - at the clinic
Bathrooms - Yes
Changing Table/Station - Yes
Dogs Allowed - No

 

Click to view our Hike It Baby event website >

 

About Hike It Baby:

Hike it Baby is a new parents group in over 90 cities around the country dedicated to getting families together and out into nature with newborns and little ones. We have a wide variety of hikes and urban strolls and the best part is all of our hikes are FREE!

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