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For Health & Learning: Love
We talk about love in many ways—it’s beauty and specialness, how badly we want it, how hard it is. Yet, love as teacher sometimes gets short shrift. As we enter the month of Valentine’s Day, let’s get schooled.
Non-Member Program Registration Paperwork
All non-members wishing to participate in a limited number of Beacon Health & Fitness programs MUST complete both forms below 1 week prior to the start of the program.
Prenatal Yoga Registration
All forms must be completed 1 week prior to starting your first prenatal yoga class. To submit your paperwork, please scan your completed forms to Del Stukel at EStukel@beaconhealthsystem.org OR drop them off at the Beacon Health & Fitness Granger Information Desk. Call 574-647-8460 for directions.
Cardio vs. Resistance for Weight Loss
The age old fitness question: which is better for weight loss, cardio or resistance training? Like many answers in the fitness world, it depends. While both burn calories, they burn calories differently. Consider how each system works:
Gratitude and Greater Happiness
Now is the time of year we reflect on being thankful for all we have. In positive psychology research, gratitude is consistently associated with greater happiness. Gratitude helps us refocus on what we have instead of what we lack.
Best Ways for Strengthening and Building Muscle
Different types of resistance training exist for strengthening and building muscle, also known as hypertrophy. Examples include static cable machines, bodyweight, free weight, and dynamic/variable weight.
Remember Walking
I just got back from Europe, and like many of us who take a long vacation I worried that eating out, not having my normal gym routine, and spending hours traveling would leave me feeling sluggish and out of shape, not to mention a few pounds heavier.
Know When to Push Through–and When to Stop–Running
The joke in Chicago is that there are just two seasons—construction season, and winter. In our area, we like to think of two seasons as well—running season, and winter (with a tip of the cap to those who run outdoors all winter long!). With spring finally here, and running season in full bloom, one of the important things to understand as a runner is when to push through pain, and when you need to stop.
Curious about Pilates?
If you’ve ever peeked into the Pilates Reformer Studio in our Mishawaka facility, the equipment may have looked strange to you. The Reformer and Cadillac, in particular, resemble to some a hospital bed. As it turns out, there’s a reason for that—Joseph Pilates, the creator of Pilates, developed his exercise program to rehabilitate injured soldiers during WWI and people confined to hospital beds and cots. With those limitations in mind, he experimented with springs, straps and bars to facilitate the movement, tone, and strengthening of weakened muscles.
Strength Training as Part of the Weight Loss Paradigm
I often meet with members whom identify weight loss as their primary health and fitness goal. When discussing their plan to achieve this goal, they often reference cardio and diet modifications but stay clear of including strength training as part of their program. Many suggest that they must first “get in shape” before embarking on a strength training program. This idea that you must first be “fit” to strength train is contradictory to its well-established benefits. To fully understand its place in a weight loss paradigm, we must first explore its meaning.
Pilates for Your Spine
“A Man is as Young as his Spinal Column.” That quote from Joseph Pilates grabs our attention right away (and, of course, we’d include anyone in his statement, not just men!)
Pilates for Better Sleep
Want to sleep better? Try Pilates. The increased body awareness, focused breathing, and body-massaging moves found in Pilates can bring you a deeper, more satisfying sleep. One good move to incorporate into your Pilates practice, as well as doing before bed, is called the “spine stretch.”
