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Exercise Releases Brain-Healthy Protein

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by Dr. Francis Collins

We all know that exercise is important for a strong and healthy body. Less appreciated is that exercise also seems to be important for a strong and healthy mind, boosting memory and learning, while possibly delaying age-related cognitive decline. How is this so? Researchers have assembled a growing body of evidence that suggests skeletal muscle cells secrete proteins and other factors into the blood during exercise that have a regenerative effect on the brain.

Keep reading on the NIH Director’s Blog.

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Everything works better when you exercise!

Barbells and Bonding

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Stacy Geisler, a former basketball player seeking new ways to keep fit, was unsure about CrossFit after attending her first class at CrossFit Big D in Dallas, Texas. She was sore and—worse—afraid of the barbells.

Though she wanted to quit, she decided to stick it out for another week—and she started to see big changes that kept her coming back.

Now Geisler’s training sessions at Big D are a family affair. Her teenage daughter Annie has joined and says she can’t imagine her life without CrossFit.

Their coach, Chase Ingraham, says the two push each other. Instead of dropping Annie off at soccer practice or watching her from the sidelines, Stacy works out with her daughter—or her daughter comes in and tries to beat her mother’s scores.

“It’s something that they can share together, and not just on a personal level, but on an athletic level,” Ingraham says.

Video by Lindsay Schrock and Elliot Schlock.

New Goals, New Expectations and a New Life

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“I’m not going to feel sorry for him, even though he’s been through hell and back. That’s not going to do him any good. I’d rather give him new goals, new expectations and a new life.”

Coach Mike Suhadolnik works with Peter Glatz, a dentist and food and music enthusiast, at CrossFit Instinct in Springfield, Illinois. After losing his wife, Glatz turned to CrossFit to change his lifestyle.

More and more seniors are using CrossFit to ensure their golden years are rich with vitality. Your age doesn’t limit you—it’s never too late to get fit! For more information on the benefits of Senior CrossFit, download this ebook, Older, Wiser, Fitter. 

CrossFit Moms Practice Fitness During Pregnancy

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Nationwide, women are fighting the stigma associated with working out through their pregnancy and postpartum. For previous generations, staying active while pregnant was often frowned upon, states Kirk Kreifels, who graduated with an exercise science degree from the University of Nebraska-Omaha. “It’s not only safe, but it actually helps women in their pregnancy,” he says. That’s not to say women don’t adjust their routines as their bellies grow. Instead of box jumps, they do step-ups. Instead of running or jump rope, they row. Instead of sit-ups, they do planks.

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Read the entire story here.

Source: Article by Shelby Reynolds of the Naples Daily News

 

 

Teen Sports Performance Summer Classes

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Paramount Teen Sports Performance is a strength and conditioning program, combining age-appropriate weightlifting with high intensity training to deliver optimal fitness and performance, as well as establishing a lifetime love of fitness. Proper weightlifting techniques are taught, under the watchful eye of our CrossFit certified trainers, to enhance strength and power, while also focusing on increasing agility, mobility and flexibility. Our Teen Sports Performance Class is designed to prep athletes for long term success. We focus on not just lifting weights but quality movement and safety.

What you can expect in class:

  • Building a Foundation for quality movement
  • Develop basic strength
  • Develop coordination and body awareness
  • Lifting weights in our program is an earned privilege for quality movement.
  • Develop Strength, Speed, Agility and Power

We also offer one on one training for athletes needing more direct coaching from our staff.