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Personal Training In Alaska
Name: Ginny Grupp, MS, RYT
Address: Girdwood/Anchorage, Alaska
Website: www.AlaskaFit.com
Email: info@alaskafit.com
Phone: (907) 783-1245
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Info: Having completed a Master's degree in Exercise
Science and Health Promotion and 200 hours of
yoga training, Ginny is expanding AlaskaFit's
fitness offerings. Focusing on long-term
fitness and wellness, she currently offers
individual and group personal training sessions,
aquatic workouts, yoga for groups and
individuals. You can check out the website
www.AlaskaFit.com for more info and to see what
current clients are saying.
AlaskaFit's newest offering is phone-based
coaching. This technique empowers the client to
make fitness, diet and overall health changes
that s/he will stay with. Clients learn how to
track their workouts, incorporate fitness and
wellness into every-day routines and make the
commitment to being healthier. Enjoy the freedom
of working out independently on your own
schedule and get the benefits and guidance of a
trainer to help keep you on track. And best of
all, you don't have to live in Alaska to
experience this technique...just visit the
website or give AlaskaFit a call.
Most of all, have fun feeling good! |
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Everyday Fitness- Ginny Grupp, MS, RYT
The signs of winter approaching are everywhere. The snowline is creeping lower, the
days are getting shorter. For many of us, this is the reason that we live in Alaska. It will
soon be time to ski, snowboard, snowshoe, ice climb. For many others, winter is a time
of switching to a sedentary lifestyle, depression sets in, sleep becomes the favorite
activity and the pounds begin to settle on.
The American College of Sports Medicine recommends we, “Do moderately intense
cardio 30 minutes a day, five days a week and do eight to 10 strength-training exercises,
eight to 12 repetitions of each exercise twice a week.” Why 30 minutes? “The 30minute recommendation is for the average healthy adult to maintain health and reduce the
risk for chronic disease.” (ACSM Physical Activity and Public Health Guidelines, 2007).
Physical activity has also been shown to reduce symptoms of depression and Seasonal
Affective Disorder (SAD), improve blood pressure, cholesterol levels and sleep patterns.
So, with the weather sending many Alaskans indoors, how can we achieve this goal of
moving quickly enough to raise our heart rate and break a sweat? Thirty minutes sounds
like forever in our busy schedules. Why not break it down? Do you work in an office?
If it’s a multi-story building, hit the stairs for 10 minutes 3 times during the day. For
some, this could replace the 10-minute coffee or cigarette break.
Watching television in the evening? Rather than sitting on the couch for that 1-hour
reality show, walk in place during commercials. Or, sit during commercials and walk in
place during the show. Thirty minutes does not have to be 30 minutes at one time, just
work towards 30 minutes total active time during the day. In time, this may grow into
running a 5k in the spring.
What to do about the other part of the ACSM recommendation … strength-training? You
don’t need any special equipment to accomplish that either. Body-weight exercises such
as squats, lunges, push-ups, crunches, all count as strength training exercises. Want to
improve your biceps? Use a 5-lb. bag of rice as a dumbbell. Have you tried curling a
gallon of milk 8-12 times ? Everyday household items can serve as resistance for
strength-training exercises (especially if they are “Costco” sized), leaving us with no
excuses for not moving.
Movement is what the human body is made for and it functions better when it gets what it
needs. Those unexplainable aches and pains melt away, we sleep better, we feel better.
For all of the healthy, outdoor activity options Alaska offers, it also has one of the highest
obesity rates in the country. Taking small steps to incorporate movement into our
everyday lives can go a long way towards reducing that statistic. You will feel better,
look better, have more energy and it doesn’t have to cost you anything. Let’s get
moving!
Ginny Grupp holds a Master of Science degree in Exercise Science and Health Promotion and is a 200-hour Registered
Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance.
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