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Sherill Baxter & Catherine Botelho Sherill has won the Single Bingo & will receive a $25 cash prize. Catherine has won the Double Bingo & will receive a $75 cash prize. To collect your prizes visit the Juneau Empire M-F 8am - 5pm and bring photo identification. Winners have 1 week to claim their prize. Unclaimed prizes may be used in a second chance drawing with the details and drawing date to be published in The Juneau Empire. There were no “N� or Blackout Bingo winners in January & February.
NOMINATE SOMEONE TO BE IN THE NEWS Know of someone who should be in the spotlight? Nominate them to be in the news! Once a month, the Juneau Empire will be profiling a local community member for a segment called “People of Juneau.� These profiles will highlight Juneauites who add character and sunlight to our town. #PPLofJNU Name of person being nominated: _________________________________________________________ Reason for nomination: _______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Contact info for person being nominated: Phone Number: ________________________________________________________________________ Email Address: ________________________________________________________________________ Name of person doing the nominating: ____________________________________________ Contact info for person doing the nominating: Phone Number: ________________________________________________________________________ Email Address: ________________________________________________________________________ Other pertinent information: ___________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS: Drop off this form, filled out, at the Juneau Empire building, 3100 Channel Drive, Juneau Alaska 99801. You may also email it to editor@juneauempire.com.
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Healthy Lifestyle Challenge Thursday, March 8, 2018 • It’s not too late to get this week’s log on juneauempire.com
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Congratulations to Week 6 Winner Phillip Gray!
Phillip has won a t-shirt, hat and organizer from Sportsman’s Warehouse, a small dry bag & water bottle from Alaska’s Tobacco Quitline, 1lb of coffee from Heritage Coffee, a gift certificate for 20 visits to the Wells Fargo Dimond Park Field House, and a free lunch-wrap to the Sandbar & Grill. Come to the Juneau Empire M-F, 8AM-5PM with photo I.D. to claim your prizes.
How Loneliness Can Affect Your Health By Barb DuBois, PhD, Instructor at The Alaska Club
Most of us are fairly savvy to the fact that the mind-body connection is so intertwined that it really is hard to separate the two. If you’re physically active every day, did you know that good physical feelings carry over quite readily to your frame of mind, your moods and your overall sense of well-being? But did you know that the reverse is also true? Much of the quality of our health involves contacts with others that improve not only our physical well-being, but also our emotional health. “Loneliness is more prevalent than we thought,” states former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy. More and more people endure this heartrending state. Loneliness is now considered to be such a risk factor for poor health, that Dr. Murthy believes it merits advanced research. Loneliness, Dr. Murthy notes, places the body in a chronic stress state and increases our risk of cardiovascular disease. People who are lonely have the same likelihood of dying younger than a person who smokes as many as fifteen cigarettes a day or who are obese. There is emotional pain associated with loneliness and this pain can serve to drive people to addictive behavior. Emotional pain is a stressor that may compel people to seek addictive substances to assuage that pain. Addictions in turn can easily lead to premature death. The one group of people who seem to endure the most loneliness in the U.S. are middle aged men. Why? Maybe they feel tapped out by the demands of work that they don’t cultivate friendships. Maybe they have deferred to other family members to create the social settings and they do not reach out themselves. The reasons are myriad and not entirely known. Friendships, social contacts, positive family relationships can reverse this trend. We know that people who attend worship services four times a month live longer than those who do not. People who have ongoing involvement with family and friends are less likely to indulge in addictive behavior. Even volunteering for some charitable cause has been found to have positive benefits to one’s sense of well-being and self-esteem. It’s important as well to connect with others at work, to feel supported and valued where we spend one third or more of our lives. Reaching out to others is not always instinctual for many, but it is vitally important for good health. In Alcoholics Anonymous, the members encourage one another to “not get too hungry, angry, lonely or tired.” In fact, they encourage one another to make three phone calls a day to inquire as to the well-being of others. This cultivates a sense of concern for others and helps to break the addictive mindset. Loneliness is part of a greater picture of poor health. By being a more positive person who nurtures friendships and family relationships, one is fostering not only one’s own health, but that of others. We can all solve the loneliness problem by reaching out to others in mutually healthful relationships. Physical activity and friendship can create healthier lifestyles. We encourage everyone to partake in some form of physical activity weekly, and at The Alaska Club we can help you build healthier, active lifestyles.
MEDICINE BALL WORKOUT Are you interested in a full body workout that can be completed in 20-30 minutes with just one piece of equipment? If so, then grab a medicine ball and get ready to combine strength and cardio exercises for a full body circuit that can be accomplished at home or in the gym! A medicine ball is a weighted ball ranging from 2-25 lbs that is often used in strength training and rehabilitation programs. Exercising with a medicine ball is a fun way to incorporate more variety to full body exercises and achieve an elevated heart rate, engagement of numerous core muscles, and strength gains. Popular in sports medicine, medicine balls can add explosive power and High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) to traditional strength training routines. High Intensity Interval Training refers to an all-out effort with short periods of rest. HIIT is an effective and time efficient way to increase endurance, burn more calories, and improve overall fitness. Combined with a medicine ball, HIIT workouts are highly beneficial and can be done anywhere in a small amount of time. By swapping out your dumbbells for a medicine ball to perform exercises such as: bicep curls, overhead press, basic squats, lunges, and rotational exercises you can create fun hybrid exercises. Hybrid exercises are the result of combining two or more exercises, for example: a medicine ball squat into overhead press. This will naturally raise the intensity of the exercise and really challenge core stability. By alternating muscle building exercises with cardio you will achieve both cardiorespiratory and strength training benefits. The medicine ball is so versatile you can dedicate an entire workout to it or just add it in as a compliment to your current exercise regimen. Check out this sample of a full body medicine ball circuit: *Make sure you talk with your physician before starting an exercise program* ● Always start with a lightweight (2-5 lbs) medicine ball ● Perform each exercise for 45 seconds with a 15 second rest in between ● Rest 2 minutes before repeating circuit ● Complete 2-3 rounds Full Body HIIT Medicine Ball Workout -Basic squat with bicep curl -Jumping Jack (squeezing MB between hands chest level) -Alternating lateral lunges with shoulder press -Toe taps on MB -Alternating forward lunges with canoe row -Jumping Jack with MB -Full plank with MB pass -Quick steps (holding MB chest level) -Standing MB extensions to hip -Russian twists If you would like more information on how to train with a medicine ball contact a Certified Personal Trainer for a complete workout! Keegan Carroll * ACE Certified Personal Trainer * ACE Certified Health Coach Therapeutic Exercise Specialist
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