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VITALITY: Fitness | 6 Workouts with a difference

VITALITY: Man’s Best Friend | 8 Animal-assisted therapy aids human health.

FEATURES Full Sail | 10 Trevor Moore’s Olympic aspirations began in Naples two decades ago. Soon, he hopes to hear London calling.

By Jason Davis

Only Natural | 12 Treatments and products that enhance health and beauty

Food Fight | 14 Local experts offer thoughts on healthy eating.

By Saxon Eastman COVER: Trevor Moore Photography by Vanessa Rogers Shot on location at Hamilton Harbor Yacht Club, Naples

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vitality: SPIN THE WHEEL

Above: Tish Kelly wins a silver medal.

Cycling offers opportunities for travel, as well as conditioning.

Right: Tish Kelly and her husband, Chuck.

While most know cycling builds fitness, it also offers benefits beyond the physical. In Naples, cycling groups like Naples Velo have turned biking into a social event, giving riders a chance to share the experience.

Four years ago, Naples resident Tish Kelly got involved with Naples Velo, hoping that cycling would cheer her up after a divorce. As Kelly trained with a bike-racing friend, little did she know that she would become hooked on cycling and eventually become a board member for the group. As Kelly became an avid cyclist, her physical fitness increased, and her mental health improved tremendously as she made friends while increasing moodboosting endorphins in her brain through exercise. She also met her new husband while riding. Most recently, Kelly has been competing in races at the National Senior Games, bringing home a silver medal.

Another avid member of Naples Velo is 67-year-old Mark Lippens. Though he cycled often when he was young, he gave it up to accommodate his busy life. As he got older, he realized cycling would be a great way for him to lose weight, and decided to take up his long-lost hobby anew. Today Lippens is in top physical shape, and he has brought home multiple gold medals from the National Senior Games. Lippens rides daily and enjoys spending time with other cyclists in Velo.

For some, cycling is a lifelong passion that grows with time. Tim Cranch enjoyed the freedom riding gave him in his youth, and still feels that rush of joy every time he gets on a bike. At age 59, he is riding as much and as strong as ever. Like Kelly and Lippens, Cranch

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rides with Naples Velo and competed in the National Senior Games, winning a gold medal. His passion for riding has enriched his life in numerous ways—conditioning him physically, bringing him cherished friendships and providing him with opportunities to travel.

During his college days, he rode cross-country from New York to San Diego.

Riding helps maintain healthy weight, shapes the lower body, especially the legs, and staves off heart disease. Because riders always push themselves and each other to go faster and farther, Kelly says that biking often results in riders changing unhealthy behaviors, including poor eating habits. Cyclists watch their diets to help ensure they are well-fueled for a ride.

A boost in mental health is less obvious but just as significant as the physical benefits of riding. Kelly says after the rides, “everyone is high on endorphins.” The benefits go beyond endorphins though; belonging to a club ramps up participants’ social lives with frequent parties, get-togethers and organized rides. Lippens enjoys the social benefits of cycling, saying that the group stops for coffee to chat and catch up after a ride.

As bicycling becomes increasingly visible in Naples, more folks are taking to two wheels and getting involved in this endurance sport. Naples Velo holds organized rides every day, with morning rides seven days a week, and longer rides on weekends and holidays. Many of the members ride up to 300 miles per week, but there are outings catering to various skill levels. For more information about Naples Velo, visit naplesvelo.com.

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vitality: MAN’S BEST FRIEND

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Therapists use animals in a variety of ways to help patients heal. Below: Karen Lasker

Across the country, therapists increasingly employ animals to help improve the health and well-being of human patients. Locally, the Naples-based Brody Project provides animal-assisted therapy (AAT) at Moorings Park and The Shelter for Abused Women & Children.

The project also seeks to teach people about the fundamental human-animal bond.

The Brody Project matches trained and certified dogs and cats with medical professionals who use the animals to aid patients in therapy sessions. The animals help people with issues involving psychosocial interaction, motor skills, balance, endurance, memory, range of motion and sensory stimulation. They motivate patients to participate in sessions that can be taxing. For instance, a stroke patient with limited movement may continually unbuckle and rebuckle a dog’s collar or throw a ball for a dog to retrieve, which can be more enjoyable than traditional exercises like placing pegs into holes.

When patients enjoy their therapy, they accomplish more faster.

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Karen Lasker NOTES THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND IS WHAT MAKES THERAPY EFFECTIVE. Brody Project animals and handlers must be accredited by the Delta Society, one of numerous AAT providers across the country. In addition to basic training, the animal must “be highly social, exhibit exceptional levels of impulse control, and must be adaptable to different workplaces and situations,” according to the Southwest Florida Dog Trainers Alliance, Naples.

The Alliance provides animalassisted activities (AAA) training through the program PAWS For Love Therapy Dogs. Note that AAA and AAT have significant differences. The Delta Society defines AAT to be “a goal-directed intervention in which an animal that meets specific criteria is an integral part of the treatment process. AAT is directed and/or delivered by a health/human service

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An AAT-certified animal also differs from a service dog. According to the Americans With Disabilities Act, a service dog is “individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability.”

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FULL SAIL SPOTLIGHT

Trevor Moore’s Olympic aspirations began in Naples two decades ago. Soon, he hopes to hear London calling.

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He doesn’t have many opportunities to relax, and frequent-flier miles are racking up fast, but Trevor Moore wouldn’t trade his situation for anything. Not when his lifelong dream is almost reality.

Moore and teammate Erik Storck are about-this-close to representing the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London as part of the U.S. sailing delegation. They have the international ranking and performance record to prove it, and, barring the unexpected, most experts consider them likely to qualify for the world’s most important regatta—an aspiration that started some 20 years ago, in a learn-to-sail program at Naples Community Sailing Center.

In 1992, shortly after Moore moved to Naples from Vermont, his father enrolled him in a learn-to-sail class at the center.

Sailing small Optimist-class dinghies, the seven-year-old Moore fell in love with the sport. By age 15, he had competed in Spain, Portugal and Ireland. “I feel like I’ve been to places most people don’t have an opportunity to visit,” Moore says from Finland, where he and Storck competed in the European Championships. Helsinki was another stop on a long 2011 itinerary—summer in Europe, training in New York and San Francisco this fall, the World Championships in Australia in December.

He spends about 200 days a year on the water. The rest of the calendar is dominated by fundraising meetings needed to keep the team and its dream afloat. “It’s hard to convince people to sponsor something that isn’t really a spectator sport,” Moore says, “but we’ve had some great ones who understand.”

Moore and Storck have been a team

in the 49er class (named because of the boat’s length, 4.9 meters) for more than two and a half years, a short tenure for the sport. Some teams stay together for a decade or longer. Moore says his team’s challenge is communicating under the pressure of race-day conditions.

The 49er is a light, fast craft sometimes called the Ferrari of sailboats. With a flat bottom and large sails, it can break 20 knots an hour and catch air when the surf is high. Because things happen quickly, sailors must speak in short, precise phrases or develop a means of unspoken communication. “You have to think three or four moves ahead—not just what your competitors are doing, but what your partner needs,” Moore says.

“You really need ESP out there.”

Whatever they’re doing seems to be working. As of August, Storck/Moore Sailing ranked twelfth in the world—the only Americans in the top 25, according to the International Sailing Federation.

The Olympics will be grueling, eight races over 10 days. “The boat is physically demanding,” Moore says. “You can get a heart rate peaking above 170 [beats per minute] during the course of a race.” He spends four days a week in the gym—running, weight lifting and cardio exercises. That should prove useful, as the Weymouth Bay Olympic venue is a big course with winds exceeding 20 knots.

Indeed, that might be the beauty of the sport—reacting to natural challenges on open water. “Even if you’re not racing, if you’re just doing a casual day cruise for a few hours or doing a transatlantic course and speed is irrelevant, sailing is for life,” Moore says. “It’s one of those things you can still do when you’re 90.”

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Clean Bill of Health Former nurse Deanna Kelly suffered with eczema, so she created a natural solution to keep her symptoms under control. She opened the Naples Soap Company in Tin City in 2009 to sell her healing, all-natural, organic products. The soaps, shampoo bars, bath bombs and sponges treat and prevent tough skin conditions like eczema, psoriasis and acne, and are gentle enough for anyone, including infants and cancer patients. Naples Soap Company has teamed up with five oncology centers, two plastic surgery centers, several homeopaths and the American Cancer Society to provide healthy skin care. Kelly says harmful chemicals found in mainstream products are absorbed by the body and stored, which can have negative health effects. Her products incorporate ingredients that are good for skin, like natural oils and minerals. The business is expanding rapidly, and now has stores in Naples, Fort Myers and Punta Gorda. Kelly has partnered with a former vice president of product innovation at Bath & Body Works, with plans for a 20-store roll-out within the next two years, and a 50-store rollout within the next five years. —Saxon Eastman 12 BALANCE: HEALTHY LIVING IN NAPLES

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Eminently Beautiful Spa By Sharon M in Naples offers rejuvenating facials to make skin feel fresh and bright. Popular treatments include an anti-aging facial to invigorate, and an oxygenated facial. Spa by Sharon M also offers makeup lessons and bridal “trial runs” using organic makeup products. The green-certified, medi-spa focuses on holistic treatments. Owner Sharon Delaura says, “The skin is the largest organ, so it is bad to put chemicals on [it].” Delaura’s spa uses biodegradable products, conserves energy, and creates as little waste as possible. It also offers the new Zero Gravity collection from the all-organic product line Eminence. It includes Key Lime Age Defying Masque, Jasmine Tangerine Agedefying Night Cream and a Persimmon & Cantaloupe SPF 32 Day Cream. —S.E.

Live Thoughtfully Since the grand opening of Thoughtful Threads in the Gateway Plaza, Naples residents and visitors have had a one-destination source for ecofriendly style as well as shopping for and eating healthy foods. A variety of casual and dress clothing for men, women and children created from organic cotton and hemp is available, along with organic bedding, in a 3,000-square-foot space. Thoughtful Threads, opened by Frank Oakes, is located across from Oakes’ popular organic farm market and café, Food & Thought, and next door to Oakes’ Plant A Thought, which is billed as the most eco-friendly garden shop in Southwest Florida. Thoughtful Threads is dedicated to making merchandising decisions that benefit customers and the environment.

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food fight Local experts weigh in on healthy eating habits.

With so many processed and unhealthy products cluttering supermarket shelves and restaurant menus, people are making poor dietary choices more often. As a result, nutrition, healthy eating and diets are getting a lot of attention in the media and among health professionals.

While consumers are bombarded by trendy diets offering quick fixes for health and weight problems, people need to consider changing lifestyle habits on a more fundamental and permanent level.

Most Americans learned about nutrition as schoolchildren via the food pyramid. Recently, though, the U.S. Department of Agriculture revamped dietary recommendations with the introduction of the food plate—a simplified graphic designed to illustrate the quantity from each food category that should be consumed in every meal. For instance, the plate shows that half of each meal should consist of fruits and vegetables.

With this better visual aid to use as a guide when overhauling eating habits, the question is, what foods are effective for helping to maintain best health? A number of nutritionists and dieticians around Naples offer their expertise to help clarify what’s good for you.

Each expert agrees that the most important step Americans should take in improving their diets is to load up on fresh, whole foods and consume far fewer processed and manufactured products. For one thing, packaged products typically include high levels of sodium, which has negative health impacts.

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Instead of processed and fatty foods, people should focus on “superfoods,” which Dr. Paul Hobaica of Arthrex Inc., Naples, calls, “very nutritionally dense” with “loads of nutritional benefits and many disease-fighting agents.” Examples include fresh vegetables and fruits, especially blueberries, natural yogurt, eggs, salmon, beans and legumes, red wine and even dark chocolate.

While these foods pack a nutritional punch, Beth Ellen DiLuglio, a nutritionist at Physicians Regional Healthcare System, Naples, also advises we increase consumption of herbs, spices, and raw nuts and seeds, which provide good health benefits as well.

Just as there are certain foods that serve as the cornerstones of a healthy diet, some foods are best avoided—anything deep-fried, processed red meats, saturated and trans fats, and processed snacks like potato chips and sugar-sweetened beverages.

Although it can be hard to cut out these foods entirely, the benefits of doing so make it worthwhile. Eating nutritionally dense foods while eliminating junk calories can reduce the risk of life-threatening illnesses such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease and high-blood pressure.

With plenty of options to change eating habits, it is important to navigate the world of nutrition carefully. Fad diets like Atkins remain popular, but the bottom line is that many diet plans are not always healthy. According to Margie Kaparos, a dietician at Naples Community Hospital, “any diet where you cut out one food group such as fruits or vegetables, or carbohydrates, is bad.” The Atkins Diet dictates removing carbohydrates to accelerate weight loss, but DiLuglio says, “your brain runs on carbs.

You will lose weight but be sick.” DiLuglio says we should also be mindful about the whole-grain craze. While whole grains can be healthier than other carb choices, many individuals have sensitivity or allergies, which undermines the benefits.

Still, not all branded eating plans are necessarily harmful.

DiLuglio points to The South Beach Diet, which advocates whole foods, and Hobaica recommends a “modified Atkins Diet by eliminating most complex carbohydrates and other high-caloric products.” In addition to eating fresh, unprocessed foods, it is important to learn proper portion control to avoid overeating.

Another hot topic is organic food and its importance to good

nutrition. While each of the experts believes there are real benefits to eating organic products, they all acknowledge that organically produced food can be pricey. Kaparos says that if you have the money to eat organically, it is a good choice, but if not, it is “really important for most of us to increase our intake of fruits and vegetables,” fresh, frozen or canned. DiLuglio says that not everything in your diet has to be organic, but if possible, choose organic animal-based products to avoid toxins, pesticides and preservatives that animals may have built up in their bodies. Many pesticides used on fruits and vegetables can be removed by simply washing before consuming.

A healthy lifestyle, of course, isn’t confined to healthy eating; each nutrition expert emphasizes the importance of regular exercise. A person who eats healthy foods yet sits on the couch for hours on end won’t have a truly healthy body. As Kaparos says, “any movement is better than no movement at all.” DiLuglio recommends 50 minutes of activity a day at least five days week to exercise the heart and minimize the chance of stroke and heart attack.

Developing healthy habits can be a challenge, but the considerable benefits can be motivating—a better immune system, increased energy, glowing skin, more restful sleep patterns and even improved sex drive. So the next time you go to the supermarket, shop the perimeter, where most of the fresh, healthy foods are shelved, and avoid the middle aisles, where processed foods are displayed. Your body will thank you.

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