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Run-walk your way to fitness

A dedicated group of Temple-based runners log more miles with less pain by employing a run-walk-run method created by former Olympic athlete Jeff Galloway.

The Galloway training program is both a social and physical exercise, with kindred souls meeting weekly for walking, talking and running. It offers reluctant folks an easy first step into the world of running. Kevin Francis, Galloway program director in Temple, said you can throw out the stereotypes with this bunch.

All sizes, shapes and ages, occupations and backgrounds run and walk together on their Saturday morning outings.

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One month after giving birth to a baby boy, Jess Zimmerman of Killeen hit the wall. A blind couple last summer hit the wall. Two Fort Hood soldiers in their twenties, Brian Calandra and Cameron Prince, hit the wall often.

On a chilly December evening, I hit the wall on a visit to Boulders Sport Climbing Center in Harker Heights. At age 59, I tilted my head back to view the top, 40 feet above the padded gym floor.

My stomach swirled a bit. Could I do this?

Then general manager, Richard Kahabka, explained that rock climbing attracts folks of various ages and families who are seeking an alternative to barbells and treadmills in their quest for fitness.

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Whether starting a new exercise regimen or returning to the gym after a long absence, there are steps to take to get the most out of your workout. The most important first step — commitment.

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From the Editor Dear Readers, It seems that every magazine or newspaper I read lately has a story about the scientific evidence of exercising for better health. Walking, which has always been one of the best forms of exercise, never seems to go out of style. Throw in circuit training, Pilates, dancing, Zumba, Sit and Be Fit and rock climbing, and there is a fitness plan for everyone of every age.

The neat thing is none of these regimens is age-specific and more and more people over the age of 50 are joining in with their younger counterparts to begin or resume an active lifestyle.

There really are no more excuses. Exercise can be budgeted into the day in the smallest of increments. For example, take a walk on your break — just 10 minutes a couple of times a day will increase your metabolism, strengthen your legs and help you to breathe better.

This month, Tex Appeal is offering stories about fitness. Each person I interviewed or met inspired me to get up and move. Meet your neighbor, Lorrie Smith. When she is not at her 4:30 a.m. post as lead supervisor at the Harvey Gym Morale Welfare and Recreation at Fort Hood, she teaches fitness to seniors at Lions Club Park Senior Center in Killeen, page 12.

Kevin Francis, a former wrestler in high school, became involved with the Galloway Method that teaches a walk/run approach to training that led him to compete in several marathons. Today he is the group leader of this initiative and his Templebased group trains at 6 a.m. Saturdays, page 33.

When I was a kid, if I saw something I could climb, be it a fence, a tree or large boulder, I was there. Climbing uses every muscle in the body and tests your skill against a stationary object. I remember once scaling a boulder field on the side of a mountain in Colorado. My friend and I had taken a hike up Bear Mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park, but on the way down, we lost the trail. With dusk nearly upon us, we had to make a decision and the only way down was an inclined boulder field. I met the challenge by focusing on one step at a time, watching my balance and breathing. It was truly one of the most exciting things I’ve ever done in gym shoes. We didn’t carry any kind of hiking equipment with us because the approved walking trail, steep as it was in some places, was safe.

Today, people who want to ascend and descend rocks and boulders can do it indoors at Boulder’s Sport Climbing Center in Harker Heights. With 40-foot-high walls, and free standing boulders for the more adventurous spirit, climbers from ages 10 to 88 climb up the rocks like Spider-Man on the side of a building. If you’ve never done it, it’s worth trying at least once, page 36.

Once you decide which type of routine you want to start, make sure you choose the right workout clothes. See the new trends in fitness clothing on page 47.

Make 2016 the year you start moving. Regain your muscle tone and body strength, and remember, you are never too old to begin an exercise routine.

Wishing you all a safe, peaceful and healthy New Year.

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SHelly Frank is a writer with a love of reading, persistent curiosity and sense of adventure. The eclectic nature of her education, travels and career paths have molded her appreciation of diverse perspectives. Her belief that human experience can be shaped for the good prompts her to advocate for literacy, education and free speech. She views her role of telling the diverse and vibrant stories of the people within a community to be a contribution to history as well as a chronicling of the contemporary.

MITCHEL BARRETT is an award-winning photographer and owner of Mitchel Barrett Photography. Although originally from the British Virgin Islands, for the past 12 years he has come to call the city of Killeen his home. He developed his love of photography while attending high school and the KISD Career Center, and has enjoyed life behind the lens ever since. When not busy taking photos, you can probably find him at the movies with friends or at home with his family and two dogs.

GABE Wolf is an award-winning photojournalist, with the most recent being the 2015 Barbara Jordan Media Award. He lives in Kempner with wife Stephenie, two dogs, Benny and Joon, three cats, Mouse, Veruca and Augustus, and two horses, Trouble and China.

He’s been a professional photographer for the past 15 years, documenting the Western Lifestyle with his wife and business partner, Stephenie.

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Lorrie Smith teaches fitness classes at Lions Club Park Senior Center in Killeen.

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orrie Smith ties a brightly colored jingle apron around her waist. A fitness instructor at the Lions Club Senior Center in Killeen, she is about to guide a room full of seniors through a Zumba lesson.

With the push of a button on a boom box, an upbeat Latin tune fills the room.

Before long, Smith and her class, all who are also wearing festive-colored jingle aprons, begin swaying their hips, waving their arms and moving to the rhythm of the music.

The room fills with the sound of hundreds of clanging jingles as the women, ranging in age from 55 to 80something, smile, laugh and giggle as they work through the steps. Thirty minutes later, an effervescent Smith, who seems to transfer her glow onto her students, waits as the last person leaves the room, collecting hugs.

“It makes my heart feel good to be around seniors my mom’s age,” said Smith, 53, who lost her mom in 2011, at the age of 73. “There is a connection when I am with them. I have a bunch of moms around me. They tell me their stories.”

“When Lorrie came to us, she was depressed about her mom passing away,” said Center Director Debbie Edwards.

“She wanted to volunteer time working with seniors as a tribute to her mom.

It was a blessing on both sides. Her countenance and personality make you want to get up and move.”

Smith usually arrives early to the Center so she can have some time to meet with her students before class begins.

They drink coffee, tea, chat about each other’s day, and she asks them how they are doing.

“They tell me about the things going on in their lives,” she said. “They tell me that they exercise at home or on vacation.

It helps me as well. I want to be like them

Lorrie Smith leads her class through a balance exercise before starting Zumba.

— to feel good mentally, emotionally and physically. Whatever problems I have go away when I step into the room.”

Smith’s passion for working with seniors doesn’t begin and end with her classes. She stresses the importance of proper hydration, diet and attitude when it comes to exercise, whether for weight loss, chronic illness or maintaining good health.

“Once the diet is down, all sorts of things begin to happen,” she said.

“Mentally, you have to want to do this, and then the body follows.”

“She promotes a healthy lifestyle,” added Edwards.

Smith has been working with seniors at the center three days a week for five years. She started out as a volunteer and Edwards said Smith noticed that a lot of seniors were sedentary.

“We were in need of a Sit and Be Fit program and Lorrie wanted to take on that class,” Edwards said. “Then she wanted a more active role and brought in Zumba.”

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Zumba, taught by Lorrie Smith, foreground, keeps women of all ages fit and strong.

“It makes my heart feel good to be around seniors my mom’s age. There is a connection when I am with them. I have a bunch of moms around me. They tell me their stories.”

— Lorrie Smith Smith is the lead supervisor at Harvey Gym Morale Welfare and Recreation on Fort Hood, where she has worked for eight years.

Her day starts at 4:30 a.m., 30 minutes before the gym opens at 5 a.m., to make sure the gym is clean, that the machines are running properly and that equipment is correctly stored and ready to be distributed.

When the doors open, Smith is at the front desk, greeting the soldiers, checking their IDs and issuing equipment. On

Tuesdays and Wednesdays, she breaks for two hours in the morning and goes to the Senior Center to lead an exercise class in aerobics or circuit training and then returns to her job at Harvey Gym. On Fridays, her day off, she teaches circuit training, Sit and Be Fit and Zumba at the Center, but her day doesn’t always end there.

“On Fridays after exercise, I ask the seniors if they want to go shopping, to the movies or to the mall,” Smith said. “We are like a family.”

A life of movement Smith’s passion for exercise began when she was 8 years old. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., the third of four siblings to parents Lester and Elaine Brotherton, she was inspired by a cousin who was studying ballet.

“I asked her if I could go to class with her, and then I wanted to take the class,” she said.

When she asked her parents whether she could take ballet, they supported her dream and encouraged her through years of dance lessons. For four years, she studied ballet, tap and modern dance, with each year culminating in a recital at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall.

When she was 12, she attended the Ruth Williams Dance Studio in Harlem, N.Y., and later attended a vocational high school where she studied business and performing arts.

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Lorrie Smith leads a class of seniors through Sit and Be Fit at the Lions Club Park Senior Center.

University, in the Bronx, with the Upward Bound program. For two years during her sophomore and junior years in high school, she studied and traveled with Chuck Davis Dance Company African American Dance Ensemble.

“I was very young and it was very exciting,” she said about her experience with the dance company. “I learned a lot from the other girls who were older and had been in that dance company longer.”

Smith said her experienced peers taught her different steps and how to move her body to the drums, feeling the music and not just doing the steps.

It influenced her on how she leads her classes today at the Center.

“I don’t have a routine, I just feel the music. Whatever I play, I feel the music and that’s (her movements) whatever comes out.”

Smith found her way to Killeen in 1998 when her military husband was assigned to Fort Hood and her son, Brandon, who now lives in Buffalo, N.Y., was 10 years old. She tried several different types of jobs and it was her fulltime job at a call center that inspired her to “launch an exercise program outside of her normal work schedule.”

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Stretching out the muscles during Zumba. Lorrie Smith, foreground.

started teaching aerobics, Zumba and Pilates, as well as the philosophy of a wellbalanced diet. She said the women began to experience a healthier lifestyle than before.

In 2010, she acquired her certification in personal training and incorporates private sessions with clients, upon request.

“Working with the seniors at Lions Club Park has been one of the most rewarding projects for me,” she said. “As a young girl and growing up, I did a lot of (fitness) things, like being in shows.

This is as close as I’m going to get to what I used to do. If you treat your body right when you are young, it helps when you get old.”

“We are blessed to have Lorrie here,” said Edwards. “You can tell when someone has a heart for what she is doing. She is like a magnet. She draws people to her.”

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Luvina Sabree serves locally raised grass-fed organic beef and locally sourced organic vegetables, along with a side of whole foods education at So Natural in Harker Heights.

o Natural Organic Restaurant and Market in Harker Heights offers its customers a healthy choice for dining out. Owned and operated by Luvina and Jameel Sabree, it is a family-owned and operated restaurant that serves locally raised grass-fed organic beef and locally sourced organic vegetables, along with a side of whole foods education. Luvina’s six children, ranging in age from 7 to 17, also work at the eatery and all of them have their afterschool assignments.

“First they eat, then do their homework and then start cleaning up,” said Luvina Sabree, an 8-year veteran of the U.S. Army. After she completed her term of service, she tried several careers before she found her niche with So Natural Organic Restaurant.

Everything in the restaurant is made from scratch except for the hamburger buns, rice tortillas and gluten-free pizza dough. Sabree strives to keep everything organic but does adhere to the Environmental Working Groups list of the Clean 15 and Dirty Dozen philosophy of purchasing produce (www.ewg.org).

Everyone is welcome, but if you have certain dietary requirements, Sabree will customize her menu to accommodate those needs.

“We ask each customer if they have any special dietary needs or restrictions,” said Sabree, who has a background in nursing. “It’s a very important question.”

Sabree meets her customer’s special dietary needs by understanding their illness. For example, if someone is diabetic, she will be sure there are no refined sugars in their meal.

“Food is medicine. The right food heals,” she said. “Eating whole foods keeps blood levels stabilized.”

And if a customer says they have celiac disease, Sabree said they clean and sanitize everything, introducing fresh tomato, lettuce and onion to prevent cross contamination as much as possible.

Although not on the daily menu, Sabree shared her recipe for Vegan Pasta Salad that is easy to make and is a great side dish.

VEGAN PASTA SALAD 2 cups gluten free rice spiral noodles 1/3 organic cucumbers, deseeded and cubed 1 garlic clove minced ¼ cup garbanzo beans, cooked 1 teaspoon Kalamata olives 1 ounce organic grape tomatoes cut in half lengthwise ¼ cup organic artichoke hearts, diced 1/3 organic red bell pepper, diced 2 tablespoons red onion, diced ½ cup garlic salad dressing

“We have wheat in the restaurant but will do everything we can to prevent it (from coming into contact with a gluten-free meal).”

You can dine in or carry-out at So Natural and its menu items range from salads to sandwiches, including her popular veggie burger. Daily specials include Wild Caught Salmon or locally raised grass-fed (organic) beef, a selection of organically certified vegetables from a local farm, gluten-free pizza, vegan and Paleo chili and homemade desserts that include bean pie.

And if you are a busy person with no time to cook, but wanting to eat

Cook noodles in boiling water 14 to 15 minutes. While pasta is cooking, prepare the garlic salad dressing.

Once pasta is cooked, drain and combine with other ingredients. Toss with salad dressing.

Garlic Salad Dressing ½ cup organic olive oil ½ cup organic apple cider vinegar (plus or minus to taste) 3 garlic cloves minced ½ teaspoon organic coconut sugar ½ teaspoon Italian herbs Pinch of salt Pinch of pepper Combine all ingredients and mix well.

whole food meals, So Natural offers pre-portioned Get Fit Meals with an assortment of breakfast, lunch, dinner, salads and snacks.

The entrees come in small, medium and large and can be custom created to fit anyone’s diet: order on Monday for Wednesday pick-up or Thursday for Saturday pick-up. These are quick, convenient healthy meals that may be frozen. They warm up nicely in the microwave at work and are a great alternative to drive-through fast food. In addition to healthy foods, So Natural has a small market that offers a selection of organic spices, snacks and beverages.

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How do you stay beautiful on the go?

Each month Tex Appeal peeks inside the bag of one busy woman to reveal her best beauty secrets and must-have essentials.

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The ESSENTIALS she CARRIES Foundation by Mac: This foundation has a creamy texture and it goes on smooth. It also has a built in concealer so you don’t need to add a powder finish over it. It gives you that perfect natural glow, where it looks like you have no make-up on at all. That’s a great benefit I like.

Cinnamon Swirl Lipstick by Mac: My favorite color. It has a smooth feel and a wonderful smell when applying. The color is good for day and night and has a glossy texture, which makes me feel sexy.

Ja Dore by Dior: My signature fragrance; it has a clean crisp aroma.

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Change of workout clothes: Carrying extra workout gear is a great backup in case of accidents, and for comfort while running errands.

I can dress it up with accessories or dress it down by adding my Nike sneakers, which gives me that extra bounce and support.

Equipment: I like carrying my Pro Jumper because it’s a great workout and I can exercise anywhere I go.

BIC pen: Easy to write with and it doesn’t leak or smear. It’s always handy to jot down information while on the go.

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My Apple iPod because it is lighter in weight than a CD case, and also has an unlimited number of songs fit for music lovers. A definite must have in my profession as a fitness instructor.

ANOTHER ESSENTIAL TOOL: I never leave home without my cellphone.

Having it with me is important. It keeps me connected to my family and friends, not to mention my clients calling to set up a personal training session.

Do you have a helpful hint to share with readers?

Carry a water-resistant bag with different size compartments so you don’t feel like you’re on a scavenger hunt. My Nike bag has various compartments for my cellphone, keys, water bottle, wallet and extra change of clothes. A plastic bag filled with just-in-case items, such as a towel, bandages, pain reliever, travel size wipes and deodorant, tooth paste and toothbrush.

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1. Sue Shillingburg and Lorrie Gehring at Altrusa International of Temple’s Taste of the Holidays fundraising luncheon.

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3. Judy Wardell and Andrea Sedillos.

4. From left, Evelyn Kelarek, Wanda Kasberg, Brenda Smith and Becky Garth.

5. Cindy Bailey and current President of Altrusa, Lorna Brockette.

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7. Annette Pace, Debbie Bates, and Lynn Foster attend Altrusa’s fundraiser.

8. Carol Pappas and Carol Koster 9. From left, Karen Jennings, Cindy Blevins and Barb Hagen.

10. From left, Holly McLean, Michelle Carter and Ashley Lomas.

11. Laura Golden-Luedeke, Barbara Gregory and Paula Golden.

12. From left, Nancy Godwin, Tamara Clothier and Corette Richter.

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5. Deborah and Pat Steffes count their raffle tickets at the United Way fundraiser.

6. Students Kelsie Cox and Audrey Bienuk of the University of Mary HardinBaylor stand with admissions counselor Mary Baucom.

7. Country music artist Holly Tucker performs.

8. From left, Steve and Sadie Kline, Lisa Comeau, Jarrin Crotty, David and Cindy Sutherland enjoy the Chrome and Carols Festival of Trees.

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1. Guests pack the Horny Toad HarleyDavidson dealership in Temple for the fifth annual Chromes and Carols Festival of Trees event on Dec. 3.

2. Bell County Judge Ted Duffield poses next to a Santa tree.

3. Carolyn and Wendell Williams, the chairman of Central National Bank in Temple, present Belton Mayor Marion Grayson with her winning tree package.

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2. Maryann Hambrick, left, and Patty Stepp in the holiday spirit.

3. Ann and Jerry Berg attend the festivities.

4. Shirley Goode holds on to her dance partner Bill Southerland.

5. Clockwise from front right, Leo and Sandra Butler, Paula and Henry Tammerthes, Bobby and Bittie Schraedes, Barbra Hale, and Clarence Schultz.

6. Clockwise from front right, Etta and Ray Boney, Donna McClain, Dorthy and Eugene Haisler, and Maria and Larry Koester.

7. Martha Plume is greeted by Trent Birkes, 7, with a candy cane.

8. Michael Lewis and Lillian Nash show off their dancing skills.

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2. Guests look over Christmas trees, which were raffled during the fundraiser at the Killeen Civic and Conference Center.

3. Jeff Kirk holds open the Santa’s big red bag while Alycia Hooper reaches in to pull out a gift.

4. The Festival of Trees raises money to support YMCA services, including membership dues for children who can’t afford it.

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6. Bids on silent auction items during the Festival of Trees helped raise funds for Armed Services YMCA programs.

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Cabin Fever Fun Day Jan. 2, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Free Treat your cabin fever with a trip to the Railroad & Heritage Museum for fun activities and free admission to the special Mail Call exhibit. Enjoy one last day of celebration before school starts up again.

For more information, call 254-298-5172.

Temple Railroad and Heritage Museum 315 W. Avenue B, Temple Belton Senior Activity Center Country Dance Time Jan. 7 Bobby Dean, Timeless Country Jan. 21 Shorty Grisham and Friends 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Live country music, two-step and fantastic dancers. Donation $5. Bring a small food item for the snack table. Check the schedule for your favorite band. For more information, call 254-939-1170.

842 Mitchell St., Belton.

Arches and Select Physical Therapy Resolution 5K Jan. 9, 2 p.m.

All ages welcome.

Resolve to begin 2016 in motion — run or walk a 5K to start your new year off right and keep those resolutions to be more active and get healthy.

Preregistration is $20 by Jan. 3.

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Lions Park 4320 Lions Park Road, Temple.

MailCall: Military Appreciation Day Jan. 9, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Free Veterans and active-duty military enjoy free admission to the Mail Call exhibit.

Light refreshments will be provided. For more information, call 254-298-5172.

Temple Railroad and Heritage Museum 315 W. Avenue B, Temple Harker Heights Parks & Recreation Gardners Education Series presents Spring Garden Planning/Square Foot Gardening Jan. 11, 6 to 7 p.m.

Free Now is the ideal time to start preparing for a spring garden. Learn how to plan your spring garden to produce healthy plants and make the most of your gardening space by using the square foot gardening technique. No RSVP is required.

For more information, call 254-953-5466 or email smylcraine@ci.haker-heights.tx.us.

Activities Center 400 Indian Trail, Harker Heights Harker Heights Parks & Recreation Go Heights: Knot Tying Jan. 14, 6 p.m.

Free Ever get frustrated while you are out fishing because you cannot tie a good knot on your fishing hook? This hands

on adventure will teach common knots that come in handy for any outdoor enthusiast, with a focus on fishing knots.

RSVP at www.meetup.com/ GOHeights. For more information, call 254-953-5466 or email smylcraine@ ci.haker-heights.tx.us.

Activities Center 400 Indian Trail, Harker Heights

Belton Market Days Jan. 16, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Buy, sell and trade in downtown Belton every third Saturday of the month.

Shop local vendors and farmer’s market in historic downtown Belton on Central Ave. Enjoy food and entertainment.

For more information or to become a vendor, contact Sandy Bigham, vendor coordinator at 254-721-4693 or email her at sandy10@hot.rr.com. You can also visit: www.downtownbelton.com.

The Central Texas Orchestral Society presents Miro String Quartet Jan. 16, 7:30 p.m.

The Miro Quartet is consistently praised for their deeply musical interpretations, exciting performances, and thoughtful programming. Each season, the Miro Quartet performs throughout the world on the most important chamber music series and on the most prestigious concert stages, garnering accolades from critics and audiences alike. $25 adults, $10 students, military — free. Tickets required. For more

information, call 254-773-9926.

Cultural Activities Center 3011 N. Third St., Temple

953-5466 or email smylcraine@ci.hakerheights.tx.us.

Activities Center 400 Indian Trail, Harker Heights

Everybody Skates Jan. 23, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

This event is a special time designed for families with special needs children to have fun skating at their own pace.

The entire skating rink is there for your family and friends to enjoy. For more information, call Belinda at 254-298-5733.

Wheels Family Skating Center 814 N. 31st St., Temple Texas Music Series at the Cultural Arts Center presents Hal Ketchum “I’m a Troubadour” Jan. 23, 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $23 in advance; $27 at door After a six-year break from country music because of health issues, Hal Ketchum returns to the stage singing staples like “Small Town Saturday Night” and “Hearts Are Gonna’ Roll,” along with new music from his album “I’m a Troubadour.” His golden voice is back and stronger than ever. Armed with new stories, new songs and a strong fan base that has stuck with him throughout the years, Hal Michael Ketchum is back to stay.

For more information or to purchase tickets, call 254-773-9926 Phone or visit http://cacarts.org/ Cultural Arts Center 3011 N. 31st St., Temple

Harker Heights Parks & Recreation Seed and Plant Swap Jan. 23, 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Free This event invites the general public to bring in seeds, bulbs and/or cuttings (no hybrid seeds, please) to share and swap. Please make sure that the seeds are clearly labeled in an envelope, baggie or container. Labels should include the name of the plant, growing directions and a picture of the plant, if possible. It is not mandatory to bring something to swap. Baggies will be provided for takehome seeds. There will be gardening related vendors at the event as well to share information about gardening, their business and to answer any gardening questions.

For more information, call 254-

The Contemporaries of the Azalee Marshall Cultural Activities Center Presents “Nashville Nights” Jan. 30, 6 to 10:30 p.m.

Enjoy a silent auction, a buffet dinner with six food stations, a live auction with Eddy Lange and entertainment by country singer and Temple native Brian Gowan. Then dance the night away to the Hedley Grand Band. Learn how to line dance or take your chances at the casino staffed by all volunteers (no cash here, just chips exchanged for prizes) and bid on items during the live auction with Eddy Lange. There will also be a Chance Raffle drawing for a pink topaz pendant with a gold wire neck piece donated by Charlie Wharton of Starfire Designs.

Tickets are $100 each or a reserved table for eight is $1,000. Dress is glitzy western.

For more information, call Hilde Cort at 254-913-0583 or Carla Stanley, Chairman of Nashville Nights at 254913-1162. You may also email Stanley at Stanley-w@sbcglobal.net.

Cultural Activities Center 3011 N. Third St., Temple For consideration in the Tex Appeal calendar, email upcoming events to edittexappealmagazine@gmail.com.

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Book focuses on teaching kids gratitude

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n her book, “Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World: How One Family Learned that Saying No Can Lead to Life’s Biggest Yes,” published by Tyndale Momentum, Texas author, mom and wife, Kristen Welch, describes the day that she and her husband identified entitlement in their children.

It happened during their annual visit to the Houston Rodeo and Stock Show when they decided it was time to buy their three children their first set of cowboy boots. This rite of passage was eagerly looked forward to by the whole family, but was marred by a display of ingratitude on the way home from the rodeo by one of the children. It didn’t take long for these parents to take the helm. Choosing to use this as an opportunity to teach lessons in gratitude and the value of hard work, the child displaying ingratitude was told to give back the boots. Then the child was told they would have to earn the boots back through yard work assigned by their father.

This event in the life of this Texas Christian family began with grace and generosity, transitioned into ingratitude and entitlement, and transformed into thankfulness and the value of a gift through hard work to reclaim that gift.

With a background in parenting rather than counseling or psychology, Welch writes of her experience of raising three children in a Christ-centered home. Her narrative weaves optimism, humor and honesty into the real life experience. It illustrate the failures, successes and surprises that resulted from her and her husband’s intentional parenting of teaching gratitude, as an alternative to their children’s perspective of expectation.

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With a background in parenting rather than counseling or psychology, Welch writes of her experience of raising three children in a Christcentered home. Her narrative weaves optimism, humor and honesty into the real life experience.

It illustrate the failures, successes and surprises that resulted from her and her husband’s intentional parenting of teaching gratitude, as an alternative to their children’s perspective of expectation.

convenience, entitlement, self-obsession, and gratification face today.

Without resorting to formulaic strategies, Welch offers insight from her own experiences, and from other resources to empower and encourage parents at any stage of child rearing.

In her book, she writes, “It’s our duty to give our kids what they need – food, shelter, and love – and oftentimes, we are

able to give them much more than that.”

Each chapter contains a section with tips for parents to go against the flow and intentionally raise children to be grateful.

One practical tip is to create a family mission statement. Another tip is to seek the wisdom of parents farther along the journey.

Other suggestions for guiding children in becoming emotionally healthy adults are determined by the age and maturity of the child. One suggestion is to allow the child to take on responsibility and manage the results.

Another suggestion is for the child to understand the benefits of delayed gratification.

A sense of compassion and acts of service often accompany a sense gratitude.

“If we are going to compare ourselves to those who have more, we must also compare ourselves to those who have less,” she writes in her book, addressing her children.

As a reminder of being blessed and to express gratitude the Welches volunteer at home and abroad, often doing tasks outside their comfort zones or skill sets. After one of their long, hard days of such work, instead of the usual grumbling, one of her children said “I love today!” What parent would not want to hear that?

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The Galloway goal

Method helps you run-walk your way to fitness Story by FRED AFFLERBACH Photos by AMY PROCTOR

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Bonnie Gamez celebrates the end of practice with her fellow runners with the Temple Galloway Training Program during a Saturday workout.

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dedicated group of Templebased runners log more miles with less pain by employing a run-walk-run method created by former Olympic athlete Jeff Galloway.

The Galloway training program is both a social and physical exercise, with kindred souls meeting weekly for walking, talking and running. It offers reluctant folks an easy first step into the world of running.

Kevin Francis, Galloway program director in Temple, said you can throw out the stereotypes with this bunch. All sizes, shapes and ages, occupations and backgrounds run and walk together on their Saturday morning outings.

“We have school teachers. We’ve got nurses, retired people, homemakers, disabled people, college students, medical students and an insurance salesman. Just about anybody could do this. We’ve had people with diabetes. We’ve had people that are 200-plus pounds overweight,” Francis said. “The idea behind the walk breaks, you recover some, you relax; it preserves a lot of the joints. You use different muscles so it allows everything to readjust and you’re able to go on. It’s amazing.”

The matriarch of this diverse group is 85-year-old Shirley Gilliland, a Temple resident since 1969. Gilliland in 2008 ran the Austin Marathon with her daughter and granddaughter. Although she had been running with her late husband for most of their long marriage, she adopted the Galloway method when she realized she had slowed a bit but didn’t want to give up the physical and social benefits of running. She now runs 30 seconds and walks 45.

“Because of the run-walk situation, people who are just getting started can get used to running. And old people,

From left, Temple Galloway Training Program members Cassandra Stephens, Alison Jones, Mark Gilliland and program director Kevin Francis finish off an early morning workout.

like I am, can slow down somewhat without losing the ability,” Gilliland said.

“Running with a group is so much easier than running by yourself. In general, it is a family type situation and that’s what makes it so nice knowing that you’re going to meet up with a group on Saturday and having somebody to go with makes a big, big difference.”

The Magic Mile The first step a runner takes after joining the Galloway program is a timed, one-mile run-walk for evaluation called the Magic Mile. Then you follow a personal plan designed to fit your goals.

When Francis joined in 2008, he ran a 12-minute mile. He was assigned to an interval where he ran one minute and walked one minute. Eight months later, he ran his first marathon.

Cassandra Stephens, a friend and coworker at Scott & White Hospital in Temple, recruited Francis. (Or bugged him constantly to join, depending on how you look at it.) After graduating from high school in Idaho, where he was on the wrestling team, Francis said for about 25 years he “didn’t do anything” regarding exercise. But Stephens was having so much fun with this run-walk routine Continued TEXAPPEALMAG.COM

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Temple Galloway Training Program members compare notes after an early morning work out in Lions Park in Temple, Texas. The group trains on their own during the week and meets every Saturday to prepare together for 10Ks, marathons and half marathons within Texas.

she wouldn’t let up, constantly bugging Francis to get off the couch.

“He kept hearing about my running and kept asking. He was kind of fascinated by it. And I kept saying you could do this,” Stephens said. “He was just so scared to run. And when he got out there, it was amazing. He did great and then he just got the bug. He took off.”

Since 2008, when Francis adopted the Galloway method, he’s run 11 full marathons, including four times at the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon in honor of the heroes and victims of the federal building bombing in 1995.

He’s also run about three dozen half marathons.

Several years ago, Barb Buckles, a nurse at Scott & White Hospital in Temple, was looking for a change from her exercise routine of spinning, a form of stationary bike riding. She was over 50 and had never run before, yet took a chance on the Galloway program with Francis. Not in her wildest dreams, Buckles said, did she think she could complete a marathon. She has since run 34

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Getting Started A full training program comes with a special running shirt, a subscription to “Runner’s World” magazine and access to Jeff Galloway’s insider tips.

The group meets Saturday mornings at various trails in the Temple-Belton area. For more information, email Kevin Francis at pd@templegalloway.com.

28 marathons with few injuries. Training with her Galloway cohorts, she has whittled her time down to less than five hours. A good pace for her: walking 30 seconds, running 90.

Fostering friendships and good health are two benefits the regular group of runners and walkers enjoy.

“I am a nurse and I do a lot of walks with people who have diabetes. And we always talk about healthy eating and exercise,” Buckles said. “When we train for long runs, you really foster friendships with the group. If you can make exercise

fun, it won’t be drudgery. You’re more likely to do it and continue doing it.

Galloway has made running fun for me.”

For folks who are aspiring to walk-run long distances, the Galloway system could prepare you for a half marathon in three months, a full marathon in six months.

About Jeff Galloway In 1972, Jeff Galloway qualified for the U.S. Olympic track team in the 10,000 meter event. (He was on the same team as the legendary Steve Prefontaine and gold medalist Frank Shorter.) A few years later teaching novice runners, Galloway developed a strategy that involves using walk breaks before the individual gets tired. Galloway said on his website, www.jeffgalloway.com, that his method gives runners control over fatigue by breaking up the route into manageable units, which reduces pain and injuries and produces faster times. Galloway writes a monthly column for “Runner’s World” magazine and has penned numerous books about running. His website said 350,000 runners have reported achieving their goals using his system.

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Hitting the wall Climbing offers fitness at any age Story by FRED AFFLERBACH Photos by GABE WOLF

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ne month after giving birth to a baby boy, Jess Zimmerman of Killeen hit the wall. A blind couple last summer hit the wall. Two Fort Hood soldiers in their twenties, Brian Calandra and Cameron Prince, hit the wall often.

On a chilly December evening, I hit the wall on a visit to Boulders Sport Climbing Center in Harker Heights. At age 59, I tilted my head back to view the top, 40 feet above the padded gym floor.

My stomach swirled a bit. Could I do this?

Then general manager, Richard Kahabka, explained that rock climbing, once considered a fringe sport, attracts folks of various ages and families who are seeking an alternative to barbells and treadmills in their quest for physical fitness.

Kahabka said one hour on the wall provides a total body workout.

“You’re using from your fingertips to your toes, all various types of muscle groups. It’s not isolating upper body. It’s not isolating lower body. You’re using everything. You can come in and have a great time. You can come in and say I want to be a rock climber, I want to learn all the idiosyncrasies about how to move my body, how to place equipment.

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If you go Boulders Sport Climbing Center 325 Indian Trail, Harker Heights 254-690-9790 Monday-Friday: noon to 10 p.m.

Saturday: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Sunday: noon to 8 p.m.

All day pass, come and go as often as you like. Memberships recommended; clinics, classes and coaching available. is happening to my body. My flexibility, my cardiovascular. I sleep better. And it’s mentally engaging. There’s some brain power in there.”

Beginners like me must attend an orientation and safety lesson before they can climb. First, you slip into climbing shoes and strap a harness around your waist, both provided by Boulders.

Then a staff member explains how the equipment works and expectations regarding such matters as being aware of your surroundings and fellow climbers.

Last step before hitting the wall, a newbie must demonstrate he or she grasps the information well enough to teach the teacher.

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Jayson Lockwick swings from a ledge as Nathan Duffy looks on at Boulders Sport Climbing Center in Harker Heights.

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Cameron Prince of Killeen scales a rock wall at Boulders Sport Climbing Center in Harker Heights.

ABOVE: Taylor Mock looks for a handhold while climbing at Boulders Sport Climbing Center in Harker Heights.

AT RIGHT: Rebbekah Pressler finds a handhold while climbing one of the walls at Boulders.

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around the gym. Two girls about 10 years old are laughing and climbing. A man clings horizontally like Spider-Man to an outcropping. A young woman reaches the top and floats back to earth via the auto belay. I wipe sweaty palms on my jeans.

I grab a handhold called a jug, clutch it with a firm grasp and hoist myself up.

After a few easy steps I’m about 10 feet high. Ascending slowly, I realize not all handholds are the same. And I’m struggling with my grip and where to place my feet. I make it halfway to the top, 20 feet high, and approach something that resembles a parking lot speed bump. How am I going to climb over this? I remember from my safety lesson: Look down and check below for fellow climbers. All clear, I push off and let go, a leap of faith. I auto belay to the padded floor, which is like a giant pillow. I regain my footing and reflect. I run and ride a bike and lift weights. I think I’m in shape, but I hit the wall while hitting the wall.

Kahabka explains that body builders don’t necessarily make good climbers.

He says that one hour on the wall is a total workout. He points out designated routes — color-coded markings with numbers attached to the wall. Climbers can choose how they want to ascend by following these routes marked by degree of difficulty.

“Our route setters will set routes that make you move your body a specific way,” Kahabka says. “It’s less strength and more technique. Just because you’re strong, that isn’t going to get you there. It (strength

Did you know?

Rock climbing consists of three main types: bouldering, top roping and lead climbing. Bouldering needs no partners, no ropes, no harnesses. The climber ascends up to about 14 feet, then drops onto a crash pad. Top roping allows you to climb higher because you can descend using a technique called belaying. A rope, pulley system and harness that is strapped on your waist will catch you if you fall, or allow you to slowly descend. (An auto belay allows you to scale a 40foot wall alone because it does not require a person on the ground to operate the belay.) Lead climbing is a partner system, more advanced, in which you pull the rope up, clipping it into special hooks in the wall as you go. If a climber falls, he could drop several feet past the last point where he clipped in. Then he can resume climbing. alone) is going to get you to a certain point, but after that, it’s technique. Our wall is the opponent. The customer determines at what level they get to play.

We don’t dictate climbing for you.”

I catch my breath and look at the top, ready to go again. Then a noise like thunder emanates from the gym’s second floor. A mother descends the stairs and Continued TEXAPPEALMAG.COM

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Taylor Mock, right, waits for her friend Leah Brooker to get hooked in so they can climb at Boulders Sport Climbing Center in Harker Heights.

sits on a bench beside her two children, a boy and girl who have been climbing a manmade boulder. Turns out she was working out upstairs with a group using balls and slings designed to complement the rock climbing experience. This program, called functional training, is included when you buy a membership at Boulders.

Back on the wall, I am looking for something that I can stand on and use my legs rather than pull myself up. Climbing holds come in various shapes and sizes and are for different purposes. Some are so small I can use them to push off with my feet but could never grip with my fingers. No more jugs — also called the thank God hold — so I pick my way along. I climb past the speed bump, the halfway point, and look down. Not scary at all. Working my way up vertically, and sometimes laterally, I position myself near the top. Again, I look down. Only a few more holds to go.

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Climbing shoes wait to be rented at Boulders Sport Climbing Center in Harker Heights.

popularity to a point where it will soon be an Olympic event. Most major universities teach it. Students at the University of

Mary Hardin-Baylor can earn PE credits by taking a rock climbing class at Boulders.

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Visiting Angels

2213 Birdcreek Terrace, Temple 254-899-9400 | visitingangels.com

Cade Zimmerman ascends the rock wall at Boulders Sport Climbing Center in Harker Heights.

Youngsters ages 7-18 can compete through a program here. Summit Recreation Center in Temple has a 20-foot indoor rock climbing wall. Disabled veterans and autistic children have climbed at Boulders, courtesy of the gym’s flexible staff and management. The Climbing Business Journal reported in 2013 that 28 new facilities opened in the United States.

Perched firmly on the wall, 40 feet above my starting point, I revel in my accomplishment. But how do I get down?

Kahabaka said earlier there is no way I can fall while using the auto belay.

“What’s the worst that can happen if you go for it and let go? You’re going to float down like a feather,” he said.

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descend. Not exactly graceful, but I’m soon back on the soft gym floor. I look around. I know I’m still a novice. Two men working out across the gym come to Boulders for exercise and to train for climbing adventures. They recently drove 600 miles to Hueco Tanks State Park for a weekend of camping and climbing.

A major outdoor gear retailer says that climbing gyms are great for beginners of all ages and experienced climbers.

Regardless the weather, you climb in a safe, controlled environment. Rather than running in place on a treadmill or riding a stationary bike, you can make your workout exciting.

Excited is exactly how I feel. I reach down to unhook my harness, time to go, but no. I hit the wall again.

Visiting Angels provides quality of life services to seniors and the disabled—giving peace of mind to them and their loved-ones and understanding the stress and exhaustion associated with caregiving. While their goal is to afford clients the ability to stay at home encouraging independence and security, they can provide services in facilities and hospitals—they’ll even go on vacations with clients! Their commitment to consistency and superiority has led them to success. Some of their many services include: meal planning and preparation, hygiene and bathing assistance, light housekeeping, medication reminders, incontinence care and transportation.

Visiting Angels has invested in a quality-of-life coursework

by ROS Therapy—an accredited training program in which all caregivers are trained shortly after being hired.

Caregivers also specialize in Alzheimer’s and dementia care. All Visiting Angels caregivers are bonded, have a strong employment history caring for seniors, and have reliable references from previous clients, agencies, and healthcare institutions.

Visiting Angels

Visiting Angels managers are on call 24/7—callers value conversing with knowledgeable managers with the ability to immediately address their needs.

Managers provide free in-home consultations, including home safety inspections. Whether you need them for a single hour, or up to 24-hours, you’ll never sign a contract of pay a deposit. They are happy to help with benefit verification and coordination with long-term care insurance; they can also assist with the claim for the VA Aid & Attendance Benefit. The experienced management is intimately familiar with all their caregivers’ qualities so they are able to “match” the changing and growing needs of their clients.

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Truecore Fitness

Holly Roehl, owner

7373 Honeysuckle Drive, Suite 120, Temple 254-931-1281 | truecoretx.com Holly Roehl is passionate about fitness and helping people reach their goals. She has turned that passion into a business, Truecore Fitness, which opened on November 2 in Temple.

Truecore features boutique fitness classes, including Pilates, Barre and Cycle.

“Truecore’s mission is to build your outer and inner strength – to propel your personal fitness goals and restore your wellbeing through highly effective and fun classes,” said Roehl. “We wanted to bring Pilates to the Central Texas community because we’re extremely passionate about this lifelong fitness practice.”

Truecore features a simple pricing structure and the ability to mix and match classes. Pricing begins at $20 a class, with class packs and unlimited monthly memberships available for less than $6 a day. “The goal was to encourage our customers to find classes they love,” said Roehl. “They can focus on one practice or incorporate all three for a truly invigorating fitness experience.”

All of the classes can be modified for different fitness levels and for injuries, so everyone is welcome.

Truecore’s reformer Pilates class is designed to condition the entire body and achieve lean muscle definition more quickly.

“This is an exceptional fitness experience that previously was only available in major metropolitan cities like Austin and Dallas,” said Roehl.

“We’re also offering Barre classes from highly trained instructors in a boutique fitness environment. This means more personalized

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classes and attention based on your fitness needs and goals,” Roehl said.

The third program at Truecore is Cycle, featuring RealRyder bikes for a more authentic and less-stationary indoor cycling experience. The bike moves with the cyclist and the ride is rhythm based. It allows the rider to burn 20 percent more calories than any other bike – for the same ride.

A key factor in the business’s success is a group of dedicated instructors who are focused on creating the best experience for clients. In addition to Roehl, instructors are Jen Roland, Kathleen Phillips, Becky Maks, Jennifer Douglass, Julie Hall and Madison Savanuck.

Truecore’s New Client Special is designed to give people a chance to try out classes. It offers 10 consecutive days of unlimited classes for $20. Classes are available seven days a week. They may be purchased online or at the studio.

“Bringing something new to the market has created a fun energy,” said Roehl. “A boutique fitness experience fits into the growing development of the community. More and more, this is a place to live and thrive – experience the best of Central Texas neighbors and enjoy a lifestyle and amenities on par with any major city.”

Roehl’s passion is reflected in Truecore’s slogan: “A dynamic and balanced approach to fitness, designed for everyone. Truecore is an invigorating personal fitness experience. The energy is high, the music is vibrant, and the experience is empowering.”

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Central Texas winters are unpredictable. One day the temperature could be in the 70s and the next down in the 30s.

Whatever the thermometer reads, Academy Sports + Outdoors in Temple offers a variety of styles and colors for the fitness enthusiast. It doesn’t matter if you are continuing your exercise routine or getting back into fitness, sportswear comes in all sizes and colors from neon running shorts to hoodies, shorts, T-shirts and shoes. The latest trend in exercise clothes for the gym and outdoors adds fashion to your workout. Name brand outfitters have selections to fit everyone.

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Put fitness first Getting the most out of your workout

Story by CATHERINE HOSMAN Photos by MITCHEL BARRETT

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The staff at Heritage Park Fitness have multiple talents and skills that they bring to their clients. Pictured, clockwise from bottom, owner Lisa Parker, manager Jess Davis, Cami Stringham, Shauna Anduze-Bell, Emira Wininger, Rachel Cordornnier 60 and MattJANUARY Ratliff. 2016 | TEX APPEAL

hether starting a new exercise regimen or returning to the gym after a long absence, there are steps to take to get the most out of your workout. The most important first step — commitment.

Ask yourself if you are committed in mind, body and spirit to a healthier lifestyle and if you will be able to stick with a plan. Will you keep on schedule, whether it is a one-, two-, three- or fiveday-a-week program, remember to track your progress and ask for help when you need it.

When looking for a new gym or program, take the time to find one that suits your personal needs. Jessie Davis, manager at Heritage Park Fitness, said one of the first things a person should do is sit down with a trainer for a personal assessment. A personal assessment charts your current measurements, checks for body fat index, determines muscle and cardiovascular strength. From this assessment, a personal program is designed to fit goals.

“It could be a one-, two-, three-, or five-day a week program, depending on your wants and needs,” said Lisa Parker, owner of Heritage Park Fitness.

And if you are doing this for the purpose of losing weight, watching what and how you eat plays a pivotal role in your fitness success.

“People have the misconception that if they do all the cardio, they can still eat what they want to eat, or (the opposite) don’t eat enough,” said Davis, who follows the Flexible Diet Plan. “You have to find out what works for you.”

“Most people undereat,” added Emira Wininger, “They are not fueling their body properly and need to eat more

Jess Davis, manager and personal trainer at Heritage Park Fitness, trains Hala Chtay on the rowing machine.

of the right things.”

Through the Flexible Diet Plan (https://healthyeater.com/flexibledieting), Davis can calculate a person’s macronutrient requirements based on age, height and weight. The Flexible Diet Plan doesn’t restrict what you eat,

nor does it count calories. It counts the macronutrients (fat, carbs and proteins) you need in your diet. For example, if you are a 30-year-old female who stands at 5 feet 2 inches and weighs 145 pounds, your macronutrients allow for a daily calorie Continued TEXAPPEALMAG.COM

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Personal Trainer Jess Davis directs Hala Chtay on the lat pull down.

intake of 1,466; 155 grams of carbs, 120 grams of protein and 41 grams of fat.

Break that down to three meals and your allowed 489 calories per meal with 52 grams of carbs, 40 grams of protein and 14 grams of fat.

“The more muscle you build, the higher your metabolism rate,” Davis said, who also recommends removing all processed foods from your diet, and keeping yourself hydrated.

“We are not nutritionists,” Parker added. “We are nutritional coaches. We give suggestions and teach clients how to make adjustments to their diet and eat cleaner.”

The road to a healthier you Parker said that the goal of the personal fitness team is to make “you happy and help you live a balanced life.”

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programs you design, you have to be consistent.”

To help their clients keep consistent and stay on their program, whenever someone is missing, Parker said they email or text their client to check on them and hold them accountable for their goals.

Parker, who wears a fitness tracking device on her wrist that documents her heart rate, number of steps taken each day and sleep patterns, said the trainers strive to educate their clients in proper form, use of gym equipment and personal confidence.

“We want them to be able to walk into any gym and pick up weights,” said Vixen coach Shauna Anduze-Bell.

Several personal trainers, including Parker, with varied backgrounds in fitness are ready to help you stay on goal.

Davis, an ASCM Certified Personal Trainer and Wininger, a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, are both former figure competitors. Wininger is becoming certified in pre and postnatal training

to help with women who are expecting.

In the past, women have been told to put their workout routines on hold during pregnancy, but Wininger said that continuing to train inspires a healthy pregnancy.

Rachael Cordornnier is a personal trainer with a background in Yoga.

Although Yoga is not currently offered at the gym, Cordornnier helps her clients to “not just stretch physically,” but to stay mentally focused on proper inhalation and exhalation during weight training.

Cami Stringham, the newest staff member, is training to coach Vixen, a program developed by Anduze-Bell.

“It is for women that want to make changes to their physiques by learning how to implement weight training, cardio, and basic nutritional coaching to their lives,” states Anduze-Bell on the gym’s website.

“We are a results-driven gym,” Parker said. “It comes from the team. Each person brings different gifts. There is nothing we can’t do.”

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