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Make Health a Habit BY AMY SCANLIN, M.S. Special to The Pilot
aving trouble losing weight? Can’t say no to that mid-day mocha? Does your gym membership go unused? Ah, you must be one of the millions of Americans who are having trouble getting motivated to make a change and sticking with it. How many times have you said, “I’ll start my program on Monday”? Or, “I’ll exercise later”? Or, even, “I need a mid-day pick-me-up” and reach for a sugary snack? We are presented with choices every day and, sometimes, making the healthy decision is not so easy. Each year at about this time, we begin to mull our New Year’s resolutions while blindly heading into the holiday season with a napkin at our collar and a fork in hand. But, why wait for January when better health can start today? You can continue on your present path, both in the decisions you make and their end results, or you can start making better choices today (not Monday!) and, in doing so, change your waistline, your health and your happiness about the decisions you make. Let’s start with a quiz: 1. How often do you “deserve” a treat after a challenging situation? 2. When you go out with friends, do you end up overeating? 3. When placing an order, do you choose large or small? 4. How often do you skip exercise for things
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that could really be done later? 5. Do you find that the worse you feel about your decisions, the worse decisions you make? If you can identify with these questions, particularly question No. 5, it’s time to change your mind-set and your decisions — today. Eating a piece of pie isn’t going to make that confrontation any better. Celebrating time with friends doesn’t automatically give you carteblanche to go crazy on the breadsticks. Just because a large is only a few cents more than a small doesn’t make it the right thing to order. And, if you put exercise off until later, later never comes. Each of these “excuses” compounds and makes us less healthy physically and more unhappy emotionally.
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How can we break that cycle? You just decide to do so. It won’t be easy, you won’t always choose the fruit slices over the fruit cobbler, but you’ll make decisions not by rote but by informed choice.
Why Is Change So Hard? If you are familiar with the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change — and who isn’t?! — you know that change is not only hard, it’s cyclical. We cycle through periods of not even being aware that something needs change; thinking that someday we should change but not doing a darned thing about it; planning for and thinking about change; making the change, doing well and then falling off the wagon. We stay there for a while and, eventually, we start the process over.
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Health From Page 2 If you think about this cycle of change you’ll see it holds true for all behaviors: eating right, quitting smoking, starting an exercise program, keeping the house clean — you name it! Whatever your issue, you’ve likely cycled right through this series of steps many times. Eventually, hopefully, you complete the cycle and end up with a behavior that doesn’t require thinking before doing. You’ll just exercise because you love it or you no longer miss dessert after dinner. This cycle is why you’ve found past attempts at making a change so hard — and you are in good company. Everyone finds change difficult and falls off the wagon. But, back on you must get.
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Now, half-hearted attempts at making a change are another matter entirely, and this is where most of us find ourselves. Refer back to the quiz. If you found that you answered yes to questions one through four, but not necessarily five, you are in that “I should probably make a change but I don’t really want to� stage and you’ve got to get past it and move forward.
One of the easiest ways to do this is to separate yourself from the behaviors you want to change. That may mean not buying desserts for the home. Period. If you are buying them for your family, but find yourself eating them instead, there is your answer. You are not ready to have them in the house. Or, that may mean going for a walk with your girlfriends or playing cards (anything that doesn’t include food) instead of going out to a meal. If you roll over and reset the alarm — that’s a hard one. You are just going to have to decide to get up and go. You’ll still feel tired in 30 minutes anyway. Don’t think about how hard the decision is, just make it. Don’t eat it, not even one bite. Step away from the dessert table. Put down the roll of cookie dough. Don’t bake something for the bake sale; volunteer instead to sell the items. You get the idea. Don’t start in with the “poor me� attitude because that line of thinking got you here in the first place. You can do it — just decide to make the change!
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you respond to your triggers. Keep a journal and write down your thoughts from beginning to end. Journal the whole event: What situation lead to the temptation; how did you feel about the situation; what you did about it and how did you feel afterward. You may find that the temptation to stop at your favorite bakery requires you to take another route in order to avoid it. Or, you may find that you can drive right past it and feel empowered and successful at your ability to stand strong! Huzzah! Each event and encounter is a learning opportunity that will help you to not only better understand why you make the choices you make in the first place, but how also you feel about them. You’ll feel a lot better about your decisions when you are more
in control of your choices and their outcomes.
But, I Love Cupcakes! Good — then have one when you know you can literally have just one and the decision to do so won’t send you off on your cyclical spiral. Plan for the decision in advance so that you’ll enjoy it with intention. Just because you are living a healthier life doesn’t mean that you have to give up everything you enjoy. So, make a conscious decision of when you’ll have your treat, or which morning you’ll sleep in, and then enjoy it without repercussions. And if you find that there is some guilt attached even though you consciously decided to enjoy — listen to that little voice that says, “I don’t need this anymore.� Ah — the sweet sounds of a new and healthier habit! That’s the biggest treat of all!
Amy Scanlin, M.S., is a freelance writer who specializes in fitness and medical writing and lives in Pinehurst.
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Every day, there are new reports to demonstrate the health advantages of eating grass-fed beef. But before you buy it, make sure it is both grass-fed and grass-finished. This type of beef comes from pastured cattle that forage for their lifetime solely on annual and perennial grasses and legumes. They do not receive any grain, ever. There are an abundance of sites on
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based diet while continuing supplementation with high levels of grain or other materials. Other producers finish, or fatten, their animals for 90 to 120 days on grain before slaughter. None of these methods produces the health benefits of truly grass-raised and grass-finished beef.
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Traditionally, all beef was grass-fed beef, but in the U.S. today most of it comes from cattle that spend their life in a confined animal feeding operation, a highly mechanized operation that provides a convenient, and often cheap, supply of food. It is estimated that more than 90 percent of all beef consumed in the U.S. has been finished in a feedlot during its last 90-120 days. Years ago, a grass-fed and -finished steer was 4 to 5 years old at slaughter. Today, young calves are sent to feedlots where their diet is switched to high-energy grain, soy and other supplements to fatten them and marble their flesh. The animal also is given growth-promoting hormones and a continual stream of antibiotics to keep it “healthy� and alive in confinement until it is slaughtered at 14 to
Cows, sheep and other grazing animals are able to convert grasses into food they can digest because they are ruminants, meaning they have a rumen, or a multi-compartmented stomach that converts high-fiber grasses into protein and fat and allows them to thrive. Switching a cow, or other ruminants, from grass to grain is so disturbing to the animal’s digestive tract that it can kill them if not done gradually. They can get feedlot bloat, caused by copious amounts of gas that forces the animal’s belly to swell against its lungs. Without immediate relief, the animal will
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suffocate. Feeding corn to cattle also can cause chronic bellyaches, called acidosis. If acidosis is not treated, it makes the animal very ill, leaving their immune system vulnerable to many diseases. If
the 1990s, there have been numerous recalls of beef for possible E. coli 0157:H7 bacteria contamination. When cattle’s digestive system becomes more acidic, it favors the growth of E. coli, which has killed and sickened people who ate undercooked ground beef. Grass-fed and finished beef may reduce your chances of illness, but people eating grass-fed beef should still practice all the safe handling techniques recommended for grain-fed beef.
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Providing a healthy diet and good environment for grass-fed beef requires skill and careful pasture management. High-quality grasses must be maintained at optimal growth for forage and pasture areas rotated to keep the soil, and herd, healthy.
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Providing a healthy diet and good environment for grass-fed beef requires skill and careful pasture management.
Beef From Page 5 In addition to the type of forage used to raise beef, the beef breeding stock, types and levels of mineral and vitamin supplementation and the length of time spent in pasture before slaughter determine the quality, leanness, juiciness and flavor of grass-fed beef. The American Grassfed Association, http://www.americangrassfed.org, which audits and certifies many grass-fed and grass-finished farms, provides dietary protocols. Another advantage of pasture farming is the humane treatment of animals. Unlike the factory farms where cattle are packed together or subjected to cruelty, grass-fed beef farmers adhere to the most rigorous and progressive animal care standards in the nation, and many are certified as Animal Welfare-approved, http://www.animalwelfareapproved.org.
Health Benefits Cattle fed on grass produce beef that is lower in overall fat and saturated fat, calories and cholesterol than grain-fed beef. A steak from a grain-fed feedlot cattle has more than double the fat of a similar cut from grass-fed cattle. Grass-fed and -finished beef also contains higher levels of beneficial vitamins and nutrients such as vitamin E, beta carotene and vitamin C, and is also richer in healthy fats, including omega-3 fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA).
Research shows these elements are crucial in reducing cholesterol, diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure and other lifethreatening diseases. When cattle are taken off grass and shipped to a feedlot to be finished on grain, they immediately begin losing omega-3 levels. The animal’s body chemistry also changes and there are differences in the fatty composition that often contribute to the “off” or “gamey” flavor of the meat. So if you want to avoid that flavor, be sure the beef you purchase is grass-fed and grass-finished.
Get Informed If you are interested in providing healthy meat to your family’s diet, get informed. Visit websites of the producers, read their production protocols, but even better, get to know your producer and ask questions. For more information on grass-fed beef and a listing of farms in this region that offer the product, visit www.Eatwild.com.
Local Availability This winter, meat may be purchased locally from Hilltop Angus Farm of Mt. Gilead, www.hilltopangusgrassfed.com, at the Moore County Farmers Market on Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Morganton Road, next to the National Guard Armory. If you’d like to sample grass-fed beef, try a burger at 195 American Fusion Cuisine or Ashten’s, both in Southern Pines.
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Taking Beauty Beyond the Mirror The Refinery Salon Joins Aveda in Giving Back CONTRIBUTED “Our mission at The Refinery is to bring wellness and beauty to each guest by creating a balance between how we look, how we feel and how we live in our world,” says Beverly Reddinger, owner and senior director of The Refinery Salon and Wellness Loft. Reddinger uses a multitude of services to achieve these goals at her Southern Pines salon. However, while many beauty establishments are focused solely on results, The Refinery Salon and Wellness Loft sees things a little differently. “We understand that we are not separate from the world, and we are all connected in some way,” Reddinger says. “We take great care to ensure that every decision we make as a salon should have a positive impact on our people and the environment in which we live. We are proud to make a difference.”
This is why The Refinery Salon has chosen to align itself with Aveda and their products. For the past 30 years, Aveda has been following its own mission to care for the world we live in, from the products we make to the ways we give back to society. According to Reddinger, Aveda strives to set an example for environmental leadership and responsibility, not just in the world of beauty but around the world. As the first beauty company manufacturing with 100 percent wind power, Aveda’s beliefs go beyond green. Each product is carefully chosen, including how ingredients are resourced. Around the globe, Aveda strives for sourcing that supports sustainability and social and economic change. “They are the leaders in the green movement and we strive to be the same,” Reddinger says. As an Aveda concept salon, The Refinery Salon carries a full array of Aveda products, including the skin, body, hair and men’s lines. In addition, The Refinery Salon has embraced
Aveda’s belief that authentic beauty cares for the environment. To encourage others to also have a positive impact on their community and environment, The Refinery Salon holds many fundraisers, including their ongoing “tips for a cause” jar. The staff at The Refinery Salon does not accept gratuities, but does encourage clients to contribute to various local causes by placing “tips” in the “tips for a cause” jar. During the months of November and December, the Salon’s cause is The Prancing Horse, a center for therapeutic riding that provides a tremendous amount of help for children with disabilities, Reddinger says. For the past three years, the staff of The Refinery Salon has walked in downtown Southern Pines to bring awareness and support for many environment causes. The walk is typically three miles long, which, Reddinger says, is the average distance that many women
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A White Christmas? Consider a ‘Green’ One Instead Christmas is a holiday full of joy and celebration. It can also be a time of consumption and stress on the environment. However, holiday shoppers and celebrants can easily reduce their carbon footprint this holiday season. During a season in which more is often more, it can be a challenge to cut back in an effort to protect the planet. But scaling back gifts, food consumption and travel can be effective ways to go green this holiday season. I Buy fewer gifts. Christmas gifts show others how much they are cared about. Some gifts are given out of necessity. Others are more of a sentimental statement. It’s easy to express how much you care without overdoing it. Set a limit on the number of gifts each recipient gets. I Organize a “Secret Santa.” An easy way to cut down on gifts purchased is to organize a Secret Santa or holiday grab bag. This means that each participating person only has to purchase one gift. I Be smart about wrapping. Chances are there are plenty of items around the house that can be recycled into gift wrapping for presents. Foil, newspaper, comics, magazines and even brown mail-
ing paper are all good ideas. For those interested in really going green, skip the wrapping all together. I It’s OK to make gifts. Handmade gifts are thoughtful and can be cherished for years. Individuals who know how to knit or crochet can handcraft scarves or hats. Make a photo album with scrapbooking supplies. Individuals who are handy in the kitchen may want to give baked goods. I Choose battery-free gifts. Discarded batteries are a plague on the environment. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, about 40 percent of all battery sales occur during the holiday season. If batteries can’t be avoided, choose ones that can be recharged. I Use LED holiday lights. Keeping lights on for hours on end certainly uses a lot of electricity. Limit the drain on energy by selecting lights that have the least impact. LEDs use less power and last longer than traditional bulbs. When possible, consider the use of solar-powered holiday lights. Plus, don’t leave the lights on when no one is home or the household has gone to sleep. I Decorate a live tree. Christmas tree farms are in the business of regularly planting and harvesting evergreen trees.
That makes live trees a renewable resource instead of plastic trees made from petroleum. What’s more, after the season Christmas trees can be turned into mulch. I Send recycled cards or e-cards. The amount of cards sold in the United States during the holiday season would fill a football field 10 stories high and requires the harvesting of nearly 300,000 trees. Don’t send so many cards and choose materials
around the house that can be turned into Christmas cards for those that you do send. Also, recycle last year’s cards into tags for gifts. I Recycle leftover materials. Chances are large gifts will have enough wrapping paper remaining to wrap other gifts next year. Avoid metallic paper, which is more difficult to recycle. Be sure to break down all cardboard and paper so that it can be put out for recycling.
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PAGE 9 giving back. “I believe we are changing the world when guests leave our salons beautiful and relaxed,” says Danielle Delventhal, a junior stylist at The Refinery Salon. Society is becoming more and more fastpaced, which means our bodies are more used to the “fight or flight” response than “rest and digest.” Essentially, the focus on wellness at The Refinery Salon is to help the body relax and heal itself. “It is very clear that there is a connection between science and soul,” says Laura Kershaw, massage therapist and Aveda skin care specialist at The Refinery Salon. “To ensure amazing results, whether it is beautiful glowing skin or shiny healthy hair, it requires a marriage of ‘high tech’ and ‘high touch,’ the powerful botanical science behind our products and what inspires our holistic treatment approaches with our spa services.” With more than 19 years of experience as a massage therapist and as an Aveda graduate, Kershaw believes that caring for yourself is critical to caring for our world and the people within our world. A belief shared by everyone at The Refinery Salon and Wellness Loft, where they are taking beauty beyond the mirror.
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The Path to Cardio Fitness Is Just Around the Corner BY AMY SCANLIN, M.S. Special to The Pilot
There is nothing better than getting back to nature when the air is crisp and the leaves are at their most colorful. Miles of Sandhills greenways, park paths and a few sidewalks to boot offer tons of great opportunities to put one foot in front of the other and, with just your feet, you can link up with not only your neighbors but neighboring communities as well. All you need are a comfy pair of shoes and your doctor’s stamp of approval. So, come on. Lace up your sneakers, phone a friend and get out there. Walking is one of the best activities for your overall health. Cardiovascular exercise is important for all ages. It gets the heart rate up, burns calories, lowers blood pressure, improves cholesterol levels and bone density. It also positively affects our mood by increasing endorphins. That’s a lot of benefits! Walking in particular is a good way to get in cardiovascular fitness because of its ease on the knees, hips, ankles, feet and back, in comparison with running and
other high-impact activities. However, even with all these benefits, many are not taking full advantage. “The big statistic is that close to 70 percent of Americans are not meeting the minimum standard of accumulating 30 minutes of activity five or more days a week,” says Shelby Basinger, coordinator and instructor for the health and fitness science department at Sandhills Community College. “But walking is a great way to do that! You can do it anytime, anywhere and you don’t need special equipment, special skills or a gym membership!” Whether you are a seasoned walker or just starting out, there are plenty of options in the area. Some love to just walk around the neighborhood, others love to walk around a school track and still others love the peace and solitude of nature trails, of which this area has plenty. Weymouth Woods Nature Preserve and the greenways and parks of Southern Pines and Pinehurst are
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are a little harder to traverse for those who are unsure on their feet. However, trails such as Bower’s Bog and the service roads have fewer roots and are flatter. Pine Barrens Trail received improvements thanks to an Eagle Scout project that encourages visually impaired walkers to enjoy nature. Says ranger Nancy Williamson, “The trail includes bricks laid out at intervals to encourage stopping and noticing the differences in trail textures.” Weymouth Woods also has a great history as the first natural area in the North Carolina state parks system. When Kathryn Boyd donated the original 403 acres of land in the 1960s, she designated the area to be used as a nature preserve. This means there is very limited development on the property, and the land has been recreated to look as it did hundreds of years ago as a beautiful, longleaf pine forest. Upon request, rangers at Weymouth Woods can even host organized groups,
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www.villageofpinehurst.org/VillageGover nment/Departments/ParksRecreation/Gree nwaySystem/tabid/302/Default.aspx When Pinehurst’s Greenway is complete, there will be 24 miles of trail linking the village and its parks. At present, about six of those miles have been completed and construction on the next mile will begin in a few months. There are also unique walking opportunities available at Rassie Wicker Park, which offers a solid surface trail winding through a lovely tree-lined path, and the Village Arboretum, designed in the style of Frederick Law Olmsted, who also designed Pinehurst’s village. For something completely different, after 1 p.m. Monday through Saturday and all day Sunday, pedestrians are invited to walk and jog along the historic horse track (as long as an event is not taking place). Measured distances are a plus at this location. The utility and use of the greenway and parks is a favorite for Mark Wagner, director of Pinehurst Parks and Recreation Department “Whether it’s children on bikes, mothers pushing strollers or people walking dogs, there just seems to be a constant use throughout the system,” Wagner says. “It’s nice to provide an amenity to the public and see that it’s wanted and utilized on a yearround basis.” While walking through Pinehurst greenways, you may be curious about the “Pinehurst Walks!” signs. Wagner explains, “Pinehurst Walks was a taskforce that was created out of a Fit Community [grant] we received along with FirstHealth and Pinehurst Elementary School. Through this cooperative effort, additional grant funds were received through the Health Department and a Childhood Obesity Prevention Project grant opportunity. Both of these grants helped fund trail construc-
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such as garden clubs, for a customized educational hike or walk. This is a great way to add some socializing to your walking program, which Basinger says is a real motivator. “A great thing about walking is you can enjoy it with family and friends,” she adds. Not far from Weymouth Woods is a trail head for Fort Bragg’s All American Trail, which is currently about 20 miles long and will eventually circumnavigate the entire post. Walkers, runners and bikers often use Weymouth Woods parking as close access to the trail and enjoy adding portions of All American to the many trails offered within the nature preserve. One nice note for the All American Trail — it has mile markers!
the day to track the number of steps you take, not just those on your fitness walk. “It is recommended to take a minimum of 10,000 steps a day, and the pedometer encourages you to look for more ways to walk throughout the day,” she says. Getting Started You may also find encouragement for Now that you know some options of your walking program by signing up for where to get started, it’s time to learn how. While walking doesn’t require any special one or more of our upcoming community walking events. The next Pinehurst equipment, it is important when starting a walk/run is the Turkey Trot, which will be walking program to make sure your feet held on Nov. 20, and includes a one-mile, a are comfortable. 5- and 10-kilometer and a half-marathon “The main thing I tell people is to invest event. Southern Pines Greenway and Parks in a good pair of shoes,” says Jodi Walkers aren’t just limited to the one www.southernpines.net/Recreation/Parks. Heimrich, group exercise coordinator at mile event, says Heimrich. aspx FirstHealth Center for Health and Fitness “We also encourage walkers to join in on “It starts with the 5K and 10K, parks!” says and a lot of peoRobert Reeve, ple don’t realize director of the that. It’s a prettown of ty flat course Southern Pines after an initial Recreation and uphill.” Parks For more Department. LEGEND Ö ! information on Seven miles of the Turkey greenway trails Trot, visit P Æ link Southern www.first Pines parks, health.org/ providing extenturkeytrot. sive options for ¼ ¹ The Reindeer moving out. Fun Run takes Some of the place in parks themSouthern Pines selves also have c Æ on Dec. 4, and walking trails. includes a 5K “It’s an easy and 10K for walking sysadults and a tem,” says half-mile Egg Reeve of the Nog Jog for town’s greenkids. For more ways and parks. information, CONTRIBUTED “It’s a great way Download a pdf of the Pinehurst greenway trail distance map at www.villageofpinehurst.org/ visit reindeerto experience VillageGovernment/Departments/ParksRecreation/GreenwaySystem/tabid/302/Default.aspx. funrun.com. our beautiful With so many community and great reasons and director of the upcoming Turkey Trot. see a little bit of everything.” and opportunities to walk, why not take a “Good, cushioned walking shoes will be a The “connectability” of Southern Pines is hike and enjoy fall at its most beautiful? lot more comfortable.” really striking. The vision for this system While not a necessary accessory, started more than 20 years ago when town Amy Scanlin, M.S., is a freelance writer Basinger also suggests an inexpensive council members identified areas for trails who specializes in fitness and medical pedometer, which will track your steps and and additional parks. Whether the town writing and lives in Pinehurst. mileage. You can even wear it throughout already owned the land, acquired it or required developers to add to the greenway, the foresight of what could be and how it could be used is amazing. Newly added to the agenda is the recently adopted Bicycle Transportation Plan to identify and develop additional bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly efforts in the town with a concerted effort to integrate these trails with the connectivity of the rest of the area. Need more incentive to get out there and walk? The Southern Pines Walkways is a self-tracking distance log that encourages the enjoyment of walking through town. The distance log also lists measured distances through town. It, along with maps of the parks and greenways and their distances, can be found on the Southern Pines Recreation and Parks Department website NEW CA STLE
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or at the Campbell House on East Connecticut Avenue, or the Douglass Community Center on West Pennsylvania Avenue.
tion at a time when the village did not have any funds available in the budget. “Pinehurst Walks does offer incentives to students who participate in the Walking School Bus program at Pinehurst Elementary School that the three organizations above started,” Wagner says. “The Walking School Bus is held each Wednesday from 7 to 7:35 a.m., and parents drop their children off at Cannon Park, where there are walked to school by staff/volunteers.”
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BY BILLIE ERTTER Special to The Pilot
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THE PILOT — SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. hair once they leave the salon. If you are someone who is a public person, you may want a haircut that reflects your outgoing style. However, the Barbarella cut — a loose, highly textured lion’s mane — is not the look for a seasoned retiree who loves to golf and has no time or desire to maintain a high-maintenance hairstyle. Questions like “What is your style routine for a day at work, a night out on the town?” or “Do you even style your hair at all?” are essential for a successful consultation. Asking questions like these are one of my favorite ways to get a good handle on what type of style, cut and/or color to recommend.
Maintaining Your New Style or Cut Looking great when you walk out of the salon is easy. Maintaining your new hairstyle or color can be a bit challenging. Your hairstylist can help steer you in the
right direction for maintaining your new look by offering advice on what products to use to keep your hair and hairstyle looking its best. If you’re spending $100-plus on your hair services, you definitely want to know what products will help you keep the look your hairdresser has achieved. For example, look at the back of the ingredients on your current shampoo. Chances are the second ingredient is sodium sulfate, a detergent. A sulfaterich shampoo will strip out your color. An informed colorist will know to introduce you to a sulfate-free shampoo.
What’s In This Season? So what is in style for the upcoming season? Shorter, layered styles are turning heads. These styles are everywhere you look this fall. Even the rich and famous have tossed their long locks for shorter, layered coifs, and texture is key to this season’s hot hair trend. Warm caramel, cinnamon, rich brown tones with buttery blond highlights — hair color is heading into bold new territories.
PAGE 15 Big, bouncy curls are another for-sure crowd pleaser. Soft, but still edgy looks also are very in this season.
The Ultimate Goal With many of the nation’s largest retailers playing the “salon beauty” game, it’s important that salon owners and operators step up their game by learning and understanding their clients. We must ask ourselves: 1. Why clients come to our salon. 2. How clients shop for hair care products. 3. What motivates those purchases. 4. The ingredients of what we are recommending and selling to our clients. 5. Knowing what is “trend” and what is “fad” as it pertains to cut and color services. When these questions are addressed, you, our clients, will be the winners because you’ll leave happy and satisfied with a new cut or color that best suits you and your needs. So on your next visit to the salon, whether it’s your first or 50th with your hairstylist, take the time to consult with him or her before a comb or scissor is lifted. The results will be worth it and you’ll achieve the ultimate goal — leaving the salon looking and feeling absolutely fabulous.
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