Join Snap Fitness in Fighting Breast Cancer!

For the month of October, Snap Fitness of El Dorado Hills has a new opportunity for runners to raise money to fight breast cancer by using their newly installed PINK 625T treadmill from Cybex. For every mile logged, money will be donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Snap Fitness has set a goal to log 3,000 miles and raise at least $3,000 dollars during the month-long event. Community members are invited to come in and participate in the effort whether they are a club member or not. Running is not a requirement; walkers are equally welcome! Each participant will receive a pink-related token to acknowledge their efforts in meeting the goals and saving lives.

Statistically, every 13 minutes a woman dies from breast cancer, however, if it is detected in its
early stages, the 5-year survival rate is greater than 95%. Most are not aware that it is a
condition that strikes both men and women. In 2009, a local EDH resident and Snap
Fitness/EDH member died from breast cancer – and he was only 52.

But that's not all. They are also hosting several fundraising and awareness events for October too. So mark these dates on your calendar!

The month kicks-off with a ‘3K Lunch Launch’ on Saturday, October 1, from 11:30 a.m-1:30 p.m. This free event will supply attendees with food, information, and the opportunity to sign-up as a participating team member.

And for those who love a little latin dancing, two “Party in Pink” Zumbathons will be held on Sunday, September 25 from 2-4 p.m., and Saturday, October 15 from 7-9 p.m. One hundred percent of the $10 per person entry fee will be donated to the cause.

We hope everyone will get out to Snap and log those miles!

For more information, visit www.SnapFitness.com/ElDoradoHills.

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Free 8-Week Wellness Program for Sacramento-Area Residents

If you're looking to get a little more fit, there's an upcoming free wellness opportunity is this area to make it happen. Yes, you read that right...free!

Lean Up Sacramento is designed by fitness professionals for people who have been unable to take the necessary steps to a healthier life because of fear, past failures, lack of time, or other reasons.

Those individuals selected for the 8-week fitness program will participate in a small group boot camp three days a week, meet with a personal trainer once a week, attend a nutrition and motivational group meeting, and enjoy other fitness activities at one of eight participating sports club.

From September 12, 2011 through November 4, 2011 selected participants will enjoy free, unlimited access to the club and all its amenities.

Just be sure to make your application compelling and let them know why you would be the perfect candidate.

(Anyone 13 and over is welcome to apply, although individuals under 18 must obtain parental consent. All selected participants must receive medical clearance from their health care provider.)

The deadline is August 15, so hurry up and visit leanup.net to get fit now!

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Debra Tries Cardio Kickboxing!

Ok, well, in the spirit of the feature editorial for our January Style Magazine issues, I decided to (or was coaxed into) taking a cardio kickboxing class.

The Studio is a brand new facility in Granite Bay which features not only cardio kickboxing but Zumba classes, martial arts, Yoga, Belly Dancing and more.

It’s owned by local Taekwondo Champion Amitis Pourarian. She is a sixth degree black belt and a former member of the U.S. World Cup Taekwondo Team. She is amazing, and the class was awesome. It’s called the ACKC class which stand for Amitis’s Cardio Kick-Ass Class, and it certainly did that to me!

I consider myself in pretty good shape -- I got through the class without falling apart, but when I woke up this morning I was feeling the pain (yeah, I know, it’s a good pain)! I am bound and determined to get rid of what my daughter calls my “flabbageness” on my arms. You know that part of your arm that keeps swinging even when you aren’t moving your arm? Yeah, if you are over 50 you know what I mean! (Editor's Note -- Terry, our publisher, calls them Bingo Arms!)

I felt energized and exhausted at the same time, and I can’t wait to go back for another class on Saturday. In the meantime I’m going to try Zumba tonight at The Studio. Stay tuned for more info on that -- that is, if I can raise my arms tomorrow to blog!!

No, not a picture of Debra...actually, a picture of Amitis at The Studio.

Blog Post by Style Advertising Director Debra Linn.

Get Training for a Marathon -- Really!

When was the last time you did something amazing – like run or walk a marathon?

The American Heart Association’s Start! Training program, locally sponsored by Mercy, offers you an opportunity to do something amazing for yourself and for others.

Start! Training provides personalized training to prepare you to run or walk a full or half marathon. It is designed for people of all ages and from all walks of life, including beginners who have never participated in a marathon.

As a member of the team you will learn to take charge of your health and protect yourself and your loved ones from heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases—the No. 1 and most costly killer in the United States. At the same time you’ll get the chance to do something good for others and save lives by raising funds to help find ways to better understand, prevent, treat and cure these diseases.

Start! Training has inspired thousands of heart survivors and their friends and family to take charge of their own life while saving others. If you had the power to do something amazing and to save a life, wouldn’t you?

Join a 2010 information session near you to learn how you can Start! Training for an adventure of a lifetime.

WHEN/WHERE:

Saturday, January 9, 9am

Maidu Community Center, 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville

Tuesday, January 12, 6pm

Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Lukens Auditorium, 6501 Coyle Ave.

Wednesday, January 13, 6pm

American Heart Association Office, 2007 O Street, Sacramento

Saturday, January 16, 9am

Mercy General Hospital, Main Auditorium, 4001 J St. Sacramento

Wednesday, January 20, 6pm

The Running Zone, 8470 Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove

Saturday, January 23, Info Session 8:30 a.m.; Kickoff 10:00 a.m.

Broadstone Racquet Club, 820 Halidon Way, Folsom

For more information, visit http://www.sacramentostarttraining.org/ or call 916-446-6505.

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