Zanders mediko-mekaniska gymnastikredskap Image by Tekniska museet
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Ridskakningsapparat. Konstruerad av Gustav Zander och tillverkad vid AB Göranssons Mekaniska Verkstad.
Rideshakingdevice. Designed by Gustav Zander and manufactured by AB Göranssons Mechanical Workshop.
Reitmaschine. Entwickelt von Gustav Zander und produziert von AB Göranssons mechanischer Werkstatt.
Photo: Unknown.
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Weighting Image by Oberazzi
A new free weights section lies at the end of the new fitness area of the Triangle Sportsplex in Hillsborough. The Triangle Sporsplex has recently gone through significant renovations. The expansion includes a new section of fitness equipment, including these weights, overlooking the ice rink. Photo by Tim O'Brien.
See this blog post for more details..
I shot the Triangle Sportsplex in Hillosborough on Saturday for a spread today in the Chapel Hill News (see blog post for link to article). The Sportsplex, owned by Orange County, is unveiling some upgrades and renovations this week.
Strobist Info: Most shots done with a 285 on a stand.
Gym & Fitness Center Climbing Wall Image by Lower Columbia College
Students practice rock climing on the new climbing wall.
Separating fitness fact from fiction - FMWRC - US Army - 100920 Image by familymwr
PHOTO CAPTION: FMWR Fitness Coordinator Dena Taylor (left) shows Capt. Timothy Mitchell, a University of Fitness graduate, the proper form when doing captain's chair leg raises. Photo by Susan Huseman, USAG Stuttgart, cleared for public release, not for commercial use, attribution requested.)
www.armymwr.comSeparating fitness fact from fiction
Sep 20, 2010
By Susan Huseman (USAG Stuttgart)
STUTTGART, Germany -- Ask 10 people how to get in shape or lose weight and you'll probably get 10 different answers, none of them completely valid.
It's one of the reasons why Dena Taylor created University of Fitness, an educational program focused on health and fitness.
While fitness and nutrition fads are spread by word of mouth, the Internet, DVDs and magazines, "it does not mean they are accurate," said Taylor, fitness coordinator for the U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation's sports and fitness program.
According to Taylor, many diets and over-the-counter fitness programs, while popular, can be dangerous.
"Don't buy into the hype. Just because something works for one person doesn't make it right for you," said Taylor, who is an exercise physiologist with a therapeutic background.
University of Fitness seeks to dispel fitness myths and arm students with scientific fitness principles that, if followed, improve physical fitness and athletic performance.
Taylor also seeks to address a laundry list of questions from fitness center customers about fitness, programming, nutrition and facilities, to include if the fitness centers offered towels or the locker rooms had hair dryers.
"There's a huge conglomerate of people who are not in the know, as opposed to those who are," she said.
Stacy Perez used to be one of the "nots."
Until Perez took University of Fitness, she was "scared of the gym."
"I was afraid I wouldn't belong. I didn't know what to do, what the appropriate attire was, what kind of shoes I needed ... I'm about as green as a person can be when it comes to the gym," Perez said.
In the class, Perez and 25 other students not only learned basic exercise science - they toured the Patch Fitness Center, learned how to calculate their target heart rates and caloric needs, tried out cardio and strength-training equipment, and sampled several group fitness classes.
"My favorite part of the class was the trip to the commissary," Perez said.
Taylor had arranged for the class to tour the Patch Commissary after hours and took the students up and down the aisles, teaching them how to read food labels with discerning eyes. "It changed how I eat," Perez said. "I'm getting away from chemicals and now use sea salt.
"But the best thing I learned was that the gym is a place where I feel comfortable. I do belong there."
While Julie Kochanski is no stranger to a gym, she is coming off of a prolonged hiatus. "It's probably been four years since I've worked out regularly," she said, adding that she'd gained a few pounds during that time.
Since graduating from the program in July, Kochanski now takes a weekly spin class, works out on the elliptical and weight machines, and does a lot of walking.
Her efforts are paying off. Kochanski has lost eight pounds.
"I'm not on a diet to lose weight, but on a diet to fuel myself," Kochanski said.
But she points out University of Fitness is not about weight management. "Everyone wasn't there to lose weight. This was a nutrition and health class. That's what I really got excited about," she said.
The key for her is portion control. "I grew up in a very large family who ate big," she said. Where she once used to make a huge pot of pasta, enough for seconds or thirds, "Now, I make smaller portions."
Kochanski has changed how she shops, as well. "I do a lot more label reading and I'm looking for the right things," she said.
Before the program, Kochanski said if a product had "100 calories" or "fiber" printed on the label, she would grab it. "Now, I'm reading everything so I know what's going on the table."
Seeing students such as Kochanski and Perez "get it" is Taylor's ultimate reward.
"Everybody comes with different expectations and at a different level. My goal is meet them where they are at and get them started on a lifelong journey toward health and fitness," Taylor said.
Armed with the facts, thanks to University of Fitness, Kochanski and Perez are headed in the right direction.
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Gym & Fitness Center Climbing Wall Image by Lower Columbia College
Students practice rock climing on the new climbing wall.
Iron Woman in Training Image by frazgo
On my way home from an early errand I spotted this woman marching down Palm Avenue between Ivy and Canyon in Monrovia. I watched her go about a block arms straight up with what appeared to be significant weights attached to the barbell. Moving at a good clip and likely due to whatever the guy walking with her had to say.
Gymnasium & Fitness Center Construction Image by Lower Columbia College
Construction photo taken May 14, 2014. Photo courtesy of Earth Sciences Instructor Dave Cordero.
Gym & Fitness Center Construction Image by Lower Columbia College
Construction photo taken May 14, 2014. Photo courtesy of Earth Sciences Instructor Dave Cordero.
Fitness / Exercise room Hotel de la Paix Image by Hotel de la Paix Genève
L’Hôtel de la Paix vous offre désormais un espace fitness pour garder la forme pendant votre séjour. Situé au premier étage avec une vue sur le square, il dispose d’appareils d’exercices cardio-vasculaire, et de tonification de dernière technologie.
Le fitness dispose également d’un espace jogging où vous trouverez des pommes, de l’eau, des serviettes et tous les conseils de notre concierge pour découvrir les plus beaux parcours autour du Lac.
Librement accessible avec la clé de la chambre. Ouvert tous les jours de 6h30 à 22h00.
Hotel de la Paix offers you an exercise room to stay fit during your stay. Located on the first floor, with a view on the square, it is equipped with the latest-technologies cardio-vascular and toning exercise facilities.
A jogging corner has also been displayed with apples, towels, water and our concierge’s map to test the best places for jogging around the Lake.
Free access with the room key. Open every day from 06:30 am to 10:00 pm.