Health and Human Performance e-Newsletter
- Save The Dates
- Labor Day Is Coming
- Athletics - Just A Word As Fall Approaches
Save The Dates
It does matter whether you are in the Boston area the weekend of Saturday, October 8th and Sunday, October 9th. It is my pleasure to introduce to you TEEM Performance Training's first ever Wellness Seminar, which be held at the University of Massachusetts-Boston Campus (UMASS-Boston). More details will follow, but you can at least mark your calendars. Before saying that you have to run an errand between, say, 10am to 11am on those days, there will be an opportunity in which you can come for both days, one day, for at least one segment, or drop-in. They will also be different prices for each category. Therefore, you get to run errands, attend previously scheduled engagements, and attend this fall 2011 seminar.
Current Tufts 10k training group participants - you get in free!
Labor Day Is Coming
Labor Day is entirely a subjective holiday. Meaning, it is not the official end to the summer. It is the beginning of:
"Oh, darn the kids are back!"
"Oh, man school started last week or starts this week"
"Traffic. More traffic!"
"Really, Christmas cards are out already?"
"Hmm, what will be my New Year's Resolution?"
Let's focus on the last one and reminisce on the others.
So, yes, the summer is about to close when this holiday comes around. But, as spoken before, it is a time of new beginnings and hectic schedules. If we take a look around our community or work area, we may notice that there are fewer people and fewer congested areas. If we observe those same areas when school begins, the sites, sounds, and distractions are different. For those in high traffic cities, let's keep the road rage to a minimum! Now, "hmm, what will be my New Year's Resolution?"
Well, with September as a month of new beginnings, more flow, and more congestion why not make a resolution now instead of in December/January? In this way, by the time D/J arrive we will be well into the new resolution. From a health and fitness perspective, we could drop, safely, about 32lbs. of weight by Jan. 1st if the start is closer to Labor Day and the level of personal seriousness and boundaries remain high. From a health and fitness perspective, we could see significant changes in musculature by Jan. 1st, especially if the goal is to tone or gain muscle. But, we have to be willing to change our normal Fall-Winter regimen. From an athletic perspective, a lacrosse player or baseball player can make firm changes in his/her game as the off-season begins, continues, and ends during this time period.
So, why wait until December 31st, 2011 at 11:59pm to say, "Well, here it goes!"?...Then, January 15th, "OK, now here it goes!"
Athletics - Just A Word As Fall Approaches
You can find definitions for "health", "fitness", "wellness", and "athletics" on the website, which is undergoing changes. However, these definitions are different then the ones normally read in a dictionary or textbook. These definitions have been analyzed and contemplated. Athletics are vast, consuming, diverse, and multi-skillful. The August and September corridor marks a significant increase in the number of athletic events and games across the nation. With the NFL lockout lifted, football, the largest team sport, is working on all cylinders (i.e., rec, youth, high school, college, semi-pro, and pro). Also, the outdoor race season sees its best weather since April during this time.
Most importantly, it is our time commitment that will make this athletic transition smooth. Whether we are watching an event on TV, in-person, or online, our attention shifts or juggles between our primary agenda to our agenda of relaxation, which is athletics - our love of watching athletic prowess is not the only thing, but it is exciting.
Take of yourself,
Derek
Derek Arledge, CSCS
Founder, TEEM Performance Training
Strength & Conditioning, Specialist
www.teempt.com
Training because it is a passion. Serving because it is vast.
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