Jan Angilella shares how exercise changed her life.
"I know we're halfway through the month, but I still wanted to write. I turned 46 last week and I am in the best shape of my life! Although I've always been active and a workout fan, my system was askew. So, in September 2008, with the help of a trainer, who is also my nutrition guru, I lost the weight (45 pounds, 20 inches and counting), decreased the body fat percentage and have kept it off! Now I'm on the path to earning a personal trainer certification and I want to help others achieve what I did. For me, exercise IS medicine. By exercising correctly and eating right and staying with it, I started a new life. Everything got better: my confidence and improved self-esteem transcended to all parts of my life, such as the job, friendships, family. When you're in a good place within, you can take on anything. And that's where I am. Who's afraid of bathing suit shopping now? Not me! "
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FAU Receives Proclamation from Mayor on Behalf of 'Exercise is Medicine' Event
BOCA RATON, FL (June 7, 2010) – The department of exercise science and health promotion (ESHP) in Florida Atlantic University’s College of Education recently received a proclamation from Boca Raton Mayor Susan Whelchel at the “Exercise is Medicine” event which recently took place at FAU’s Arena, Boca Raton campus. The program offered exercise, fitness information, testing and social interaction for FAU students, faculty, staff and local community members on behalf of Exercise is Medicine Month. FAU Interim President John Pritchett, as well as Sue Graves, chair of the ESHP department, were on-hand to accept the proclamation. Whelchel’s proclamation encouraged “all citizens to participate in activities and observances relating to Exercise is Medicine Month in the interests of better health and quality of life for all.” Exercise is Medicine, an initiative founded by the American College of Sports Medicine, is focused on encouraging primary care physicians and other health care providers to include exercise when designing treatment plans for patients. -FAU-
About Florida Atlantic University: Florida Atlantic University opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University serves more than 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students on seven campuses and sites. Building on its rich tradition as a teaching university, with a world-class faculty, FAU hosts 10 colleges: Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science, the College of Business, the College for Design and Social Inquiry, the College of Education, the College of Engineering & Computer Science, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Graduate College, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. For more information, visit www.fau.edu
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Tamara Sherrill shared how exercise changed her life.
"I am a certified personal trainer and recently began a wellness company. Our company has a client with 2,000 employees across the United States. We created an initial survey to discover the needs and current fitness level of all employees. The most interesting finding of the questions asked was that 56% of the employees wanted to loose weight, but only 26% actually exercised regularly. People want to loose weight, but think cutting calories is the way to do so. Our main objective is to reinforce the need for movement to control numbers such as cholesterol, BP, Blood sugar, weight, and BMI. I am excited to have resources such as ACSM and Exercise is Medicine to support our mission to help motivate Americans to just move!"
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Jacqueline Errico shared how exercise changed her life.
"Strength for Life is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to assisting cancer patients and survivors reclaim their life by providing them with FREE exercise classes and wellness weekends (starting November 2009). Each group session is lead by a Certified Cancer Exercise Specialist who has the knowledge and experience to safely train persons who are in cancer related treatment or have recently ended treatment. Classes consist of aerobic conditioning, progressive strength training, range of motion exercises, and flexibility/stretching moves. In addition, the program educates cancer patients and the public on the benefits of exercise in reducing the risk of certain cancers, improving survivorship and enhancing functional activities.Our wellness weekends, held quarterly, have been an extraordinary addition to our program. We introduce four modalities of exercise/wellenss, have related guest speakers; pay for the accomodations and meals and provide exercise equipment - such as mats, stability balls and resistance bands. Our focus for May is participation in the NAVEL Expo at the Huntington Hilton and our annual fundraiser."
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Attention Facebook and Twitter Users! Since May is Exercise is Medicine Month, we are giving away a FREE seven day guest pass to any Anytime Fitness facility world round. All that you have to do is post or tweet our message on your current status. Share to you friends that “May is Exercise is Medicine Month. Everyone should check out this website at exerciseismedicinemonth.org. It’s your prescription to health!” Once you have posted the EIM message, email us at eim@acsm.org. This way we will know that you have made out comment and then you’ll be able to receive you FREE GUEST PASS!
