Fitness
Winter exercise: One minute workouts for in-house fitness
With winter starting to bite, there’s a tendency to hibernate. But, in Taranaki, there’s no excuse to just sit on the couch.
Health provider Tui Ora has launched Mindful Movement, a weekly series of ultra-short fitness videos aimed at keeping whānau active without having to leave the whare.
“Tui Ora is a kaupapa Māori health and wellness hauora provider in Taranaki. We have a GP service, smoking cessation, mental health and youth services,” Dr Dave Grant said.
“We like to think we do things differently. We try to have a really holistic view of the person and their whānau.”
Tui Ora has engaged personal trainer Chance Hazel as the face — and body — behind the videos.
“I’m giving really, really basic at-home exercises that anyone could do. Almost everyone boils the jug at least once a day to make a cuppa.
“It takes a minute or two for the jug to boil, so why not do something while you’re doing nothing?” she said.
“You could stand at the bench while the jug boils and do a few push-ups or a few squats, just moving your body.”
Hazel believes fitness isn’t just for those who can afford a gym membership.
“A gym membership is an extra expense, especially with the cost of living now. People can do this exercise at home and get something out of it without having to pay. It’s free for everyone.”
And followers don’t need any special equipment, either.
“You can grab a couple of cans of baked beans and have yourself doing some shoulder press or bicep curls. You can find anything around the house that weighs a little bit.
“You don’t need a set of dumbbells, kettlebells or fancy gym equipment. You can use anything — even a rock from the garden,” she smiled.
Hazel grew up in a sports-oriented home and wanted to provide a similar environment for her daughter.
“I have a six-year-old daughter. I wanted to choose a career path that was good for my health and for her to grow up in. She comes along sometimes to personal training sessions.
“I wanted her to see that exercise is important for overall health — she loves it.”
Each video is around a minute long, allowing people to use any small pockets of time available.
“Even in small amounts throughout the day, that cumulative effect is amazing for well-being and health,” Grant said.
“There are so many health benefits to exercise. You could take a trip around the whole body and identify ways movement improves health outcomes in each body system.”
And those benefits aren’t just physical.
“We know that moving our body is a really beneficial and protective factor against mental distress. There are lots of mental health benefits,” Grant said.
And being ‘too busy’ doesn’t wash with him.
“Have you ever met someone who didn’t say that they were busy? Like, we all feel busy. There’s no excuse,” he smiled.
The videos include exercises for hapū (pregnant) women, kaumātua (older people), and fitness to enjoy with tamariki (children).
“When you take the kids to the playground, instead of sitting on the bench, push them on the swings, kick the ball around, doing something — even small things — is better than doing nothing,” Hazel explained.
There’s even a video on how to incorporate movement into the workday.
“Get up and say to your mate, ‘Hey, you get up, too. And let’s do something together. Let’s go out and have 15 minutes of our break on a stroll around the block.’
“Then you’ve got yourself out and your workmates out. You’re changing the dynamics of your workplace.”
Grant hopes the region will embrace the Mindful Movement.
“We’re a kaupapa Māori service, and we’d love for whānau to get as excited about this as we are.”
“We know that Māori tend to have worse outcomes, especially with some of those cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. And a lot of these diseases are really, really responsive, especially in the early stages, but throughout that disease process, to exercise or movement.
“Exercise or movement can be just as effective, in some cases, as some medicines for some diseases.”
Grant said the videos were gaining traction.
“When you look to start exercise, it can feel overwhelming, and you can feel lost or stuck — like, ‘Where do I even start?’
“[But] movement doesn’t have to be so inaccessible. We’re getting whānau starting to talk about it, the number of viewers is increasing, it feels like more people jumping on the waka to move their body more.”
Hazel said she was delighted to be part of it.
“I’m really proud to be part of the initiative. I’m pretty stoked. And I hope people start watching, get involved and give it a go.
“Do it for your family, yourself, your children, and your health.”
“Just get up and get moving.”
Glossary
Whānau — family
Kaupapa Māori — a philosophical framework based on Māori knowledge, skills, attitudes, values and worldview
Hauora — health
Hapū — pregnant
Kaumātua — elderly
Tamariki — children
Waka — canoe, vehicle
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Finding time to work out as a mom with young kids can be a challenge in itself, especially when you’re new to an area and don’t know where to start. However, a new fitness option strolled into Sioux Falls today. iStroll offers moms the chance to work out and meet other moms all while their kids can play or even join alongside them.
iStroll is a national organization that has more than 35 locations in the country but this is the first time one opened in South Dakota. It’s a full body workout that incorporates dumbbells, body weight, and jogging strollers when the weather’s nice.
“I found iStroll in Oklahoma and fell in love,” said Kelsi Supek who started the affiliate in Sioux Falls. “We made friends. It became our entire social network. The kids loved it and then we moved to Arizona during COVID. And all the moms were stuck at home. They were inside with our kids and lonely, honestly. And we were like, why can’t we start an iStroll and be out at the parks with the kids every day? And it took off.”
When Supek moved to Sioux Falls, she was encouraged by her family to start an affiliate and own it herself.
“Gym daycares did not work out for my children,” said Supek. “I would get 10 minutes into a class and then I’d have that person trying to knock outside the yoga studio going, Can I have Kelsey and her kids screaming in daycare? And it just didn’t work for us. So at iStroll they could be with me or I could be breastfeeding the baby as I was teaching in class.”
Classes are planned to continue each Wednesday and Friday at We Rock the Spectrum and First Presbyterian Church. For a full schedule for January and February, you can look at their Facebook. The first class is also free and memberships are for the whole family.
“Letting the kids see you work out is, it’s similar to homeschooling where like, you know, how are they going to love working out if they don’t see you working out,” said Kelly Jardeleza, a stay-at-home mom of three kids. “Whereas at other gyms they put them in a room and they don’t get to watch you. And how are you going to inspire them if they’re not watching you do it?”
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There’s no bad time to take a more active interest in your health, but the new year, for lots of us, feels like a fresh start. Maybe you’re planning to sign up for a 10k or finally have a go at bouldering, eat a bit better or learn to swing a kettlebell. Maybe you want to keep up with your grandkids — or just be a little bit more physically prepared for whatever life throws at you.
To help things along, Guardian Live invites you to a special event with public health expert Devi Sridhar, journalist and author Mariella Frostrup, and health and fitness columnist Joel Snape. They’ll be joining the Guardian’s Today in Focus presenter Annie Kelly to discuss simple, actionable ways to stay fit and healthy as you move through the second half of life: whether that means staying strong and mobile or stressing less and sleeping better.
To make the whole event as helpful as possible, we’d love to hear from you about what you find most challenging — or confusing — when it comes to health and exercise. What should you actually be eating, and how are you going to find the time to make it? What sort of exercise is best, and how often should you be doing it? Is Pilates worth the effort — and should we really all be drinking mugfuls of piping hot creatine?
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Jan 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday that it will limit regulation of wearable devices and software designed to support healthy lifestyles, issuing new guidance to clarify its regulatory approach.
The guidance, along with comments from FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, adds to existing policy that classifies low-risk wellness tools, such as fitness apps and activity trackers that encourage exercise, as non-medical devices exempt from stringent regulation, provided they do not make claims related to disease diagnosis or treatment.
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“We have to promote these products and at the same time, just guard against major safety concerns,” Makary said in an interview with Fox Business about artificial intelligence software such as ChatGPT, adding that “if people are looking up a symptom on an AI-based tool, let’s have that conversation when they come in to see their doctor or do a virtual visit.”
“We want to let companies know, with very clear guidance, that if their device or software is simply providing information, they can do that without FDA regulation,” Makary told Fox Business.
“The only stipulation is if they make claims of something being medical grade … like blood pressure measurement. We don’t want people changing their medicines based on something that’s just a screening tool or an estimate of a physiologic parameter.”
The agency also sent out a broader warning to consumers about the risks posed by unauthorized devices.
Reporting by Puyaan Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Henderson and Sherry Jacob-Phillips
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