Come join us for an afternoon of heart healthy fun as Fitness 805 hosts our 1^st annual fitness fair on Friday, March 12^th at 12:00pm! Are you interested in a great foot and hand massage?  Come in and check out our incredible Reflexologist! Would you enjoy a vacation destination cruise focusing on heath and fitness? If so, talk to our health cruise and spa retreat specialist!  Or, how about purchasing some equipment for your home workout area? One of our top equipment representatives will assist you in what to buy to fulfill your goals.   Delicious appetizers will also be passed around prepared by Fitness 805’s personal chef!

Additionally, you’ll have an opportunity to participate in (4) different fitness activities including hula hoop, balance and core training, yoga and corrective exercising. Not only will you learn about the many different in-home health services offered to you through Fitness 805, but you will also get a short workout and focus on your health as your #1 asset!  There is something for everyone at this fair.

Best of all, enter our raffle to win $500.00 worth of services provided by Fitness 805!  What a great way to kick start a new, healthy you! Location information is below.  For additional questions, feel free to contact Jason Baker at 805-705-5790, or email info@fitness805.com.  We look forward to seeing you March 12^th!

Event Details:

524 Chapala Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93103

Friday, March 12, 2010

Noon to 1:30 pm

Admission is FREE!

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We all know our country is in economic turmoil.  Although many of us are feeling the financial pinch these days, now is the worst time to turn our backs on our health.  Over and over we hear the numerous benefits regular exercise and a healthy diet can do for our bodies- increase energy levels, fight chronic disease, develop better sleep habits, combat depression while improving our overall mood.  The list goes on and on.  Still, people are not getting the message.  We as a country are now roughly 75% overweight, and we’re continuing to make terrible decisions about our health ever minute of the day.  When was the last time you woke up in the morning feeling refreshed and ready to go?  Or, when was the last time you were energized all day without caffeine or sugar to get you through?  If you’re like the majority of people in this country, I bet it’s been quite some time.

People often ask me “Why do you work so hard to be healthy?”  My answer is very simple: “I can’t afford Not to be healthy.”  Did you know the cost of getting sick or injured has forced many people into bankruptcy?  With this said, we need to start looking at our bodies as a financial investment.  Over time, the more money you add to the investment the better off you’re going to be when it matures.  The same thing applies to your body!  The more time you invest in your body, the better off it will be when it matures!

The good news is it’s never too late to get started.  You can now achieve a better you with (3) small and FREE lifestyle changes. I want you to start doing these today!  Unlike diets, which are set up for failure from the beginning, consider this a lifestyle makeover:

1. Get 7-8 hours of sleep a night.  No excuses- put work way, it will be there in the morning.  By getting adequate sleep your body will get the rest it needs so your mind and body can work properly the next day.  People who suffer from sleep depravation (less than 6 hours of sleep a night for 2 consecutive nights) can experience higher levels of anxiety, stress, depression, and caloric intake (we eat more when we’re tired).
2. Eat less.  Don’t worry about what food you eat, just focus on eating half of your normal portion size. Trust me, take a 15 minute breather after eating the 1^st half and you’ll notice you are considerably fuller than you anticipated.
3. Exercise 30 minutes a day minimum!  This doesn’t have to be a full circuit training program.  Simply, get your heart rate elevated, or, even better, try to break a sweat each day.

We all deserve the gift of health.  We’re only given one body, so why wouldn’t we take care of it?  Get going on these (3) simple lifestyle changes and see how much better you feel.  They won’t cost you a dime; in fact, you may actually save money by having leftovers!  So, next time you’re faced with taking the stairs instead of the elevator, do it! Or, next time you’re driving around a parking lot let someone else take the close spot and opt to walk a bit further.  These small decisions compounded over time will add up quickly to create a healthy lifestyle, lean body, and, most importantly, a happier you!

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Come join us for an afternoon of heart healthy fun as Fitness 805 hosts our 1^st fitness fair! Are you interested in a great foot and hand massage?  Come in and check out our incredible reflexologist! Would you enjoy a vacation destination cruise that specializes in health and fitness? If so, talk to our health cruise and spa retreat specialist!  Or, how about purchasing some equipment for your home workout area? We will have one of our top equipment representatives to assist you in what to buy to fulfill your goals. Enjoy healthy appetizers prepared by Fitness 805’s personal chef and participate in (4) different presentations of fitness, including hula hoop, balance and core training, yoga and corrective exercising. Not only will you learn about the many different in home health services offered to you through this great local company, but you will also get a short workout and focus on your health as your #1 asset!  There is something for everyone at this fair.  And best of all, enter our raffle to win $500.00 worth of services provided by Fitness 805!  What a great way to kick start your new, healthy you!

Event details

Friday, March 12, 2010

Noon to 1:30 pm

Admission is FREE!

Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara

www.jewishsantabarbara.org

524 Chapala Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
(805) 957-1115

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Article written by Kristen (yoga professional) of Fitness 805.

HEALTH & DIET

After six months of study with health care professionals, massage therapists and yogis in the far east, I share with you what I discovered as to why women in Thailand and India look much more calm, more youthful than women from the west.

It’s important to eat right, live right, breath right, exercise right, celebrate right, rest right in order to promote optimal health and well-being. (Sivananda)

Here are a few more lessons from the far east:

What to eat:

No processed white sugar, little or no sweets

Lots of coconut milk. (Did you know that the milk from a young coconut contains the closest DNA makeup to mother’s breast milk than any other substance on earth?)

Little dairy, few eggs, choose fish over meat (no cows in the far east)  substitute soy, rice, almond milk for cow’s milk. (For most humans lose the enzyme to effectually digest animals’ milk by the age of three.)

Eat foods which are a close product from the sun; fruits and vegetables are best

And no need for packaged or processed foods, they are unnecessary and way over priced

How to eat:

Eat in small portions, several small meals a day, opposed to one or two.

After shed bad habits of sugar and caffeine, and then when you reintroduce them into your diet, they can be incorporate to aid in your digestion and health.  For example, coffee in small doses is a diuretic, as well as helps to reduce anxiety and depression.

Focus your attention on which foods to combine together and which to avoid.  For example, by combining meat products with potatoes you slow down your digestion and make the body work extra hard to purge it.  There is an entire science, microbiotics that offers instruction in this.

If you can, eat one food at a time, without combining various foods, do so for this will award better awareness and digestion.

Do not eat three hours before sleep, this allows one’s energy generated during sleep to go towards healing the body, opposed to digesting food.  During sleep hours, the body produces two hormones, one that allows for healing the body during sleep, the other is released a short time before wake, the body shoots hormones into the bloodstream to prepare the body for its waking state.

It’s important to set a dedicated rhythm of diet and sleep so your body can best regulate what it needs.

Click on the picture below to read about Kristen

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Written by personal trainer Melody

Here are some guidelines for achieving results in just 4 weeks:

-Gradually lose weight- try not to lose more than 1 or 2 pounds a week. It may not seem like much at first, but you could be 16 pounds lighter in 2 months, or even better, 32 pounds in 4 months!

-Strength train by lifting weight or by doing exercises using your own body weight. Regular strength training plays a huge role in weight loss. It builds lean muscle mass, which increases metabolism and in turn helps you burn more calories. Basically, if you want to see results quickly, make sure you are doing both cardiovascular and strength training.

-Remember you cannot lose body fat from specific areas such as your stomach, thighs or other “ trouble” spots. Our bodies lose fat proportionately.

-If you want highly defined muscles, you won’t be able to see them as long as there is a layer of fat hiding them. If you are carrying excess pounds, you need to lose weight while toning your muscles through strength training.

Please click on the picture to below to read about Melody.

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Recently, I traveled to the far east for six months to study health & wellness practices from the people of Thailand and India. Age defying health secrets, involving diet and exercise, as well as massage and cleansing techniques, were gleaned from the natives who possess an ageless beauty and hold a peace and serenity about them that remain mysterious to the American culture.  Here is what I found.

What they practice:

1. Lead with your heart ~ actively engage in acts of compassion and loving ~ kindness

2. Don’t stress, engage the breath

3. Move and act with awareness

4. Keep the body healthy through daily exercise, yoga and massage

5. Clean your house ~ engage in yearly cleansing & fasting practices to release build up toxicity

6. Keep your heart pure & conscious clear through regular rituals that bring peace of mind & serenity

Click on Kristen’s picture below to get more information about her services

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People often ask me, “What are the best shoes to buy for working out?”  My answer generally throws people off guard.  “No shoes,” is my response 99% of the time.  For the other 1%, specific shoes are a necessity.  This select bunch is people with truly flat feet (which aren’t as common as you might think).  Of course, going shoeless is not an option in a public gym, but if you’re working out in safe environment no shoes might be your best bet!

Today, big shoe companies are a thriving mutli-billion dollar industry.  They design shoes claiming the shoe will help you correct ankle and foot imbalances, for i.e., foot rolling inward (pronation), or the foot rolling outward (supination), or increasing the arch of a flattened foot.  The main problem is, however, this could be band-aiding a problem that needs closer attention.  Or, even worse, it could be exacerbating an existing problem to the point of injury.  Either way, over time the outcome of using these shoes is not good.

Our feet were designed and meant to adapt to different terrains and stresses.  If we continue to pad them, or incorrectly position them with shoes, we can easily injury our feet when we take that support away.  This is why it is so important to have healthy feet that are strong, flexible and can move without limitations.  Below are four things you can do that will help you stay away from costly orthotics (arch support inserts), foot pain (planter fasciitis), and ankle and knee injuries:

1. While you’re sitting on the couch at the end of the day, put your bare feet up.  With one foot at a time, practice writing the alphabet in cursive.  Practice this on a daily basis.  This will give you enough movement through your ankle joint to build strength in the surrounding muscles, ligaments and tendons.
2. Stay away from high heel shoes!
3. Designate some time each day to walk around barefooted.
4. Stretch your calves! Put your hands on a wall and lightly step back with one leg/foot.  Make sure you keep your heels down, your toes are pointed straight ahead and feel the stretch on the back foot and calve area. If the stretch is too much, bring the foot closer to the wall.  Likewise, if the stretch is too light step further away from the wall.  Make sure you stretch both sides for 30 seconds a couple times a day.

Remember, we use our feet daily and we rarely take care of them.  Start caring for them now and you won’t need so much padding to cover up a perfectly strong foot!

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Hi everyone!  I’m thrilled to announce I will be writing the “Fitness Tip of the Week” for Dr. Laura’s website.  Check out my first article by clicking on the following link: http://www.drlaura.com/main/fitnesstip.html.

In the future,  all weekly articles will be posted to Fitness 805’s blog.   So, if you haven’t already, now is the time to subscribe to our blog feed.  I hope you enjoy the article, and feel free to give me your feedback.  Thanks!

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Annie is a personal trainer with Fitness 805 and lives by this quote:

“I think there is no better way to invite a human being to view their body differently than by inviting them to be an athlete, by revering one’s body as an instrument rather than just an ornament. It’s a really great way to reorient how you see your body so you can see it as this incredible, awe-inspiring machine that you need to fuel well in order for it to function. “

Alanis Morissette, Singer/Actress

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A Visionary Approach to Craniosacral Workshop

32 CE Hr. available

In this 32-hour Craniosacral I workshop, students will learn 12-15 techniques using a process of gentle, sensitive finger touch to optimize a movement pattern within the body known as the cranial wave.  The students will also become familiar with their own’stillpoint’ thru meditation, poetry, ritual, and process, and will learn to sit in silence and deepen communication with self and client.

Problems such as trauma, stress, headaches, tinnitus, sinus problems, and TMJ syndrome can create an imbalance in the flow of the cerebrospinal fluid, limiting health and clarity.  Monitoring and interfacing (using the cranial wave) with the oceanic environment of the cerebrospinal fluid can offer relief, and, as deeper relaxation and revitalization develops, the body, mind, & heart find their own way to a state of health and wholeness.  Paul uses these attributes that are designed to cultivate your individual learning style allowing you to bring forth a stronger sense of perception, intuition, and intention within communication between yourself and your clients.

Instructor: Paul Brown       www.paulbrowncranial.com

Paul teaches Visionary Craniosacral Work_TM I and II courses through the Milne Institute and he has taught hundreds students nationwide.  He maintains a private practice in Santa Barbara, California and is a certified family counselor/therapist and certified hypnotherapist.  His intention is to use his intuition and perception to facilitate healing.

Date:  March 11-14, 2010

Thursday – Sunday

Time:    9:00am – 5:00pm (approx.)

Cost:      $600.00

LOCATION:

ST. MARY’S SEMINARY

1964 LAS CANOAS RD.

SANTA BARBARA, CA. 93105

In giving of ourselves to any mode of deep work there is an implicit commitment to change, unfolding, and inner awakening.  This commitment applies both to ourselves and to those who entrust themselves to us.  This also is a time of openness and sharing in the worlds of knowledge and wisdom.  As healers in this time of open access, we may be inheriting a certain subtle responsibility to appreciate and facilitate the opportunities for growth now available.    We must first take our own journey; we then facilitate the journey in others.  Experiencing our process and the process of our clients plays an intricate part in

Visionary Craniosacral Work.^TM

Our objective is to create an open heart, a clear head, and a free body.

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