Two Great Health Clubs for Women to Exercise

If you live in Douglasville, GA and want to lose weight, get in shape, or stay in shape Gold’s Gym is the place.  As a female, there are some days I want to exercise with women only and I have that choice at Gold’s Gym on Hospital Drive in Douglasville, Ga or the West Cobb location in Austell, GA.  Both facilities have exercise areas that are reserved for women only and they are privately situated.  In the women’s only section at the West Cobb facility there is a 30-minute circuit for those days when I am really pressed for time.

Do you have a busy schedule?  Group Active is the Answer!

With my busy schedule, time is something I never have enough of.  I am always looking for a way to exercise efficiently. This summer I got hooked on one of the great exercise classes called Group Active.  The class increases my cardio fitness, helps me build strength and it has improved my balance and flexibility.  I really like the fact that it targets my abs, arms and back.  Being a baby boomer, these areas are always areas that need special attention.

Gold’s Gym, Douglasville GA Takes Away All The Reasons Not to Exercise. 

• “I don’t have enough time”…the 30-minute women’s only circuit is available.
• “I don’t like to exercise alone”…there are 11 group fitness classes to chose from and Personal Trainers available on staff.
• “I don’t want to work out in a co-ed environment”…two locations have private, women’s only facilities.
• “I don’t want to work out with just women”…each location has co-ed facilities with the best equipment.
• “I had a tough day”…the staff is always so friendly, at the end of the workout life always looks better.
• “I don’t have any energy”…I always feel more energized after a workout.
• “ I have children”…each location has a Kid’s Klub with a caring staff.  Not to mention the Fit Kids program.
• “ I get board easily”…in addition to all of the items mentioned above there is a pool and tennis courts available.
• “I don’t like to exercise” …just enjoy the steam room and Jacuzzi.

Learn more about all the Great Programs at Gold’s Gym in Douglasville, GA.  Tour the facility and see for yourself how we can help you overcome all of you excuses.    

 By: Leslie Austin, Gold’s Gym Director.

Benefits at Every Age

No matter at what age a woman becomes physically active, an ever growing body of research continues to support the idea that the benefits of this increased activity aretremendous, and extremely beneficial throughout a woman’s life.

Importance of Youth Exercise

Until recently, most people believed that children didn’t need to worry about getting enough exercise. But with the advent of television and computers, growing generations of sedentary children are becoming the next generation of unhealthy adults. Current research is finding that heart disease begins developing in youth. Considering that cardiovascular diseases are now the leading cause of death for women as well as men, one could conclude that childhood and adolescence is the appropriate time to develop healthy lifestyle habits that include exercise.

Exercise in Midlife is Very Important

During midlife, the most common physical complaint among women is weight gain. This slow, but steady and persistent gain is something the majority of middle-aged women experience. Some experts believe it is caused in part by hormonal changes; others argue it is most likely due to a decreasing amount of lean muscle tissue, which results in a slower metabolic rate. It is widely known that a woman’s bone density begins to decline even before her midlife years, and bone loss accelerates after menopause. While most types of activity offer some protection against bone loss, weight-bearing exercise such as walking, jogging and strength training seem to offer the greatest benefit.

Senior Exercise is Important

Physicians who work with the elderly are the fastest growing group of doctors who use exercise to combat injury, illness and disease. Washington Physiatrist Scott Gross, M.D. routinely prescribes exercise programs to his elderly patients. “Decreased muscle strength, flexibility and endurance is central to many of the problems I see in older adults, especially women. In terms of daily living, the typical 75-year-old woman I see rarely has adequate strength to carry groceries up a flight of stairs, and certainly could not pick herself up off the floor after a fall.”

Start Exercising Now

Once you’ve made the decision to begin exercising, don’t wait. By starting today, with something as simple as a walking program you will discover the key to a lifetime of health. For many women, young, old or in the middle, the day they begin an exercise program can be the day they discover the key to improved quality of life.

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By Steve Pacheco

Group Ride Great Class to Lose Weight

Isn’t perception funny? This is especially true when seeing just how members view the “pounding” they expect to take during a Group Ride class in Douglasville GA Gold’s Gym. I hear comments such as, “You all seem to be working so hard”, or, my favorite, “I’ll take that class when I get in better shape.” In truth it all boils down to how the Group Ride experience is viewed or perceived in the eyes of the beholder. How things appear to change when you build the courage to take a class. Then the view changes from one previously held to,” I should have started earlier”, “it’s really only as hard as you want to make it”, or, again a favorite of mine, “show me how to take it to the next level”.

What Is So Special About Group Ride? 

So why Group Ride? I can say that it certainly is not for the pounding. No one would ever return if that were the case. Yet the Group Ride program in Douglasville, GA is one of the more popular classes Gold’s Gym offers.  And if judged on the number of classes offered (approximately 30 per week in) it is the most popular.  Why? I think at some level participants like to live the perception of taking on something tough.  There’s a pride in association with a program viewed as worthy of the fitness elite.

Group Ride Works! 

Dropping down a level or two there are reasons more practical while less psychological. Ride works! The class experience delivers on its promise of enhancing or increasing cardiovascular fitness in a very personally measurable way.  The participant “feels” the progress he or she makes over time (and not a very long time at that).  I don’t care how it’s gauged, either fewer rest breaks, longer time up and out of the saddle, or more resistance, progress is made.  More importantly, it’s personal progress in the sense that you are quickly getting better at something in ways you don’t have to be told. Making progress is good.  You discover it yourself! So it boils down to “progress” and not the “pounding”.  I can’t tell you just how good it feels to watch a member take simple personal pride in just “making it through class”.

Ready to Lose the Weight for Good? 

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not discounting the benefits to core strength, increased Vo2 max, or drop in body fat, etc.  You just don’t have to go that far and measure all those things to know that something good is happening to you after a short time enjoying the Group Ride class experience.
And that’s where I come back to the beginning.  Individually you’ve been intimidated by a perception which almost kept you from trying Group Ride. Then you broke down some personal barrier and took your first class, and many since. Then, in some perverse way you want to return to having survived the pounding, and want others to know you did, perpetuating the myth. You are in an elite class of group fitness participants. Isn’t perception funny?

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People Marrying excess weight who aim to ward off diabetes should try to lose the pounds before they reach middle age, Australian researchers suggest.

BODY MASS INDEX Strong Predictor for Diabetes Risk

A woman’s body mass index (BMI) in her late 40s was the strongest predictor of her risk of developing diabetes over the next eight years, Dr. Gita D. Mishra of the University of Queensland and her colleagues found.

On the other hand, there was no link between weight change in subsequent years and the likelihood of becoming diabetic.

Is Your Weight The Problem?

While excess weight is understood to boost the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, the effects of shorter-term weight gain or loss are not as clear, Mishra and her team note in the journal Diabetes Care. To investigate, the researchers followed 7,239 women for 8 years. Study participants were 45 to 50 years old when the study began, and they completed surveys on their health at the study’s outset in 1996 and in 1998, 2001 and 2004.

Your greatest risk.

Those with BMIs of 25 or greater, indicating they were overweight or obese, in 1996 were at the highest risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 2004, the researchers found. Very obese women with BMIs of 35 or above were 12 times more likely than their normal-weight peers to become diabetic.

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Do You Want to Lose Weight and Keep it Off?

People who consistently engage in high levels of exercise over the long haul are the most successful at losing weight and keeping it off, a new study shows.

Among a group of overweight men and women participating in an 18-month weight loss program, those who were still getting 75 minutes of exercise daily a year after the program ended had lost 26 pounds, compared with 1.8 pounds for people who were exercising less.  But only 13 of the 154 people who completed the study were able to sustain this level of activity, Dr. Deborah F. Tate of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and her colleagues found. “Strategies are needed to help participants maintain high levels of activity over the long-term,” she and her colleagues conclude in a report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

The researchers initially assigned 202 people to either a high physical activity group who aimed to burn 2,500 calories per week (equivalent to a 75-minute walk daily) or standard behavioral treatment, including 30 minutes of exercise daily, equivalent to 1,000 calories per week.

Exercise Works!

Twelve and 18 months later, people in the high activity group had lost significantly more weight than those in the lower activity group.  Although the participants in the high activity group were able to sustain the 2,500 calorie per week exercise goal during the 18-month study, their activity level declined once treatment ended, which resulted in no between-group differences in activity or weight loss at 2.5 years.

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