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		<title>Smoker</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2012 15:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fredericka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a smoker! I spoke about six cigarrettes a day. I have a cold and I&#8217;m continuing to smoke. Can this be part of the reason why my cold wont go away? Smoking is not only harmful to your health but also to your immune system. You may not know that people who smoked [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">I am a smoker! I spoke about six cigarrettes a day. I have a cold and I&#8217;m continuing to smoke. Can this be part of the reason why my cold wont go away?<span id="more-526"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Smoking is not only harmful to your health but also to your immune system. You may not know that people who smoked or are trying to stop smoking require more fruits and vegetables to make up for the cancer causing agents in the cigarettes. Therefore, I would suggest the new diet on the site called the fast and fresh, it is loaded with vitamin C and other antioxidants that can help clean your body.<br />
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		<title>Sis Boom Bah And Rah Rah Rah!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 08:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fredericka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve gotta admire cheerleaders &#8211; with all their pep and vigor, energy and vitality. They can energize a crowd and bring &#8216;em to their feet and they have the power to really psyche up the players, too. Who wouldn&#8217;t be thrilled to have a group of adoring admirers infusing the crowd with vitality and rooting [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;ve gotta admire cheerleaders &#8211; with all their pep and vigor, energy and vitality. They can energize a crowd and bring &#8216;em to their feet and they have the power to really psyche up the players, too. Who wouldn&#8217;t be thrilled to have a group of adoring admirers infusing the crowd with vitality and rooting for your success?<span id="more-523"></span></p>
<p>Everyone should have their own personal cheerleading squad &#8211; a group of people who pick you up when you&#8217;re feeling down, keep you going when things get tough, and shout it from the rooftops when you succeed.</p>
<p>Yes, football players, basketball players, and all the other athletes that have their own cheering section are indeed lucky. But what if you play a solitary sport, or a sport that isn&#8217;t usually associated with a pep squad? Does that mean you&#8217;re out in the cold?</p>
<p>While they do not have to come in costume, every athlete deserves personal cheerleaders &#8211; and you can have them, too. In fact, you&#8217;ve probably already got your own cheering section, but you may not have recognized them for what they are or learned to appreciate their contribution to your success.</p>
<p>Recently my 11-year-old son started 5th grade basketball. It was really important to him that I be there for his practices, even though the coaches didn&#8217;t require my presence. My support meant something personal to him. He needed to have someone pulling for him, watching him and cheering him on. As a parent, I am a vital member of his cheerleading squad.</p>
<p>Chances are your parents have been there for you, providing you with lessons, attending your practices and your games or competitions, and rooting for you every step of the way, as well. Whether you&#8217;ve recognized them as your cheerleaders or not, they have probably been your very biggest fans and your greatest supporters right from the very beginning. Your family and friends form the basis for your personal cheerleading squad.</p>
<p>Along the way, your coaches and trainers taught you the fundamentals, recognized your progress, and challenged you to push even harder, to achieve even greater success. They&#8217;ve been with you through thick and thin &#8211; on the good days and the bad &#8211; when you&#8217;ve succeeded and when you&#8217;ve fallen far short of the mark. Still, they stick with you. Whether you&#8217;ve worked with one coach or many in the course of developing your skills, each and every one of those coaches has been a vital member of your cheerleading squad. They push you when you need to be pushed, cheer you on when you need encouragement, and celebrate your successes right along with you when you achieve your potential. They are core members of your personal cheerleading squad.</p>
<p>And last, but not least, there is one other vital member. This person is actually the most important person on your squad. That person is You. Yes, to succeed, you can and must be your own personal cheerleader, as well. It&#8217;s not enough to hear the accolades and applause from outside if you don&#8217;t feel successful on the inside. You need to inspire and challenge yourself on a daily basis. While you are often your own toughest critic, you need to be your greatest admirer at the same time. Recognize progress &#8211; even if it comes haltingly at first. Give yourself credit for training and playing hard. Measure your success by even incremental improvements. Your own opinion of yourself is the most important opinion there is. Everyone else can tell you you&#8217;re doing a fantastic job, but if you don&#8217;t believe it yourself, it won&#8217;t matter at all.</p>
<p>It would be truly wonderful if we all had our own personal pep rally before a big event, performance, or competition &#8211; complete with spirit songs and a rallying cry for victory &#8211; but in reality your own very personal cheerleading squad &#8211; made up of the people you love and value. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.callingcardsfinder.com/international-calling-cards">The coaches and trainers whose expertise and opinions you respect, and your own self esteem and self confidence are far more valuable to your success than a choreographed group of dancers with organized cheers.</a></p>
<p>So get out there, do your very best, and give yourself a mighty roar. Sis Boom Bah and Rah! Rah! Rah! You can do it!!!! </p>
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		<title>How is MS Diagnosed?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fredericka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These series of attacks and remissions make a diagnosis of MS difficult to pin down. Often, early in the disease, a person has one or more of these puzzling symptoms but doesn&#8217;t bring it to the attention of a physician because it simply goes away on its own. If the disturbances last just a week [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These series of attacks and remissions make a diagnosis of MS difficult to pin down. Often, early in the disease, a person has one or more of these puzzling symptoms but doesn&#8217;t bring it to the attention of a physician because it simply goes away on its own. <span id="more-519"></span></p>
<p>If the disturbances last just a week or two-or sometimes just a day or two&#8211;then many people will dismiss these early symptoms as a sign of stress, depression, or just a passing curiosity. But make no mistake, just because the disease is &#8220;flickering&#8221; doesn&#8217;t mean that the insulation is intact or that the problem is gone. If more myelin damage occurs, the symptoms will become more profound and will recur more often.</p>
<p>The main problem in diagnosing multiple sclerosis is the fact that there is no definitive test that says, &#8220;Yes, you have MS.&#8221; There is no single blood test, no urine test, and no body scan that can detect the disease with certainty. In order to accurately diagnose a case of MS, a physician must be a bit of a detective and piece together clues. Ideally, a doctor must be assured that the attacks suggest myelin lesions in a minimum of two sites in the brain stem, optic nerve, cerebrum, or spinal cord.</p>
<p>As part of the process of establishing a diagnosis of MS, the doctor must also rule out other diseases that mimic MS&#8211;such as Lyme disease, Meniere&#8217;s syndrome, stroke, tumor, or neuritis. A detailed patient history that includes an accurate accounting of the duration and type of symptoms experienced is also essential.</p>
<p><a href="http://botwmeds.com/">Neurological exams are also vital for proper diagnosis. An examination may reveal abnormal reflexes, sensory loss, or nystagmus (involuntary jerking of the eye) that may be suggestive of MS.</a> </p>
<p>In addition, diagnostic tests such as an MRI, spinal tap, and evoked responses are used to further confirm a suspicion of multiple sclerosis. Because there are so many variables in this process, it is not surprising that getting a diagnosis can be frustratingly protracted for both the patient and the physician.</p>
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		<title>Martial Arts Sumo. Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fredericka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The sumo match is often quick and decisive. The average match only lasts some thirty seconds, while a long match could last two minutes. Those destined for sumo wrestling are often chosen following the onset of puberty, or around thirteen years old. Training for the young sumo wrestler is tough, but it is not as [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">The sumo match is often quick and decisive. The average match only lasts some thirty seconds, while a long match could last two minutes.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Those destined for sumo wrestling are often chosen following the onset of puberty, or around thirteen years old.<span id="more-510"></span> Training for the young sumo wrestler is tough, but it is not as severe or brutal as it once was. Before, wrestlers were often beaten with sticks to understand the various attacks of sumo, and to learn how to absorb the blows while retaining their balance and their composure.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">For many years, the only Yokuzuna (Grand Champion) were native Japanese. But in 1993, this changed. Chad Rowan, a very large sumo wrestler from Hawaii, became the first non-Japanese to be recognized as a Grand Champion. At first, this caused a stir in the sumo world, but Akebono, as he was called, soon became one of the favorites and was treated with the same respect as any other Grand Champion.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">From ancient times to modern day, little has changed in the sport of sumo. Its tradition has remained a very important aspect of Japanese culture that continues to thrive today.</p>
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		<title>Grieving Too Soon</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 07:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fredericka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before I turned nineteen, I had never been fully exposed to grief. Yes, I had been to the funerals of great-grandparents, but I&#8217;d never experienced a loss that would transform me forever. When I was nineteen and a sophomore in college, my innocent view of grief changed, I got to know the emotion better than [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Before I turned nineteen, I had never been fully exposed to grief. Yes, I had been to the funerals of great-grandparents, but I&#8217;d never experienced a loss that would transform me forever. When I was nineteen and a sophomore in college, my innocent view of grief changed, I got to know the emotion better than any other emotion.<span id="more-515"></span></p>
<p>It started in January 1993 with a phone call. I knew my mother had been undergoing a lot of tests ordered by her doctor, but assumed the tests were routine. I considered my mother one of the healthiest, strongest people I knew. Then, my phone rang, and everything changed. My father was on the other end, but he could barely speak. Through his sobs, I understood the words &#8220;mom&#8221; and &#8220;rare bone cancer&#8221;. The next thing I knew, my mom was on the phone, as calm as ever, confirming that she did indeed have cancer, but she felt very hopeful.</p>
<p>Over the next couple of weeks, I learned that things weren&#8217;t as hopeful as we thought. My mother&#8217;s doctor had privately told my father that he thought my mom would live only six months. She was to undergo chemotherapy only because of her young age (45) and doctors felt that the chemo would possible prolong her life. It would never cure the disease. My father, sister and I knew of my mom&#8217;s six-month diagnosis, but my mother herself was not aware. We all decided to spend as much time with her as possible.</p>
<p>Once I learned that my mother was given six months to live, I began grieving. I was grieving for my mother, who was going to lose her life at such a young age. I grieved for my father, who was going to lose his incredible wife. I grieved for my sister and I, who looked to our mother for love, support and guidance. I grieved that the woman who made everyone she met feel special would cease to live. I started privately planning her funeral. I picked music to be played, people that would speak, even what I would wear. I could hardly focus on anything but the grief I felt in losing my mother.</p>
<p>Before I knew it, six months had passed and my mom was still alive. The six months had been difficult for her, with chemotherapy and dealing with the secondary diagnosis of congestive heart failure. At the six-month mark, I was shocked back into reality. I realized I was grieving a death that hadn&#8217;t even occurred. I was missing precious moments with my mother by spending so much time being preoccupied with her death.</p>
<p>Once I realized I needed to stop grieving, I started really enjoying time with my mother. I spent as much time as possible with her, doing things we both loved to do. She could knit amazing sweaters and blankets, so I had her teach me. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.aahgh.com/anti-ageing/compare-hgh-products-by-hgh-pills-blog.html">We went through boxes of photographs from when she was a child, and together we read the diary she kept while dating my father. During this time, I really got to know my mom and we became extremely close.</a></p>
<p>Although I had pulled myself out of my grieving slump, I still reverted back occasionally. When that happened, I always reminded myself of the time my mom and I spent enjoying each other&#8217;s company and how lucky I was to get to know my mother as a person. I cherish the moments I spent with her.</p>
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		<title>Martial Arts Sumo. Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 14:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fredericka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sumo wrestlers are still the honored athletes of Japan. This Asian sport, with rich history and complex rules is an interesting and marveled martial art. Today in Japan, sumo wrestlers are treated like royalty. But where did this ancient art come from and how did it develop? The word sumo is adapted from the Japanese [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Sumo wrestlers are still the honored athletes of Japan. This Asian sport, with rich history and complex rules is an interesting and marveled martial art.<span id="more-507"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Today in Japan, sumo wrestlers are treated like royalty. But where did this ancient art come from and how did it develop?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The word sumo is adapted from the Japanese word &#8220;sumai,&#8221; which means, &#8220;to struggle.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">While cave paintings, perhaps thousands of years old, give pictorial evidence for Sumo existing as an ancient art, the first written records concerning Sumo did not exist until about the year 700. This work of early Japanese writing, the Kojiki or Record of Ancient Matters tells a tale of a sumo match that took place on the ancient shores of Japan, some twenty-five hundred years ago, between two warrior-gods for the control and possession of the Japanese Islands. It was believed that the ancestry of the Japanese ruling class could be directly traced back to the winner of this battle.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It is not known whether sumo developed on its own, or if it was developed off of a wrestling or grappling foundation from the surrounding Eurasian area. Whatever the exact route of the development of sumo is, it has evolved into a very popular and sacred martial art for the Japanese.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The rules of sumo are not very complex, but it takes both size and tremendous skill to become a master of sumo. Both wrestlers enter a ring about fifteen feet in diameter, and through a series of slaps, pushes, and throws, one sumo wrestler will attempt to throw the other out of the ring. Despite the easy rules, the Sumo Association lists over seventy methods of beating an opponent. Most of the techniques consist of slaps or throws, and there are very few techniques, with the exception of hair-pulling, eye-gouging or hitting with a closed fist, that are not permitted.</p>
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		<title>The Viewing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fredericka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The day came for us to view our daughter. I was terrified and frightened. I did not want to go. The viewing would only make things real. It couldn&#8217;t be real! Would I allow my children to see their sister, dead? Could I bare to see them go through that? I couldn&#8217;t make that decision [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The day came for us to view our daughter. I was terrified and frightened. I did not want to go. The viewing would only make things real. It couldn&#8217;t be real! Would I allow my children to see their sister, dead? Could I bare to see them go through that? I couldn&#8217;t make that decision for them. I wouldn&#8217;t make that decision for them. They said they didn&#8217;t want to go. Could I blame them? I didn&#8217;t want to go.<span id="more-504"></span></p>
<p>I forced myself out of the house. I forced myself out of the car. I forced myself into the funeral home. But could I force myself into that parlor? Could I force myself to hold her, to look at her? What would I see? What wouldn&#8217;t I see? My worst nightmare became more of a reality that day.</p>
<p>My daughter was stiff and lifeless. It was her body, but not her soul. Where was she now? What was she doing? Was there really life after death? Would I really see her again?</p>
<p>Closure, that&#8217;s what the viewing did. It closed the doors to the dreams and fantasies that she was still alive, somewhere waiting for me to find her. It put death in front of me once again. I hated every minute of it!</p>
<p>My daughter was gone. She was not coming back. What I held in my arms was what I lost, not what she was. Yet, I could help but want to rock that beautiful baby girl and never let her go. I screamed out in pain. I begged God, &#8220;WHY?&#8221; But He didn&#8217;t answer.</p>
<p>When they placed her in the casket for others to see, I still couldn&#8217;t bring myself to say good-bye. I had nothing to give her but my love, and my love was not enough. </p>
<p>I knew that she wasn&#8217;t there, but somehow, I felt that I needed to let her know that she was a part of our family so I placed a few pictures in her casket. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.firstaidkitbags.com/procedural-mask-individually-wrapped-ziplock-order-online-67364.html">&#8220;She will always be a part of our family,&#8221; I thought. I needed to let her know that she was so important to us and that she will always be missed.</a></p>
<p>Looking back, I am glad that I made myself attend that viewing. If I hadn&#8217;t of gone, it would have been one more thing I would have longed to do. The viewing allowed some closure. It allowed another door to be closed and another step to healing.</p>
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		<title>Floor Ergonomics. Part 5</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fredericka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If your members become injured while exercising, they may stop using your facility, or at least take a break from working out. Says Chase of Exerflex, &#8220;If [members] do become injured, they are more likely to look for a facility that has surfacing that is more appropriate for the activities that they participate in most [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">If your members become injured while exercising, they may stop using your facility, or at least take a break from working out. Says Chase of Exerflex, &#8220;If [members] do become injured, they are more likely to look for a facility that has surfacing that is more appropriate for the activities that they participate in most frequently.&#8221; <span id="more-500"></span>He continues, &#8220;We want all members to return time after time to continue performing the same activities that they enjoy. Obviously, they cannot do this if they have an injury [from] performing that activity on an improper flooring surface.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Safety for your employees is also important. Chase comments, &#8220;When discussing safety for employees, proper flooring becomes especially important for the success of a facility&#8217;s aerobics instructors. The instructor is typically involved in teaching two to three times a day, every day of the week. Without proper flooring, this type of repeated impact can quickly lead to injury. If this occurs, the instructor will likely look for a facility that has a more suitable surface, and can often lure class members to that site as well.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Putting it together</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If the flooring in each area of your facility has the right qualities of shock absorption, traction and stability for the activities that take place there, you can keep your members and employees safe, and help them to enjoy working out. Chase of Exerflex recommends that club owners and managers, &#8220;look at all of the qualities needed for an activity, rather than being lured to a less expensive floor that provides only some of the necessary requirements.&#8221; (For more on what type of floor to use in each area of your facility, see More than Just a Floor in Fitness Management&#8217;s Aug. 1998 issue.)</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">To make sure you are installing a quality floor, get references from other club owners. Tricca of Linray says, &#8220;The best surfaces are the ones that have proven the test of time. Club owners should always get references.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">As a final word of advice, Swartz of Stagestep says, &#8220;With the proper floor, your members will get more out of their experience, and a happier client is more likely to renew their membership.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Floor Ergonomics. Part 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fredericka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sports areas. For sports activities such as basketball, racquetball, etc., the amount of traction is of special concern. Says Tricca of Linray, &#8220;To maintain the purity of each sport, traction is most important. Foot speed and ball bounce are [important] features, and a surface that is too slow or that diminishes ball bounce would be [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Sports areas. For sports activities such as basketball, racquetball, etc., the amount of traction is of special concern. Says Tricca of Linray, &#8220;To maintain the purity of each sport, traction is most important. Foot speed and ball bounce are [important] features, and a surface that is too slow or that diminishes ball bounce would be viewed negatively.&#8221;<span id="more-497"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Stability</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Stability isn&#8217;t usually a big issue for fitness clubs. The main concern is mats that can be too thick and difficult for your members to walk on. Or, if the floor is too soft and doesn&#8217;t offer enough stability,exercisers can turn their ankles. Says Tricca, &#8220;A good aerobics floor must allow good lateral foot control.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Safety</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The issue of safety and flooring includes trips and falls, as well as injuries sustained after repeated use on the wrong type of floor. &#8220;There are interactions between people, their shoes, the floor and the activity,&#8221; says Francis. So if the wrong type of floor is installed or not properly maintained (see Floor Maintenance Concerns), your members (and employees) can injure themselves. Such injuries can keep those members away from your facility, and even cause them to join another one.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Trips and falls. Laura Dodge, marketing and communications director for Dodge-Regupol in Lancaster, Pa., says &#8220;I think of safety in terms of minimizing the number of slips and falls typically resulting from slippery floors and/or tiled products with numerous and cupping seams.&#8221; Mopping up spills, water and perspiration is important to the life of your floor, and also the safety of your members. Cooper from Summit says, &#8220;Usually when you perform activities on the wrong type of floor, it can be quite slippery, with little or no grip, especially when water, perspiration and other liquids are present. They are the most common causes to losing grip and sustaining injuries.&#8221; Also, tiled-type floors, an improperly installed or maintained floor, and older flooring can buckle, crack, gather at the edges or come up at the seams. These are important concerns for safety, liability and member retention.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Excessive traction can also cause members to trip. This is especially true for rubber floors. Francis recommends that you make it a point to have your members &#8220;get to know the floor, because people will adapt to it.&#8221; This is easier to do in group exercise classes, since the instructor can start the group off with slow, easy moves.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Wrong type of floor. Exercising on the wrong type of floor can injure your members, and injure your retention rates. Traci Hubbard, sales coordinator for Kraiburg Flooring in Nevava, Iowa, says, &#8220;Safety concerns for performance on the wrong type of flooring [include] turning ankles due to no traction, and joint injuries due to no support from the surface.&#8221; Swartz of Stagestep adds to that list, saying, &#8220;Stress fractures, shin splints, low-back problems and more can make your members inactive. These can all be caused by having the wrong type of floor.&#8221; Francis agrees: &#8220;The wrong type of floor doesn&#8217;t help the body&#8217;s natural shock absorption when performing repeated high-impact activities.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Floor Ergonomics. Part 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fredericka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Francis explains that exercise floors must not only absorb shock, but that they must do so consistently over the whole floor: &#8220;Some hardwood floors have &#8216;soft&#8217; or &#8216;hard&#8217; spots. A &#8216;basket weave&#8217; type of sub-floor can solve this problem&#8221; (criss-crossing planks in the sub-floor). If a floor has inconsistent shock absorption, exercisers may, at the [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Francis explains that exercise floors must not only absorb shock, but that they must do so consistently over the whole floor: &#8220;Some hardwood floors have &#8216;soft&#8217; or &#8216;hard&#8217; spots. A &#8216;basket weave&#8217; type of sub-floor can solve this problem&#8221; (criss-crossing planks in the sub-floor). If a floor has inconsistent shock absorption, exercisers may, at the least, notice it, and at the most, injure themselves.<span id="more-494"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Weight areas. For free weight and strength machine areas, rubber is most commonly used. Rubber protects the sub-floor from falling weights, and is more resistant to damage than carpet and wood. &#8220;Falling weights damage the flooring if it is not resistant to impacts,&#8221; says Cooper of Summit. &#8220;PVC, parquet, hard or soft floors can be damaged or marked.&#8221; Tricca of Linray also recommends rubber for weight areas: &#8220;[For] weight rooms &#8230; a rubber floor is almost mandatory. [And]the entire weight room area should be covered, rather than under specific machines, because of the possibility of tripping over the thick rubber.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Traction</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The amount of traction you want for each area of your facility depends on what activities take place there. Says Chase of Exerflex, &#8220;It is important to select a flooring system that is appropriate to the activities that are conducted in the area. A floor that is appropriate for one area may not be appropriate for another.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Group exercise. For group exercise, &#8220;Carpet can be fairly treacherous for tripping and falling,&#8221; according to Francis. He recommends a tight weave, such as berber, if you do use carpet in your group exercise area. He highly recommends hardwood flooring, which is, &#8220;one of nature&#8217;s great gifts.&#8221; He also says that &#8220;most footwear has a desirable friction coefficient with hardwood floors,&#8221; which makes it great for exercise activities.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Weight areas. Rubber is great for traction, which is why it shouldn&#8217;t be used in group exercise rooms. Rubber is good, however, for weight areas. Says Chase, &#8220;In weight room flooring, it is important that the traction be especially high [so] that athletes [do] not slip during a lifting routine, even if the floor becomes wet.&#8221;</p>
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