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54 June 29, 2012 WHERE BIGGEST SKIING IN AMERICA ® AND THE WORLD’S ONLY PRIVATE SKI AND GOLF COMMUNITY Unite. Build your dream and let the memories begin. loneviewridge.com the Pure barre storefront and studio in bozeman explorebigsky.com BOZEMAN – “Hold onto it…only 20 more to go! Working that Pure Barre leg!” This encouragement inflicts both fear and pride as one pushes through a set of toning tracks known as the Pure Barre technique. Think yoga meets ballet meets weights meets pilates… and then allow the beautiful space at 34 E. Mendenhall in Bozeman distract you from that satisfying but possibly painful burn you feel. A toning workout based largely on ballet, Pure Barre was founded in 2001 by professional dancer and choreographer Carrie Rezabek Dorr. Its focus is building long, lean muscles using small isometric movements, and the workouts are set to upbeat music. It’s a little like mellow dancing and stretching and is different than any other workout in the Gallatin Valley. Among Pure Barre’s claims to fame are the absence of jumping or bouncing, which ensures the joints are protected, as well as focusing on abs, hips, glutes and arms. Upon entrance to one of the hourlong classes, the shoes come off and the muscles turn on. It’s a rich, intimate space that sees patrons of all ages, shapes and sizes. The local studio has customers of both genders from ages of 18 to 78. Each of the six instructors is certified in Pure Barre. Although Pure Barre started out as an uncertain endeavor in a Michigan studio without so much as a bathroom, franchised studios can now be found nationwide. The workout found its way to Bozeman about a month ago, when Kaitlyn Kurn opened a studio on May 22 after deciding to move from San Diego. Kurn grew up dancing competitively and discovered Pure Barre in San Diego in 2010. She was smitten. Having spent the past 10 years visiting her parents and the mountains Big Sky Weekly Fitness Lift. Tone. Burn. Pure barre is a hip new workout technique by katie thomas big Sky weekly contributor around Bozeman after studying international business at the Munich Business School in Germany, Kurn knew this was the place. “You have to have danced at a competitive level to own a studio,” Kurn says. Her time working in the fashion industry is evidenced by the Photo Courtesy oF kaitlyn kurn items for sale in the studio entryway, including clothing, jewelry, gifts, and Pure Barre equipment and DVDs. Kurn’s father is an entrepreneur and small business owner, and after growing up watching him run his companies, she decided that she wanted the same for herself. “A lot of people don’t realize that a franchise is not some huge corporate entity,” she said. “It’s not. By taking classes here, you are supporting a local business.” Next time you find yourself driving down Mendenhall and that caterpillar green of Mint* Dental catches your eye, be sure to check out Pure Barre. Don’t let all those elegant ballerina-looking figures in the window scare you away—Pure Barre is for everyone who is open to trying a new workout. “If you can hold onto a bar, you can take Pure Barre,” Kurn says. Classes are held seven days a week, and signup is online. Choose from single or recurring reservations, and a range of class times. Katie Thomas writes from Bozeman.
wilderness mediCine explorebigsky.com Dehydration is a numbers game Facebook relationship: “it’s complicated” by dave mCevoy aerie backcountry medicine To understand dehydration, read about the financial turmoil in the world. Being in massive debt hurts. It makes you irritable, weak and crampy. It gives you a headache and makes you susceptible to infections. Worst of all, it causes you to make bad decisions, jeopardizing yourself and those with you. Dehydration from sweat is a numbers game. Sweat is 99 percent water. This water comes directly from your blood, where you have roughly five liters in circulation. Yet only half of your blood is water, meaning you only have 2 – 3 liters of water to sweat. For obvious reasons, like death, having no water in your blood would be very bad. To avoid this, your body begins running a tab on water, borrowing it from the tissues, where you have over 30 liters in reserve. This is a normal part of a healthy body process. Rest, drink and eat, and your body replenishes the loss. Trouble comes when you ignore the deficit and continue running the tab. If dehydration were in a relationship on Facebook, it would have the descriptor “it’s complicated.” Because we borrow water from all body tissues, dehydration can be felt in isolated muscles or lead to a bodywide crisis. You might feel like you have anything from a pulled muscle to the flu, and not know what part dehydration is playing in any of it. To keep it simple, focus more attention on avoiding water debt than on treating it. PreVenTion Do’S acclimatize It takes your body 6-10 days to acclimatize to a warm environment, after which time you sweat more efficiently, radiate heat more readily, and feel a lot better exercising in the heat. To best acclimatize, you need to break a sweat every day for about an hour during this process. moderate activity Short, frequent breaks in the shade are essential to prolonged activities, particularly with high temperatures and humidity. Don’t mistake this as wimpy advice for pampered people. Everyone, from soldiers in combat to extreme athletes, needs to periodically reduce activity when working hard in a hot environment. drink enough to pee clear and often This usually means 2 – 6 liters of water over the course of each day of strenuous outdoor activity. That’s more than we’re accustomed to drinking but is critical to avoid going into water debt with your tissues. It is possible to drink too much water. This condition, called hyponatremia, typically happens during endurance events with participants pushing themselves at high levels for many hours and significantly exceeding the above fluid recommendations. Wear proper clothing The key is wearing materials with little or no insulating value that allow airflow over the skin. Consider adding electrolytes to your water Endless debate surrounds the efficacy and need to supplement drinking water with electrolytes. While electrolyte solutions with less than 8 percent carbohydrates can help prevent and treat some forms of heat illness (particularly when a well-balanced diet isn’t possible) they aren’t a substitute for eating well and resting. By the way, recent evidence refutes an old theory that electrolytes help prevent hyponatremia. PreVenTion Don’TS don’t rely on pounding water It doesn’t work. You won’t absorb most of it and instead will feel sick or vomit. Instead, drink about a halfliter per hour of activity, as well as a liter before and after activity. don’t rely on adding electrolytes to water Electrolytes are essential for basic function, and adding electrolytes to water can be very helpful, but we get most of what we need from food. Don’t believe the hype about expensive drinks at the expense of thinking about drinking water and eating well. don’t rely only on thirst to guide fluid consumption Thirst is triggered only when you’re significantly dehydrated, meaning by the time you feel crappy and thirsty, you’re already well behind and hours from recovery. don’t think your body will get accustomed to dehydration It won’t, and it will punish you for treating it that way. TreaTMenT Do’S stop activity and slowly hydrate If a dehydrated person is conscious but weak, tired, nauseated, has a headache and/or muscle cramps, stop the activity for at least a few hours, take off restrictive clothing, move him into the shade, lay him down, get some cool water onto him, and slowly hydrate him. Nausea will seriously limit the amount he can drink, which is usually about a quarter to a half-liter per hour. Adding electrolytes and massaging cramping muscles can be beneficial. Cool off aggressively and plan for immediate evacuation If a dehydrated person is hot, hallucinating, unresponsive and unable to walk, cool him as quickly as possible; the fastest means of cooling him often includes spraying with water and fanning air. He also needs an immediate trip to a hospital. Until proven otherwise with tests in that hospital, this is heat stroke, which is a life-threatening emergency with a very high mortality rate. It can come on quickly, without much warning. explorebigsky.com Big Sky Weekly TreaTMenT Don’TS don’t think recovery will be fast Remember, it can take hours to fully replenish water and electrolyte losses. don’t underestimate how many ways dehydration can affect you Dehydration affects all body systems, making a person feel tired, crampy, nauseated and irritable. As such, it’s a contributing factor to many of the most common and serious backcountry illnesses and injuries. Preventing it is fairly simple. Treating it can be long and challenging. It’s an easy choice! David McEvoy is a paramedic and the director of Aerie, a wilderness medicine training organization based in Missoula. Aerie teaches Wilderness First Aid, Wilderness First Responder and Wilderness EMT courses at MSU in Bozeman. aeriemedicine.com Have a pain-free summer Try Osteopathic Manipulation For Back Pain, Headaches, Joint Injuries, Digestion Problems & More Pediatrics • Chronic Conditions • Women’s Health Pregnancy Care • Osteopathic Manipulation Maren Dunn D.O. Board Certified in Family Medicine 18 Meadow Village Drive, Big Sky, MT (across from the post office) Phone: 406-995-3111 | gallatinfamilymedicine.com Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays June 29, 2012 55
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