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the Independent Women’s Football League (IWFL). The IWFL has 31 teamsacross North America from Southern California to Montreal and Washingtonto Florida.Strande played flag football throughout high school, college, and in theMicrosoft league for a number of years. Then five years ago, she learned aboutthe tackle football league and became one of its first members. However,shortly after, she found out she was pregnant and never got to play. Whenthe Majestics moved to Seattle from Tacoma, she had her second chance.“I’d rather play tackle than flag,” says Strande. “It’s a different team dynamicwhen you have women from all walks of life on the team. It’s not like soccerwhere you can pick and choose whom you play with. It’s a great physical sportthat gets you in shape quickly. However, I’ve got more bumps and bruisesthat are extreme than I’ve ever had in my life. I went to the doctor yesterdayafter the season was over and said, ‘OK, this is my list – my right ankle, myleft ankle, my left knee, my lower left back. My right pinky was dislocated onSaturday; it’s huge. My left pinky was dislocated 3-4 weeks ago; it’s lookingbetter. Let’s go through the whole list. But at the same time, I’ve never beenin such good shape as I am, which is interesting.”At 36, Strande finished the season being the oldest person on her team. “Ihave my moments, but I am olderso it’s harder for me to bounceback,” she says. “Tackling isn’tsecond nature to me. For some ofthese girls who have played fouror five years, when they put padson they were ready to go. It was abit intimidating because it is tacklefootball. It took me a few games toeven get comfortable in my skin toactually go after it in the properform, knowing I’m not going toget severely hurt if I do it the rightway.”Strande came to the PRO SportsClub in search of a personaltrainer who could help herperformance on the football field. “I didn’t know that I would hitthe jackpot at the club,” says Strande, who trains with PRO personal trainerDirk Huebner. Huebner also coaches high school football. “Dirk makes surethat I do the right conditioning and strength exercises to work on my coreand defensive stance. He talks to me in football terms, and it’s just amazing.I gained more confidence knowing that what I was working on during my offtimeapplied directly to the field.”Football runs in the family. Strande’s husband, who grew up playing Americanfootball when he lived in Norway, plays in a flag football league. Amazingly,they met through their mutual love of football while vacationing separatelyin Greece. Strande was looking for someone to throw a football around with...and the rest is history.VincentFernandes(Personal Trainer: Dave Joyce)Having suffered a MCL (medialcollateral ligament) injury for asecond time while playing squash,Vincent Fernandes decided heneeded a trainer’s help to strengthenhis knees. However, after observingFernandes do some exercises,PRO personal trainer Dave Joyce determined that what he really needed tostrengthen was his gluts and hips and that he’d been compensating for thisweakness with his knees.“That was really crucial,” says Fernandes. “As the hip strengthened up, Icould feel much less stress on my knee. What I also began noticing as wewent on, and as I strengthened my core and my hips, was that my balanceimproved. After turning 50, I became more hesitant to lunge forward andtake jumps because I’d be afraid that I’d land badly and sprain an ankle orinjure a knee. I play pretty hard, so I don’t want to get hurt. That’s my maingoal. Squash is very demanding, and I want to enjoy it as long as I can.David is really attuned to what I do when I’m training with him. He’s verywatchful about how I’m working out and what’s happening with my body. Andhe listens to me. If I tell him that I’m not feeling too good about somethingtoday, he’ll watch out for that.”Fernandes plays with knee braces as a preventative measure. He recalls hisyouthful days in college playing squash. “It’s funny. We used to play with acouple of professors in their 60s, and they’d both be wearing knee braces andelbow braces. We’d laugh about it, and they’d say, ‘You keep playing the wayyou guys play, and you’ll be wearing the same things when you’re our age.’And now what they said has come to pass!”Janet Rice(Personal Trainer: Jessica Hopkins)Janet Rice had been trying to loseweight on her own for over a year withlittle success. “I was eating all the rightfoods and doing all the right things, orthought I was,” says Rice. “I have somearthritis which was really painful with theweight I had on, and I felt as if I was reallyold. I hurt all the time.”She joined the 20/20 Lifestyles Program,and even then lost hardly any weight inthe first five weeks of the program, in spiteof following the nutritional plan to the letterand working out five days a week. “It was frustrating,” says Rice. “I couldn’tunderstand it. Some of the women who were in the support group with mewere losing 4-5 pounds a week and I was lucky if I lost ½ pound.”Because of her slow start and diligence, Rice was given an extension to herprogram and took a Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) test, which provides abaseline of individualized caloric requirements. After dropping down to 1200calories, Rice eventually began losing weight. “It was a struggle at first, butonce I began dropping even a little bit, I began to notice that my arthritiswasn’t hurting,” she says. “When I first started the program, my body age was74. When I finished the program, my body age was 44. Obviously that wassuch a huge difference. I lost a total of 55pounds in the program and I feel great!”Rice also attributes the reductionin arthritic pain to the Omega 3supplements she received through theprogram. “I don’t hurt anymore,” shesays. “My flexibility in being able tomove around is unbelievable.”photos By Gerald PopePROCLUB.COM 27
medical centerBy Dr. Joe UptonGaining Peace of Mind for Your HealthHealthy aging…that’s what we all want. Healthy aging means taking care ofyour health and making it a priority. We all want to maximize wellness, andone way we can do this is by early detection of disease. Our goal should beto halt or slow the disease process before the “disease” becomes a reality.The Executive Health Physical at PRO Sports Club is one way to do this. TheExecutive Physical is comprehensive and evaluates many health concernswhile hopefully catching any potential challenges before they start.For the sake of this article, we’ll focus on heart disease. This area of health is,and should be, of paramount importance to all of us, regardless of age andgender. Here are some facts, provided by the American Heart Association,to remember:Heart attacks kill 500,000 Americans each year – 51% are women.Over 30% of those who die will have had no previous symptoms.1 out of 4 Americans has some form of heart disease.Significant heart disease can be present in patients with minimal riskfactors, borderline cholesterol, and a negative stress test (JACC 2000;36:120-125).Approximately 1/3 of patients who have a heart attack have a totalcholesterol under 200.For 200,000 Americans each year, a fatal heart attack is their FIRST,LAST, AND ONLY symptom of heart disease.The Executive Health Physical can be avaluable step toward ensuring that you knowthe condition of your heart and that you’reable to enjoy good cardiac health. You willnot only have the traditional cholesteroltesting done but an additional test (VAPExpanded Lipid Testing) that measures theLDL particle size and density. Another partof this comprehensive physical evaluation isthe Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring exam(CACS). Calcified plaque in the arteries ofthe heart is a risk factor for coronary arterydisease. As more plaque builds up, arteries get narrower and the risk of aheart attack increases. The CACS scan is done using a 16-slice CT scanner,which allows us to visualize and quantify the amount of calcium plaque, ifany, in your coronary arteries. The procedure is completely painless and noninvasiveand only a few minutes are needed to complete the test. After youhave had these tests, along with a cardiac stress test and VO2 max, you willknow much more about the current health of your heart.You will get much more than just a cardiac evaluation with PRO Sports Club’sExecutive Health Physical, and you’ll certainly be more informed regardingyour overall health as well as your cardiac health. What are you waiting for?Call and schedule your appointment at (425) 861-6282 today. You, and yourhealth, are worth it!Proactive healthmanagement for adults:Your personal medical coordinator will guide you throughthe entire process.We’ll address your entire range of health needs fromnutrition assessment to computerized tomography of theheart and chest.Our on-staff physician will review the compiled results ina personal in-depth meeting.You will receive a comprehensive individualized “LifestylePrescription” for sustained wellness.28 PRO PULSE SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2006To reserve your appointmentor for more information, call(425) 861-6282.
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