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No Pain, No Gain
By: Liz Palmer / NSG
Heat got you down? Hard to stay active? I feel
your pain!
I’m lucky
to have access to a gym, but
during heatwaves our gym
can get crowded. A few
weeks ago I went to the
gym and all the treadmills
were occupied!
I spotted this strange
looking machine in the far corner of
the gym, and no one was using it. It was an ergometer, also known as a
rowing machine and I decided to give it a try.
I adjusted the settings, settled in, and began to pull. At first, I thought,
“no problem!” but after around 10 minutes my arms began to tire, and
I was breathing heavily.
That simple looking machine was throwing down a challenge. I kept
going for another 10 minutes before I decided I was done.
But I vowed we would face off again.
Since that time, the rower and I have become good friends. Well, it’s
a kind of love/hate relationship to be sure, but I make certain that we
visit at least twice a week for a good workout.
I’m up to 6,000 meters for my “long row” session, and my arms,
chest, shoulders, back, as well as my aerobic capacity are reaping the
benefits. If you have access to a rower, give it a try because we’ve got to
keep up our training for this fall’s senior games!
Have you registered yet? There’s still time! Our 20 different sports start
up on September 3 and end October 30. Visit www.nevadaseniorgames.
com to register.
Liz Palmer is the Executive Director of the Nevada Senior Games.
For more information on how you can participate, contact Liz at:
702/242-1590 or by email: Nevadaseniorgames@outlook.com.
Fun Starts 9/3
Sign Up Today!
State
Qualifier!
Presented by
20+ Competitive Sports
for Active Adults Age 50+
Go for Glory, a P.R. or Just for Fun!
All abilities, experience welcome
THIS SEPT. & OCT. in Las Vegas Area
Online Registration, Sports Calendar & More Info:
NEVADASENIORGAMES.COM
Did You Know?
This month’s Top Ten interesting but useless facts!
1. Fonzie’s motorcycle in Happy Days was the same one Steve
McQueen rode in film The Great Escape.
2. Aa is a type of volcanic ash. It is also a great word to use in playing
Scrabble.
3. When bookkeepers and brothers Hendry and Richard Bloch
decided to start a company that specialized in tax preparation they
feared that customers would mispronounce their last name as
“Blotch,” so they smartly changed the “H” to “K” and added their first
initials, starting the business - H &R Block
4. The abbreviation for pound is “lb.” because in ancient Rome
weight was measured in Libras; in Latin records, the libra is written
as “LB.”
5. The “funny bone” didn’t get its name because it makes you
laugh, but because its real name is the Homarus.
6. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell grew up in a
predominately Jewish neighborhood in the Bronx; as a result, he is
highly proficient in speaking Yiddish.
7. The only Major League Baseball teams with names that don’t end
with the letter “S” are the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White
Sox.
8. According to numerous pediatric dermatologists, duct tape is an
effective, non-painful way to remove warts.
9. Alexander Graham Bell never set out to invent the telephone.
It was a by-product of his efforts to create a device that might help
his wife and mother, both of whom were deaf, hear and communicate
better.
10. The inspiration for Post-it Notes came to a 3M scientist, not
while on the job, but while singing in the church choir… after the
pieces of paper he used to mark his place in his hymnal repeatedly
fell out.
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August 2021