Archive for July, 2009
Kyu Testing for Karate & Ryukyu Kobudo
July 6th, 2009 | 
Author: Hello everyone,
Just wanted to post and let everyone know that this Friday at 6:00 will be the Ocala Karate & Fitness’s first ever Ryukyu Kobudo Kyu Testing. Testing will begin at 6:00pm and last about two hours. We strongly encourage anyone wishing to watch to come out and support our members that are testing. This is a special time for them, and is a way to honor all their hard work, time, and effort that they have invested in their study.
ALSO, a reminder that the new schedule is now in effect so please remember the changes that have been posted to the dates and times for classes. DOJO vechicle decals are now available at the office for purchase. We have two different sizes to choose from, so come on out and help support the dojo by showing everyone where you are training at! !
Lastly, I just want to thank everyone for all their continued support for the Dojo. Remember to take pride in where you train and all the special people that make our studio what it is. I do.
Sensei.
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Cardio and Diabetes
The Cardio Link to Diabetes
Young adults who don’t exercise may develop diabetes later in life
As a college student, you were probably more concerned with schoolwork (and the occasional party) than your health as a middle-aged man. But new research suggests that young people who don’t regularly exercise are more likely to develop diabetes when they’re older.
The Northwestern University study examined the cardiovascular fitness level of people between the ages of 18 and 30. Those with poor stamina during a treadmill test were found to be two to three times more likely to have the disease 20 years later than fit participants.
The other crucial predictor? Besides having a low fitness level, it’s your body mass index (BMI), which can indicate if you’re in good shape or not. The higher a participant’s BMI, the more likely they were to develop diabetes.
But it’s not too late to do anything about it. If you or your children fall in that age range, take special care to work out more often and boost your cardio fitness. One way to get your heart pumping: Interval training. Plan your cardio workout and start burning fat.
-Kasia Galazka Men’s Health Magazine
In Summery guys and girls, we have to start teaching our kids and teens
that Cardio training needs to become a way of life. Unlike our older
generations, today’s kids are bombarded with fast food and quick to fix meals
that are loaded down with too many calories. It’s so much more important
now to have our children exerciseing not only because of all the calories and
excess saturated fat, but they don’t even get the exercise in school that we all
grew up with. P.E. is nothing like it used to be, and now many of our schools
have taken out recess. The world has changed and like everything else we
have to train our children to adapt if we are going to maintain a healthy
society in the future. That’s why we have incorporated our cardio fitness
drills in to our Karate Studio to offer our members a complete fitness center
that is here to try and make a difference. It’s up to us as parents AND role
models to teach our children through example how important it is to take
care of ourselves. Our children watch how we eat, and how we spend our
extra time. We must start teaching our youth today, so we can offer them
a healthy tomorrow.