Text Box: Welcome to the Health and Wellness section of the newsletter. This month I am going to tell you how to get started strengthening your muscles without even stepping into a gym. All you need is some comfortable clothes that you can move easily in and a desire to improve your strength. Did you realize that your own body is a weight – and you can increase your strength by simply lifting your own body in different ways? For example – if you take a chair and place it behind you and act as if you are going to sit in that chair, but Text Box: don’t actually touch your bottom to the seat, then push yourself back up. This is similar to doing what we call a “squat” at the gym. Start with 10 then gradually add more. You can also do push-ups in many different ways. You don’t have to get started doing full push-ups on your toes (military style), you can start on your knees, or even better you can start doing push-ups against the wall (placing your hands on the wall and your feet about 2 feet from the wall – then bending your arms as if you where on the floor doing a push-up.) Text Box: The main reason you want to strengthen your muscles is to help prevent osteoporosis. As women age their bones start to become less dense – meaning they can become weaker. Exercises such as the ones explained above are one of the preventative measures you can use to stay healthier as you age. Good luck on your quest for staying or becoming a healthier you. Remember – You Can Do It!! Can Do Fitness Text Box: MissionFish and eBay raising funds for AMI Utah Text Box: American Mothers Utah Association has setup an account with MissionFish. MissionFish is a non-profit fund raising organization which has partnered with eBay to allow non-profit organizations to receive funds. eBay sellers can select non-profit organizations, like AMI Utah, to donate a portion of their profits. If you sell items on eBay, you can have a portion of your sales price go directly to AMI Utah. If you are a buyer, watch for items which have funds being donated to AMI Utah. For more information, go to www.missionfish.org. Text Box: Shelley’s Corner for Health and Wellness By Shelley W. Tew M.S., NSCA-CPT Text Box: Page # Text Box: Summer 2007 MissionFish Nonprofit Newsletter, March 2007: Raise Awareness. Raise Funds.

American Mothers Utah Association - State Board

 

Past President                                                         Wendy McKenna

President                                                                 Annelle Doxey

First Vice President                                               Becky Nelson

Second Vice President                                           Lisa Klomp

Third Vice President                                              Jenneice Beckstrand

                                                                                 Marilee Sorenson

Secretary                                                                  Heidi Monson

Treasurer                                                                 Leslie Keddington

Mother of the Year                                                Carole Stephens

Young Mother of the Year                                   Shelly Locke