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Back to basics-Water quality and skin irritation by J. Kevin Tucker |
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Recently, I was speaking with a commercial pool owner. He told me that he had a purple color on the walls of his pool. With just a couple of questions, I could determine the problem. I also suggested a simple way to remove the color from the pool. However, the basis for the problem was a bit different- it's back to the basics of water chemistry to find a viable long term solution to the problem.
The situation is the same with skin irritation in pools and spas. If you simply want to reduce the skin irritation symptoms, I'm sure that there are a wide variety of lotions and oils readily available for your skin. However, if you want to look into the actual cause, then we need to go back to the basics of water chemistry.
There are many courses available (check with NSPF at www.nspf.org) and hundreds of books. So this will be a short look into the most common causes of skin irritation caused by water quality-and the solutions.
In this simplified view there are probably 4 primary likely causes for skin irritation:
1) Chlorine/bromine related.
2) pH related.
3) Bacterial rashes.
4) Overuse.
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You're On! by Judy Davenport |
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In the last couple of weeks, I have been reminded of something very basic, yet something that we as group exercise instructors can sometimes forget. And it can be summed up in just two words.
You're on.
Yep, it's that simple.
Never forget that as an instructor, you are "on" the minute you hit the "Play" button on the stereo.
In fact, you're "on" the second you walk into the room or venue where you teach.
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Stand Up For Your Health: The Emerging Science of Inactivity Physiology and Why Your Office Chair May Be Killing You by Dr Bill Sukala |
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The chair you're sitting in while reading this article could possibly be hazardous to your overall health!
Even if you do the recommended 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity at least five days per week, it's how you spend the remaining 23½ hours of the day that really matters. A new and emerging area of science, called 'inactivity physiology', exposes the hidden dangers associated with prolonged sitting – something all too common in modern society.
What is inactivity physiology?
Research shows that vital enzymes in your legs' blood vessels, which are responsible for siphoning fat out of the blood, virtually shut off when you're in the seated position. The excess fat floating around your bloodstream can negatively alter your cholesterol levels, increase your risk of heart disease, and contribute to obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Click here to read the full article |
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Aqua Gymstick – Its Aquafabulous! by Suzanne Shardlow |
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Health and fitness has always played an important role in my life, so after a Breast Cancer diagnosis 4 years ago, at age 45, I changed career paths from a stressful office role to Fitness/Aqua Instructor, and more recently have started my own Aquatic Personal Training Business called Aquatone Personal Training. The mental and physical health benefits for me have been huge – not only in the transition from Breast Cancer Survivor to Thriver, but also in regards to managing back pain and mobility from a 45 degree scoliosis curvature.
It is from this perspective that I want to pass onto others the benefits of an amazing Fitness tool called the Gymstick – in particular the Aqua Gymstick.
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Exercise: A Risky Business. Exercise is not a substitute for Exercise Rehabilitation by Riseley Physiotherapy |
A White Paper by Riseley Physiotherapy Pty Ltd.
8 Riseley Street, Applecross WA 6153
www.riseley.com.au
Published 10th May 2011
Overwhelming evidence exists for the use of exercise in the rehabilitation of many musculoskeletal and chronic pain conditions. The form that the exercise should take is less obvious. Exercise, using gym based protocols of quantity, are inappropriate where retraining of correct movement patterns is required. Twelve key elements of rehabilitative exercise are provided to give clinicians insight into appropriate quality-based exercise rehabilitation programs for their clients.
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'I control it, I don’t let it control me' by Jodie Mastersson |
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I wanted to do some study that would help with my illness (Rheumatoid Arthritis) and something that I could utilise to help others. Making the decision to become an Aqua Instructor was made easier after a Leader's Update I attended at Arthritis SA.
I have been volunteering to Arthritis SA for about 7 years, helping people to live with a chronic illness through their Moving Towards Wellness courses and I decided that there must be more I could do. During that particular update a comment was made about volunteers, exercise and specifically in water. From that day, it confirmed what I had been thinking – I am going to become a Fitness Instructor.
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7 Mistakes by Aaron Whear |
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7 Silly Mistakes to Avoid When Choosing A Fitness Course!
"Top Fitness Industry Expert Reveals Insider Secrets Other Fitness Course Providers Don't Want You to Know"
The Truth Exposed
Starting or changing a career is a massive step that should not be taken lightly.
This report has been written to give you the best chance of making the right decision of who to trust for your fitness education.
Its aim is to get you off to the the best possible start in the fantastic fitness industry.
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It's a walkout! by Judy Davenport |
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It's A Walkout!
Ok. So there you are. You've done your Cert III, you've got your Group Exercise Instructor qualification and you've been teaching Hi/Lo, Step, Cycle, whatever, for 6 weeks/months/years.
On the whole, things are going well. You think you've got the music selection right, you're confident with mirror-image teaching and you might even have a number of "regulars" who come along to your class each week. Good for you. Whatever your situation, you haven't been cancelled off the timetable (yet!), so you figure, "So far, so good".
And then the unthinkable happens.
Someone walks out of your class.
What the ...? What happened? What went wrong?
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