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Fitness Issue 2013

CONTENTS

SECTIONS

12 | HEALTH & WELLNESS

26 | FITNESS & EXERCISE

44 | BEAUTY & STYLE

54 | SPORTS & RECREATION

DEPARTMENTS

& COLUMNS

16 | HEALTHY CHEF

42 | FIT SCENE

48 | BEAUTY BULLETIN

62 | RUNNING

FEATURES

12 | HEALTHY TAILGATING With football season gearing up forthe Super Bowl, nutritionist Keith Klein

offers his advice on staying healthy forthe big tailgate party, as well as fourhealthy recipes.

26 | GYM GUIDELooking for a new gym in your area to getstarted on your New Year’s Resolutions? We’ve compiled a comprehensive list of allHouston area gyms and wellness centers.

44 | BEST BEAUTY PRODUCTS

OF 2013Beauty Editor Nancy Rosenberg shares

her favorite picks for this year’s bestbeauty products.

54 | THE GREAT HOUSTON RACEHouston’s biggest single-day sporting eventreturns to downtown Jan. 13, with recordprize money and new technology offerings.

MARLEN ESPARZA:

OLYMPIC BOXING BRONZE MEDALIST

MARLEN ESPARZA SHARES FIVE WORKOUT ROUTINES

TO KICK-START YOUR FITNESS

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DISCIPLINE TEST

FINDING MOTIVATION FOR

WINTER WORKOUTS

Now that the holidays are over – and we

survived the end of the Mayan calen-dar! – it’s time to focus on a new year andlook ahead to the personal goals we wantto reach. For most of us, that includes ahealthier lifestyle with more exercise andbetter nutrition. It was, after all, one of your resolutions, right? And I couldn’tcommend you more for setting those goals.Realizing them, however, is another issue. Your work schedule is overloaded, you havechildren to take care of, or you’re just plainexhausted at the end of the day. And of course, let’s not forget thetemptations and distractions that are allaround, whether in the form of a deliciousOreo cheesecake that keeps calling yourname from the refrigerator, or the warmthand comfort of your bed on a cold morning when you should be getting up for a run orbootcamp session.

Yes, finding the motivation can be dif-ficult. But it’s important to not lose sightof the reason why you made the decision inthe first place: your long-term health.

All you really need, at minimum, is 30minutes a day of doing something active.For me, my go-to exercise is tennis. But

I tend to hibernate during the few coldmonths in Houston (unless I can somehowsnag a coveted indoor court), so, like a trueHoustonian, as the temperature drops, sodoes my workout frequency. Of course,that’s not a good thing, so the latest test to

my discipline is getting myself to the gym,

which I personally find nowhere near asexciting as chasing down little yellow ten-nis balls. I’ve found the best way to get motivatedis to have a workout buddy with whom you have a set exercise schedule. When you have someone to exercise with, it feelsmore like a social hour, and it also helps you push one another in the workout. Notto mention, it’s hard to cancel or not showup when you have a f riend waiting for you.

Another idea is to try something new.Pick up a new fitness activity or sport you’ve never done or would like to try.Never done boxing before? Check out thismonth’s “In the Gym With…” article onpage 32, which features Olympic boxerMarlen Esparza. Here, she shares a fewexercises from her repertoire that can tone your entire body and get you fit for boxing.In fact, I was so inspired by this workout,I might take up a few classes myself andrecruit a friend to join me. Not only is ita good cross-training sport to maintainfitness and cardio, but it’s a good indooractivity to keep you fit until the mercuryrises back up above 70.

Lana C. Maciel

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FRUIT TREES

GALOREUrban Harvest will host the 13th Annual Urban Harvest Fruit Tree Sale on Jan. 19, bringing together the largest stock of fruittrees and berries that are assembled on one day in Houston and,likely, the world.

Among the items will be oranges, tangerines, grapefruit, lemons,limes, kumquats, calamondin, pumelo, satsumas, peaches, nectarines,plums, cherries, pears, apples, persimmons, pomegranates, pecans,grapes, muscadines, jujubes, blueberries, blackberries, avocados,starfruit, Cherry of the Rio Grande, dragon fruit, bananas, figs,olives and more. “Fruit ree Professors” will be on-hand to answerquestions, help customers select their trees, and explain how to carefor them. Te event, held at HCC Southwest Campus (5601 West LoopSouth), begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m. or until items are soldout. Organizers advise arriving early for best selections, and bring a wagon if needed. Urbanharvest.org .

RUN WITH THE RHYTHM Te 2nd annual Rhythm and Blues HalfMarathon and 5K begins in downtownHouston on Feb. 10. Te event is an

electrifying run where participants race tothe rhythm & beat of live bands along aspectator filled course. Runners will neverget bored with live music playing at everyavailable spot and spectators cheeringthem on. Te fun doesn’t stop there. Tere will also be a costume contest andprizes for those who dress up to the race’stheme, as well as awesome giveaways anda grand prize given at the post-racecelebration. Proceeds benefit Free Shoesfor Houston, San Jose Clinic, LegacyCommunity Health Services, APHON,and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.Rhythmandblueshalfmarathon.com.

FRIEND FOR THE LONG RUN Te day before claiming a spectator spoton the Houston streets or running 26.2 yourself, attend A Friend for the Long

Run, a Friends For Life dog adoptionmarathon. With extended shelter hours,more than 70 dogs will be on site andlooking for forever homes. Event-goers will begin at the “starting line,” makingtheir way around the race course of dogs,pet vendors and activities.

If a lap cat is more your pace, all fourFriends For Life cat rooms will be open.Volunteers and adoption counselors placedthroughout the course are willing to gothe extra mile in helping to find the rightpet for you. Te event takes place 9 a.m. to6 p.m. on Jan. 12 at the Friends For Life Animal Shelter, 107 E. 22nd St., Houston77008. Adoptfriends4life.org.

YOUTH TRACK CLUB Te exas Stallions rack Club will hostan information meeting for its youthoutdoor track and field season on Feb. 7,

at 6 p.m. in the B. F. Clark CommunityBuilding at Southwell Park, located at27419 Nelson St., Spring, exas 77373. Tere will also be an opportunity to visit with the coaches and obtain informationand have your questions answered aboutparticipating in the spring/summer seasonof track and field.

Te Stallions offers youth athlete ages6-18 the opportunity to learn about andtrain in different events in track and fieldand provides the opportunity to competeon a local, regional and national level.

Texasstallions.org , 832-415-0568 ext 105,or [email protected].


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The American Heart Association will celebrate30 years since its first Heart Ball, with this

year’s event themed “A Toast to your Heart.”The annual black tie event will consist ofcocktails, dinner, dancing with music providedby the Hunter Sullivan Band and a live auction.The goal for the event is to raise $1.5 millionto fund heart disease research, educationand awareness for the nation’s No. 1 killer of Americans. The Heart Ball begins at 7 p.m. onSaturday, Feb. 9, at the Hilton Americas (1500Lamar, Houston, 77010).

A year’s worth of bragging rights will go to thewinner of the Different Abilities Inc. Char-ity Basketball Tournament held at 5 p.m.

on Sunday, Jan. 27, at the Legends SportComplex in The Woodlands. Houston’s ownD.A.I. DunkMasters will attempt to live up totheir name against the high-flying slam-dunks,dazzling ball-handling tricks and hilariouscomedy routines of the Harlem Ambassadors.Differentabilitiesinc.org.

A total of $150,000 was raised from salesof local non-profit Friends for Good’s GreenBeans and Guacamole Cookbook , all of whichbenefited the Arc of Houston and Katy. Theseorganizations improve the lives and raise thespirits of special-needs children, adults andtheir families.

The Hobby Center brings one of history’s great-est love stories in Lerner and Loewe’s timelessmasterpiece, Camelot, which runs Jan. 22 toFeb. 3. A sumptuous tale set in a land wherehonor and chivalry reign, Camelot follows thelove triangle of King Arthur, his Queen Guene-vere and the young Lancelot. Thehobbycenter.org.

The seventh annual celebration of Houston ViaColori Street Painting Festival, presented byLINN Energy, captivated an audience of morethan 25,000 attendees as they witnessed livecreativity and imagination, all to benefit ofThe Center for Hearing and Speech (CHS). ViaColori raised more than $450,000, which goesdirectly to CHS, and exponentially increasedawareness about the Center’s services forchildren with hearing loss.

The annual Passion for Fashion Luncheon willbe held Thursday, Feb. 28, at the Grand Foyerof the Wortham Theater Center (500 Texas Ave.). The featured guest will be Terron Schae-fer, currently on NBC’s “Fashion Star,” and

Senior Vice President of Creative & Marketingfor Saks Fifth Avenue. Schaefer will be inter-

viewed by Clifford Pugh and be flying in directlyfrom Milan from the fashion shows, to discussthe current view of style along with a fashionpresentation from Saks. The luncheon benefitsthe world-renowned fashion and interior designprograms at Houston Community College.HCCSfoundation.org/pff2013.

The results from Houston Ballet’s 32nd AnnualNutcracker Market are in. Attendance for the4-day event was 104,836. Merchant saleswere $17,789,000, a remarkable 8.6 percentincrease over 2011 sales. Houston Balletreceives 10 percent of the merchant’s sales

in addition to ticket sales, event sales andsponsorships and should net slightly over $3.3million to the Foundation. All proceeds from theMarket benefit the Houston Ballet Foundation,its Academy and Scholarship Programs.

December’s iWalk For Animals event raisedmore than $300,000, which will help givethousands of animals a second chance atlife. People from 12 different states, England, Australia and Honduras took part in iWalk For Animals.

Houston fitness enthusiasts have a new wayto sculpt and reshape their bodies with theopening of the first Houston-area Bar Method™ location at 503 Westheimer, adjacent to RootsBistro. The Bar Method is an hour-long, balletbarre-based exercise class that is designed tocreate a uniquely lean, firm, sculpted body,with special attention to posture, as wellas pain reduction in the back, knees, and joints. Houston-montrose.barmethod.com.

In the spirit of giving this past holiday season,500 ambassadors for Texas Children’sHospital presented a check for $2.4 millionto TCH Surgeon-in-Chief Charles Fraser. Thedonation will support surgery services at TexasChildren’s.

St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (SLEH) is the firsthospital in Houston and the second in Texas tobe awarded the International Organization forStandardization’s (ISO) ISO 9001:2008 QualityManagement System certification. This pres-tigious recognition was bestowed in conjunc-tion with hospital accreditation under the DNVHealthcare NIAHO® accreditation program, thefirst Medicare-approved hospital accreditationprogram integrating the ISO 9001:2008 Quality

Management System with the Medicare Condi-tions of Participation for hospitals.

Legacy Community Health Services raised$180,000 at its annual holiday SchmoozeEvent, which benefits the life-saving programsfor those affected by HIV/AIDS.

The 2012 Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes was a great success, as it raised well over$600,000 for diabetes research, education,and advocacy.

The 27th Annual Texas Home & Garden Show will be held Feb. 8-10 at Reliant Center, Hall A. More than 700 exhibits will be on display,

including vendors, builders, workshops andhundreds of experts available to answer yourquestions. Houston’s finest food trucks will beon hand at the Mobile Gourmet Café.TexasHomeandGarden.com.

Join the CHRISTUS St. Catherine Hospital’s7th Annual Heart of Katy Fun Run/Walk onSaturday, Feb. 9, at 6:45 a.m. This event willinclude a 5K Run, 1 Mile Kids Run and a 1 MileFamily Walk/Run. Each dollar raised will stayin our community, supporting Katy’s first com-prehensive heart program. 281-599-6696.

St. Luke’s Hospital at The Vintage hosted its2nd Annual Classic Car Show and Toy Drive,benefiting the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation.Partnering with Niftee 50ees Classic Cruisers,the event raised over $2,000 in toy donationsthat will be donated directly to the local MarineCorps office.

The Marathon Oil Corporation’s annual Paul“Bear” Bryant Awards are slated for 7 p.m. Jan.17 at at the Hyatt Regency, 1200 LouisianaSt. This year’s Lifetime Achievement Recipientis LaVell Edwards of Brigham Young University. Among the 2012 Coach of the Year finalists areTexas A&M’s Kevin Sumlin. Proceeds from theevent benefit the American Heart Association.BryantAwards.com.


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Tis football season, how would you like tobelly up to the tailgate, really enjoy yourself,

and stay lean, too? If you want to avoidlooking like you could play on the frontline of your favorite football team this year,listen up, there’s the normal way of doingthings and then there’s the “Keith Klein” way of doing things. But don’t worry, if youfollow my advice and recipes, you’ll still beable to indulge in great tasting food andenjoy yourself all the way to the goal post.

AVOID THE ALCOHOL

Tink about this for a minute, alcoholdoesn’t have any fat; it has zero protein

and no carbohydrates. So where do all thecalories come f rom? Alcohol sugar, that’s where! Keep in mind all forms of alcoholare created from either fruits or grains. Asthose fruits or grains are fermented youcreate and form a type of sugar that is verydifferent from normal table sugar. Te type

of sugar that sits on your breakfast table has4 calories per gram. Alcohol sugar contains

7 calories per gram! In other words, alcoholsugar is almost twice as calorie concentratedas normal sugar. ake this, for example:

3 light beers = 300 calories = 19 teaspoonsof table sugar

So, if you want to stay ahead of the gamethis year, one great tip is to simply avoid thealcohol and excessive calories by switchingover to a non-caloric beverage. But whatabout that tailgate party, where there willsurely be plenty of alcohol and your peers

trying to put an alcoholic beverage in yourhand after you’ve told them you’re notdrinking. Well, you don’t have to tell anyone you’re not drinking; simply pour yourself adiet or club soda, drop a twist of lemon orlime in the glass and voila, everyone willthink you are drinking along with them.

GO HEALTHY

If you want to win the game of weight con

trol, you need to stay in control of the food you eat. o do that you simply need to brinor carry healthy food along with you so tha when everyone eats, you have something,too. Once again, just like you shouldn’ttell everybody you’re not drinking; don’tannounce that the food you brought is lowfat. Simply lay it out and watch the fooddisappear. It’s the best way to introduce your friends to healthy eating. Once theydevoured the food it’s a great time to sharethe recipe and tell them it was actually goofor them, too.

Tese recipes I’m providing are fast andeasy, but more importantly, are great healthalternatives to the usual tailgate fare, andare sure to satisfy anyone’s appetite.


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baked tortilla chips. is recipe is best if made 24 hours inadvance and allowed to sit in the refrigerator overnight.

TURKEY BREAST CHILI FAT FREE SPINACH DIP

Nutritionist Keith Klein can be reached at 713-621-9339 or through his website at Eatingmanagement.com .


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Regular 8-inch cheese pizza = 786 calories, 32g atBoboli low at 8-inch cheese pizza = 415 calories, 6g at (You may not know this, but the readymade pizza crusts byBoboli are low in at, a mere 13% at and the Boboli pizza

sauce is at ree.)

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tomato sauce and spread evenly across the top. Place dicedred onion, sliced cherry tomatoes, black olives, seasoningsover top o crust. (Wait to add the cheese afer the pizzacomes out o the oven.) Place pizzas on cookie tray and bakeor 8-10 minutes. As soon as the pizza comes out o the oven,place 2 ounces o low at cheese over the top o each pizza.Serve and enjoy.

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Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat a baking sheet with a non-stick spray. Beat egg whites with 1 tablespoon water.In a plastic bag, mix together flour, garlic powder, 1/2 tea-spoon cayenne pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon salt.

Mix the bread crumbs with the other dry ingredients.In a plastic bag shake the chicken pieces with the seasonedflour. Set extra seasoning mixture aside.Pour Stubbs sauce into a bowl; add in Frank’s hot sauce asdesired. Dip the seasoned chicken in Stubbs sauce and eggmixture, then roll in the lefover seasoned bread crumbmixture. Place on prepared baking sheet.Bake or about 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Use tongsto turn pieces over. Bake 8 minutes longer, or until chicken

juices run clear.Dip chicken wings into ranch dressing and enjoy!

LOW FAT BOBOLI BREAD PIZZA KEITH KLEIN’S BUFFALO WINGS WITH

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Time magazine, Newsweek, and the Wash-ington Post call Mark Waldman one of the world’s leading experts on spirituality andthe brain. He conducts neurological research with Dr. Andrew Newberg at the JeffersonUniversity Center of Integrative Medicine.His new book, Words Can Change Your Brain,focuses on the neuroscience of conflictresolution.

Waldman and Dr. Newberg have been do-ing brain scan research on the widest varietyof people involved in spiritual practices, suchas nuns, Buddhists, even atheists.

“Tese are the types of people we’re bring-

ing into our laboratories to see what reallygoes on inside of their brain when they en-gage in these deep spiritual and very positivetypes of thinking practices,” Waldman said.

He also says God, for many, is such apositive form that when the brain is studied,it shows a state of calmness. “Tat calmnessbrings in inner piece and relaxation that canadd years to your life.”

On the subject of negativity, he suggeststhat words of a negative form can also have astrong suggestion on the brain.

“It’s a survival-oriented mechanism. If Iflash the word ‘no’ for less than a second and you’re in a brain scan machine, you’ll seethat the fear centers in your brain are firingaway just by seeing the word ‘no’ on a piece of

paper,” Waldman said. Waldman’s goal is to create a better world

through positive thinking. He suggests usinga form of meditation in which one takes alittle time to breathe, yawn and stretch. Justthis little exercise can bring a certain positive vibe into your life.

For more information on the beliefs ofspirituality and the brain by Mark Waldman, watch “Living Smart with Patricia Gras”this month on Houston PBS Channel 8 on Wednesdays at 11:30 p.m. on 8.2.

— Kristen Khalaf and Patricia Gras

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unusual combinations of vegetableslike sunchoke and seminole squash. We also regularly feature great saladsthat balance sweet, bitter and spice.For our Seasonal Slaw, we scourthe farmer’s markets for whatever iscrunchy and delicious like broccoligreens, radishes and carrots, plussprouted items like chickpeas andlentils, and toss them all with localcabbages in a miso happy dressing.It really pops with the addition ofa dried fruit like sour cherries and

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It’s been a long day. You’re tired, hungry anda little grouchy. It’s that feeling I think we’veall had at some point, at the end of a busyday. You’re rampant for something soothingto take the edge off. Whiskey? A tall glass ofred? If you’re like me, (both! kidding…) youmay frantically snack, as you equally mani-cally scrape together a dinner that you wishhad been ready five minutes ago. It can be a mad rush sometimes for theday’s chores to be done, so you can actuallyrelax in your comfy pants before hitting thehay. For me, the stress is only compoundedby having babies to take care of (even if they

are two precious housecats). I will say that I have been working ondeveloping a higher-minded, more peacefulapproach to everything. But this is one area

where I still often catch myself, knee-deepin a nutty after-work scurry. Awareness anddeep breathing help, but I have found some-thing else that does too (besides takeout):a stockpile of healthy, tasty, ready-in-a-jiffrecipes. When I prepare a meal that’s easy, and Iknow is going to take 20 minutes, whetherI’m Speedy Gonzalez or not, I settle down. Iswitch gears and enjoy the process. Ten I

can actually enjoy the food, too.So here’s one of my favorites. It’s a recipeI’ve come to rely on like a loyal old bestfriend. I call it up about once a week.

On my food website, feelfoods.com, where recipes are sorted by how they make

you feel, this Rice and Beans dish is a“peaceful” selection. It’s a healthful, soothingdish that will take that edge off, withoutreplacing it with guilt and bloat. Best of all,even if you love the meal so much that yougo buck wild and eat like a wildebeest that

just found a fresh grassy knoll after a long winter’s famine (just go with it), you won’tfeel like a garbage can when you finallycome up for air. You’re eating high qualitystuff!

So put down the whiskey and wine(or don’t) and pick up a few cans ofbeans. Cheers!

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Serves: 4

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil1 onion, chopped4 cloves garlic, minced1 can black beans, rinsed and drained1 can fat free refried beans4 medium tomatoes, chopped (divided)1-2 tbsp hot sauce (more or less to taste)1 avocado, chopped1 cup cooked brown basmati riceOptional: shredded cheddar cheese and

jalapeños for serving

Cook the rice (it should only need about20 minutes; use 1½ cups water per 1 cup ofbrown basmati).

In a medium pot, warm the olive oil overmedium heat. Add the onion and garlic, andcook for about five minutes.

Stir in the black beans and refried beansand cook for a few minutes, until the refriedbeans thin out. Stir in half of the choppedtomato and hot sauce. Cook for a few moreminutes, until the mixture is heated through.

o serve, layer the bean mixture over the ricein individual bowls. op with the remainingtomato and avocado. Add shredded cheddarcheese and jalapeño, if you desire.

Marci Izard is the creator of Feelfoods.com ,a website and blog that sorts recipes by how theymake you feel. She also writes “Marci’s Table” onChron.com , teaches group fitness classes and keeps aday job at KIAH Channel 39. Marci is always opento connecting and sharing wellness ideas. Look forher, and feelfoods, on Facebook.

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WORKOUT FUEL

Tis ruby red root is the ideal natural drink for boosting staminathrough a workout – maybe even better than any vitamin-storesupplements. More and more elite athletes are downing beet juice because its nitrate content turns into nitric oxide, a gasthat improves blood and oxygen flow to the muscles, makingexercise less fatiguing.

BEET JUICE

Tis high-potassium drink, often called “nature’s sportsdrink,” is touted as better than most commercial energydrinks because it hydrates and provides all the necessaryelectrolytes, including 61 mg of potassium (compared toGatorade’s 3.75 mg). Just be sure to avoid the processed water, which is higher in added sugar and lacks healthyenzymes. Instead, drink it in the raw, though slightlymore expensive, form.

COCONUT WATER

Tese sweet, high-fiber roots are full of all the necessities your body craves to recover after a challenging workout.Carotenoids reduce cell damage, copper helps in theproduction of connective tissue that keeps muscles healthy,and high potassium aids muscle contraction, normal bloodpressure and nerve transmission.

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Methodist Sugar Land Hospital recentlycompleted construction on a new hybridoperating room that’s the first of its kind inthe nation. Te hybrid OR incorporates ad-

vanced technologies with traditional surgerycapabilities to offer patients a new range ofdiagnostic and treatment procedures that canstreamline care, reduce recovery time and

complications. Methodist’s new hybrid OR is the first inthe U.S. to combine the most advanced operating table created by Maquet, a German company specializing in OR equipment, integrated withthe latest C-arm robotic system for angiography f rom Siemens Healthcare. Tis combination of technologies allows patients to be diagnosedand treated more rapidly and with better outcomes for a range of conditions, including vascular, cardiac, orthopedic and neurological. In addi-tion, specialists from multiple disciplines can now work together more collaboratively. Maquet’s operating table, called the Magnus, can be used for both advanced imaging and open surgical procedures and is designed forflexible patient positioning. Te C-arm system provides physicians with increased clarity and positioning for images, enabling more rapid andadvanced interventions, such as treating abdominal aortic aneurysms. Imran Mohiuddin, M.D., vascular surgeon on staff at Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, believes the new concept benefits patients in many

ways. “In the past, a patient undergoing an interventional diagnostic procedure would have to be moved to a traditional operating room if theneed for an open surgery developed. Te hybrid OR is designed to perform both types of procedures. Tis rapid access to whatever the patientneeds can lower treatment time and complications.”

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Operating

Room ofTHE FUTURE

Surgeons at exas Children’s Hospital (CH) last fall performed anextremely complicated procedure to save the life of a five-week old girldiagnosed with a rare disorder in which she was born with her heart outsideher chest. Audrina Cardenas was diagnosed with ectopia cordis, a congenital mal-formation where the heart is abnormally located either partially or totallyoutside the chest, but doctors report she has already defied the odds and isdoing well.

Only eight per one million babies are born with ectopia cordis. Of those

eight, 90 percent are either stillborn or die within the first three days of life.A multidisciplinary team of surgeons at exas Children’s saved Audrina’s lifeduring a miraculous six hour open-heart surgery where they reconstructedher chest cavity to make space for the one-third of her heart that was outsideher body.

“Tis risky operation on such an uncommon condition required specialistsfrom a variety of care teams including cardiovascular surgery, plastic surgeryand general pediatric surgery,” said Dr. Charles D. Fraser, surgeon-in-chief at

CH and professor of surgery and pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine(BCM). “I have only seen this condition a few times in my career and theseare always very tricky cases; in fact, many of these babies do not survive.Audrina is a true fighter and we are so excited that this was a good outcome.”

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CANCER RISKEnzyme levels in the blood routinely monitored by physicians asliver nction indicators are also the best predictor of liver cancerrisk in the general population, according to a team of scientists inTaiwan and theMD Anderson Cancer Center

"ese two enzymes alone predicted 91 percent of liver cancer

cases in our prospective stdy, said senior author Xifeng Wu,M.D Ph.D., professor and chair ofMD Anderson's Departmentof pidemiology "If our research is conrmed in other studies,we'd have a measre for liver cancer risk thats easy to apply via asimple blood test thats already in widespread clinical use.

W notes that while hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus infectionare predictors of cancer risk among people considered at high riskof developing liver cancer the enzyme levels outperformed bothHBV and HCV infection as risk predictors in a general popla-tion. Between 30 and 40 percent of people who develop livercancer are not infected with either virus, meaning there has beenno way to assess their risk.

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At the age of 23, she had become the first American woman to qualify for the Games

in the inaugural year of women’s boxing asan Olympic event. She then made historyas the first woman to medal in boxing.

Long before she traveled to London,Esparza had insisted that once the Games were over, she would hang up her boxinggloves and call it a career, focusing insteadon a college education and a life outsidethe ring. She had told the inquiring mediathat no matter what the outcome at theOlympics, all that she had achieved forherself since age 11, including the historyshe made in American women’s boxing, was

enough. But standing on the bronze-medal po-dium that day, feeling a sense of disappoint-

ment in not realizing the goal she set ofleaving London with a gold, her heart said

otherwise.“At the time, my mind was still stuck

on stopping,” Esparza said. “That ’s what Ihad been telling everyone for so long, andI didn’t want to break the plan. I’m not thetype of person that I’ ll say I’m doing some-thing, and then not follow through withit. But I also knew deep down that I didn’t want to quit. In a way, I was lying to myself,all just because I didn’t want to break theplan.” After a lot of thinking, praying and soul-searching, Esparza decided she could have it

all. She could continue competitive boxingand get an education at the same time.Her fighter’s determination took hold,

and she is now back in the gym and back totraining, with the ultimate goal of win-

ning gold at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

And because Olympic gold doesn’t takeany breaks, Esparza continues to train hardsix days a week. Her routine includes lots oftime on the punching bag, Olympic-stylelifting to build strength, running, plyomet-ric drills to build speed and explosiveness,and cross-training with swimming. She alsodoes Hypoxi training, which uses a machineto simulate high-altitude training. Esparza shared some of her regulartraining exercises, which she recommends

to H&FSM readers who want to developexplosive movement and stay toned.

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KETTLEBELL SQUATS

3 sets of 20 reps With a kettlebell in each hand and using a weight that’s appropriatefor your strength, stand in front of a box, feet shoulder-width apart.

Keep your back straight and slowly lower your body into a squattingposition, until you are nearly sitting on the box.

Push yourself back to the standing position to complete one repeti-tion.

BOX FOOTWORK

3-minute round, or two rounds of 2 minutes.Start by standing in front of a box with one foot resting on top of thebox (your weight should be on the back foot). With a quick jumping

“high-knees” motion, alternate touching the top of the box with eachfoot.

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CONE JUMPS

3 rounds of 3 minutes Set up four cones in a diamond shape (beginners can use flatrings), about a foot apart. Using quick, explosive movements andkeeping feet together, jump over each cone into the center andback out again, using a random pattern.

FOOTWORK DRILLS

This exercise has different variations, and it helps develop explosivemovements while keeping legs toned and tight.

Using a rope, chalk or tape, make a 12- to 15-foot line on thefloor.

While on your toes, stand at one end of the line and make small jumps forward on one foot from side to side over the line. Once you reach the end, do the same movement backward to thestarting point. Switch feet and repeat.

To vary the exercise, stand to the side of the line and, on bothfeet, jump forward and backward over the line while movingsideways to the end, then change direction back to the startingpoint.

PUNCHES WITH WEIGHTS

3-minute rounds with 15-second intervals Start with a 1-pound or 2-pound weight in each hand (if you are

under 125 pounds, do not use more than a 3-pound weight).

As fast as you can, alternate hands in a punching motion for 15 sec-onds, then put the weights down and punch for 15 seconds without weights. Pick up the weights again and continue in the same 15-sec-ond pattern for a total of 3 minutes without stopping.

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LONDON’S LEARNING EXPERIENCE

On the importance of mental toughness…

“I’ve always been a superstitious fighter.Before a fight, I didn’t want to interact with anyone but my coach, not even myfamily. And when I did talk to my coach, we only talked about boxing. I was a controlfreak, and if something wasn’t right ordidn’t go how I wanted, I would panic.

But after London, I realized I have tobe comfortable with being uncomfort-able. I learned I can’t control everything.My usual rituals weren’t going to control

everything. The only thing you can controlis your own thoughts. Something will alwaysgo wrong, but you can’t let it control your performance. I had to get mentallystronger. And I’m learning to do that.”

On winning the bronze medal…

“I’ve watched that last fight so many times,and there’s nothing more I could havedone. I didn’t do anything wrong. It was just fate; it wasn’t meant to be for meat that time. But I still appreciate the

bronze medal. I feel like it’s given me somany more opportunities to talk to people,and make speeches, and meet somereally amazing people. It’s allowed me tohave an impact on people’s lives, whichmakes me happy.”


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An array of B vitamins are essential to muscle strength and tone:

• B1 is important for protein metabolism and the formation of

hemoglobin, which carries oxygen to muscle cells. Find it in cereal,bread, meat, rice, and nuts.

• B2 is involved in energy metabolism, glucose metabolism, and the

oxidation of fatty acids, with some effects on protein metabolism.Find it in cheese, eggs, milk and peas.

• B3 is essential for energy production. Find it in milk, eggs, fish,

legumes, and potatoes.

• B6 is important for protein metabolism, growth and carbohydrateutilization. Find it in soybeans, butter, brown rice, and fish.

• B12 is important for the maintenance of nerve tissue and isessential for the metabolism of fats and carbohydrates, energymetabolism, and cell regeneration. Find it in milk, poultry, eggs,meat, and liver.

• B7 is important for amino acid metabolism, and amino acids arethe building blocks of protein. Find it in mushrooms, egg yolk,beef liver, and brewer’s yeast.

Vitamin C is important for our muscles, and we need it to functionproperly. Vitamin C is required for collagen and elastin synthesis, andit is also an important supplement to take daily because it ’s responsiblefor the health of the blood vessels, which support the muscles’ needs

for oxygen and nutrients. Good sources of vitamin C include broccoli,tomatoes, strawberries, and grapef ruit.

Vitamin D plays an important, essential for overall muscle and im-mune system function. Studies have shown that proper vitamin Dlevels (4,000 to 6,000 IU daily) in the body are associated with musclestrength and performance. Vitamin D is also required for the uptakeand utilization of calcium and phosphorous—and both of these miner-als are required for muscular contraction and function as well as bone

growth and strength.

Vitamin E is a very important antioxidant that helps cell membranerecovery from oxidative stress. Cell membrane reliability is essentialfor cellular function and growth. o add vitamin E into your diet, tryalmonds, spinach, carrots, and avocados. It’s also found in olive oil,corn oil, canola oil and sunflower oil.

Fish Oil or the omega-3 fats in fish oil may decrease muscle proteinbreakdown. Tis may be through improvements in insulin sensitivity,and insulin resistance is associated with muscle breakdown. Tere isalso a new study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutritionshowing that fish oil helps enhance the effect of strength trainingin elderly women.

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THE ABC’S OF MUSCLE MAINTENANCEDid you know certain vitamins can increase muscle tone? It ’s true, there are some vitamins that aid in the muscle-building process of proteinmetabolism (breaking protein down into amino acids and combining those amino acids into new proteins). Dr. John Cuomo, Executive Director ofResearch and Development at USANA Health Sciences suggests these five vitamins to help build muscle strength and keep you toned.


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SHAUNDRA BARNETT

BELIEVE THE BODY

832.444.3189SHAUNDRA@

SHAUNDRABARNETT.COM

SPECIALTIES: Personal Training (one-

on-one or small group), senior fitness,

contest prep, speed and agility training

and nutritional guidance.

WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE: I am

a figure competitor champion who

makes workouts fun, challenging and

different for my clients. The workouts

are personalized to meet the individual

needs of my clients.

WHERE: Houston, Sugar Land and

Richmond.

FEES: Rates start at $40. Call for

specials.

CREDENTIALS: ACIM-PFIT, AFAA group

exercise certified, NASM, CPR and AED.

PATIE DUTTLINGER

PATIE PILATES

1502 AUGUSTA DR. SUITE 480

HOUSTON, TX 77057281.536.8166

[email protected]

SPECIALTIES: Pilates, fitness training,

private boot camp training and boot

camp Pilates.

WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE: I like to

blend Pilates conditioning with func-

tional training. The combination of the

two types of training, allows you to take

Pilates fitness to the next level by in-

creasing your metabolic rate, strength

and flexibility. Visualize a physique that

combines grace and power.FEES: First session offered at no charge.

CREDENTIALS: BS in kinesiology,

black belt in taekwondo, ACE-certified

personal trainer. Certified Pilates,

resistance ball, kick boxing, yoga,

BOSU, aerobics, and vibration platform

training instructor.

CARLOS FOWLER

PRO PHYSIQUE

FITNESS

9630 WESTHEIMER, SUITE 500HOUSTON, TX, 77063

877.776.4348

PROPHYSIQUEFITNESS.NET

SPECIALTIES: Carlos has a strong

passion for sharing his knowledge as

Houston’s only Certified Metabolic

Typing Advisor, as well as his experi-

ence as a former professional athlete.

WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE: Carlos is

a renowned expert on metabolic

disorders and is regarded as a

trailblazer in the fitness industry.

When “others” say you can’t lose

weight, I say you Can.

CREDENTIALS: Carlos is a NASM

Certified personal trainer, Performance

Enhancement Specialist, Corrective

Exercise Specialist, MMA Exercise

specialist, Metabolic Typing Advisor

and sports nutritionist.

BRYON GODFREY

BASICS

5302 CORNISH

HOUSTON, TEXAS 77007

713.517.5386

SPECIALTIES: Athletic Training

WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE: I focus on

teaching clients how to think outside

of the box. I educate them on a

myriad of exercise styles and methods

to keep their bodies responding to

their workouts.

CERTIFICATIONS: PFIT, Combat Fitness,

Haganah Self-defense instructor

YVETTE

GOREE-HARRIS

CERTIFIED

PERSONAL TRAINER

G.U.M.B.O. (GET UP MOVE YOURBUTT OPERATION)

832.978.6149

GUMBOFITNESS.COM

SPECIALTIES: Specializes in training

women, body sculpting, strength

training, weight loss and nutrition. We

also offer the monthly G.U.M.B.O. Boot

Camp (Get Up Move Your Butt

Operation). Weekly appearing on the

FOX Morning Show.

WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE: I have 30

years of experience in getting excellent

results for my clients. We also provide

wellness and fitness classes for large

and small companies.

WHERE: Onsite or Private Southwest

studio

FEES: No gym fee.

CREDENTIALS: Owner of G.U.M.B.O.

FITNESS, Certified by the American

Council on Exercise, member of the

American College of Sports Medicine,

Wellness Council of America, Houston

Wellness Association and the IDEA

Health & Fitness Association.

HEALTH AND FITNESS

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on exercise, basic workout routines

and healthy nutrition.

LABRADA FITNESS AND PERFORMANCE

THE WOODLANDS

PERSONAL TRAINER!

713.927.4736

LABRADAFITNESS.COM

[email protected]

SPECIALTIES: Personal training (1

on 1 or small groups). Weight loss,

muscle gain, sports performance, and

nutrition counseling.

WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE: I get

people results! I have over 23 years

in the health and fitness business

originally getting certified in 1989. My

clients range from the sedentaryindividual to pro level athletes. I

customize programs according to my

clients goals and fitness levels.

WHAT AREA OF TOWN OR GYM: The

Woodlands, Spring

CREDENTIALS: 23 years

experience, American Council on

Exercise, National Academy of Sports

Medicine, and International Fitness

Professional Association.

PETE LONG, JR.

281.650.3457

[email protected]

SPECIALTIES: Individual and group

training, kids training. Helping

clients lead a healthier, stronger and

smarter lifestyle.

WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE: Being

able to identify a person’s personality

and customizing a routine to suit their

lifestyle needs. I enjoy making trainingsessions enjoyable because laughter

burns calories. My client, Mary Marusik,

lost 70 pounds and was featured as

the Success Story in the October 2011

issue of H&FSM.

WHERE: One2One Training Center

on Richmond.

CREDENTIALS: ACE, NGA, CPR and

AED certified, United States Marine

Corps Vet, 13 years experience.

ODIS MCCULLOUGHBODIES BY ODIS

713.553.8948

[email protected]

BODIESBYODIS.COM

SPECIALTIES: Creating a new you!

Developing weight loss and muscle

toning,along with complete nutrition

and cardio plans to accompany my

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training program, which is

guaranteed to succeed.

WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE: My

training technique, called RCT-30, is

the fastest way to your new body.WHERE: SW Houston, Sugar Land

and Missouri City

FEES: Starting at $40

CREDENTIALS: Certified in personal

training and rehabilitation by the

Baylor Sports Medicine Institute.

DAMIEN MOCKUS

FITNESS 1 ON 1

15014 SPRING CYPRESS RD

CYPRESS, TX 77429

281.516.2800

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SPECIALTIES: Training Special

Populations. Consult with clients on

various health requirements and help

them gain or lose weight, build up

stamina, enhance flexibility, and

improve immunity. Operated

extensively with numerous athletes

offering individual and group trainingfor all sports; specialized in off-season

speed and power development and

in-season skill development and post-

season rehabilitation; developed and

scheduled the practice and workout

sessions for all players. Provide

guidance for the clients regarding

nutrition, injury prevention, and

reconditioning. Tactical Strength/

Conditioning, Personal Motivation,

Lifestyle Management, Sport Specific

Training, Client Consultation, Weight

Loss/Nutritional Plans.

WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE:Performance-driven health and

wellness professional with 17+ years

of extensive experience in health

promotion and management of

individual physical fitness. Dynamic

leader with solid management

experience; accomplished in the

development of special fitness

initiatives, personal performance

programs, and customized exercise

technique trainings. Successful

background in exercise science and

health promotion.

CREDENTIALS: Certified Strength

and Conditioning Specialist, NSCA-

CPT certified.

TIM NECKAR

RUNNER ONE

713.724.2611

[email protected]

RUNNERONE.COM

SPECIALTIES: Personal running coach.

Train beginner runners to ultra mara-

thoners. Also can work with triathletes

as well. Speed and agility coaching for

those in the “fast-reaction” sports.

WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE: I am the

only running coach in Houston who

runs, one-on-one, stride-for-stride

each workout with you.

WHERE: Memorial Park and

Rice University

FEES: $250 per month (one-on-one);

$100 a month for e-mail training;

single sessions are $60 per workout.

CREDENTIALS: 39 years of

running experience. 29 years of

coaching experience.

EDRINA

“MASTERPIECE”

NEWMAN

713.371.LADY (5239)

LADYOFESSENCE.COM

[email protected]

SPECIALTIES: Creator and Instructor

for Exotic Aerobics®, International

Motivational Speaker, Choreographer,

and has created several fitnessprograms like Operation Super Sexy

and signature workshops such as

Make It Clap! and 1000 Calorie

Burn Workout that allow people to

enjoy working out and live a healthier

lifestyle. Newman has produced 4

Pole & Dance Shows and is about to

self-publish her first book.

WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE: I love

creating and offering various classes,

workshops and events that help people

get their bodies right. Our sisterhood is

incredible and at Lady Of Essence it is

your home away from home.

WHERE: Southwest Houston

FEES: $5- $199Credentials: Graduated from Houston

Baptist University with double

majors in Human Kinetics and Mass

Media. Newman is an AFAA Certified

Personal Trainer and Group Fitness

Instructor, Certified Zumba and

Zumbatomic Instructor.

AUDIENCE: Ladies 18 and older

MICHAEL PETRU

THE HEALTH CLUB AT

YOUR DOOR®

877.267.3878

MICHAELPETRU.COM

SPECIALTIES: We bring personal

training and nutrition counseling to the

privacy and convenience of your home.

No commute, no parking hassles, no

crowded gyms. Your time is devoted

100% to your health and fitness. If you

don’t own any fitness equipment, we’ll

bring the equipment that works for you.

WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE: Our

services are perfect for those whodon’t have time to go to the gym or

those who are dealing with medical

challenges, such as arthritis and

fibromyalgia, or the rigors of post-

operative rehabilitation, chemotherapy

and radiation treatments.

WHERE: Serving clients in The

Galleria/ Uptown, Greenway/Upper

Kirby, Memorial, River Oaks,

Tanglewood, West University Place,

Clear Lake, Cypress, Sugar Land and

The Woodlands areas.

FEES: Call for information

CREDENTIALS: All trainers arecertified by the American College

of Sports Medicine or the National

Strength and Conditioning Association.

Nutrition counselors are certified and

licensed dietitians.

BRICE REMALEY

281.889.4901BRICEREMALEY.COM

SPECIALTIES: Functional Fitness and

running dynamics.

WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE: Attitude

WHERE: Private studio near Memorial

Park or in home

FEES: Vary

CREDENTIALS: NASM, TRX, CrossFit

Endurance, Spin, Kettlebell.

JASON ROY

SPRING VALLEY

WELLNESS

1020 CAMPBELL RD

HOUSTON, TX 77055

832.788.1620

SVWELLNESS.COM

Do you feel like all your efforts are

wasted due to no results? Have you

been training since January with your

New Year’s Resolutions in place only

to be stagnated with weight loss,

energy and confidence? If yes, then it’stime for a change! I would like to meet

you. I want to help you achieve ALL

your health and fitness goals. Please

visit: www.svwellness.com for my “Bio”

and Training Options.

WHERE: Spring Valley and Memorial

areas

FEES: No gym dues. $65/hr. for private

sessions, $40/hr. per person for

semi-private sessions. The first two

sessions are complimentary when 10

sessions are pre-paid.

CREDENTIALS: Thirteen years

experience as a personal trainer,degree in nutrition from the School

of Nutrition (Norcross, G.A.),

contributing writer for H&FSM for the

past seven years.

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