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2 The Bakersfield Californian Sunday, December 30, 2012 Share stories, photos, blogs ■ Submitting your stories for The Bakersfield Voice is simple and FREE! Just go to: bakersfieldvoice.com and create a profile. ■ Choose what you’d like to contribute (an article, let- ter, picture or community event listing) and post it yourself. ■ Still need help getting your contributions onto our website? E-mail Sandra Molen at smolen@bakers- field.com ■ Circulation: If you would like to receive our weekly publication or cancel delivery, please e-mail: voicede- [email protected] or call 392-5777. Be sure to include your request, contact information and address. YOUR FITNESS Exercise your way through 2013 with fit tips BY ANNIE STEPHENS Community contributor D arlene Mohlke is a woman with many passions. Profes- sionally, she is the vice presi- dent of sales and marketing for Castle & Cooke, Inc., and also serves on several homeowner association boards. Within her job, she oversees the sales and residential properties of hun- dreds of homes and retail outlets in Bakersfield. But in her personal life, she has many more titles, including being a mother, grandmother, commu- nity helper, victim supporter and a role model. Mohlke has taken her resources and put them toward the greater good by helping redesign the Bakersfield Homeless Center into what it is today. The Bakersfield Homeless Center now has individual units where families can stay together instead of always being separated. Mohlke works with individ- uals who come to the shelter to find a well-paying job to get back on their feet. Mohlke said there are many opportu- nities for individuals to get their lives together. “We have a contract with the Bak- ersfield Green Waste and we also have WESTEC, which are oil related,” she said. “So women or men can go into the oil industry, which offers a much higher entry-level paying job. Training happens right there at the homeless center.” Not only will the Bakersfield Home- less Center help find residents jobs, it also has installed a licensed day care program. This is the first licensed day care program to be located at a home- less center in California. “When you get that job, your chil- dren are provided with 18 months of free day care for infants and toddlers. We’ll get you on your feet, and we’ll keep you in housing,” said Mohlke. Besides her work at the Bakersfield Homeless Center, she also helps with a sister organization called Alliance Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault. Mohlke said that when dealing with homelessness, you often come across family violence and sexual assault, causing the two organizations to become intertwined. Mohike offers these tips on giving back to the community: 1. Find your passion Mohlke suggests people find what they are most passionate about, and try to make a difference. “Think about your life and see what makes you happy,” she said. “Take that and go help others.” 2. Community service is not easy Mohlke said when becoming active within the community, it is important to have support from others. “Community service comes with a cost,” she said. “Have a support sys- tem behind you because community service is a lot of work.” 3. Study hard Learning about the organization that you want to help is critical. It’s impor- tant to know how all aspects of the organization works regarding its com- ponents and finances. 4. Anyone can help Something Mohlke stresses heavily is passing on love and volunteerism. Mohlke’s children and 11-year-old granddaughter, Emily, often help with the same organizations as her. Last Christmas, Emily raised about $1,800 for needy children. A ccording to Woody Allen, “80 percent of success is showing up.” And it’s not that some people have willpower to exercise and some don’t — its that some people are ready to change, and some are not. I like to think of motivation as an engine. If you find a reason to get your motor started, then moving forward is just a natural reac- tion. First, and foremost, for anyone just starting out, remember this: allow yourself to be a beginner. No one starts on the top. Here are some helpful tips that can help you exercise your way through 2013: 1. Like anything else, exercising needs to be a habit. Do it long enough and your body will crave it, and miss it when you don’t do it. 2. Pay attention to how you feel after a workout. It may sound corny, but the high you get when exercising should motivate you to the next workout. 3. Exercise is not magic, it’s science. Calories in versus calories out. If you consume less than you take in, you will create a deficit and body fat will diminish. 4. Take time for you. Work, kids and spouse — life gets busy. And when you think you don’t have time to work out, remem- ber this: someone busier than you is working out right now. 5. Think about how you’re going to look and feel. This should be a no-brainer. You’re going to be slimmer, trimmer and that’s only the beginning. Your resting heart rate and blood pres- sure will thank you, too. Work out like your life depends upon it, because it does. 6. Take a look at some of the fitness magazines on the market. Yes, they showcase those flawless models, but the magazines also have the latest exercise tips that you can add to your current workout. 7. Read blogs and success stories. I find the success stories of others incredibly inspirational. 8. Get a personal trainer. It’ll be worth the money, no doubt. He or she will hold you accountable, motivate you and instruct you on proper form and technique that will last a lifetime if you let it. 9. Do you want to live long enough to see your grandkids, and play with them? 10. Get a scale and a measuring tape. This is a simple but effective method that will let you know you’re losing body fat. 11. Pay attention to motivational quotes. Read my fitness tips in The Bakersfield Voice, and think about them. They are there to help you through your workouts. 12. Always set a realistic goal. You want to lose a certain amount of pounds by a particular date? Buy a dress or some slacks two sizes too small. Throw away the receipt, so you can’t return them. Work towards fit- ting into them. 13. Don’t like the way you look in a photo? Post it on your fridge, at work and in the bathroom — anyplace that will annoy you by looking at it. 14. Believe it or not, exercise can provide time for contemplation. The quiet time of exercise is your time. Most of this information was written in my head while I was exercising. And remember: even a bad workout is better than no workout at all. Questions or comments? Email me at [email protected]. Gina Rolow, owner of Body by Gina, is a personal trainer at Anytime Fit- ness. Rolow conducts one-on-one pri- vate sessions. semi-private sessions and a weekend boot camp. She also teaches and fitness at Cal State Bak- ersfield and has a combined 30 years in the fitness industry. Email Gina at [email protected] for questions and comments. YOUR HEALTH Chevron, volunteers help make MS day successful BY CHRISTINE GRONTKOWSKI Community contributor T he Kern County office of the National Multiple Scle- rosis Society will be able to offer its fourth annual MS Service Day in 2013 thanks to Chevron, which announced it will be donating $2,500 to the proj- ect for a third consecutive year. The money will be used to pur- chase supplies needed to complete common household tasks or small home improvement projects for families impacted by multiple sclerosis. The only thing missing? More skilled volunteers. MS Service Day has grown quite a bit since it started as a Boy Scouts Eagle Scout project in 2010. Work in the first year included yard work, cleaning, organizing, painting and constructing a ramp. But in 2012, volunteers added more, including: • Ripping out carpet and installing hard flooring so an eld- erly couple can more easily maneuver their daughter in her wheelchair throughout the house; • Installing a ceiling lift to help a woman get her husband out of bed; and, • Installing an accessible shower unit for a woman living with MS, whose husband has primary lateral sclerosis, and whose daughter has cerebral palsy. “It is difficult to say just how much MS Service Day means to both the households dealing with this disease that affects both mobility and cognition, and the volunteers who have an opportuni- ty to meet the person with MS and their families and give back,” said Kim Kotrla, regional director for the National MS Society, San Joaquin Valley region. “It is truly a day that makes a huge difference in the lives of many.” If you have expertise in any areas such as plumbing, electrical, or construction, and are willing to volunteer your services, call Chris- tine Grontkowski at the Kern County office at 321-9512, or email [email protected]. MS Service Day will be held during “Multiple Sclerosis Aware- ness Week” on March 16, but work continues throughout the year as the society learns of additional needs. YOUR SPORTS PHOTO PROVIDED Darlene Mohlke It’s time to cover frost sensitive plants W inter is here. Get those frost sensitive plants in pots moved next to the house or under the patio. Do some rearranging and save the tropicals from the cold. Remember to cover — or “frost cloth” — your citrus, avocados, Bougainvillea and other sensi- tive plants. We have the cloth in several sizes, and we also have Wilt Stop. This is a spray that can help protect plants from a light frost. This week’s gardening tip is from Kathy Robinson of Robby’s Nursery. Do you have a gardening tip you’d like to share with our readers? Post your gardening tips and photos of your garden on bakersfield- voice.com. GARDENING TIP GINA ROLOW Fitness columnist Community volunteer offers tips on how you can help others in the New Year CALIFORNIAN FILE This article first appeared in Bakersfield Wellness Magazine, bWell. For more on local health and wellness, go to bwell- magazine.com, or find us on Facebook and Twitter (@BWellMag).
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2 The Bakersfield Californian Sunday, December 30, 2012
Share stories, photos, blogs■ Submitting your stories for The Bakersfield Voice issimple and FREE! Just go to: bakersfieldvoice.com andcreate a profile.
■ Choose what you’d like to contribute (an article, let-ter, picture or community event listing) and post ityourself.
■ Still need help getting your contributions onto ourwebsite? E-mail Sandra Molen at [email protected]
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Y O U R F I T N E S S
Exercise your way through 2013 with fit tips
BY ANNIE STEPHENSCommunity contributor
Darlene Mohlke is a womanwith many passions. Profes-sionally, she is the vice presi-dent of sales and marketingfor Castle & Cooke, Inc., and
also serves on several homeownerassociation boards.
Within her job, she oversees thesales and residential properties of hun-dreds of homes and retail outlets inBakersfield. But in her personal life,she has many more titles, includingbeing a mother, grandmother, commu-nity helper, victim supporter and arole model.
Mohlke has taken her resources andput them toward the greater good byhelping redesign the BakersfieldHomeless Center into what it is today.The Bakersfield Homeless Center nowhas individual units where families canstay together instead of always beingseparated. Mohlke works with individ-uals who come to the shelter to find awell-paying job to get back on theirfeet.
Mohlke said there are many opportu-nities for individuals to get their livestogether.
“We have a contract with the Bak-ersfield Green Waste and we also haveWESTEC, which are oil related,” shesaid. “So women or men can go intothe oil industry, which offers a muchhigher entry-level paying job. Training
happens right there at the homelesscenter.”
Not only will the Bakersfield Home-less Center help find residents jobs, italso has installed a licensed day careprogram. This is the first licensed daycare program to be located at a home-less center in California.
“When you get that job, your chil-dren are provided with 18 months offree day care for infants and toddlers.We’ll get you on your feet, and we’llkeep you in housing,” said Mohlke.
Besides her work at the BakersfieldHomeless Center, she also helps with asister organization called AllianceAgainst Family Violence and SexualAssault. Mohlke said that when dealingwith homelessness, you often comeacross family violence and sexualassault, causing the two organizationsto become intertwined.
Mohike offers these tips on givingback to the community:
1. Find your passionMohlke suggests people find what
they are most passionate about, andtry to make a difference.
“Think about your life and see whatmakes you happy,” she said. “Takethat and go help others.”
2. Community service is not easyMohlke said when becoming active
within the community, it is importantto have support from others.
“Community service comes with acost,” she said. “Have a support sys-tem behind you because communityservice is a lot of work.”
3. Study hardLearning about the organization that
you want to help is critical. It’s impor-tant to know how all aspects of theorganization works regarding its com-ponents and finances.
4. Anyone can helpSomething Mohlke stresses heavily
is passing on love and volunteerism.Mohlke’s children and 11-year-oldgranddaughter, Emily, often help withthe same organizations as her. LastChristmas, Emily raised about $1,800for needy children.
According to Woody Allen, “80percent of success is showingup.” And it’s not that somepeople have willpower toexercise and some don’t — its
that some people are ready to change,and some are not. I like to think ofmotivation as an engine. If you find areason to get your motor started, thenmoving forward is just a natural reac-tion. First, and foremost, for anyonejust starting out, remember this: allowyourself to be a beginner. No one startson the top.
Here are some helpful tips that canhelp you exercise your way through2013:
1. Like anything else, exercisingneeds to be a habit. Do it long enoughand your body will crave it, and miss itwhen you don’t do it.
2. Pay attention to how you feel aftera workout. It may sound corny, but thehigh you get when exercising shouldmotivate you to the next workout.
3. Exercise is not magic, it’s science.Calories in versus calories out. If youconsume less than you take in, you will
create a deficit and body fat willdiminish.
4. Take time for you. Work, kids andspouse — life getsbusy. And whenyou think youdon’t have time towork out, remem-ber this: someonebusier than you isworking out rightnow.
5. Think abouthow you’re goingto look and feel.This should be ano-brainer.You’re going to beslimmer, trimmerand that’s onlythe beginning.
Your resting heart rate and blood pres-sure will thank you, too. Work out likeyour life depends upon it, because itdoes.
6. Take a look at some of the fitnessmagazines on the market. Yes, theyshowcase those flawless models, but
the magazines also have the latestexercise tips that you can add to yourcurrent workout.
7. Read blogs and success stories. Ifind the success stories of othersincredibly inspirational.
8. Get a personal trainer. It’ll beworth the money, no doubt. He or shewill hold you accountable, motivateyou and instruct you on proper formand technique that will last a lifetimeif you let it.
9. Do you want to live long enough tosee your grandkids, and play withthem?
10. Get a scale and a measuring tape.This is a simple but effective methodthat will let you know you’re losingbody fat.
11. Pay attention to motivationalquotes. Read my fitness tips in TheBakersfield Voice, and think aboutthem. They are there to help youthrough your workouts.
12. Always set a realistic goal. Youwant to lose a certain amount ofpounds by a particular date? Buy adress or some slacks two sizes too
small. Throw away the receipt, so youcan’t return them. Work towards fit-ting into them.
13. Don’t like the way you look in aphoto? Post it on your fridge, at workand in the bathroom — anyplace thatwill annoy you by looking at it.
14. Believe it or not, exercise canprovide time for contemplation. Thequiet time of exercise is your time.Most of this information was written inmy head while I was exercising.
And remember: even a bad workoutis better than no workout at all.
Questions or comments? Email me [email protected].
Gina Rolow, owner of Body by Gina,is a personal trainer at Anytime Fit-ness. Rolow conducts one-on-one pri-vate sessions. semi-private sessionsand a weekend boot camp. She alsoteaches and fitness at Cal State Bak-ersfield and has a combined 30 yearsin the fitness industry. Email Gina [email protected] for questionsand comments.
Y O U R H E A L T H
Chevron, volunteers helpmake MS day successfulBY CHRISTINE GRONTKOWSKI Community contributor
The Kern County office ofthe National Multiple Scle-rosis Society will be able tooffer its fourth annual MSService Day in 2013 thanks
to Chevron, which announced itwill be donating $2,500 to the proj-ect for a third consecutive year.The money will be used to pur-chase supplies needed to completecommon household tasks or smallhome improvement projects forfamilies impacted by multiplesclerosis.
The only thing missing? Moreskilled volunteers.
MS Service Day has grown quitea bit since it started as a BoyScouts Eagle Scout project in 2010.Work in the first year includedyard work, cleaning, organizing,painting and constructing a ramp.But in 2012, volunteers addedmore, including:
• Ripping out carpet andinstalling hard flooring so an eld-erly couple can more easilymaneuver their daughter in herwheelchair throughout the house;
• Installing a ceiling lift to helpa woman get her husband out of
bed; and,• Installing an accessible shower
unit for a woman living with MS,whose husband has primary lateralsclerosis, and whose daughter hascerebral palsy.
“It is difficult to say just howmuch MS Service Day means toboth the households dealing withthis disease that affects bothmobility and cognition, and thevolunteers who have an opportuni-ty to meet the person with MS andtheir families and give back,” saidKim Kotrla, regional director forthe National MS Society, SanJoaquin Valley region. “It is trulya day that makes a huge differencein the lives of many.”
If you have expertise in anyareas such as plumbing, electrical,or construction, and are willing tovolunteer your services, call Chris-tine Grontkowski at the KernCounty office at 321-9512, or [email protected].
MS Service Day will be heldduring “Multiple Sclerosis Aware-ness Week” on March 16, but workcontinues throughout the year asthe society learns of additionalneeds.
Y O U R S P O R T S
PHOTO PROVIDED
Darlene Mohlke
It’s time to cover frost sensitive plants
Winter is here. Get those frostsensitive plants in potsmoved next to the house orunder the patio. Do somerearranging and save the
tropicals from the cold. Remember tocover — or “frost cloth” — your citrus,avocados, Bougainvillea and other sensi-tive plants.
We have the cloth in several sizes, andwe also have Wilt Stop. This is a spray
that can help protect plants from a lightfrost.
This week’s gardeningtip is from Kathy Robinsonof Robby’s Nursery.
Do you have a gardeningtip you’d like to share withour readers? Post
your gardening tips andphotos of your garden on bakersfield-voice.com.
G A R D E N I N G T I P
GINAROLOWFitness columnist
Community volunteer offers tips on how you can help others in the New Year
CALIFORNIAN FILE
This article first appearedin Bakersfield WellnessMagazine, bWell. Formore on local health andwellness, go to bwell-magazine.com, or find uson Facebook and Twitter(@BWellMag).
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