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FITNESS REPORT DREAM TEAM Fitness trainer, catering company owner help get you in shape
To lose weight you need to burn more calories than you are taking in. That means exercise and a sensible diet. Enter Maggie Melanson, owner of Gimme the Skinny, a healthy-food catering company in Norwell, and Art Tagliaferri, fitness trainer and owner of Weymouth's "Fitness To You." The two teamed up during the past year to provide their clients convenient access to each other's services: healthy, low-calorie meals and personalized, in-home fitness training. Kathy Maynard, 56, of Hingham has been buying her dinners from Gimme the Skinny for the past four years. She works in Boston and doesn't have time to make a healthy dinner after her commute. "It's just such a luxury and a necessity at the same time," Maynard said. Most of Melanson's individually wrapped, microwavable meals contain between 500 and 900 calories and cost $11.99 or $13.99. "The food is unbelievable," Maynard said. " Maggie [Melanson] is very accommodating to your needs and likes and dislikes." Clients can order as many meals at a time as they would like. Melanson said many of her clients buy a week's worth of dinners, although some have been known to buy a month's supply. If you can't pick them up in Norwell, Gimme the Skinny will deliver the meals to your home. Though Kathy Maynard works out at a gym on her own, she checks in with Tagliaferri once a month so he can monitor her progress. "Since I've been doing this, I've had the energy to run marathons," Maynard said. "I do 20-mile walks and I'm healthier and stronger because of it." For $60 per session, Tagliaferri brings all the workout equipment to a client's home or office. The sessions last about an hour. Tagliaferri said all you need for a great workout are dumbbells and a kinetic ball. He puts his clients through a total-body circuit training program. "Working out should enhance your life, but not consume it," Tagliaferri said. "You don't have to be married to the gym. There is more to life." There is no obligation to obtain the meal services and training services together. Melanson and Tagliaferri simply want to make a healthy lifestyle as convenient as possible for people with hectic lifestyles. - James Furbush --actions such as the backward movement of the arm prior to throwing a football or baseball. After the external rotation muscles have recovered sufficiently from injury, they should be systematically strengthened to ensure shoulder joint stability and to reduce the risk of further injury. Because these muscles have less strength potential than major muscle groups, it is essential to use relatively light training loads and make gradual increases in the exercise resistance. If you train at a fitness facility, you may have access to a Nautilus rotary shoulder machine that is specifically designed to strengthen these muscles. If not, I recommend beginning your rotator cuff training with elastic bands, starting with the lightest resistance. Attach one end of the elastic band to a secure anchor about waist high. Stand with your left side toward the anchor, grasp the other end of the elastic band with your right hand, and hold the band taught, with your right forearm across your midsection. Slowly rotate your forearm away from your body as far as comfortable, keeping your upper arm against your side throughout the movement. Perform 10 controlled repetitions, then repeat with your left arm. As your rotator cuff muscles become stronger, and you can complete 15 good repetitions, graduate to bands with slightly more resistance. Keep in mind that the external rotator cuff muscles are relatively small and weak, so progress slowly and stop each exercise set before the point of pain/discomfort. I suggest training your rotator cuff muscles three non-consecutive days each week, as part of an overall conditioning program that addresses all of your major muscle groups. Wayne L. Westcott, Ph.D., is fitness research director at the South Shore YMCA in Quincy. He is an author of 20 books on physical fitness. |
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