Amazing how many women still do not take to HEART that heart disease is our #1 killer. More women than men have died from heart disease for the past twenty years! This isn’t a new disease. It’s simply that women have finally joined together to be heard.
There are approximately 150 million women in the United States. Breast cancer, lung cancer, diabetes, and stroke are just some of hundreds of illnesses that can change our daily lives. Without our beating hearts, we could not run the 5k for breast cancer or participate in the other causes we believe strongly in.
There isn’t a magazine the past few months that doesn’t include one or two articles about women’s heart disease. In reading through the articles hands down the message we read is to exercise. Exercise helps every single area of our body, mind and soul. Exercise helps if you are suffering from arthritis, depression, recovering from breast cancer surgery and certainly to control or prevent heart disease.
The hard part is to find a location where you can add daily exercise to your life. Once you’ve considered finding a facility that doesn’t make you feel out of place. Old. Fat. Out of Shape. Old (wrote that already) or the feeling that you are in a fish bowl, because wherever you look there are sharks. A gym that could become not only a place to work out, but take a sauna, go in a whirlpool and shower with everything needed provided for you?
Women I interviewed felt that was too much to hope for?
Researching Orange County and Los Angeles Gym Facilities brought me face to face with Kathi Avila. A beautiful, tall, energetic woman who claims she is over 50 years old. Besides the fantastic personal tour of the Total Woman Gym and Spa, the attention to my personal needs and answers to my questions from where to park to childcare wre answered. Kathy Avila answered these questions with gusto and enthusiasm. I could not wait to sign up and tell my friends about the Total Woman Gyms.
Here are some of the questions and the TOTAL WOMAN’S answers, taken right from their site.
There are locations everywhere TOTAL WOMAN LOCATIONS
But, start with calling Kathi Avila. She will plug you into the package you designed for your personal needs. Call Kathi Avila at (714) 993-6003. She can direct you to the closest Total Woman in your area.
Question: Will Total Woman Gym help me strengthen my heart?
Answer: Total Woman Gym and Day Spa offers the finest in Cardiovascular and Strength Training Equipment as well as a full schedule of Group Fitness Classes and a Full Service Pilates Studio.
Cardiovascular Equipment
Our locations offer a state-of-the art cardiovascular room that has treadmills, ellipticals, arc trainers, recumbent and upright bikes, and much more!
Strength Training Equipment
Our locations offer a top-of-the line strength training areas designed specifically to suite the female body, including circuit training equipment, functional training equipment, and free weights.
Group Fitness Classes
Total Woman’s Group Fitness program offers a wide variety for all levels of fitness. New classes “Turbo Kick, R.I.P.P.E.D. and ZUMBA!
Pilates
Each Total Woman Gym offers a full service Pilates Studio for superior results.
Question: Please tell me about Total Woman babysitting?
Answer: Total Woman Kids’ Club. We offer crafts, games, toys and a play area for your children to enjoy while you are using the gym. Have your children join us for hours of fun! Age: At least 2 months old. Total Woman staff is trained and CPR-certified to provide every child with a safe and fun environment.
Question: I have read so much about massage. Making time for yourself – what can Total Woman offer?
Answer: OUR SPA FACILITIES. Atmosphere Day Spa offers the unique concept of Total Body Wellness, from massage therapy to waxing to makeup programs. You can experience all of the pampering of a luxurious resort day spa, right in your own back yard!
Our Day Spa offers an amazing range of services in state-of-the-art facilities, including:
- Massage therapy/ State-of-the-art skin therapy/ Waxing & tinting/ Zents Aromatherapy massages/ Head to toe body treatments/ Epicuren Skin Care Bioelements/ Skin CareColorescience/ Mineral Makeup programs/ Luxurious dressing rooms/ A full service boutique/ Plus much more!
What are you waiting for? It’s never been more convenient, better priced and designed for a woman like you?
Lois Trader is dedicated to sharing her passion for heart health - to include the control and prevention of heart disease. Lois Trader’s wit, wisdom, humor, unvarnished truth, along with a healthy dose of heart healthy practices makes her a sought after speaker. Lois lives her mission statement through her appearances, books, blogs, and articles.
Mission Statement: Lois’ passion is to inspire women to listen to their bodies and trust their intuition. Her speaking and writing is dedicated to all the women who are not able to be here because heart disease didn’t just interrupt their lives, as it did Lois Trader’s Heart Disease took their lives. Her new book is available here: SURVIVING
Straight from the MAYO CLINIC: Exercise for 30 minutes on most days of the week.
Getting some regular, daily exercise can reduce your risk of fatal heart disease. And when you combine physical activity with other lifestyle measures, such as maintaining a healthy weight, the payoff is even greater.
Physical activity helps you control your weight and can reduce your chances of developing other conditions that may put a strain on your heart, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes. It also reduces stress, which may be a factor in heart disease.
Try getting at least 30 to 60 minutes of moderately intense physical activity most days of the week. However, even shorter amounts of exercise offer heart benefits, so if you can't meet those guidelines, don't give up. You can even break up your workout time into 10-minute sessions.
And remember that activities such as gardening, housekeeping, taking the stairs and walking the dog all count toward your total. You don't have to exercise strenuously to achieve benefits, but you can see bigger benefits by increasing the intensity, duration and frequency of your workouts.
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