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HEALTH & FITNESS SPORTS MAGAZINE
Fitness Issue 2013
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 for
the Super bowl, nutritionist Keith Klein
offers his advice on staying healthy for
the big tailgate party, as well as four
healthy recipes.
marlen esparza:
Olympic bOxing brOnze medalist
marlen esparza shares five wOrkOut rOutines
tO kick-start yOur fitness
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26 | gyM guiDe
looking for a new gym in your area to get
started on your New years Resolutions?
Weve compiled a comprehensive list of all
houston area gyms and wellness centers.
44 | beSt beauty pRoDuCtS
of 2013
beauty editor Nancy Rosenberg shares
her favorite picks for this years best
beauty products.
54 | the gReat houStoN RaCe
houstons biggest single-day sporting event
returns to downtown Jan. 13, with record
prize money and new technology offerings.
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EDITORS letter
Now that the holidays are over and we
survived the end of the Mayan calendar! its time to focus on a new year and
look ahead to the personal goals we want
to reach. For most of us, that includes a
healthier lifestyle with more exercise and
better nutrition. It was, after all, one of
your resolutions, right? And I couldnt
commend you more for setting those goals.
Realizing them, however, is another issue.
Your work schedule is overloaded, you have
children to take care of, or youre just plain
exhausted at the end of the day.
And of course, lets not forget the
temptations and distractions that are all
around, whether in the form of a delicious
Oreo cheesecake that keeps calling your
name from the refrigerator, or the warmth
and comfort of your bed on a cold morning
when you should be getting up for a run or
bootcamp session.
Yes, finding the motivation can be difficult. But its important to not lose sight
of the reason why you made the decision in
the first place: your long-term health.
All you really need, at minimum, is 30
minutes a day of doing something active.
For me, my go-to exercise is tennis. But
I tend to hibernate during the few cold
months in Houston (unless I can somehow
snag a coveted indoor court), so, like a true
Houstonian, as the temperature drops, so
does my workout frequency. Of course,
thats not a good thing, so the latest test to
in Houston. And for those who need a

job but cannot afford the professional
attire needed for that critical first
impression of an interview, its even more
difficult. But at Dress for Success
Houstons 12th Annual A Night Out
event, Houstonians, as always, came
through with generous donations. Nearly
$137,600 was raised, enough to enable
Dress for Success to fund its professional
development programs and buy 500
business suits for economically disadvantaged women. Thanks to these donations,
the New Year will certainly be a hopeful
and confident one for these women.
my discipline is getting myself to the gym,

which I personally find nowhere near as
exciting as chasing down little yellow tennis balls.
Ive found the best way to get motivated
is to have a workout buddy with whom
you have a set exercise schedule. When
you have someone to exercise with, it feels
more like a social hour, and it also helps
you push one another in the workout. Not
to mention, its hard to cancel or not show
up when you have a friend waiting for you.
Another idea is to try something new.
Pick up a new fitness activity or sport
youve never done or would like to try.
Never done boxing before? Check out this
months In the Gym With article on
page 32, which features Olympic boxer
Marlen Esparza. Here, she shares a few
exercises 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 and
recruit a friend to join me. Not only is it
a good cross-training sport to maintain
fitness and cardio, but its a good indoor
activity to keep you fit until the mercury
rises back up above 70.
Lana C. Maciel
lana@healthandfitnessmag.com
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Urban Harvest will host the 13th Annual Urban Harvest Fruit
Tree Sale on Jan. 19, bringing together the largest stock of fruit
trees 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 Tree Professors will be on-hand to answer
questions, help customers select their trees, and explain how to care
for them.
The event, held at HCC Southwest Campus (5601 West Loop
South), begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m. or until items are sold
out. Organizers advise arriving early for best selections, and bring a
wagon if needed. Urbanharvest.org.
Run with the Rhythm
The 2nd annualRhythm and Blues Half

Marathon and 5K begins in downtown
Houston on Feb. 10. The event is an
electrifying run where participants race to
the rhythm & beat of live bands along a
spectator filled course. Runners will never
get bored with live music playing at every
available spot and spectators cheering
them on. The fun doesnt stop there.
There will also be a costume contest and
prizes for those who dress up to the races
theme, as well as awesome giveaways and
a grand prize given at the post-race
celebration. Proceeds benefit Free Shoes
for Houston, San Jose Clinic, Legacy
Community Health Services, APHON,
and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Rhythmandblueshalfmarathon.com.
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FRiend FoR the Long Run
The day before claiming a spectator spot

on the Houston streets or running 26.2
yourself, attend A Friend for the Long
Run, a Friends For Life dog adoption
marathon.With extended shelter hours,
more than 70 dogs will be on site and
looking for forever homes. Event-goers
will begin at the starting line, making
their way around the race course of dogs,
pet vendors and activities.
If a lap cat is more your pace, all four
Friends For Life cat rooms will be open.
Volunteers and adoption counselors placed
throughout the course are willing to go
the extra mile in helping to find the right
pet for you. The event takes place 9 a.m. to
6 p.m. on Jan. 12 at the Friends For Life
Animal Shelter, 107 E. 22nd St., Houston
77008. Adoptfriends4life.org.
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youth tRack cLub
The Texas Stallions Track Club will host

an information meeting for its youth
outdoor track and field season on Feb. 7,
at 6 p.m. in the B. F. Clark Community
Building at Southwell Park, located at
27419 Nelson St., Spring, Texas 77373.
There will also be an opportunity to visit
with the coaches and obtain information
and have your questions answered about
participating in the spring/summer season
of track and field.
The Stallions offers youth athlete ages
6-18 the opportunity to learn about and
train in different events in track and field
and provides the opportunity to compete
on a local, regional and national level.
Texasstallions.org, 832-415-0568 ext 105,
or registrar@texasstallions.org.
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The American Heart Association will celebrate
30 years since its first Heart Ball, with this
years event themed A Toast to your Heart.
The annual black tie event will consist of
cocktails, dinner, dancing with music provided
by the Hunter Sullivan Band and a live auction.
The goal for the event is to raise $1.5 million
to fund heart disease research, education
and awareness for the nations No. 1 killer of
Americans. The Heart Ball begins at 7 p.m. on
Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Hilton Americas (1500
Lamar, Houston, 77010).
A years worth of bragging rights will go to the
winner of the Different Abilities Inc. Charity Basketball Tournament held at 5 p.m.
on Sunday, Jan. 27, at the Legends Sport
Complex in The Woodlands. Houstons own
D.A.I. DunkMasters will attempt to live up to
their name against the high-flying slam-dunks,
dazzling ball-handling tricks and hilarious
comedy routines of the Harlem Ambassadors.
Differentabilitiesinc.org.
A total of $150,000 was raised from sales
of local non-profit Friends for Goods Green
Beans and Guacamole Cookbook, all of which
benefited the Arc of Houston and Katy. These
organizations improve the lives and raise the
spirits of special-needs children, adults and
their families.
The Hobby Center brings one of historys greatest love stories in Lerner and Loewes timeless
masterpiece, Camelot, which runs Jan. 22 to
Feb. 3. A sumptuous tale set in a land where
honor and chivalry reign, Camelot follows the
love triangle of King Arthur, his Queen Guenevere and the young Lancelot. Thehobbycenter.
org.
The seventh annual celebration of Houston Via
Colori Street Painting Festival, presented by
LINN Energy, captivated an audience of more
than 25,000 attendees as they witnessed live
creativity and imagination, all to benefit of
The Center for Hearing and Speech (CHS). Via
Colori raised more than $450,000, which goes
directly to CHS, and exponentially increased
awareness about the Centers services for
children with hearing loss.
The annual Passion for Fashion Luncheon will
be held Thursday, Feb. 28, at the Grand Foyer
of the Wortham Theater Center (500 Texas
Ave.). The featured guest will be Terron Schaefer, currently on NBCs Fashion Star, and
Senior Vice President of Creative & Marketing

for Saks Fifth Avenue. Schaefer will be interviewed by Clifford Pugh and be flying in directly
from Milan from the fashion shows, to discuss
the current view of style along with a fashion
presentation from Saks. The luncheon benefits
the world-renowned fashion and interior design
programs at Houston Community College.
HCCSfoundation.org/pff2013.
The results from Houston Ballets 32nd Annual
Nutcracker Market are in. Attendance for the
4-day event was 104,836. Merchant sales
were $17,789,000, a remarkable 8.6 percent
increase over 2011 sales. Houston Ballet
receives 10 percent of the merchants sales
in addition to ticket sales, event sales and
sponsorships and should net slightly over $3.3
million to the Foundation. All proceeds from the
Market benefit the Houston Ballet Foundation,
its Academy and Scholarship Programs.
Decembers iWalk For Animals event raised
more than $300,000, which will help give
thousands of animals a second chance at
life. People from 12 different states, England,
Australia and Honduras took part in iWalk For
Animals.
Houston fitness enthusiasts have a new way
to sculpt and reshape their bodies with the
opening of the first Houston-area Bar Method
location at 503 Westheimer, adjacent to Roots
Bistro. The Bar Method is an hour-long, ballet
barre-based exercise class that is designed to
create a uniquely lean, firm, sculpted body,
with special attention to posture, as well
as 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 Childrens
Hospital presented a check for $2.4 million
to TCH Surgeon-in-Chief Charles Fraser. The
donation will support surgery services at Texas
Childrens.
St. Lukes Episcopal Hospital (SLEH) is the first
hospital in Houston and the second in Texas to
be awarded the International Organization for
Standardizations (ISO) ISO 9001:2008 Quality
Management System certification. This prestigious recognition was bestowed in conjunction with hospital accreditation under the DNV
Healthcare NIAHO accreditation program, the
first Medicare-approved hospital accreditation
program integrating the ISO 9001:2008 Quality
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Management System with the Medicare Conditions of Participation for hospitals.

Legacy Community Health Services raised
$180,000 at its annual holiday Schmooze
Event, which benefits the life-saving programs
for 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 and
hundreds of experts available to answer your
questions. Houstons finest food trucks will be
on hand at the Mobile Gourmet Caf.
TexasHomeandGarden.com.
Join the CHRISTUS St. Catherine Hospitals
7th Annual Heart of Katy Fun Run/Walk on
Saturday, Feb. 9, at 6:45 a.m. This event will
include a 5K Run, 1 Mile Kids Run and a 1 Mile
Family Walk/Run. Each dollar raised will stay
in our community, supporting Katys first comprehensive heart program. 281-599-6696.
St. Lukes Hospital at The Vintage hosted its
2nd 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 donations
that will be donated directly to the local Marine
Corps office.
The Marathon Oil Corporations annual Paul
Bear Bryant Awards are slated for 7 p.m. Jan.
17 at at the Hyatt Regency, 1200 Louisiana
St. This years Lifetime Achievement Recipient
is LaVell Edwards of Brigham Young University.
Among the 2012 Coach of the Year finalists are
Texas A&Ms Kevin Sumlin. Proceeds from the
event benefit the American Heart Association.
BryantAwards.com.
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This football season, how would you like to

belly up to the tailgate, really enjoy yourself,
and stay lean, too? If you want to avoid
looking like you could play on the front
line of your favorite football team this year,
listen up, theres the normal way of doing
things and then theres the Keith Klein
way of doing things. But dont worry, if you
follow my advice and recipes, youll still be
able to indulge in great tasting food and
enjoy yourself all the way to the goal post.
Avoid the Alcohol
Think about this for a minute, alcohol
doesnt have any fat; it has zero protein
and no carbohydrates. So where do all the
calories come from? Alcohol sugar, thats
where! Keep in mind all forms of alcohol
are created from either fruits or grains. As
those fruits or grains are fermented you
create and form a type of sugar that is very
different from normal table sugar. The type
of sugar that sits on your breakfast table has

4 calories per gram. Alcohol sugar contains
7 calories per gram! In other words, alcohol
sugar is almost twice as calorie concentrated
as normal sugar. Take this, for example:
3 light beers = 300 calories = 19 teaspoons
of table sugar
So, if you want to stay ahead of the game
this year, one great tip is to simply avoid the
alcohol and excessive calories by switching
over to a non-caloric beverage. But what
about that tailgate party, where there will
surely be plenty of alcohol and your peers
trying to put an alcoholic beverage in your
hand after youve told them youre not
drinking. Well, you dont have to tell anyone
youre not drinking; simply pour yourself a
diet or club soda, drop a twist of lemon or
lime in the glass and voila, everyone will
think you are drinking along with them.
Go heAlthy
If you want to win the game of weight control, you need to stay in control of the food
you eat. To do that you simply need to bring
or carry healthy food along with you so that
when everyone eats, you have something,
too. Once again, just like you shouldnt
tell everybody youre not drinking; dont
announce that the food you brought is low
fat. Simply lay it out and watch the food
disappear. Its the best way to introduce
your friends to healthy eating. Once they
devoured the food its a great time to share
the recipe and tell them it was actually good
for them, too.
These recipes Im providing are fast and
easy, but more importantly, are great healthy
alternatives to the usual tailgate fare, and
are sure to satisfy anyones appetite.
Turkey BreasT Chili
FaT Free spinaCh Dip
1 lb. ground turkey breast

1 red onion, diced
1 16-oz. can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can Hunts garlic style tomato sauce
1 packet taco seasoning
1 14-oz. can crushed tomatoes
1 tbsp minced garlic
tsp salt
tsp black pepper
Fat free sour cream
Chopped chives
1 box Knorrs vegetable soup mix (9 oz.)

1 cup fat free sour cream
cup Kraft fat free mayonnaise
1- 10 oz. bag frozen chopped spinach
1 small can sliced water chestnuts
cup chopped scallions
1/8 tsp. cayenne (optional)
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 block fat free cream cheese
Spray a Teflon pot with olive oil cooking spray. Over medium heat, brown the ground turkey and work the meat with
a wooden spoon to break it apart. Add all the seasonings,
garlic, salt and pepper. Once meat is browned, add the kidney beans, tomato sauce and crushed tomatoes. Stir well.
To serve at the tailgate party, reheat turkey chili, place chili
in bowl and top with heaping tablespoon of fat free sour
cream and top with chives.
Thaw the spinach in the microwave. Squeeze the fluid out

of the spinach using paper towels. Place spinach in a large
bowl and add sour cream, cream cheese & mayonnaise and
mix well. Stir in the soup mix, water chestnuts, scallions
and cayenne pepper. Mix well. Chill for 12-24 hours. Serve
with vegetables, reduced fat Wheat Thins, fat free crackers or
baked tortilla chips. This recipe is best if made 24 hours in
advance and allowed to sit in the refrigerator overnight.
Nutritionist Keith Klein can be reached at 713-621-9339 or through his website at Eatingmanagement.com.
Low Fat BoBoLi Bread Pizza
Keith KLeins BuFFaLo wings with

Fat-Free ranch dressing
Regular 8-inch cheese pizza = 786 calories, 32g fat

Boboli low fat 8-inch cheese pizza = 415 calories, 6g fat
(You may not know this, but the readymade pizza crusts by
Boboli are low in fat, a mere 13% fat and the Boboli pizza
sauce is fat free.)
4 chicken breast halves cut into pieces and pounded

thin with a wooden hammer
cup flour
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp cayenne
tsp salt
cup bread crumbs
2 egg whites
Stubbs chicken wing sauce
Kraft fat free ranch dressing
Franks hot sauce (optional)
4- or 8-inch Boboli crusts

1 pouch of Boboli brand pizza sauce
8 oz. reduced fat mozzarella cheese
Cherry tomatoes, halved
Diced red onion
Sliced pitted black olives
Pinch Italian seasonings
Pinch sea salt
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Top each pizza crust with
tomato sauce and spread evenly across the top. Place diced
red onion, sliced cherry tomatoes, black olives, seasonings
over top of crust. (Wait to add the cheese after the pizza
comes out of the oven.) Place pizzas on cookie tray and bake
for 8-10 minutes. As soon as the pizza comes out of the oven,
place 2 ounces of low fat cheese over the top of each pizza.
Serve and enjoy.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat a baking sheet with a nonstick spray. Beat egg whites with 1 tablespoon water.
In a plastic bag, mix together flour, garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon 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 seasoned
flour. Set extra seasoning mixture aside.
Pour Stubbs sauce into a bowl; add in Franks hot sauce as
desired. Dip the seasoned chicken in Stubbs sauce and egg
mixture, then roll in the leftover seasoned bread crumb
mixture. Place on prepared baking sheet.
Bake for about 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Use tongs
to turn pieces over. Bake 8 minutes longer, or until chicken
juices run clear.
Dip chicken wings into ranch dressing and enjoy!
health & wellness |
Spirituality and
the Brain
Time magazine, Newsweek, and the Washington Post call Mark Waldman one of the
worlds leading experts on spirituality and
the brain. He conducts neurological research
with Dr. Andrew Newberg at the Jefferson
University Center of Integrative Medicine.
His new book, Words Can Change Your Brain,
focuses on the neuroscience of conflict
resolution.
Waldman and Dr. Newberg have been doing brain scan research on the widest variety
of people involved in spiritual practices, such
as nuns, Buddhists, even atheists.
These are the types of people were bringing into our laboratories to see what really
goes on inside of their brain when they engage in these deep spiritual and very positive
types of thinking practices, Waldman said.
He also says God, for many, is such a
positive form that when the brain is studied,
it shows a state of calmness. That calmness
brings in inner piece and relaxation that can
add years to your life.
On the subject of negativity, he suggests
that words of a negative form can also have a
strong suggestion on the brain.
health
Its a survival-oriented mechanism. If I

flash the word no for less than a second and
youre in a brain scan machine, youll see
that the fear centers in your brain are firing
away just by seeing the word no on a piece of
paper, Waldman said.
Waldmans goal is to create a better world
through positive thinking. He suggests using
a form of meditation in which one takes a
little time to breathe, yawn and stretch. Just
this little exercise can bring a certain positive
vibe into your life.
For more information on the beliefs of
spirituality 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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Organic raw honey has plenty of cancer fighting
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When shopping for sweeteners, try liquid forms to
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But not all sweeteners are good for you. New research
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nutrition
20-Minute
Meal
By Marci Izard
Its been a long day.Youre tired, hungry and

a little grouchy. Its that feeling I think weve
all had at some point, at the end of a busy
day.Youre rampant for something soothing
to take the edge off. Whiskey? A tall glass of
red?If youre like me, (both! kidding) you
may frantically snack, as you equally manically scrape together a dinner that you wish
had been ready five minutes ago.
It can be a mad rush sometimes for the
days chores to be done, so you can actually
relax in your comfy pants before hitting the
hay. For me, the stress is only compounded
by having babies to take care of (even if they
are two precious housecats).
I will say that I have been working on
developing a higher-minded, more peaceful
approach to everything. But this is one area
where I still often catch myself, knee-deep
in a nutty after-work scurry. Awareness and
deep breathing help, but I have found something else that does too (besides takeout):
a stockpile of healthy, tasty, ready-in-a-jiff
recipes.
When I prepare a meal thats easy, and I
know is going to take 20 minutes, whether
Im Speedy Gonzalez or not, I settle down. I
switch gears and enjoy the process.Then I
can actually enjoy the food, too.
So heres one of my favorites. Its a recipe
Ive come to rely on like a loyal old best
friend. I call it up about once a week.
On my food website, feelfoods.com,
where recipes are sorted by how they make
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you feel, this Rice and Beans dish is a

peaceful selection. Its a healthful, soothing
dish that will take that edge off, without
replacing it with guilt and bloat. Best of all,
even if you love the meal so much that you
go buck wild and eat like a wildebeest that
just found a fresh grassy knoll after a long
winters famine (just go with it), you wont
feel like a garbage can when you finally
come up for air. Youre eating high quality
stuff!
So put down the whiskey and wine
(or dont) and pick up a few cans of
beans.Cheers!
In a medium pot, warm the olive oil over

medium heat. Add the onion and garlic, and
cook for about five minutes.
Stir in the black beans and refried beans
and cook for a few minutes, until the refried
beans thin out. Stir in half of the chopped
tomato and hot sauce. Cook for a few more
minutes, until the mixture is heated through.
To serve, layer the bean mixture over the rice
in individual bowls. Top with the remaining
tomato and avocado. Add shredded cheddar
cheese and jalapeo, if you desire.
Rice and Beans

Serves: 4
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 can fat free refried beans
4 medium tomatoes, chopped (divided)
1-2 tbsp hot sauce (more or less to taste)
1 avocado, chopped
1 cup cooked brown basmati rice
Optional: shredded cheddar cheese and
jalapeos for serving
Cook the rice (it should only need about
20 minutes; use 1 cups water per 1 cup of
brown basmati).
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fab 4
workout Fuel
SWeet PotatoeS
These 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 the
production of connective tissue that keeps muscles healthy,
and high potassium aids muscle contraction, normal blood
pressure and nerve transmission.
Beet Juice
This ruby red root is the ideal natural drink for boosting stamina
through a workout maybe even better than any vitamin-store
supplements. More and more elite athletes are downing beet
juice because its nitrate content turns into nitric oxide, a gas
that improves blood and oxygen flow to the muscles, making
exercise less fatiguing.
coconut Water
This high-potassium drink, often called natures sports
drink, is touted as better than most commercial energy
drinks because it hydrates and provides all the necessary
electrolytes, including 61 mg of potassium (compared to
Gatorades 3.75 mg). Just be sure to avoid the processed
water, which is higher in added sugar and lacks healthy
enzymes. Instead, drink it in the raw, though slightly
more expensive, form.
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PROTEIN CREAMCICLE
Maximize your post-workout window of
opportunity with a whey protein popsicle.
Blend one scoop of vanilla whey protein
powder, one cup of orange juice, and one
cup of ice. Freeze and enjoy after a tough
workout. Whey protein is absorbed by the
body within 30 minutes, much quicker
than regular milk protein, which can take

up to seven hours to absorb because of its
slow-releasing casein.
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health & wellness |
medical breakthroughs
Operating
Room of
the FutuRe
Methodist Sugar Land Hospital recently
completed construction on a new hybrid
operating room thats the first of its kind in
the nation. The hybrid OR incorporates advanced technologies with traditional surgery
capabilities to offer patients a new range of
diagnostic and treatment procedures that can
streamline care, reduce recovery time and
complications.
Methodists new hybrid OR is the first in
the U.S. to combine the most advanced operating table created by Maquet, a German company specializing in OR equipment, integrated with
the latest C-arm robotic system for angiography from Siemens Healthcare. This combination of technologies allows patients to be diagnosed
and treated more rapidly and with better outcomes for a range of conditions, including vascular, cardiac, orthopedic and neurological. In addition, specialists from multiple disciplines can now work together more collaboratively.
Maquets operating table, called the Magnus, can be used for both advanced imaging and open surgical procedures and is designed for
flexible patient positioning. The C-arm system provides physicians with increased clarity and positioning for images, enabling more rapid and
advanced 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 the
need for an open surgery developed. The hybrid OR is designed to perform both types of procedures. This rapid access to whatever the patient
needs can lower treatment time and complications.
Life Saving SuRgeRy

Surgeons at Texas Childrens Hospital (TCH) last fall performed an
extremely complicated procedure to save the life of a five-week old girl
diagnosed with a rare disorder in which she was born with her heart outside
her chest.
Audrina Cardenas was diagnosed with ectopia cordis, a congenital malformation where the heart is abnormally located either partially or totally
outside the chest, but doctors report she has already defied the odds and is
doing 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 Texas Childrens saved Audrinas life
during a miraculous six hour open-heart surgery where they reconstructed
her chest cavity to make space for the one-third of her heart that was outside
her body.
This risky operation on such an uncommon condition required specialists
from a variety of care teams including cardiovascular surgery, plastic surgery
and general pediatric surgery, said Dr. Charles D. Fraser, surgeon-in-chief at
TCH 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 these
are 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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ASSESSING LIVER
CANCER RISK
Enzyme levels in the blood routinely monitored by physicians as
liver function indicators are also the best predictor of liver cancer
risk in the general population, according to a team of scientists in
Taiwan and theMD Anderson Cancer Center.
"These two enzymes alone predicted 91 percent of liver cancer
cases in our prospective study," said senior author Xifeng Wu,
M.D., Ph.D., professor and chair ofMD Anderson's Department
of Epidemiology. "If our research is confirmed in other studies,
we'd have a measure for liver cancer risk that's easy to apply via a
simple blood test that's already in widespread clinical use."
Wu notes that while hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus infection
are predictors of cancer risk among people considered at high risk
of developing liver cancer, the enzyme levels outperformed both
HBV and HCV infection as risk predictors in a general popula
tion. Between 30 and 40 percent of people who develop liver
cancer are not infected with either virus, meaning there has been
no way to assess their risk.
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Heritage Plaza Fitness
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Houston City Club
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Chancellors Family Center

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713-577-9196
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111 N. Post Oak Lane
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Anytime Fitness
1251 Pin Oak Road, Suite 113
Katy 77494
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3900 Spencer Hwy.
Pasadena 77504
713-473-4600
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12338 Gulf Freeway
Houston 77034
713-941-3900
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Embody Fitness
4799 Lexington
Missouri City 77459
281-208-9080
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4610 Highwoy 6 & Austin Parkway
Sugar Land 77479
281-980-0660
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Fairfield Athletic Club
14870 Space Center Blvd. #Nl
1051 Eldridge
Sugar Land 77478
281-461-6007
281-313-1764
16055 Mason Road

Cypress 77433
281-373-0834
One2onetrainingcenter.com
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Gold's Gym
16211 Clay Road
Houston 77084
832-593-9333
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Texas Rock Gym
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1526 Campbell Road

Houston 77055
713-973-7625
Texasrockgym.com
15014 Spring Cypress

Cypress 77 429
281-516-2800
Westside Tennis & Fitness

1200 Wilcrest
Houston 77042
713-783-1620
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23010 Seven Meadows Parkway,
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Katy 77494
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Houston 77084
281-578-0115
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Houston 77095
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5035 Garth Road

Baytown 77521
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Houston 77060
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Houston 77070
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Galveston 77554
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Spring Fitness
Stone's Fitness Center
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16223 Moonrock Drive
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Houston 77062
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One on One Personal Fitness

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Aquatic Center
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10850 Jones Road

Houston 77065
281-890-7378
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333 FM 2004
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7120 FM 1464
Richmond 77407
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281-333-8806
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La Porte 77571
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Galveston 77 551
409-763-5448
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8650 N. Sam Houston Parkway E
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1574 Kingwood Drive
Kingwood 77339
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1202 Kingwood Drive, ste. D
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Gold's Gym
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5112 Spruce St.
Bellaire 77401
713-592-5277
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Ahimsa Yoga on Yale
1426 Yale
Houston 77008
281-793-9582
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Aikido Dynamics
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Spring 77386
713-775-6431
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Bayou City Fencing Academy
Houston Self-Defense
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4997 W Bellfort
Houston, TX 77035
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Houston 77009
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Houston 77058
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Houston 77055
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3100 Richmond, Ste. 200
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Bushi Ban Intemational
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609 Dulles Avenue
Stafford 77477
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15816 Champion Forest Drive
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Dahn Yoga Centers

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Cypress 77429
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2615 Southwest Freeway, Ste. 260

Houston 77098
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Pilates Houston
3930 Kirby, Suite 102
Houston 77098
713-528-2525
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Pilates of Champions
13656 Breton Ridge St., Ste. H
Houston 77070
281-890-3777
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Spring 77386
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Pilates Plus
7700 San Felipe, Ste. 165
Houston 77063
713-249-1272
Lady of Essence
6609 W Sam Houston Parkway S ,
Ste.202A
Houston 77072
713-271-5239
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Pilates South Texas

1934 W Gray, Ste. 211
Lee Canalito Boxing Club
Pilates Studio of Friendswood
3570 N oah St.

Houston 77021
713-298-3429
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308 E. Edgewood
Friendswood 77546
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Nia Moves
Planet Fitness
3221 Houston Ave.

Houston 77009
713-864-4260
N iamoves.com
13140 Louella Road

Houston 77429
281-370-0400
Planelfitness.com
Houston 77019
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Cypress 77429
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Houston DanceSport
4003 Bellaire Blvd.
Houston 77025
713-775-0000
Savannah Boxing Club

6909 Ashcraft Drive, Ste. 200
Houston 77081
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The Good Space Pilates & Yoga

5757 Woodway, E. Building, Ste.
150
Houston 77057
713-784-8555
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The Yoga Institute

3311 Richmond, Ste. 307
Houston 77098
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The Yoga Institute

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N assau Bay 77058
281-333-1646
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Washington Avenue Pilates

2203 Washington Ave.
Houston 77007
281-352-5791
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Yoga Center of Houston

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Houston 77006
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Tranquil Heart Yoga & Massage

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Houston 77077
281-759-6002
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Yourbody Center
3605 Katy Freeway
Houston 77007
713-874-0800
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Yoga One Studios

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fitness
I resolve to get up early in the morning,
to invest an hour of my time in exercise;

I resolve to be consistent with my workout
FITNESS RESOLUTION
schedule, giving exercise the same importance
SOLUTIONS
I resolve to take time out just for me.
as a doctor's appointment;
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about what you eat and how you exercise, and
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The distractions are what destroy the
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help you stay focused , hire a personal
trainer to keep you on track. With
persistence and consistency, you will
Set short term goals, intermediate
achieve all of your goals.
goals, and long term goals. The short term

goals keep you motivated, the intermediate
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term goals will be rewarding.
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Set mini short-term goals towards

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the ultimate goal. Walking is always a
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Marlen esparza:
NOT PuLLING PuNcHES

By LANA c. MAcIEL
On Aug. 9, 2012, Houston boxer Marlen Esparza stood on the Olympic podium in London,
a bronze medal hanging around her neck while the British national anthem played for
gold-medalist Nicola Adams. Still, Esparza was more than happy to be standing there,
having accomplished so much over the course of a summer.
At the age of 23, she had become the first
American woman to qualify for the Games
in the inaugural year of womens boxing as
an Olympic event. She then made history
as 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 boxing
gloves and call it a career, focusing instead
on a college education and a life outside
the ring. She had told the inquiring media
that no matter what the outcome at the
Olympics, all that she had achieved for
herself since age 11, including the history
she made in American womens boxing, was
enough.
But standing on the bronze-medal podium that day, feeling a sense of disappoint-
ment in not realizing the goal she set of

leaving London with a gold, her heart said
otherwise.
At the time, my mind was still stuck
on stopping, Esparza said. Thats what I
had been telling everyone for so long, and
I didnt want to break the plan. Im not the
type of person that Ill say Im doing something, and then not follow through with
it. But I also knew deep down that I didnt
want to quit. In a way, I was lying to myself,
all just because I didnt want to break the
plan.
After a lot of thinking, praying and soulsearching, Esparza decided she could have it
all. She could continue competitive boxing
and get an education at the same time.
Her fighters determination took hold,
and she is now back in the gym and back to

training, with the ultimate goal of winning gold at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de
Janeiro.
And because Olympic gold doesnt take
any breaks, Esparza continues to train hard
six days a week. Her routine includes lots of
time on the punching bag, Olympic-style
lifting to build strength, running, plyometric drills to build speed and explosiveness,
and cross-training with swimming. She also
does Hypoxi training, which uses a machine
to simulate high-altitude training.
Esparza shared some of her regular
training exercises, which she recommends
to H&FSM readers who want to develop
explosive movement and stay toned.
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 the
box (your weight should be on the back foot). With a quick jumping
high-knees motion, alternate touching the top of the box with each
foot.
Kettlebell SquatS
3 sets of 20 reps
With a kettlebell in each hand and using a weight thats appropriate
for your strength, stand in front of a box, feet shoulder-width apart.
Keep your back straight and slowly lower your body into a squatting
position, until you are nearly sitting on the box.
Push yourself back to the standing position to complete one repetition.
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Cone Jumps
3 rounds of 3 minutes
Set up four cones in a diamond shape (beginners can use flat
rings), about a foot apart. Using quick, explosive movements and
keeping feet together, jump over each cone into the center and
back out again, using a random pattern.
Footwork Drills
This exercise has different variations, and it helps develop explosive
movements while keeping legs toned and tight.
Using a rope, chalk or tape, make a 12- to 15-foot line on the
floor.
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 the
starting point. Switch feet and repeat.
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 seconds, then put the weights down and punch for 15 seconds without
weights. Pick up the weights again and continue in the same 15-second pattern for a total of 3 minutes without stopping.
To vary the exercise, stand to the side of the line and, on both
feet, jump forward and backward over the line while moving
sideways to the end, then change direction back to the starting
point.
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Londons Learning experience

On the importance of mental toughness
Ive always been a superstitious fighter.
Before a fight, I didnt want to interact
with anyone but my coach, not even my
family. And when I did talk to my coach,
we only talked about boxing. I was a control
freak, and if something wasnt right or
didnt go how I wanted, I would panic.
But after London, I realized I have to
be comfortable with being uncomfortable. I learned I cant control everything.
My usual rituals werent going to control
everything. The only thing you can control
is your own thoughts. Something will always
go wrong, but you cant let it control
your performance. I had to get mentally
stronger. And Im learning to do that.
On winning the bronze medal
Ive watched that last fight so many times,
and theres nothing more I could have
done. I didnt do anything wrong. It was
just fate; it wasnt meant to be for me
at that time. But I still appreciate the
bronze medal. I feel like its given me so
many more opportunities to talk to people,
and make speeches, and meet some
really amazing people. Its allowed me to
have an impact on peoples lives, which
makes me happy.
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fitness
the abcs Of Muscle Maintenance

Did you know certain vitamins can increase muscle tone? Its true, there are some vitamins that aid in the muscle-building process of protein
metabolism (breaking protein down into amino acids and combining those amino acids into new proteins). Dr. John Cuomo, Executive Director of
Research and Development at USANA Health Sciences suggests these five vitamins to help build muscle strength and keep you toned.
Vitamin C is important for our muscles, and we need it to function
properly. Vitamin C is required for collagen and elastin synthesis, and
it is also an important supplement to take daily because its responsible
for 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 grapefruit.
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.
Vitamin D plays an important, essential for overall muscle and immune system function. Studies have shown that proper vitamin D
levels (4,000 to 6,000 IU daily) in the body are associated with muscle
strength and performance. Vitamin D is also required for the uptake
and utilization of calcium and phosphorousand both of these minerals are required for muscular contraction and function as well as bone
growth and strength.
B3 is essential for energy production. Find it in milk, eggs, fish,

legumes, and potatoes.
B6 is important for protein metabolism, growth and carbohydrate
utilization. Find it in soybeans, butter, brown rice, and fish.
Vitamin E is a very important antioxidant that helps cell membrane

recovery from oxidative stress.Cell membrane reliability is essential
for cellular function and growth. To add vitamin E into your diet, try
almonds, spinach, carrots, and avocados. Its also found in olive oil,
corn oil, canola oil and sunflower oil.
B12 is important for the maintenance of nerve tissue and is

essential for the metabolism of fats and carbohydrates, energy
metabolism, and cell regeneration. Find it in milk, poultry, eggs,
meat, and liver.
Fish Oil or the omega-3 fats in fish oil may decrease muscle protein
breakdown. This may be through improvements in insulin sensitivity,
and insulin resistance is associated with muscle breakdown.There is
also a new study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
showing that fish oil helps enhance the effect of strength training
in elderly women.
B7 is important for amino acid metabolism, and amino acids are

the building blocks of protein. Find it in mushrooms, egg yolk,
beef liver, and brewers yeast.
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PUMPKIN RUN
1. Costumed runners of all ages enjoyed the annual

Pumpkin Run in support of the Texas Heart Institute at
St. Lukes Episcopal Hospital.
2. Olympic silver medalist Leo Manzano meets a young fan.
HEART WALK
3. More than 30,000 Houstonians helped raise $1.8 million to

fund important heart disease and stroke research.
4. The Heart Walk executive leadership team pictured with
Dominique Sacshe of Local 2 News kick off the 2012 Houston Heart
Walk held at Reliant Park.
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TURKEY TROT
5. Sassy the Turkey Trot mascot greeted runners before the start of
the 20th annual Thanksgiving tradition of the Houston Turkey Trot
race, which benefited Sheltering Arms Senior Services.
6. More than 13,700 runners participated in the Turkey Trot 10K.
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Rejuvenate and Revive
With the month of January, naturally there

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a fresh, clean start to the year. And what
better way to begin making these positive
changes than by feeling and looking as
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It all begins with one of the most
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The Rejuvenate treatment is a relaxing
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and the signs of aging.
The science behind this treatment is
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Not to mention, your skin will look about
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Additional cosmetic facial treatments
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To make your appointment for a Rejuvenate facial, or for any other service, call
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Winter skin care

Cold weather can do a number on your
skin. Whether youre traveling for a winter
vacation on the slopes or spending the day
out in the chilly elements, protecting your
skin should remain a priority.
Colder temperatures, wind and sunlight
work together to cause irritation to your
skin, said Dr. John Wolf, professor and
chair of dermatology at Baylor College
of Medicine. It is difficult to distinguish
between windburn and sunburn, so it is a
good idea to focus on overall skin care.
Wolf suggests using extra moisturizer as
well as moisturizing sunblock with an SPF
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Chapped lips and fever blisters also can
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doctor to see if there are prescriptions
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Chapped lips are more prevalent during
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During colder weather, many people
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CAP CELEBRITY PAWS GALA
1. Citizens for Animal Protection

hosted 620 animal lovers for the 26th
Annual CAP Celebrity Paws Gala,
Its An Urban Jungle Out There!
And thanks to the generous support,
a record $800,000 was raised for the
organizations efforts to care for
orphaned, neglected and abandoned
animals. Cathy Marion, Kalon
McMahon and Morgan Ostroski.
2. Nicholas Altman and Cenator
and Captain.
3. Jana Fant and Fergie
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TEXAS CHILDRENS
CASINO NIGHT
4. More than 130 guests traveled to

Las Vegas Wynn Hotel for the 4th
annual Casino Night event, which
raised more than $400,000 to fund
treatment and research at Texas
Childrens Cancer Center. Roxanne
Rockov and Andrea Murcia.
5. Matt Reid and Monika Pham.
Photos by Jenny antill
JONATHAN BLAKE
FASHION SHOW
6. Up-and-coming designer Jonathan

Blake held a fashion show that featured
his latest formal creations. Models
included Miss Texas 2012 Brittany
Booker. Jonathan Blake and
Carolyn Farb.
7. Faith Majors, Blakes mother Mandy
Tinkle and Lee Majors.
Photos by Kim Coffman
FRIENDS OF THE
STEHLIN GALA
8. Singer Kenny Loggins headlined

the 32nd Annual Gala, which raised
funds to support research related to
drug development, prostate cancer and
DSRCT, an insidious form of sarcoma
cancer effecting children and young
adults. Dana and Veronica Gompers.
9. Gabrielle Patout, Kenny Loggins
movers & shapers
and Lory Tauber.

10. Gonzalo and Kassidy Villegas.
Photos by John lewis
HOME SAFE HOME GALA
11. The Home Safe Home Gala

benefited Aid to Victims of Domestic
Abuse (AVDA) and was a successful
evening filled with food, wine, cocktail
pairings and charitable donations.
A selection of Houstons finest dining
establishments set up shot at the event,
held at the home of Marie and Dr.
Ed Bosarge. Chef David Cordua and
Kristy Junco Bradshaw.
12. Justice Eva Guzman, Dr. Ed
Bosarge, Marie Bosarge and Justice
Nathan Hecht.
PASSION FOR
FASHION KICKOFF
13. More than 80 guests gathered at

Deville Fine Jewelry to kick off the
upcoming Passion For Fashion
Luncheon, which benefits the Fashion
and Interior Design programs at
Houston Community College. Paula
Fyhr, Sheridan Williams and
Liz Glanville.
14. Kay King, Diane Farb and
Kelly Zuniga.
15. Dana Kervin, Dr. Mary Spangler
and Suzette Brimmer.
Photos by moniCa Kressman
LEGACY SCHMOOZE EVENT
16. Legacy Community Health

Services annual holiday Schmooze
event raised over $180,000 for the
live-saving programs of Legacy
Community Health Services HIV/
AIDS programs. Legacy provides a
comprehensive set of health and wellness programs at eight different clinics
in some of Houstons most low-income
neighborhoods. Matt and
Rosemarie Johnson, Melissa
and Michael Mithoff.
17. Legacy CEO Katy Caldwell and
Joe Nelson.
Photos by John Cox
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AMBASSADORS FOR TEXAS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
18. The warmer than usual December temperatures didnt dampen

the holiday spirits of more than 500 Ambassadors for Texas Childrens
Hospital who celebrated the season at the home of Amy and Hardy
Murchison. At this tented party scene, the Murchisons presented a
check for $2.4 million to Dr. Charles Fraser, surgeon-in-chief at Texas
Childrens Hospital, who was effusive in his thanks for the generosity
of the group, explaining that their gifts will support surgery services
at Texas Childrens. Sam Pitts, Missy Pitts, Scott Archer and
Courtney Archer.
19. Laura Bellows, Phillip Daskevich and Cris Daskevich.
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CITYSEARCH 2011
n its 41 years of existence, the Chevron Houston Marathon has come a long way to become the largest single-day
sporting event in Houston that it is today. The marathons inaugural year of 1972 saw 113 participants running the
course, which was set at Memorial Park. Compare that to the number of 2013 race entrants, which stands at 30,000.
Not only has the annual event grown to include the Aramco Houston Half Marathon and ABB 5K events, but its also
the qualifying course for the Olympic Trials every four years, and nishing times are allowed as qualifying times for entry into
the Boston Marathon.
The Houston event has become one of the nations premier winter marathons, consistently drawing international and
Olympic-caliber participants every year.
Elite performances at our races over the last six years, including Ryan Halls American Record, have been a boon to the
popularity of our event and have broadened its appeal beyond the traditional running community, said Brant Kotch, President of the HMC Board of Directors.`
And thanks to performances like these, the marathon, half marathon and 5K Race Day has sold out for the ninth-straight
year. But its not just the worlds top runners who are given a shot at the course. Even weekend warriors are able to race
alongside the elite. Although limits are set on the number of entrants allowed, the few unlucky who dont make the cut after
two attempts are now guaranteed a spot. With the race going to a lottery system three years ago, there is a new rule in effect
aptly titled Third Times the Charm. If a runner fails to gain entry through the lottery two years in a row, he/she will automatically gain entry for the third year.
And for those who wish to run for a greater cause, the marathons Run for a Reason Charity Program allows them to raise
funds and awareness for participating nonprots. In the programs 19-year history, it has generated more than $16 million.
The 2012 Houston Marathon marked the third consecutive year the Run for a Reason program set a new fundraising record
with $2.3 million raised for 57 charities. Not only does the program support a good cause, but it is also a great way for runners to earn a free registration for the marathon or half marathon.
New to the 2013 event are cutting-edge technologies such as athlete tracking, which spectators can use to follow the progress of friends or family members in the race. With information from the chip that runners wear to time their race, fans can
receive text message updates once the runner crosses key checkpoints along the course.
If you were not able to participate in Houstons premier sporting event this year, early registration for the 2014 race begins
in May. Check in with ChevronHoustonMarathon.com for further details.
Chevron houston Marathon and

araMCo houston half Marathon
By the nuMBers
250,000
Number of people expected to attend the

events during race weekend, including
participants, spectators and volunteers.
$50 million Amount of economic revenue for Houston

during race weekend, mostly from hotels
and restaurants.
83%
Percentage of waste diverted in 2012 due to

the Houston Marathon Committees
sustainable efforts, which included
recyclable cups at water stations
$264,500
Total prize purse awarded on 2013 race

weekend, the largest in the events history;
first-place prizes for both mens and
womens champions will be $40,000
58:23
Current half marathon world record set by

Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea in 2010;
a $50,000 bonus will be awarded should the
world record fall in the mens half marathon
59:22
Current Aramco Houston Half Marathon

course record, set by Feyisa Lilesa of
Ehtiopia in 2012; a $7,500 bonus will be
awarded should a new course record be set
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Official number of charities that will benefit

from the Run for a Reason program in 2013
Number of hours allowed for participants to

complete the marathon course
2:06:51
Mens Chevron Houston Marathon

course record set by Tariku Jufar of Ethiopia
in 2012
2:23:14
Womens Chevron Houston Marathon

course record set by Alemitu Abera
of Ethiopia in 2012
7,500
Number of annual volunteers in the

Houston Marathons Race Crew
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SUNDAY, JAN. 13
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Charity & Running Club Village Discovery Green,
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Charity & Running Club Village Discovery Green,
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Here in Houston, we love our football. But theres another sport

thats equally as exciting and similar in rules often referred to as
Australian-rules football though its slightly unfamiliar in this
part of the globe until now.
Beginning this year and going through 2015, Houston will play
host to 12 international womens rugby teams in the annual IRB
Womens Sevens World Series.
This historical two-day International Series, the second stop on a
new Womens World Series Rugby Sevens global tour, the first of its
kind for women, and an Olympic qualifier series, will take place Feb.
1-2 at BBVA Compass Stadium in downtown.
Catch all the hard-hitting action as the United States, Australia,
Canada, England, Netherlands, and New Zealand take on Brazil,
South Africa, Russia, Japan, Argentina, and Trinidad & Tobago in
7-minute, adrenaline-filled increments stretched over 14 total hours.
If youre not familiar with womens rugby sevens, this is your
chance to see it in action, as it will debut as one of the new Olympic
sports at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. Tickets for the Houston
event start at $15. BBVACompassStadium.com.
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If you're a regular runner on the Memorial
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Park trails, you've certainly noticed the

unusually open clearing surrounding the
park the past several months. Suddenly, the
park was a bit noisier, with no forestry to
block the sounds of nearby freeway traffic.
Thanks to the drought of 2011, dozens
of trees had to be removed from this urban
forest. But on Arbor Day,Jan. 26, the city
will be working on replacing those much
needed trees to the park, and you can help
restore it by volunteering. Grab your
gloves and shovels and head to the park
beginning at 8 a.m. to join hundreds of
other volunteers replanting Houston's trees.
During Arbor Day 2012, nearly 2,000
volunteers planted 25,000 trees in four
parks, and the Houston Parks and Recre
ation Department is hoping to draw more
volunteers to plant more trees this year.
Efforts from various nonprofit organiza
tions, including Memorial Park Conser
vancy, have helped spark the cause. In fact,
the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
donated a $250,000 grant to the Conser
vancy, and a recent "Art For the Trees If
You Please" art benefit raised $9,000
for new trees.
Volunteers are also welcome to join the
efforts at Hermann, MacGregor, Montie
Beach, De Zavala or Tuffiy parks. For more
information on Arbor Day 2013, visit the
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By Jason Roy
Ill never forget these two female clients I

trained for the Houston marathon several
years ago. They were about the same age,
both had run a pair of half marathons in
the last year or so, about the same body
type with no physical limitations.
The texts I got from both of them
after the race were far from similar!
Susans text informed me she was in
the medical tent with horrible knee pain,
stomach cramps, and a flurry of other
physical issues. Deborahs text was from
one of the party tents or something, feeling
great, eating a recovery snack, and enjoying
the day. Susan went through the motions
in the gym with me, and on her runs.
Conversely, Deborah killed it in every
workout. She challenged herself and
allowed me to mold her body and
cardiovascular system so that it produced
real improvement and amazing change that
paved the way for her to qualify for Boston!
Now that I have shared that tidbit
with you, heres the way to improve, be
your best and have a great half marathon
or marathon.
Have a plan and stick to it. If its not
challenging enough as time passes, make
necessary adjustments to your training plan.
Life happens. If you have to miss a
workout or a quality long run (due to travel,
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a cold, etc.) then just move on and pick up

as soon as you can.
Typically you should be doing two short
runs a weekone hard run (should be
very challenging, high-intensity) and one
very easy run (what is deemed a true
zone 1heart rate stays around 65% of
max hart rate. You should be able to easily
hold a conversation if you were running
with someone.)
Two gym workouts weekly are vital.
One workout should be tons of
challenging cardio-based activity paired
up with tons of core and abs training;
the other workout should be structuralbased, including weight training and
full-body work that utilizes as many muscle
groups within the one exercise. An example
would be: do a 20-foot forward and reverse
bear crawl, followed immediately by 45
seconds of mountain climbers and 45
seconds of Swiss ball plank lateral
jacks. Rest 1 minute and repeat twice.
(A qualified professional fitness trainer is
ideal to get you to the next level.)
Nutrition must be as clean as possible on
a regular basis. Yes, the once-a-week free
meal of Mexican food, for example, is perfectly fine. But otherwise your goal should
be, primarily speaking, to have a protein
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source and vegetable or fruit at every

meal and snack. Add in a healthy whole
wheat (maybe even gluten free) carb
source once or twice a day depending on
what training you did or will do that day.
Hydrate religiously!
Stretching and rest are the final keys to
success. Stretching should be done daily.
Buy a foam roller and roll out your quads,
hamstrings, calves and back muscles.
Roll out your iliotibial band (IT band) daily.
Cicero once said: It is exercise alone that
supports the spirits, and keeps the mind
in vigor. Complacency is boring and
produces no feelings of accomplishment,
nor marks you as a role model for those
who know you. However, approaching your
training with vigor and a desire to achieve
will impact you and others around you with
dividends that cant be quantified.
Believe in yourself, train hard and be
proud to have all you have. Success is at the
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