Align Pilates® Minneapolis

Did you ever think that Boot Camp would be anti-aging? According to Dr. Oz it is.

You know him—the famous Dr. Oz who gives the inside scoop about our health while guest appearing on Oprah. He was just on Oprah today (a rerun) and revealed his anti-aging secrets. These sought after secrets to the “fountain of youth” will add years to your life while helping you look and feel younger. And if you are a Boot Camper at Align Pilates, you are already on your way! The combination that Align Pilates Boot Camp offers is everything Dr. Oz recommends. (Maybe Oprah will want to sign up!) Read on to find out how Boot Camp fulfills Dr. Oz’s recommendations for a youthful and healthy life.

It’s common knowledge that regular exercise is key to great health…but what type of exercise, exactly? Dr. Oz recommends the following:

• Get your heart rate up for 20 minutes 3 times a week (Cardio, Reformer and Yoga) Check!
• Strength training such as lunges, leg lifts, etc. for 30 minutes weekly (Cardio, Reformer and Yoga) Check!
• Stretch and meditation (Prana Stretch) Check!

More Dr. Oz Tips

Of course there were tips on diet:

• Antioxidants: blueberries, broccoli, tomatoes, acai berries: 5 servings a day (one serving = 1 fistful)
• Green or whit tea or tea: 4 cups a day
• Fiber: brown rice, 100% whole grain bread, beans: 25 grams a day
• Omega 3 fatty acids: walnuts, flax seed, olives, spirulina algae
• Olive oil: 1 to 2 tbsp a day
• 1 glass of red wine a day
• Anti-aging spices: cinnamon, ginger, curry, paprika, and cayenne pepper

Daily vitamins:

• Vitamin D 1,000 U and 10 minutes of direct sunlight
• Calcium/ Magnesium
• DHA Omega 3, 600mg
• Multi- Vitamin
• If over 40, 2 baby aspirin

Rest and relaxation:

• Sleep at least 7-8 hours a night
• Have sex 2-3 times a week!

For the whole story, go to oprah.com. To start working toward your fountain of youth, go to alignpilates.com and sign up for the next Boot Camp. It will add years to your life!

Yours in health,

Stacy Seebart (Prana Stretch teacher Tuesday’s and Friday’s)

It’s Friday and the first week of Boot Camp is complete. I feel fantastic! I am undoubtedly proud of myself for committing to five workouts this week, but fitting these classes into my weekly schedule was no easy feat. If you are a fellow Boot Camper, I am sure you can relate. Your time management skills probably went into full effect in order to go from home to work to studio and all the stuff in between without having to make some exceptions.

But it’s worth it, and believe me, it is doable. And I think it’s the little things that make the transitions much more easy and enjoyable. This quick how-to article from eHow gives some great suggestions for freshening up while you’re on the go. After last night’s yoga class, I pulled the baby wipe trick out of my bag so I could meet a friend for dinner without feeling like Stinky McStinkerson. When you are running from workouts to other daily events, it’s nice to have tools that help you run a little more smoothly.

Now I’m a happy and freshly-scented camper.

When I signed up for Align’s first session of boot camp,

I knew I was in for a high-energy series of body changing classes. What I didn’t know was that Align had taken cardio boot camp to the next level. Enter April Podhradsky. April is a veteran of the Iraq War, where she led Physical Training as a sergeant in the Army National Guard.

Personally, as an avid kickboxer for the past couple of years, I’m no foreigner to intense cardio and strength training. But April’s class is by far one of the best workouts I have had. After completing the first day of her routine, I’m pretty sure you don’t get closer to butt-kicking training without enlisting in the army. The mix of cardio exercises, drills and strength training that April has incorporated into her one-hour boot camp class, along with her genuine spirit and positive attitude, will have you saluting and screaming, “Thank you sir may I have another!”