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Thought for the Day! 12/08/2009

// December 8th, 2009 // No Comments » // Fitness, wellness

“Treat your body like a temple, not a woodshed. The mind and body work together. Your body needs to be a good support system for the mind and spirit. If you take good care of it, your body can take you wherever you want to go, with the power and strength and energy and vitality you will need to get there.” ~ Jim Rohn

Give Your Body a Boost — With Laughter!

// August 14th, 2009 // No Comments » // wellness

This article is reprinted from WebMD

Why, for some, laughter is the best medicine

By R. Morgan Griffin

WebMD Feature

Reviewed by Michael W. Smith, MD

Feeling rundown? Try laughing more. Some researchers think laughter just might be the best medicine, helping you feel better and putting that spring back in your step.

“I believe that if people can get more laughter in their lives, they are a lot better off,” says Steve Wilson, MA, CSP, a psychologist and laugh therapist. “They might be healthier too.”

Yet researchers aren’t sure if it’s actually the act of laughing that makes people feel better. A good sense of humor, a positive attitude, and the support of friends and family might play a role, too.

“The definitive research into the potential health benefits of laughter just hasn’t been done yet,” says Robert R. Provine, professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and author of Laughter: A Scientific Investigation.

But while we don’t know for sure that laughter helps people feel better, it certainly isn’t hurting…

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THEN…Check out CONSCIOUS COMEDY EXPLOSION! 70’s Jam featuring Jamal Doman on Friday, October 16, 2009 from 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM (PT) in Beautiful San Diego, CA (UPAKA CENTER)

Community Health Forum- FRIDAY 7/31/09 (11:30am-1:30pm)

// July 21st, 2009 // No Comments » // Fitness

With the rise of obesity, type II Diabetes, Heart Disease and other preventable ailments in our community Sirius Fitness wants to be at the forefront of the Battle against “DIS-EASE”. Sirius Fitness is holding a Community Forum discussing what direction Fitness, Health and Wellness needs to go in the Southeast San Diego Community. Sirius Fitness is planning a Running Club, Fitness Boot Camps, Health and Wellness Lectures and Forums, Personal Training Sessions and more and would LOVE to entertain input from the community. This Community Forum will take place FRIDAY at 11:30 am at the Malcolm X Library, which is located on 5148 Market St. (Across from Tubman Chavez Community Center) Call me at 619-819-6493 for more information.

Sirius Fitness will also hold a monthly event every third Tuesday of the Month profiling Health practitioners, Fitness Professionals, Fitness Workouts, etc… Keep an eye out for these events. The next Sirius Fitness event will take place on August 18th @ 7:30 pm @ The UPAKA Center. These dates will also be posted on the website: www.siriusfitness.net

Thank you, in advance, and I hope to see you tonight and for our future events.

“If you don’t have a dream, you don’t have a chance.”