About Us
 Coach Marisa is a senior at Daemen College, as a Health Care Studies Major with a specialization in Health and Fitness Training. Her goal is to help people create healthier lifestyles and better their overall well-being. Marisa plans on achieving her masters in Public Health.
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 Coach Tara is currently finishing her Exercise Science degree at the University at Buffalo. Along with her studies she also coaches baton twirling in Clarence and works at a physical therapy aide at Geneva General Hospital. She looks forward to finishing her Exercise Science degree and continuing her education in the Physical Therapy program at Nazareth College this coming May. |
 Coach Danielle is a senior in the Exercise Science program at the State University of New York at Buffalo who will graduate in May 2012. She plans on continuing her education to work towards a Master of Public Health. She has gained experience working with athletes and non-athletes of all ages, developing fitness programs and answering simple questions pertaining to nutrition. |
 Coach Dan is currently a senior Exercise Science student at the University at Buffalo from Queens, NY. He spent 5 years as a camp tennis instructor/fitness staff at the Flushing Meadow USTA National Tennis Center. He loves working with children, teaching them to live healthier lifestyles through both exercise and nutrition. Upon graduation, he will attend further schooling at New York Chiropractic College. |
 Coach Salina is currently a Senior at University at Buffalo studying Exercise Science. She has a passion for health and wellness and would like to specialize in dentistry. Salina believes everyone should have a chance at a happy, healthy and long life. She hopes to attend dental school in the fall and eventually open up her own practice and fitness center to encourage physical activity to her patients, local community and staff. |
 Coach Maggie has focused on fitness and nutrition since 2007. It is her goal to educate individuals on the benefits of exercise and diet and help teach the value of discipline. Maggie has been involved with strength and conditioning and power lifting for the last 3 years and enjoys a challenge. She is currently a senior in the Exercise Science Program at the University at Buffalo.
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 Coach Charlie is a senior at Daemen College. She will graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Health Care Studies, specializing in Health and Fitness Training in May. After graduation, she plans to help others develop a healthy and fit lifestyle through personal training programs and health coaching. With her experience in the healthcare industry at Saint Joseph Hospital and Lancaster Ambulance, she has developed a passion towards healthy living and disease prevention.
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 Coach Meaghan is an exercise science student at SUNY Fredonia. She is a former track athlete and eight year sprinter. She will be furthering her education with a Master’s Degree in Epidemiology with a concentration in obesity. Her future goal is to help kids live a healthy lifestyle through proper nutrition and exercise. |
Fitness Articles
Playtime for preschoolers essential, study says
Children from ages 3 to 5 are typically placed in a preschool, where experts say, they aren’t spending enough time playing outdoors. This daily physical activity is essential for preventing obesity and for their overall development, physically and cognitively. Kids, who have time to play, are learning and practicing gross motor skills where they are not just exercising their bodies but also their minds. When kids are playing they are implementing things they have learned from books, figuring out rules and applying these to real life. Researchers surveyed 34 child care facilities in Cincinnati, where they discovered that most centers focus on classroom learning rather than outdoor playtime. This type of emphasis not only occurs in Cincinnati but is a trend throughout the United States. Teachers say that parents seem to be more concerned with learning than going outside and that some parents even request their child stay indoors. Pediatric experts recommend 90 to 120 minutes of motor activity daily and to be outside at least twice a day. To increase activity in their everyday lives, parents should start by encouraging physical activity both in and outdoors. Parents could simply dress their child appropriately, so they are ready to be physically active and be safe too!
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Why we need to let kids be creative
When kids are participating in activities such as building, drawing, and coloring, they are participating in experiences from which they learn from. One of the important thought processes learned through these creative processes is divergent thinking. Divergent thinking is key to problem solving and is considered the backbone of a creative mind. This thinking allows children to understand what things are and then imagining the many possibilities to use what they have in front of them. Dr. Kim, an educational psychologist has been collecting the creativity scores of K-12 students. Her results show a decrease in creativity levels since 1990, with grades K-3 decreases the most and 4-6 decreasing by the 2nd largest amount. What can we do to help? When parents are searching for childcare providers, look for facilities that emphasize a variety of activities including things like performing, painting and pretending. Parents should also encourage free play, role playing, limit screen time, allow kids to choose activities and join in on their activities. Hopefully, with intervention, creativity scores will show an uprising and children once again will have time to learn the basics of problem solving.
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Exercise linked to better performance in school
Exercise is linked to good grades for children in school. There has been a direct correlation with the amount of physical activity a child gets and their mental awareness and productivity in the classroom. Researchers reviewed 14 studies which compared the link between physical activity with memory and scores on math, language and general thinking. The children with extra physical activity either had additional exercise intervention, more minutes of activity tracked throughout the week or said they exercised more in a survey. These children were more well behaved, had greater academic success overall, scored better on tests, and gained less weight over the following three years. These findings support the equal treatment of exercise and academic excellence in school programs. With schools decreasing the amount of physical activity, it is now even more essential that parents make an effort to add physical activities in everyday life. Small changes could be as little as riding a bike to school instead of taking the bus, allowing for small breaks during study time for walking, increasing the amount of play time, going to the park more, limiting tv time, participating in afterschool activities, playing active games such as Wii or Kinect and so many more creative things parents can do!
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Give slim kids higher marks, says French guru
Childhood obesity can be described as an epidemic, with those countries affected trying to implement different solutions. In France, the nutritionist Pierre Dukan has suggested giving extra credit for kids for being slim. The proposal is for high school students, in the event that the students maintain a BMI of 18-25 (normal BMI), they should be given extra credit on their final year exams. BMI is an indirect measure of obesity, using height and weight to determine health status. For those students who start the school overweight (BMI 25-30) and then decrease to normal BMI, their points would be double extra credit. With academics beginning to overpower the importance of physical activity, it is arguable if this idea is a good way to implement healthy diet and exercise with progression in academics.
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