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Northeast Ohio summer camp leaders offer advice to parents looking to make the best choice for their kids

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“The better prepared you Go over all the options and allow are, the more success your them to choose what they want hoosing the right summer camp child is going to have,” says their camp experience to be. for a child can be a challenge for Golub, who adds requesting “So many families choose parents, with so many options information about camps as a camp based on their child’s available. Ari Golub, director early as December is a good friends’ choices. I would not idea. choose a camp based on that; of day camping and children’s The JCC offers fi ve day I would only choose the camp services at the Mandel Jewish camps on three different sites if it met the needs of my family Community Center in Beachwood, during the summer, including a and my child.” recommends getting an early start sports camp, a performing arts Golub believes it’s a good camp and camps for teens and idea for a parent to bring a child in researching potential camps. preschoolers. To decide which along when visiting potential camp would work best for their camps. child, parents should have set “You want the child to get a goals for their child’s summer comfort level before the fi rst day experience, Golub says. of camp, to understand what “What do they want their (he or she is) going to do, what kids to get out of the summer?” the site looks like and maybe he says. “They also should have some familiar faces,” he says. a conversation with the child. John Heaps, director of 6 | BALANCEDFAMILY | SPRING 2015 balancedmag.com CAMPING OUT

external programs at Old serves children with language- Trail School in Bath Township, based learning differences at says parents should check two campuses, offers two out the quality of the camp’s summer camps for children instructional staff before in grades 1-6 and another for deciding whether to send a children entering kindergarten, child there. The independent all at the Lower School campus day school offers about 150 in Broadview Heights. programs through the S’Camp Vanessa Diffenbacher, on its 62-acre campus within associate head of school and Cuyahoga Valley National Park. head of the Lawrence Lower “Look to see what School, says a day camp should professional accreditation be interesting to the child with they have,” he says. “They “something that excites them should also try to get in touch every day.” with parents who have been “If you have a child with PHOTO | OLD TRAIL SCHOOL actively engaged in the camp social concerns, you want to before. At our camp, a lot of make sure (the camp has) an of tennis at the Cleveland says. “Each child is different, but our new clients come from administration that is organized Racquet Club, which offers obviously the camp experience recommendations from and prepared to take care of the camps in tennis, aquatics and will be heightened if they are parents who have experience.” needs of your child,” she says. introductory paddle and squash enjoying that environment. Parents should also consider “You also want to make sure on its grounds in Pepper Pike. “As a parent, I want my child how long the camp has been the camp is age appropriate for The paddle and squash camps to do something they want to in existence and the variety of your child.” are new this summer. do – something the child will options available, Heaps says. Most importantly, summer “It needs to be something enjoy and look forward to – Lawrence School, another camp should be fun for the they are interested in or can rather than something that I independent day school that child, says Troy Budgen, director become passionate about,” he want them to do.” BF

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PHOTO | SKY ZONE unxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this year and forecasted an icy, prolonged winter – a phenomenon Cleveland residents eagerly awaiting spring understand all too well. But enduring the notoriously fi ckle Midwestern weather doesn’t have to put a damper on family fun plans. As spring begins to bloom but winter’s chill lingers, indoor and outdoor family activities for all weather conditions abound in the area. PTHE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM CLEVELAND METROPARKS SKY ZONE OF CLEVELAND The expansive Cleveland Metroparks There’s more to Sky Zone’s trampoline The University Circle museum’s Egyptian offer activities for families in every corner park than just jumping up and down on Sands exhibit runs through April 12, where of Northeast Ohio nearly every day of a trampoline. Jumpers can venture into kids can write their names in hieroglyphics the week, such as the free Friday Film at locations in either Highland Heights or or build their own pyramid. Permanent West Creek Reservation in Parma, which Westlake to visit the Foam Zone, where exhibits include the recently updated Big features showings that highlight nature they can jump into a pit fi lled with piles Red Barn, an ideal area for infants and and wildlife. Take a walk during nighttime of foam or play some ultimate dodge ball toddlers to roam a sensory garden with owl hikes at Big Creek Reservation or with the added challenge of a trampoline bumps, tunnels and ramps or put on a dog hikes at the Acacia Reservation in court. Basketball aspirants can test their farm animal puppet show. The exhibit Lyndhurst, where families can bring their slam-dunk skills on a trampoline launch Bridges to Our Community replicates pup along for the fun. Every Thursday pad, which bounces jumpers 10 feet in the city living for children and contains a two- morning during the month of April, a air toward a basketball net. For little ones, story house, RTA, grocery store, bank, gas naturalist takes groups on a spring hike Sky Zone offers safe trampoline activities station and more. through the South Chagrin Reservation’s during Toddler Time. Jackson Field to appreciate the season’s CLEVELAND BOTANICAL GARDEN new blooms. ZIP CITY Breathe in the crisp spring air in Hershey This high-energy entertainment complex in Children’s Garden, designed specifi cally LAKE METROPARKS FARMPARK Streetsboro offers zip lining, a trampoline for kids and their families. Admire plants Visit Concord Township’s science and park, a rock wall and a video game arcade – and fl owers, search for caterpillars, cultural center, part of Lake Metroparks, all indoors, so you can enjoy these daredevil butterfl ies and birds amongst the wildlife, to learn about farming and agriculture. activities even on the stormiest of days. climb to the top of a tree house or play Pigs, goats, chickens, llamas and horses Propel yourself at up to 20 miles per hour with the goldfi sh in a frog-fi lled pond. are just some of the animals you’ll run into on the zip lines, play a competitive game of On chillier, stormier days, study botany on the grounds. Open year-round, the park air hockey and win prizes for high scores on indoors in the Glasshouse, the site of both gives families the opportunity to embrace arcade games. BF a Costa Rica-inspired rainforest where country life, with activities like milking chocolate trees grow and butterfl ies land cows, grinding corn, learning how to make on your shoulder and a spiny desert similar bread and ice cream and planting seasonal to the ones found in Madagascar. crops. balancedmag.com SPRING 2015 | BALANCEDFAMILY | 9 BALANCEDADULTS Baby steps

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Create! 3rd Grade Reading Guarantee! parents is coping with their emotions they experience to identify people they feel first-time parents new role, says Dr. Robert after their child is born. comfortable leaving their is coping with n Cubs Camp Needlman, a pediatrician and Needlman says, such as child with, especially if they their new role.” Make New Friends child development specialist fear, worry or depressive are leaving a baby for the first Summer Fun for Grades 1-6 at MetroHealth Medical emotions. time. Cubs Camp is all about FUN! Get active, explore, Center. “The stereotype is that “When you make that Dr. Robert create and play. “Parents go from being all the emotions are happy transition to leaving a baby Needlman Build Confidence students or workers or after a baby is born, but the or child with someone else, MetroHealth professionals in some way reality is that isn’t necessarily that often is an emotional Medical Center to being parents. That’s a the case,” he says. “Usually experience and sort of shakes big shift in terms of their one out of five parents will a parent’s confidence. Make identity. It’s a very big have severe depressive sure you identify a caregiver, rearrangement in terms of emotions at a time when sitter, family member or people’s sense of their own they’re expecting to feel day care and take some identity,” he says. happy. It’s very common. time before you make that The key to handling this Those emotions can be transition to sit with them, go new role is for partners powerful and often come as over the child’s schedule and to communicate with one a surprise.” make sure you get all your 2 Sessions: another about their thoughts, To cope with all the questions answered,” she JUMP emotions and frustrations, emotions, Needlman says. “There is a lot of August 3-7 Needlman says. If couples recommends that parents adjustment time and aren’t communicating should communicate with DON’T SWEAT August 10-14 effectively, they can quickly their partners or close family THE SMALL STUFF in terms of the run into problems. members. If the emotions Although being a parent baby adjusting to 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. “The adjustment for one persist for several months, comes with extensive START the world and the person isn’t necessarily the parents can seek the help of responsibilities, it’s important Summer same as the adjustment for doctors or therapists to better for parents not to become parent learning AT the other,” he says. “Wise understand how to deal with stressed out by every little what the baby’s Lawrence Upper School parents understand that if the negative emotions. detail. Skills they want their partners to “There’s no great way to needs are. 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ife’s little treasures come in Peters Township, Pa. (about 15 miles southwest of Pittsburgh) many forms. were several family photos, prompting frequent inquiries to For some, it’s a trip out of but foreign. They all belong in her mother from an inquisitive town to explore a new place, Boyd’s extensive family tree, young Katherine – if only with and for others, it might be a and thus bear a resemblance, modest success. quiet afternoon in the sun with but for years, their identities – “It’s funny with my family, a good book. or in some cases the stories because they never were ones For Katherine Boyd, behind them – have remained to talk much about our ancestry treasure came in the form of largely unknown. or history,” she acknowledges. an old photo album her mother Until recently, that is, “I was always intrigued. I gave her last summer. when Boyd devoted herself wanted to know more. Every The book has a few fragile to unraveling the mysteries by once in a while, my mother or newspaper clippings and researching her family history. father would tell a story, and I’d handwritten letters tucked Her journey over the last make note of it because it was inside (some a century old), year has led her to interesting so important to me.” but mostly, its curled black and unexpected discoveries – One photograph in pages are home to dozens of some joyous, some sorrowful particular always caught sepia-toned images of Boyd’s – but there’s still much for her her eye: that of her great- family. to uncover. grandfather, William Francis “I never even knew this “I can’t wait to fi nd out who Ganley, who poses in the existed,” she says, explaining a lot of these people are,” she picture holding a racquet and the album was discovered in says. whose eyes Boyd describes as her mother’s attic as her house “sad.” Through fragments of was being packed up for a HER PURSUIT stories her mom would share, move. “Why wouldn’t you take GAINS MOMENTUM all she knew of Ganley was this out every year and share Boyd’s genealogical journey that he was a squash tennis it? It blew my mind.” started, in a sense, very early pro in the 1920s. The faces and names in in her life. Hanging on the Fast-forward to 1993, when the photo album are familiar walls of her childhood home in the Penn State University- balancedmag.com SPRING 2015 | BALANCEDFAMILY | 19 FINDING FAMILY

“You start reading all these things based in fact and ask, ‘How did I not know this? How was this not passed down to me?’“

educated Boyd arrived in “I fell full force into was this not passed down to but the wonderful things are Northeast Ohio to continue researching my family,” she me?’” she says, quizzically. that you came through such her budding journalism career says. “Some days it could be The DNA sample revealed tragedy,” she says. “I’ve been as a reporter for WEWS-TV 18 hours, and other days I’d she’s 51 percent Irish and 26 so blessed for everything I NewsChannel5. run into a brick wall and give percent British, percentages have through their sacrifi ces.” For much of the following up after an hour or two. There she found surprisingly high More prevalent, though, 20 years, she made a name was a constant chipping away due to the other side of her have been the emotional highs. for herself on Cleveland-area to fi nd information.” family, the Berg side, being Those have come when Boyd newscasts – earning two The 48-year-old Rocky River Swedish. discovers new photographs Emmys along the way – as well resident was encouraged “It was fascinating to me,” of long-lost relatives or when as on radio. The latter included early in the process when she she says. “I was shocked I was she’s met family members for a three-and-a-half-year stint as discovered another photo of 51 percent Irish.” the fi rst time – as happened a co-host on WQAL-FM 104.1’s Ganley – with an accompanying in August when she fl ew popular morning show. newspaper article about how EMOTIONAL to Boston to take part in an THE OHIO She left Q104 on Jan. 31, while a squash tennis pro at HIGHS AND LOWS annual family reunion that had STEM CELL 2014, though, feeling pulled New York City’s Harvard Club Boyd describes the process been taking place for 50 years back to journalism. She now he’d defeated the sport’s of researching her family but that she never knew about. works as a news anchor national champion. history as “highly emotional.” “They all are descendants TREATMENT CENTER for WTAM-AM 1100 and “That was the fi rst time I’d “Especially with William of my great-grandfather’s columnist for Sun News. But really seen another photograph Joseph Ganley,” she says, youngest brother,” she explains. before she could get back on of him,” she says. “Once that explaining this Ganley was the “I was terrifi ed because I’d Bringing Cutting Edge, Regenerative Medicine air, a six-month non-compete happened, I was champing at father of the squash tennis never gone to Boston before, I clause in her Q104 contract the bit.” pro. “They had 10 children, and fl ew by myself, and I only knew to North East Ohio! meant the otherwise busy and Boyd submitted a DNA fi ve of them died when they this one woman (in the family) ambitious Boyd had to spend sample through Ancestry. were young. That was terrible. via Facebook. some time on the sidelines. com and delved into census Most were a result of diseases “But when I got there, I The multidisciplinary team of Dr. Mark A. Foglietti and Dr. Michael Kellis, bring In other words, for six information and other offi cial we now have vaccinations immediately felt at home. I felt a the future of regenerative medicine to Cleveland at the Ohio Stem Cell Treatment months she had a new asset: documentation, increasingly against.” connection,” she says, recalling Center. The Center was created to offer therapeutic possibilities for patients with time, a valuable commodity to relying on them to guide her On the Berg side, the the physical resemblances. one researching family history. search rather than passed- matriarch and two sons all died “My eyes were in one person, degenerative and/or inflammatory conditions by utilizing the most promising and It was then that Boyd’s passive down stories. within a few years of arriving my brother’s smile in another least invasive medical technology currently available. desire to learn more about her “You start reading all these in America – both sons of one. Immediately, I recognized family came to life and turned things based in fact and ask, tuberculosis. them all even though I’d never into an active pursuit. ‘How did I not know this? How “Those are the sad things, met them.” For information about regenerative medicine and the Ohio Stem Cell Treatment Center, visit: 20 | BALANCEDFAMILY | SPRING 2015 balancedmag.com OhioStemCellTreatmentCenter.com or call 216-831-CELL (2355) THE OHIO STEM CELL TREATMENT CENTER Bringing Cutting Edge, Regenerative Medicine to North East Ohio!

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Boyd came close to getting to take another, much bigger trip. Someone from the Berg side of her family contacted her via Facebook to suggest she apply to be on the Swedish reality TV show “Allt för Sverige” (“Everything for Sweden,” or FAMILY “The Great Swedish Adventure” here TIME in America), which each season fl ies 10 Americans of Swedish descent back to When Katherine Boyd the country for a month to reveal details of isn’t researching her where their families once lived. family history or busy Boyd was interviewed to be on the keeping Greater Clevelanders show but fell just short of being invited to informed of the news, she and her New York City for a fi nal interview. family enjoy taking advantage of the “I made it to the next-to-fi nal round but many great activities and amenities missed out,” she says, adding it would’ve Northeast Ohio has to offer. been “amazing” had it come to fruition. “No. 1, our Metroparks are the crown jewel,” she says, noting that Cleveland INSPIRING OTHERS IN THE PROCESS Metroparks’ Rocky River Reservation Boyd has chronicled her discoveries is a family favorite. “We’re huge in a monthly column for the Ohio edition bicyclists, so we bike there.” of Irish American News she began in The family also enjoys cycling through November. In doing so, she hopes to “My hope and the Towpath Trail, which spans 85 inspire others to follow in her footsteps. thought is that I’m miles along the Ohio & Erie Canalway Her husband, Eric, has been kind of like the record through Cuyahoga, Summit, Stark encouraging of her pursuits, adding that and Tuscarawas counties, and Boyd is now starting to research his keeper for the family, joining Cleveland Critical Mass, a family’s history. coordinated, large-scale bike ride and if and when they “I always tell her she needs a hobby,” through the city that takes place do care, it’ll be there on the last Friday of every month. he says, kiddingly. “She updates her subscription to Ancestry.com and I don’t for them. It’s a gift “You can actually take the family, see her for a month.” and we have,” Boyd says. “You Boyd also keeps her three children – I can give them never think of riding through 16-year-old daughter Briar, 13-year-old son downtown and being safe, but you – and maybe their Gunther and 7-year-old Emmie – in mind can – and the kids love it. Cleveland children, eventually.” is so cool to bike through.” as she researches her family’s past. “Once I started learning things, I Boyd – a self-professed “geek” about thought, ‘my kids need to know this. County Roscommon, the area from which culture – also enjoys taking her kids I need to pass this down to honor my her family hails. And with the missed to the Cleveland Museum of Art and ancestors,’” she says, acknowledging that reality TV show opportunity now behind MOCA Cleveland in University Circle, at their ages, they don’t yet have the same her, she may also stamp her passport for and she enjoys when classical music is performed by the likes of Ensemble interest in family history she had when Sweden. HD and Classical Revolution Cleveland she was their age. “I’d like to go to as many places as at the Happy Dog in the city’s “At this point, honestly, it’s more like, possible where I have relatives,” she says. Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood. ‘There’s mom doing her research,’“ says By all indications, Boyd’s genealogical Boyd, laughing. “My hope and thought pursuit has been a fulfi lling one, and “That’s so cool – and families are is that I’m kind of like the record keeper wherever her journey next takes her, she welcome. Kids are relaxed and comfortable, and you can go in for the family, and if and when they do anticipates even more rich and fascinating jeans,” she says. “You’re listening care, it’ll be there for them. It’s a gift I can discoveries – for years to come. to this incredibly complicated give them – and maybe their children, “It’s opened so many doors, and I’ve and beautiful music, but it’s at eventually.” learned so much,” she says. “The more the Happy Dog, so you can have One of the next steps in her journey will you go back, the more you realize how tater tots while enjoying it.” likely involve a visit to Ireland – specifi cally many branches there are. … I think it’s – Michael C. Butz the city of Athlone and nearby parts of going to be a lifelong journey, for sure.” BF

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You woke up late. Your shower ran consumers, to be exact, according to Live Fit Personal Training + Nutrition in long. You’re nervous about missing an a study released by The NPD Group Westlake. early meeting at the offi ce. You’re busy in 2011. That includes 18 percent of “I have to agree with what the doctors getting the kids ready for school. males and 13 percent of females ages say,” Hedegore says. “The research There are a million excuses for 35 to 54. clearly backs up that notion, especially if skipping out on breakfast – and even Skipping breakfast is a mistake, you’re trying to maintain a healthy body more people that do: 31 million American according to Mark Hedegore, owner of weight.” BF With easy-to-make, healthy breakfasts like these, there’s no excuse to skip anymore:

UNSWEETENED GREEK PEANUT BUTTER ON TOAST OR ENGLISH MUFFIN: YOGURT: Hold on one second! Not just any peanut butter. Certainly not the one you gobbled One serving of Greek yogurt may down as a kid. A lot of popular peanut butters are loaded with saturated fat and provide 10-plus grams of protein, added sugars. Thankfully, from Hedegore: “There are a lot of good peanut butters accounting for a signifi cant portion out there where the only ingredient is peanuts or peanuts and a little bit of salt.” of the recommended daily amount. LIQUID EGG WHITES: Liquid egg whites are also packed with protein and easy to prepare. “People OATMEAL: don’t realize that eggs microwave extremely well,” Hedegore says. “At the “Oatmeal is great for you,” Hedegore beginning of the week, I’ll put a bunch of little Rubbermaid containers with egg says. “Even instant oatmeal.” Just be whites (in the fridge), and then you can put in whatever you like that makes it wary of the added sugar in fl avored fun for you: cheese, vegetables, be creative, whatever you can think of. Then, varieties. microwave them for a minute or two.”

CEREAL: Duh, right? But not all cereals were created equal. “The fi rst thing I would look for is that a whole grain is the fi rst ingredient,” Hedegore says. Thankfully, the Whole Grains Council makes it easy to tell with a little black and gold sticker on some boxes. Find one that’s marked “100% Whole Grain”? Congratulations! (Note: There are great sources of whole grains that don’t have the sticker because they never signed up for the program.)

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Also be wary of these popular breakfast items:

EGG AND CHEESE: This isn’t horrible for you, but watch out for those egg yolks if you have any chronic disease risk factors like high blood pressure or high blood sugar. If you do and you start eating egg yolks more than once or twice a week, you could be exacerbating the risk, according to Hedegore. For that matter, the roll could be full of processed grains and the cheese full of fat. Still want it?

GRANOLA BARS: Don’t be fooled. “I have yet to fi nd a granola bar where sugar isn’t one of the fi rst fi ve ingredients,” Hedegore says. “Most of them are just loaded with sugar.” Hedegore noted that there are a few Larabar options with all whole food ingredients.

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MARATHON SESSION of bed and go run, but once street or train track. you’re out there, it’s fi ne.” Start cold: Preparing for Of course, in situations of Cleveland weather can be The biggest outdoor race of them all is extreme cold, be wary of diffi cult. While appropriate coming up in Northeast Ohio: the 2015 frostbite and hypothermia. layering is critical on a cold Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon on May I can’t hear you: Music day, Mack cautions, “The key 17. The new West Side course, taking and running arguably thing is to be cold when you runners through Ohio City, Tremont and comprise the most natural start, because you’re going to Lakewood, was a big hit last year, says Howard Mack, couple since peanut butter warm up pretty quick.” whose HMA Promotions helps organize the race. and jelly. Except when Enjoy the company: crossing streets, Hedegore Running with others can make For runners just starting out, there is a variety of warns, when blaring music for a much more exciting options, including a 5K, 10K, half-marathon and full could block out the sound atmosphere. Beyond the marathon. Runners shouldn’t feel embarrassed opting of an oncoming car. He cites Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon, for something below 26.2 miles. In fact, according to a University of Maryland there are a number of shorter Mack, the half-marathon is the most popular option: study of 116 deaths or events that runners ought “It just seems to be a distance that’s still a challenge injuries involving headphone- to consider. “Pretty much and you still get a good feeling when you fi nish.” wearing pedestrians. Nearly every weekend, starting at 30 percent of the case the end of March, we have a If one does want to go for the full enchilada, reports mentioned that a race,” Mack says. For those Mack recommends fi tting in a weekly long run, warning was sounded before aspiring toward a marathon or peaking at 19 to 20 miles a month before the the crash. The takeaway half-marathon, these smaller marathon and then toning down two weeks point is to remove at least events make for a good before to rest one’s body for race day. one earbud before crossing a warm-up. BF – Jonah L. Rosenblum

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28 | BALANCEDFAMILY | SPRING 2015 balancedmag.com Advertorial A Healing Journey You can almost hear a collective sigh with the first 70 degree day, because it has truly been a rough winter. For those who were unable to get out or exercise due to poor health, icy conditions and lack of assistance, the warmer weather can be life-saving. Huddling inside by the heater all winter literally deteriorates bones, muscle and motivation, resulting in poorer health each season. It’s important to stay active year long and have support systems such as those available at the Peter B. Lewis Aquatic & Therapy Center. The many success stories that come from the Center may happen over the course of a few years, or in the blink of an eye, with the realization that good health means more than seeing your doctor once a year. Tammy Sos, exercise specialist at the Center, is adamant about keeping rehab and health maintenance clients active and engaged year round. She helps them understand it’s in their best interest for good health and vitality. Tammy is certified by the American College of Sports Medicine and is an acutely trained lecturer on exercise science specific to seniors. Center client Carole Whipple knows first-hand that one can come back from the devastating health effects that can pile up one after another. She broke her femur a few years ago, and from there, she experienced massive health consequences. A retired school teacher, Carole, at 72, now works diligently to regain all that she lost. Her weight skyrocketed from 155 pounds to more than 350 pounds. Her broken bones stopped her from getting the exercise she desperately needed. She experienced heart palpitations, had COPD, and other complications associated with her collective injuries and the stress of it all. Her first experiences at the Center gave her much needed hope. “The whole philosophy that all the Center therapists echo is that they treat the person. Though we might have disastrous health conditions, they keep varying the core exercises and the muscular exercise that are helping, even with people like me who are told there’s no hope,” she says. Medical professionals not related to the Center are seeing its successes. “My doctor, at the beginning of this asked me how I consider my health. It was bad. After a year, he laughed and said, ‘See you in six months.’ He was impressed at how much better off I was than he expected. I told him it was Lewis Aquatic,” she says. Carole’s land-based therapy, I-chi water exercises and senior yoga, are helping her arthritis as well. “I am the fat lady with the size 12 shoe. I used to be 5’8”, and now I’m 5’4”. The doctor wanted me to take a drug (for her osteoporosis) that would make me prone to more fractures, but why, when I can join the walking club and have Tammy and her crew keep me exercised. It’s the surrounding cage that your bones are in that keeps you going,” she says. “I recommend the Lewis Aquatic Center to everyone. The atmosphere is not competitive and each person is treated as an individual whose welfare is important, and the warm pool is wonderful. I don’t know how much longer I’ll wake up in the morning to do what I do, but I will do it as long as I can. I have a lot on my plate socially, but I have found I am skipping my other activities to do wellness and nutrition classes.” Carole has lost 180 pounds despite all that has ailed her, including being hospitalized multiple times and despite some doctors’ orders. “I was told not to exercise after I broke my tibia and they didn’t think I would go home again I was so weak.” Carole has proven them all wrong. Her healing began with one phone call to the Center. To begin your healing journey, there are things you can do now, with your doctor’s approval. Tammy recommends for those who are able, try Frisbee golf, bocce ball, gentle stretching of warm muscles, swimming, water walking, kicking a beach ball, slow squats and leg extensions. “Making slight modifications means every single person can do these simple exercises. Get outside and take advantage of fresh air, sunshine, and nature,” Tammy says. -Sherry Gavanditti For more information, call the Center at 216-595-7345. www.lewisaquaticcenter.org BALANCEDMIND Grabbing your attention Feeling more present and productive starts with driving away distractions By Jonah L. Rosenblum

Dinner with the family gets focus and orient back. because you’re working disrupted by a work email. “For the majority of the on someone else’s agenda A project at the offi ce gets population, it actually takes versus your own,” Mallis says. disrupted by the ding of a text longer to switch back and She recommends setting message. Distractions are forth between numerous a clear communication policy. everywhere. tasks than to do just one task Let people know when you “If you are with your family, at a time,” Mallis says. will respond to them. Perhaps be with your family,” says Lisa Mallis recommends you you return all emails within 24 Mallis, owner of SystemSavvy start with A.W.E., as in being hours. Perhaps you respond or many Consulting in South Russell. Aware of what usually pulls to all emails after 5 p.m. What Americans, work- “If you’re at a play, be at a you away from work, fi guring you decide isn’t really as play. If you’re at work, be at out ways to keep yourself important as that you decide. life balance has work with your mind and your Working and then Evaluating. “People just need to fallen by the actions.” Technology tends to be know what to expect,” Mallis Easier said than done? Of public enemy No. 1. People says. “If I know I’m getting a wayside. course, but regaining control are constantly reacting to response within one business of your time is far from new emails, phone messages day, I don’t care if you don’t impossible. and text messages. That puts email me back within fi ve First, it’s important to re- workers in a dangerous spot. minutes.” examine the myth of multi- “As soon as you get Social media can also tasking. Most simply switch sucked into that, you’re being be a deadly distraction. from one task to the other, reactive, not proactive, and Sometimes, Mallis will ask and every time the switch is as soon as you go reactive, her clients to track how much made, it takes time to regain your productivity decreases time they are spending on it.

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Other times, she will have It’s also very important to WHAT’S them come up with a specifi c set clear goals. amount of time they are “You have 20 things on DISTRACTING YOU? allowed to spend on it. your to-do list and the next Lisa Mallis of SystemSavvy Consulting provides Clarity and decisiveness day you look and cross off one her list of the top four distractions she sees among are also crucial when it comes and re-write 19 of them, then her clients: to taking on tasks. It’s very that’s probably not a to-do list. HEAD GAMES: tempting to say yes to every It’s probably a reminder list,” “You’ll be focused on something, and then some random request. Mallis says. “Your to-do list is thing, you’ll be like, ‘Oh, I have to pick up milk, and while I’m at Instead, take some time what you need to accomplish the store, I need to pick up this,’ and then you start going down before reaching a decision. You that day.” that whole trail. ‘I have to pick up milk,’ leads to ‘Oh, I forgot to may be close to fi nishing your Furthermore, once you get a birthday gift.’” Mallis says. current project and decide to have that to-do list, block EMAIL: get that out of the way before those items into your calendar “For many of us, turning the email notifi cation off (helps), embarking on something new. to ensure that you have time because that email is so fi lled with opportunities and Or you may switch because to work on them. possibilities,” Mallis says. “Whatever is sitting in there is way you’re stuck in the mud or “If it’s important enough to more fun than what we’re currently doing.” because the other project is go on the to-do list, it’s important SOCIAL MEDIA: more important – just make a enough to schedule on your “’I just want to jump on Facebook for a minute’ turns into, plan for when you’re going to calendar,” Mallis says. BF ‘Oh my gosh, it’s noon, where did the time go?’” Mallis says. come back to that fi rst project. PHONE: I wonder what he texted me. I wonder what she left a voicemail about. Those questions eat workers up until they have no choice but to check. – Jonah L. Rosenblum The Best Just Got Better!

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