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STRONG FOUNDATION In his 19th season with the University of Iowa Hawkeye Football program, Chris Doyle is one of the top strength and conditioning coaches in America and a centerpiece of the team's success. He Over the past helped coach the program to 14 bowl CHRIS DOYLE 15 years, “Our role in games since 2001, of which 10 have 89 percent of • Executive Director of been prestigious January bowl games. Iowa's senior strength and University of Iowa Football Throughout his career, Doyle has coached starters were conditioning is to • Director, Strength and 202 student athletes to the NFL, NHL selected in the reduce the risk Conditioning for Iowa Football and NBA and mentored 21 of his former draft or signed • Certifi ed Strength and assistants to become head strength and a free-agent of injury while Conditioning Coach (CSCCa) conditioning coaches elsewhere. contract. maximizing performance. That ORNING GRIND includes functional corrective exercise, » Doyle is up at 5 a.m. to lead team weight lifting, but first he mobility, recovery, takes a few moments to collect nutrition, speed his thoughts.
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SEPTEISSUEMBER crispy VOL. 1 apple ALEX SMITH JOINT EFFORT SUM IT UP! chips TO THE BEAT BRAIN GAMES Total Time 45 minutes plus baking READY, SET, GO! Honeycrisp Apple Chips Serves 4 6 CLEANSING MYTHS DEBUNKED 1 recipe Honeycrisp Apple Chips, below right AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION Hy-Vee nonstick olive oil cooking spray FOODS THAT REDUCE 2 boneless, skinless chicken INFLAMMATION breast halves ¼ cup chopped Honeycrisp apple RAISE THE BARRE ¼ cup Hy-Vee canola oil 2 Tbsp. Hy-Vee apple cider vinegar 1 tsp. finely chopped shallot 1 tsp. chopped fresh parsley ½ tsp. Hy-Vee kosher sea salt ½ tsp. Hy-Vee Dijon mustard ⅛ tsp. Hy-Vee black pepper 8 oz. Hy-Vee spring salad mix 1 medium head radicchio (about 4 oz.), cored and chopped ½ cup thinly sliced red onion ¾ cup Hy-Vee sliced almonds 3. TOSS together salad (about 3 oz.), toasted mix, radicchio ½ cup crumbled goat cheese and red onion. ¼ cup dried cherries Arrange salad mixture on 1. PREPARE Honeycrisp Apple Chips. four plates. Cut chicken into Spray a medium nonstick skillet with thin slices. Top salad with chicken, cooking spray and heat over medium almonds, goat cheese, dried cherries heat. Add chicken. Cook 20 minutes and Honeycrisp Apple Chips. Spoon or until chicken is lightly browned and 1 Tbsp. dressing over each salad; Make Apple 2½ hours. To crisp, remove from oven cooked through (thermometer inserted reserve remaining dressing for Chips at home. and cool. Store for up to 3 days at room To learn how, into the center of chicken reads 165°F), another use. temperature in an airtight container. visit youtube turning once. Set aside and keep warm. HONEYCRISP APPLE CHIPS: Preheat Makes about 3 cups apple chips. .com/Hy-Vee 2. COMBINE chopped apple, oil, oven to 225°F. Line two baking sheets Per serving with 1 Tbsp. dressing: vinegar, shallot, parsley, salt, with parchment paper. Slice two 440 calories, 24 g fat, 3.5 g saturated fat, mustard and pepper in a blender or Honeycrisp apples crosswise into 0 g trans fat, 75 mg cholesterol, 420 mg sodium, 28 g carbohydrates, small food processor. Cover and blend ¼–in.-thick slices. Arrange slices on 7 g fi ber, 15 g sugar, 35 g protein Dominic DiSaia until combined. baking sheets in a single layer. Bake for PHOTO 16 BALANCE | September 2017
014-017 Fitness_Nutrient_MEO_07.10 2.indd 16 8/2/17 10:44 AM 014-017 Fitness_Nutrient_MEO_07.10 2.indd 17 8/1/17 9:02 AM CHIEFS’ PRO BOWL QUARTERBACK ALEX SMITH IS MORE THAN A GAME MANAGER. HE’S ONE OF THE MOST EFFICIENT AND DEPENDABLE PLAYERS IN THE LEAGUE. HE’S THE BACKBONE OF A FOOTBALL REVIVAL IN KANSAS CITY THAT’S TRANSFORMED THE CHIEFS INTO A TOP FIVE WINNINGEST TEAM OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS. THOUGH HE’S KNOWN FOR HIS LEVELHEADED CONSISTENCY ON THE FIELD, HE’S HAD A WINDING ROLLER- COASTER RIDE OF A CAREER. SMITH
Contagious passion is everywhere in Kansas City, and Dominic DiSaia and courtesy of the Kansas City Chiefs Smith credits his ongoing love of the game to the Chiefs’ unstoppable support system. “Around the community, the support they have for you here is so crazy,” Smith says. “The sense of pride for the Chiefs, the colors and Arrowhead Stadium … it all jumps out at you. You show Aaron Ventling PHOTOS up to Arrowhead on game day and it’s such a different feel of fans.” Smith thrives in the close-knit community, WORDS which brings back memories of playing college football, the fulfi llment of his childhood dream. In his fi rst season with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2013, Smith led the team to a 9–0 start and the team’s fi rst playoff win since 1994, rebounding from a two-win season the year before. Smith was recognized for his individual performance as well, earning his fi rst Pro Bowl selection. The team benefi ted from opening its playbook to him, implementing his previously underutilized rushing ability and making him a legitimate dual-threat option. ALEX
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018-025 Alex Smith_7.17 2.indd 18 8/1/17 10:09 AM 018-025 Alex Smith_7.17 2.indd 19 8/1/17 10:09 AM In his four seasons as the Chiefs’ starting quarterback, more,” Smith says. “I think when I was younger, sometimes ALEX SMITH Smith already holds the franchise record for career rushing I felt the weight of all that pressure in the form of anxiety.” yards by a quarterback (2,078), and his 312 consecutive His experience and boosted confi dence, along with an completions without an interception during the 2015 season aggressive new coaching staff, transformed the team into ranks second all-time behind Tom Brady. Statistically, a winner. The 49ers took the league by storm and broke an BIO Smith has had the best four-year start ever by a Chiefs eight-year playoff drought in 2011. quarterback, leading the team to 41 regular season wins and Even in light of this success, many still questioned whether AGE 33 three playoff appearances, closing out the 2016 season with Smith was the solution for the hottest team in football, HEIGHT/WEIGHT his second Pro Bowl appearance. powered by a physical run game and an attacking defense. 6'4" / 217 lbs. Heading into the next season, an underestimated Smith PATH TO VICTORY took this disrespect as a challenge and quickly became EXPERIENCE In college, Smith led the University of Utah to victory at the one of the league’s most effi cient quarterbacks, guiding his 13 years 2005 Fiesta Bowl and a national top-fi ve fi nish during his team to a 6–2 start and thoughts of a championship. Just COLLEGE Utah junior season. He was an All-American quarterback with when things couldn’t get better, he was sidelined with a all of the tools to be great. “I was a huge college football concussion and replaced in the starting lineup. He was later HIGH SCHOOL fan. My uncle coached at the college level, my dad played traded during the 2013 off-season to a struggling Kansas Helix HS college football. I loved being a student-athlete, playing for City Chiefs squad. This move turned out to be the perfect fi t (La Mesa, CA) your school and the selfl essness,” Smith says. for a guy who’s fueled by a deep passion for the game and Smith, a three-year graduate, was drafted in 2005 No. values the loyalty of die-hard Chiefs fans. 1 overall and praised as a savior by the San Francisco A 13-year veteran, Smith has experienced the gamut of CAREER STATS 49ers; he was given the keys to a franchise in distress professional football. He’s used those experiences to grow (AS OF 2016 SEASON) and expected to lead it to the promised land. He was a as a player, but more importantly to him, he has gained the PASSING TDS 157 talented rookie with high expectations. But after several confi dence to be comfortable with himself. “Nobody has an disappointing seasons fi lled with growing pains and a easy road, nobody. Tom Brady, Peyton Manning—all those PASSING YARDS revolving door of coaches and teammates, Smith became guys—Joe Montana. Nobody’s got it easy. Everybody’s road 27,846 a target of blame for eager fans and national pundits. His is different. Everybody deals with crap. It’s the guys that COMPLETIONS perceived inability to make game-breaking plays and his can handle it and move on that overcome, get better and 2,536 conservative approach made some question whether he keep getting up. Those are the guys that play a long time was the right fi t. and, I think, succeed ultimately,” Smith says. COMPLETION But Smith tuned out the noise, learned from his He’s no longer a wide-eyed rookie, only looking to avoid PERCENTAGE 61.7% experiences and continually looked ahead at the bigger mistakes. He’s a resilient, battle-tested quarterback—a RUSHING TDS 13 picture. “You learn to embrace the challenge. I learned to calculated surgeon between the hashes. He’s the real Chief RUSHING YARDS embrace game day … to embrace the expectations a little of Kansas City. 2,078
“I DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT LEGACY. WHEN YOU PUT IN “THE CHALLENGE TO THIS MUCH TIME, I THINK IT’S MORE JUST THE CHALLENGE WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP. OF, ‘CAN WE DO THIS RIGHT? CAN WE FIND A WAY AS A TEAM? CAN I FIND A WAY AS A QUARTERBACK? CAN WE THE CHALLENGE TO BE FIND A WAY TO GET IT DONE?’ OBVIOUSLY, EVERY OTHER THE BEST THAT I CAN TEAM AND GUY IS TRYING TO DO THE SAME THING, AND BE, KNOWING THAT I WHO’S GONNA DO IT THE BEST?” -ALEX SMITH HAVEN’T DONE EITHER OF THOSE THINGS,” SMITH SAYS ABOUT
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018-025 Alex Smith_7.17 2.indd 20 8/1/17 10:28 AM 018-025 Alex Smith_7.17 2.indd 21 8/1/17 10:28 AM QUESTION. What’s the best way to keep a healthy lifestyle?
ANSWER. There are so many different ways to do it. Everybody has different ways. Yoga, dance, working out, CrossFit, you name it. Playing pickup, jogging, running, whatever. Whatever your deal is, go do it. Just keep doing and keep trying new things. Don’t be afraid. I think it’s easy to shy away from stuff. I think just keep going, learning, doing more.
QUESTION. What's your diet like?
ANSWER. When I’m in a routine, I try to eat really healthy, but at the same time I think you also have to have balance, and there’s gotta be times to let loose and you gotta know when you can do that. You can’t be so strict that you go crazy with it. I eat pretty clean, mostly natural and QUESTION. How do you fi nd balance in your life? Q&A organic stuff and certainly low-sugar. But there’s certainly times when you splurge. ANSWER. Obviously, in season, football takes a priority and rightfully so. It’s actually a fun dynamic. It’s so fun every year to QUESTION. Most surprising death on Game of Thrones? buckle down and have this big goal to work and strive for. A lot of people don’t get that in life. In the off-season, it definitely shifts. My ANSWER. (Spoiler alert!) Oh, you gotta go to Season One and Ned family takes a priority, because they sacrifice so much in season. Stark. You were such a fan of his, I couldn’t actually believe it, especially because it was the first season. His wife and son would be like number QUESTION. Was it your dream to play professional football? two in line. That was definitely pretty rough.
ANSWER. No. I dreamt about playing college football. I was a huge QUESTION. Has there been a new activity you’re terrible at? college football fan. I grew up on the West Coast, so you name the PAC 10 team. ANSWER. Oh, for sure. We have a basketball hoop in our locker room. The deal is, especially during the season, the quarterbacks play QUESTION. Did you play any other sports besides football? once a week. So every Thursday, we play “C-H-I-E-F-S.” I didn’t play in high school, but I grew up playing basketball. These guys are ridiculous. ANSWER. I grew up playing soccer, but I also played golf, They shoot all day in there, and they’re really good. So, yeah, I get crushed basketball and baseball growing up. I’ve skied since I was 2 years old. at “C-H-I-E-F-S,” so I make them play with trick shots. No straight shots. Snowboarding, skateboarding, you name the sport, I feel like I’ve done You gotta do trick shots. It gives me a much better chance. it. And that’s just the way it was. I was just very active, and that was the best part about growing up in San Diego. There was no winter. QUESTION. Any childhood nicknames? Year- round, I was playing sports.
ANSWER. Axe Handle, because I was skinny. QUESTION. How important is the mental side of sports?
QUESTION. What are your plans after football? ANSWER. There certainly are a portion of plays, playing quarterback, that you can’t prepare for. Your preparation is going ANSWER. I have this huge wealth of knowledge and I could take it to help you on those plays and timing and all the reps we do on the straight into something geared around football, whether it be coaching, practice field and that stuff. Football also is just an instinctive sport, or TV or analyzing. Part of me, though, is definitely of the mind-set and things break down and stuff happens, and your instincts have to that when football is done, I’m done, and I want to go do something else. take over and you have to trust them. Life is too short to keep it about the game, and I have too many other interests to not go try to explore those. So, I’m really torn with QUESTION. What are your thoughts on injuries from football? that. Luckily, I don’t have to make that decision today.
ANSWER. Very real. I won’t let my kids play until high school. They can play flag football and play all the other sports. I loved high school football and at that point, I think everybody’s kind of mature and there’s an even playing field.
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018-025 Alex Smith_7.17 2.indd 22 8/1/17 2:20 PM 018-025 Alex Smith_7.17 2.indd 23 8/1/17 10:09 AM QUESTION. What inspired kid and getting up for class and you to start the Alex Smith practice, and these guys had to Foundation? worry about where they were gonna sleep and what they were gonna eat ANSWER. I just grew up always that day. I couldn’t imagine doing NOTHING giving back, being grateful for what what these kids were doing. I have and knowing there are others out there that are less fortunate. It’s QUESTION. What do you MAKES always been ingrained in me. I grew hope to help them achieve? up volunteering. And then when I got drafted, I knew I wanted to do ANSWER. It’s all about staying something. in school, finishing school and YOU WALK being a normal kid. None of these QUESTION. How did you kids finish high school. They have decide you wanted to help so many mounting obstacles and support foster children? walk that path alone. So for me, THE WALK the whole goal is to help these ANSWER. When I first got kids focus on what they should be exposed to the reality of what focusing on. That’s just being a MORE THAN happens to foster kids as they age student and focusing on out of the system, I was 20 or 21, finishing school. and a lot of these kids were 18 or 19 years old, so I wasn’t that far QUESTION. How does the HAVING KIDS, removed from them. But I was foundation help these kids in a different world as far as life focus on school? experiences. My parents drove me up to college and moved me ANSWER. If these kids are ever ESPECIALLY into the dorms, and if anything gonna have a chance, you have to went wrong they were a phone call take some of that burden off of Not one to sit on the sidelines when there are away. These kids were 18 and were them. [The foundation] helps with others in need, Alex Smith is committed to the complete opposite. They were that, provides support, motivates, LITTLE embracing and serving the communities in takes out some of that stuff and which he plays. Shortly after being selected as getting dropped off at a shelter, not the No. 1 overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft, college, and their stuff got thrown lets them be normal kids, normal Alex Smith got to work. into a trash bag and handed to 18-year-olds, worried about BOYS THAT them. They had a different reality. normal things. WATCH MY I was worried about being a college ON THE FIELD, ALEX SMITH IS A TENACIOUS LEADER EVERY MOVE. WITH UNFALTERING SELFLESSNESS. OFF THE FIELD, HE IS NO DIFFERENT. IN 2005, HE FOUNDED THE ALEX SMITH FOUNDATION, WHICH HELPS FOSTER TEENS TRANSITION SO THAT TO ADULTHOOD. TWENTY-THREE FORMER FOSTER YOUTHS HAVE GRADUATED FROM SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 2005 THROUGH THE ALEX SMITH FOUNDATION CERTAINLY GUARDIAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM.
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018-025 Alex Smith_7.17 2.indd 24 8/1/17 10:10 AM 018-025 Alex Smith_7.17 2.indd 25 8/1/17 10:10 AM IT’S TIME FOR YOUR KIDS TO TAKE A KNEE ach year, nearly 2.5 out of 35 million says. An ultracompetitive AND LEARN THE adolescent athletes across the United environment has youth States suffer sports-related injuries, athletes playing more than BASICS OF ONE 60 percent of which involve the knee. ever, with 60 percent of OF THE MOST But the pain doesn’t stop there. A 20-year-long study kids playing organized STRESSED by the American Academy of Pediatrics discovered sports outside of school- JOINTS IN THE that the rate of ACL tears, the most common knee based teams. To put it injury, has increased 2.3 percent annually among simply, kids are being BODY, BECAUSE Children ages 5 to 14 adolescents (ages 6–18). The worst part is, according pushed harder than ever account for nearly YOUTH ATHLETES to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to achieve athletic success ARE BEING (CDC), more than half of these sports-related injuries and it’s costing them their 40 PERCENT of all sports-related injuries SIDELINED AT AN were preventable. If injury treatment and prevention health. Developing growth have advanced farther than ever, why the increase? plates and lack of proper treated in hospitals, ALARMING RATE. Many experts credit overtraining as the main factor muscle maturity make according to the American WORDS Aaron Ventling in the rise of knee-related injuries. “This increase is it difficult for children Orthopaedic Society for PHOTOS Tobin Bennett likely the result of aggressive sports participation, to sustain such rigorous Sports Medicine. rather than any change occurring within children,” activities without injury. says Dr. Matthew DeWall, a hip and knee surgeon “Adolescent knees may at DMOS Orthopaedic Centers, who specializes in be more susceptible to sports medicine. “It’s becoming more and more chronic or overuse injuries, common for children and adolescents to participate in as younger athletes are competitive sports, often nearly year-round,” DeWall often the least involved in cross-training and strength, stretching and conditioning exercises,” DeWall says. APPLY THE (REST, ICE, COMPRESS AND “These more ‘boring’ R.I.C.E. TECHNIQUE aspects of sports are often ELEVATE) TO ANY INJURED JOINT FOR THE FIRST 24–48 HOURS overlooked or resisted by TO RELIEVE PAIN, LIMIT SWELLING AND PROMOTE HEALING the younger athlete but can UNTIL YOU SEEK A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL. be vital to joint health.”
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026-029 Joint Effort_7.10.indd 26 8/1/17 2:22 PM 026-029 Joint Effort_7.10.indd 27 8/1/17 10:24 AM INJURY PREVENTION WITH DR. JOSEPH BRUNKHORST, D.O., SPORTS MEDICINE AND KNEE, HIP AND SHOULDER SURGEON AT DMOS ORTHOPAEDIC CENTERS: Q. WHAT ARE THE the risk of arthritis. Also, KNEE’D MOST COMMON maintaining a healthy KNEE PROBLEMS weight is important in THAT YOU SEE IN decreasing the risk of TO KNOW ADOLESCENTS? developing arthritis.
A. Overuse injuries are Q. HOW CAN The knee is a complex joint that allows the leg seen very commonly and PARENTS WITH to bend and support body weight. It connects include “jumper’s knee” CHILDREN PLAYING the thigh bone (femur) and lower leg (tibia and (pain or damage to the SPORTS PREVENT fibula) with four main ligaments (ACL, LCL, MCL patellar tendon) and KNEE INJURIES? “runner’s knee” (pain from and PCL) and a group of muscles. Known as abnormal contact and A. Listen and talk to soft tissue, this area is shielded by the kneecap movement patterns of the [your] kids. Make sure (patella). The kneecap is a sesamoid which is an patella). I also see patella they are getting enough uncommon type of bone embedded within soft FEMALE dislocations, meniscus rest and are not trying to tissue. Because of this somewhat unusual soft ATHLETES play through pain. There tears and ligament tears. tissue attachment, the knee is highly flexible. are four to six times are also ACL prevention In adults, the main knee However, range of motion comes at a cost, as more likely to injure prehab programs that can their ACLs than male problem is osteoarthritis. it puts the knee at a be initiated through sports athletes, according This is a degenerative greater risk of damage breakdown of the cartilage and usually involve specific to the International from stress loads. of the joint and the cause dynamic warm-up routines. Journal of Sports Two crescent- is multifactorial, but Every parent with a kid in Physical Therapy. genetics seems to play sports and every coach shaped pieces the biggest role. should be familiar with the of cartilage website stopsportsinjuries (menisci) (MCL) Q. ARE THERE .org. This website discusses act as shock how sports injuries can be MOVEMENTS WE absorbers to (LCL) SHOULD AVOID? prevented. For example, protect the it details what types of knee. A. Pivots, cutting and pitches should be thrown sudden stops put the knee and how many pitches (PCL) ligaments and menisci at can be thrown in baseball, increased risk of injury. As based on a player’s age. (ACL) one ages, these structures become more vulnerable to injury when undergoing the maneuvers.
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ARTHRITIS? the knee illustration) of (anatomy 62%OF SPORTS-RELATED A. Unfortunately, there really isn’t a pill you can INJURIES AMONG take to prevent arthritis. CHILDREN OCCUR Some people are more at DURING PRACTICE, risk to suffer from arthritis ACCORDING TO JOHNS due to their genetics. HOPKINS Sources: http://pediatrics.aappublications. Trauma is a predisposing MEDICINE. org/content/139/3/e20161877 www.nationwidechildrens.org/Document/ factor, and if one can avoid Get/120957 https://www.niams.nih.gov/health_info/Knee_ injury or repeated injury to Problems/ http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/sportsmedicine/ (anatomy of the knee illustration) of (anatomy Panchenko/Shutterstock.com Viktoriia the knee, they can reduce download/UCD%20Youth%20Injury%20 Prevention%20Flyer.pdf http://www.statisticbrain.com/youth-sports-statistics/ http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/ medicalschool/departments/Orthopaedics/ PHOTO 28 BALANCE | September 2017 clinicalservices/sportsmed/Documents/WISH_ BALANCE | ee m 29 SPORTSMED_Female%20Knee%20Injuries%20and%20 ACL.pdf
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030-033 Sum It Up_6.26.indd 32 8/1/17 10:15 AM 030-033 Sum It Up_6.26.indd 33 8/1/17 10:15 AM EASE IN & OUT isten to the beat of your EVERY WORKOUT SHOULD heart to gauge how to START WITH A WARM-UP AND EXERCISE IS THE ULTIMATE get the max from an aerobic workout without END WITH A COOLDOWN. A DEFENSE AGAINST HIGH BLOOD overstressing your body WARM-UP PREPS YOUR BODY and hurting yourself. FOR EXERCISE BY SLOWLY PRESSURE, HEART DISEASE, L“Starting moderate and building up to a higher INCREASING HEART RATE DEPRESSION AND OTHER HEALTH intensity is a good idea,” says Craig Horswill, AND BLOOD FLOW. THE Clinical Associate Professor, Kinesiology COOLDOWN ACCLIMATES IT PROBLEMS. IT’S TEMPTING TO GIVE and Nutrition, University of Illinois Chicago. TO RESTING STATE. FOLLOW Although he’s a fan of interval training (short IT WITH STRETCHES WHILE IT YOUR ALL. NO PAIN, NO GAIN, periods of intense anaerobic exercise with YOUR MUSCLES ARE STILL lower-intensity active-recovery periods), he WARM AND ELASTIC. RIGHT? NOT ALWAYS. MEGADOSING warns against overdoing it. “When you overdo it, you risk hurting your joints and spraining ON WORKOUTS CAN CAUSE MUSCLE muscles,” he says. “Mix it up. Walk a day, swim a day, bike a day, so you can rest body parts.” AND JOINT PAIN OR INJURY, NOT COUNT ON IT To exercise most effectively you need to Periodically check your heart rate to ensure it is gradually increasing during warm- TO MENTION BURNOUT. LUCKILY, understand your heartbeat. It tells whether up, at targeted speed for the workout, and slowly dropping during your cooldown. THERE’S A SWEET SPOT. HIT you’re working hard enough to get results without going overboard. Before you exercise bpm IT WITH WORKOUTS AND GET aerobically, find this heartbeat zone or range, 138 and monitor it throughout your routine. RESULTS WHILE KEEPING YOUR PULSE READING. WORKOUT HEART RATE ON YOUR OWN. Here’s how health and exercise experts To limit interrupting MACHINE. Some MONITOR. Wearable Once you’re in a BODY SAFE. generally suggest you find the bull’s-eye: your routine, check exercise machines bands and watches normal exercise • First, determine your maximum heart rate your pulse rate for 15 have built-in heart can be inconsistent, so routine, you can get WORDS Kristi Chew PHOTOS Cameron Sadeghpour (MHR). This is the upper limit of what your seconds and multiply rate monitors to make sure to find your a good idea of your cardiovascular system can handle during by 4 to get your beats calculate your target normal range over target heart rate by strenuous exercise. It can be found by per minute. Place heart rate and time and use manual listening to your body. subtracting your age from 220. The result your index and third provide ongoing methods if you see a High-paced breathing, represents the maximum number of beats per fingers over the radial readings. Follow surprising heart rate. heavy sweating and minute your heart should reach during exercise. artery, located under the manufacturer’s Some wearable tech inability to carry a • Next, calculate a percentage of your maximum the thumb, or on your instructions to enter even include calorie conversation after as a cruising zone for most of your workout. The neck to the side of your age and other counters and GPS for 10 minutes might American College of Sports Medicine suggests your windpipe over information. tracking distance and mean you should 50 to 65 percent of your MHR if you are just the carotid artery. number of steps taken slow down. beginning to exercise regularly and up to (biking, running). 85 percent if you are more experienced.
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BODY TALK If your doctor says you can rev up the intensity, go for it! If you’re not there yet, build up to it. “The average person isn’t doing that much physical activity TO to start, and a moderate level is a good 60 idea,” says kinesiology and nutrition Professor Craig Horswill. A good starting TOOLS point could be walking 100 steps per minute on level terrain, starting with a OF THE TRADE 10-minute walk and eventually moving on 100 to a 30-minute walk (3,000 steps). Going CHECK OUT THESE COMMON TECH WORKOUT BEATS PER MINUTE IS beyond your ability risks burnout, muscle ACCESSORIES FOR AN ACCURATE AND CONSIDERED A NORMAL strains, tendonitis and more. Listen to RESTING HEART RATE. IN your body. These signs will tell you when CONVENIENT WAY TO TRACK YOUR ACTIVITY. you’re working too hard: CONSULT A PHYSICIAN BEFORE BEGINNING GENERAL, THE LOWER THE ANY EXERCISE PROGRAM. RATE THE MORE EFFICIENT SORE, TIGHT MUSCLES THE HEART FUNCTION. Start workouts slowly and build up. FACTORS THAT CAN Otherwise, muscles and joints can FITNESS TRACKERS tighten and become extremely sore. Track fitness or check vitals AFFECT RESTING RATE ARE The American College of Sports Medicine with these helpful workout ACTIVITY AND FITNESS recommends amping up in 5 percent accessories. Many common LEVEL, BODY POSITION increments each time the routine seems features track heart rate, AND SIZE. too easy. number of steps taken and stairs climbed and IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT calories burned and can Studies reported by Cleveland Clinic even sync to a compatible and Mayo Clinic said some endurance smart device or desktop SMART WATCH athletes who exercised extremely for computer, allowing you to Many of these devices offer marathons, triathlons and long-distance further analyze personal the same basic activity- cycling developed arrythmia and other fitness data. monitoring features as heart damage. fitness trackers, but with added Internet, music and INSOMNIA GPS capabilities. However, Research also indicates that even these extra benefits often moderate daytime exercise can have a come at a higher price. hormonal effect on some people, which can affect their nighttime sleep.
IRRITABILITY/DEPRESSION Anxiety, mood changes and depression can occur when your body is overstressed and constantly fatigued. “HEART RATE MONITORS ... LET YOU KNOW YOU'RE AT LEAST TAXING YOURSELF CHEST MONITOR Strap one of these devices around your chest to monitor pulse while you exercise. It can AND GETTING IN THE RANGE be wirelessly paired to smart devices and other tech THAT'S BENEFICIAL. workout accessories. –CRAIG HORSWILL, CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF KINESIOLOGY AND NUTRITION, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO
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034-037 To the Beat_07-13 2.indd 36 8/1/17 10:17 AM 034-037 To the Beat_07-13 2.indd 37 8/1/17 10:17 AM Mental health is your emotional, psychological and social well- THE BRAIN MAY NOT BE A MUSCLE, BUT IT CAN STILL BE EXERCISED being—how you think, how you feel and how you behave. It helps LIKE ONE. AND JUST LIKE MUSCLES, IT NEEDS NUTRIENTS, ENERGY, determine how you respond to stress, relate to others and make choices. REST AND OVERALL GOOD HEALTH TO STAY IN TIP-TOP SHAPE. KEEP A number of factors can affect mental health, including genetics, chemical imbalances in the brain, having a family member who has THE LIGHTS ON UPSTAIRS BY MAKING YOUR BRAIN A PRIORITY. mental illness and experiencing abuse or trauma. “Mental health WORDS Frieda Wiley PHOTOS Cameron Sadeghpour is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood,” says Dr. James Ellison, M.D. REGULAR SWEAT-PRODUCING PEOPLE ALREADY FACING COGNITIVE EXERCISE INCREASES THE SIZE OF THE CHALLENGES CAN STILL HIPPOCAMPUS. THIS IS THE PART OF THE REAP BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. BRAIN THAT AFFECTS LEARNING AND “WHEN PEOPLE WHO COLLECTS AND STORES NEW MEMORIES. HAVE COGNITIVE COMPLAINTS HAVE AN HEALTHY Exercise is one of the EXERCISE REGIMEN, best things you can THEIR SYMPTOMS PSYCHE do to keep your mind PROGRESS MORE sharp. Regular endurance exercise RAIM AN G I N E Y O UGA RGA The left hemisphere MMstores longer-EES It also regulates can facilitate new brain cell growth BRAIN AS THE controls analytical term memories. body temperature, SLOWLY,” SAYS DR. and preserve existing brain cells. HELP ALSO AND CAPTAIN OF A thought, reasoning, controls eye JAMES ELLISON, M.D. ISHIP. YOUR BODY ’S language and logic. CEREBELLUM movements and Additional benefits include: CONTROL CENTER, It also processes This heart-shaped allows you to create • Improved heart health YOUR BRAIN RUNS mathematical and tissue mass controls facial expressions. • Improved metabolism FLUID IN THEFLUID BRAIN. THE SHIP, TELLING scientific reasoning. the body’s balance • Regulated blood sugar levels The right hemisphere and coordination. It PITUITARY GLAND ALL OTHER BODY • Reduced inflammation in the body PARTS AND engages in more also fine-tunes motor It may be only the SYSTEMS WHAT TO abstract activities functions that allow size of a pea, but (which can affect memory and other DO. IT’S A HIGHLY and increases your you to eat, swim, the pituitary gland brain functions) COMPLEX JOB, AND awareness to music, walk and even write. plays a herculean NOURISH THE NOURISH TO DO IT, THE BRAIN art, imagination, role in many Strength training can also boost brain
HAS SEVERAL insight, and ability BRAIN STEM bodily functions. It MEMBRANE CELL THE OF PART UP OMEGA-3. IN RICH FOODS EAT LEVELS LOW CAN CAUSE power and increase concentration and MAKE FATTY OMEGA-3 ACIDS MEMORY. A SLUGGISH MAJOR PARTS. to process three- Found at the base regulates the release EACH ONE PLAYS dimensional images. of the brain just of many hormones decision-making skills.
A SPECIFIC ROLE The right hemisphere above the spinal in the body that THOUGHT FOR FOOD IN CONTROLLING controls the left cord, the brain stem affect growth, THE ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND BODILY FUNCTIONS hand, and the left controls autonomic development and AND KEEPING THE hemisphere controls functions in the metabolism. Also DIETETICS RECOMMENDS YOU EAT BOAT ON COURSE. the right hand. body (the functions known as the master MORE OF THE FOLLOWING TO KEEP The approximate weight of the One part of the that do not require gland, it produces YOUR BRAIN HEALTHY: average human brain—about 2% cerebrum, called the conscious effort and orchestrates the CEREBRUM prefrontal cortex, or thought). These release of hormones • BERRIES • BROCCOLI of the total body weight of an Similar to a globe, located just beneath include digestion, and helps control • CAULIFLOWER • CHERRIES • KALE average human. the cerebrum is the forehead, hunger, thirst, sleep, other glands such Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ split into two halves processes short- blood pressure and as adrenal, ovaries, • SALMON • SARDINES • SPINACH pubmedhealth/PMHT0024736/ called hemispheres. term memory and emotional behaviors. thyroid and testicles. • TUNA • WALNUTS
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038-041 Brain Games 7.7 2.indd 38 8/1/17 10:31 AM 038-041 Brain Games 7.7 2.indd 39 8/1/17 10:31 AM As you age, the brain becomes less adaptable to change. Keep your mind active with simple, engaging HEALTH HOST challenges. Take an alternate route to Pair your brain with a work or brush your teeth with your healthy body. Overall nondominant hand. well-being can help your mind stay sharp. 2 BREAK OPEN A BOOK OR LEARN A High blood pressure CHEC See how bright OUR you shine with BULB these can cause structural brainteasers from American Mensa, written damage to the brain. by Psychologist Dr. Abbie F. Salny. FOREIGN LANGUAGE. WHEN YOU LEARN Cut down on salt, keep active and aim for a healthy 1. There is at least one nine-letter SOMETHING NEW, THE STRUCTURE OF body weight. word that contains only one vowel. Do you know what it is? YOUR BRAIN CHANGES. High cholesterol may increase your risk of ANSWER dementia. Talk to your SLEEP ON IT 2. Tabitha likes cookies but not cake. doctor about cholesterol- Relaxation helps to reduce lowering medications. She likes mutton but not lamb, and she likes BRAIN okra but not squash. Following the same stress and decreases Obesity can lead to rule, will Tabitha like cherries or pears? inflammation (which FACTS diabetes, which increases can cause a cascade of ANSWER 3 The human your risk of dementia. problems, including memory loss Eat healthy portions and 3. What is the number that is one more than and inability to think clearly). brain works exercise regularly. Visit your one-tenth of one-fifth of one-half of 4,000? Sleep helps the brain rest, Hy-Vee dietitian for help 24/7/365 and store memory and rejuvenate in taking control of your ANSWER generates diet or to sign up for the itself. “Sleep is generally more enough Begin® for Diabetes lifestyle 4. Jane went to visit Jill. Jill is Jane’s only successful when a person management program. husband’s mother-in-law’s only husband’s establishes a regimen of going to electricity only daughter’s only daughter. bed and waking up at the same to power a What relation is Jill to Jane? Research shows that a time and aims for at least 8 hours severe head injury may have lightbulb. ANSWER a signifi cant impact on the of sleep,” advises Ellison. health of your brain. Reduce your risk of injury by wearing a seatbelt and employing PLAY A BRAINY GAME WITH FRIENDS. protective headgear for ELLISON RECOMMENDS PLAYING BOARD activities such as biking. GAMES SUCH AS SCRABBLE BECAUSE Some medications can decrease THE IMPACT OF SOCIALIZING NOT
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only likes food with 2 syllables.) 3. 41 41 3. syllables.) 2 with food likes only ONE IMPORTANT ASPECT OF MENTAL HEALTH IS COGNITION, THE MENTAL
1. Strengths 2. Cherries (Tabitha (Tabitha Cherries 2. Strengths 1. Answers: medications, certain cholesterol A COMMUNITY, THOSE INDIVIDUALS medications and many more. Talk WITH THE GREATEST RATES OF ACTION OR PROCESS OF ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING to your doctor about medications SOCIAL INTERACTION EXPERIENCE THE THROUGH EXPERIENCE, THOUGHT AND THE SENSES. BRIGHTEN THE BULBS that may be affecting you. SLOWEST RATE OF MEMORY DECLINE. WITH REGULAR BRAIN-TEASING TRICKS AND EXERCISES.
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MAKE TIME FOR FAMILY FREE MEALS AND RAISE KIDS 3 TABLE TALK ALL SEPTEMBER WITH GOOD MANNERS. Lay the groundwork CHILDREN WHO EAT for success in school. REGULAR FAMILY MEALS According to a Harvard Graduate ARE MORE LIKELY TO School study, dinner RECOGNIZE RIGHT table conversations AND WRONG AND teach children more vocabulary than ,, ,, DEVELOP POSITIVE reading to them. F A M I LY ENEFITS SOCIAL BEHAVIORS More words mean FIVE better readers, which READYREADY SET SETGO GO SUCH AS FAIRNESS AND in turn means better OF EATING MEALS AT RESPECT. PLUS, students. In short, children of families T H E Hy-Vee is TOGETHER DINNER TABLES proud to be a that eat regular meals ARE A NATURAL together often show TABLE recognized leader AS A TEACHING GROUND better performance in National Family FOR CONVERSATION in schoolwork and beyond. Meals Month, FAMILY SKILL SETS. a nationwide event designed to promote 4 RUN THE CLOCK Healthy lives start with healthy eating. Keep control Mealtime means more time the signifi cant Get one free kids meal with each purchase of an adult entrée with a retail value of $9 or more. Free meal valid PROUD PARTNER of your family’s nutrition by prepping the foods they interacting. Let kids help with for kids 12 and under on The Grillerz™ menu items. Not valid with any other discounts or coupons. Dine-in only. HY-VEE NATIONAL FAMILY MEALS MONTH benefi ts of regular eat. Meals at home help parents manage kids ’ eating food prep and teach them family meals. This tricks of the trade or share habits, plus portion sizes and ingredients. In turn, a top-secret family recipe. 07.24_FamilyMeals_SeasonsUnilever.indd 1 September, gather8/2/17 12:46 PM your family and 2children and teens who share meals with their family three Through lighthearted meals reap the rewards or more times per week are less likely to be overweight and prep, family fun can turn a typical Tuesday into memories of time around and less likely to develop an eating disorder. that will last a lifetime. the table. With an assortment of products and services to help DISH IT OUT take the stress Set the scene for casual conversation with a clear purpose —to eat tasty food. A out of meal prep, no-pressure environment, family dinners are the perfect opportunity for regular Hy-Vee makes interaction. This helps strengthen three aspects of the family dynamic: it easy to fi t this COMMUNICATION Make mealtime a meeting point for the whole family (without important practice feeling forced or formal). For kids, regular meals at the table increase communication into even the and take the pressure off talking through tricky topics. Teens who eat family meals at busiest back-to- least five times a week have a much lower risk of using drugs and alcohol than teens INCLUDING KIDS school schedules. who eat two or fewer family meals per week. IN MEAL PREP Peak through the TRUST Build better relationships. According to the National Center on Addiction and ENCOURAGES pages ahead and Substance Abuse, dinners provide a time and place for family members to talk about visit hy-vee.com their day, which helps parents show kids they are a priority. Over time, this turns into THEM TO TAKE IF A HOME-COOKED m yme for trust and interest. Studies show that children who eat frequent meals with their family RESPONSIBILITY MEAL FEELS LIKE A THING OF THE PAST, CALL THE KIDS more information have closer relationships to their siblings and parents. FOR HEALTHY TO THE KITCHEN TO HELP PREP, THEN SIT DOWN AND EAT and ideas! AWARENESS Keep tabs on your kids. Parents who consistently spend time with their EATING. TOGETHER. THE BENEFITS WILL BUILD A BETTER FAMILY! children can keep an eye on behavior patterns. This makes them more likely to recognize behavioral changes, which may be an indication of an issue. WORDS Kaitlyn Cimino PHOTOS Cameron Sadeghpour
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042-051 Ready Set Go_08.02 2.indd 44 8/2/17 10:56 AM 042-051 Ready Set Go_08.02 2.indd 45 8/4/17 2:07 PM ONLY 2 RAINBOW LASAGNA MINUTES OF WITH SPIRALIZED ZUCCHINI Total Time 1½ hours Serves 6 2. PREHEAT the oven to 450°F. Lightly coat two large 6. COAT an 8×8×2-in. baking dish with cooking spray. SLOW-COOKER PREP TIME rimmed baking pans with cooking spray. Spread ½ cup of pasta sauce on the bottom of dish. Add 1 cup raw cashews a layer of beets, followed by ½ cup cashew-mushroom 3. DRAIN cashews, reserving ¾ cup of the water. Add Hy-Vee nonstick olive oil cooking spray mixture and 2 Tbsp. mozzarella cheese. Continue by cashews and the ¾ cup cashew water to a blender. Cover adding a layer of roasted zucchini and sweet potatoes and 1 Tbsp. Hy-Vee Select extra virgin olive oil and blend 1 to 3 minutes or until smooth and thickened. 1½ tsp. minced fresh garlic then remaining ½ cup pasta sauce and 2 Tbsp. mozzarella 1 cup sliced button mushrooms 4. HEAT oil in a skillet over high heat. Add garlic and cook cheese. Add ½ cup cashew-mushroom mixture and a layer of summer squash. Finish with remaining ½ cup cashew- TURKEY 1 large sweet potato or yam, peeled (12 oz.) 30 seconds. Add mushrooms. Cook and stir for 3 minutes mushroom mixture and remaining ¼ cup mozzarella cheese. 1 large beet, peeled (6 oz.) or until mushrooms begin to brown. Remove from heat. Stir Top with spiralized zucchini. 1 medium yellow summer squash (12 oz.) cashew sauce into mushroom mixture. 1 large zucchini, halved (1 lb. 4 oz.), divided 5. CUT sweet potato, beet, summer squash and a zucchini 7. BAKE for about 35 to 45 minutes or until heated through CHILI 1 cup Hy-Vee extra-chunky garden vegetable half with a mandoline into ¼-in.-thick slices. Spray with and bubbly. Let stand 30 minutes before serving. pasta sauce, divided cooking spray and place in a single layer on prepared Total Time 20 minutes plus 3 hours on high Per serving: 140 calories, 8 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, ½ cup Hy-Vee shredded mozzarella, divided baking pans. Bake vegetable slices 20 to 25 minutes or until 0 g trans fat, 5 mg cholesterol, 150 mg sodium, or 6 hours on low Serves 8 tender. Remove pans from oven and set aside. Reduce oven 15 g carbohydrates, 3 g fiber, 6 g sugar, 5 g protein 1. BRING 2 cups water and the cashews to boiling over high temperature to 350°F. Meanwhile, use a spiralizer to slice Hy-Vee nonstick olive oil cooking spray heat in a medium saucepan. Remove pan from heat and let remaining zucchini half. 1¼ lbs. 99%-lean ground turkey breast cashews soak for 30 minutes. 1 medium yellow onion, chopped 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped 1 recipe Chili Seasoning Mix, below 1 Tbsp. Hy-Vee tomato paste 1 (28-oz.) can Hy-Vee crushed tomatoes, undrained 1 (15-oz.) can Hy-Vee no salt added dark red kidney beans, rinsed and drained 1 (15-oz.) can Hy-Vee no salt added black GO VEGAN beans, rinsed and drained Simply sub 1 (8-oz.) can Hy-Vee tomato sauce in vegan mozzarella 2 medium tomatoes, chopped shreds for the Toppings (optional): thinly sliced green cheese. onions, chopped cilantro, chopped tomatoes, bottled hot sauce
1. SPRAY a stockpot with nonstick cooking spray. Place turkey, onion and bell peppers in stockpot. Cook and stir over medium heat until turkey is lightly browned and vegetables are tender. Add Chili Seasoning Mix and tomato paste. Cook and stir for 1 minute.
2. TRANSFER turkey mixture to a 4-qt. slow cooker. Add canned tomatoes, beans and tomato sauce. Stir to combine. Cover and cook on high for 3 hours. Stir in two chopped tomatoes. Serve chili topped with green onions, cilantro, chopped tomatoes and/or hot sauce, if desired. GET LEAN Hearty chili made in a CHILI SEASONING MIX: Stir together 2 Tbsp. slow cooker can be a ancho chili powder, 1 Tbsp. Hy-Vee garlic powder, healthy choice when made 1 Tbsp. Hy-Vee ground cumin, 1 tsp. ground with lean turkey. coriander and ½ tsp. Hy-Vee kosher sea salt.
Per serving: 240 calories, 2 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat, 45 mg cholesterol, 570 mg sodium, 32 g carbohydrates, 12 g fi ber, 9 g sugar, 28 g protein
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FOR RICE: 2 cups Hy-Vee instant brown rice 2 Tbsp. lime juice 2 Tbsp. chopped cilantro
FOR SHREDDED CHICKEN FILLING: KIDS EAT 4 cups Hy-Vee 33% less sodium chicken broth 2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 lb.) 1 Tbsp. Hy-Vee Select extra virgin olive oil 1 Tbsp. ancho chile powder 1 Tbsp. fresh lime juice 1 Tbsp. chopped cilantro
TOPPINGS: 1 cup Hy-Vee no salt added black beans, rinsed and drained 1 cup chopped fresh tomato FREE 1 avocado, peeled and sliced BUILD YOUR OWN ALL SEPTEMBER Set burrito bowl ingredients out 1 cup sautéed bell pepper strips buffet style to let each family 1 cup sautéed red onion strips member personalize the meal to 1 jalapeño, thinly sliced* their own taste preferences. ½ cup sautéed corn kernels ½ cup Hy-Vee shredded Cheddar cheese ¼ cup green and/or red salsa
1. PREPARE rice according to package directions. Stir in lime juice and cilantro. Set aside and keep warm.
2. BRING broth and chicken breast halves to boiling in a large pot over medium- high heat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked (165°F). Remove chicken and set aside on a cutting board until cool enough to handle. Discard broth or
BOWLS reserve for another use.
3. CUT chicken with the grain into thin slices. Using hands, shred chicken.
4. HEAT oil in a large skillet over medium- high heat. Add chicken and chile powder; cook, stirring constantly, until chicken is heated through and thoroughly coated with seasoning. Stir in lime juice and cilantro.
5. DIVIDE rice and chicken mixture among four bowls. Top with desired toppings.
*Note: Chile peppers contain volatile oils that can burn your skin and eyes. When working with jalapeños, wear protective gloves.
Per serving: 330 calories, 6 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat, 55 mg cholesterol, 670 mg sodium, 37 g carbohydrates, 2 g fi ber, 1 g sugar, 34 g protein Get one free kids meal with each purchase of an adult entrée with a retail value of $9 or more. Free meal valid PROUD PARTNER for kids 12 and under on The Grillerz™ menu items. Not valid with any other discounts or coupons. Dine-in only. HY-VEE NATIONAL FAMILY MEALS MONTH BURRITO BALANCE | hy-vee.com 49
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