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By Heather Shauger By Heather Shauger If you have been to any of Wayne Valley’s fi eld hockey games then you In sports the saying, “the best defense is a good offense,” can be heard would have noticed right-inner, Deandre Hanke on the fi eld. You would frequently. However, sometimes the best defense is simply… a good defen- have seen her sprinting up the fi eld with the ball or rushing the goalie’s sive team. While there are many impressive athletes on the Don Bosco’s pads in the circle. She not only is one of the captains on Wayne Valley’s football team senior player, Lars Larsen, stands out for his incredible defen- Field Hockey team, Deandra Hanke is also their top scorer. sive skills and playing ability. So far this season she has netted a total of 15 goals and has averaged He is one of four captains on the team. These four captains are the only an impressive 2 goals in each game. Her playing ability was evident to seniors who are returning starters from the previous year. They had the her coaches as soon as she stepped onto Wayne Valley’s fi eld. In sopho- challenge of bringing together a virtually all-new starting line for this foot- more year, she was placed on the Varsity team and has been starting for ball season. Through his sense of humor and leadership ability, Lars Lars- the team ever since. en, has helped to make Don Bosco’s football season a success. Wayne Valley’s fi eld hockey program in recent seasons has been put- He is very lighthearted and jokes around on his team often. His team- ting forth a lot of effort to strengthen and expand their team. Even though mates call him by nicknames such as, “Justin Beiber,” and “Goldy Locks.” her team has had several losses this year her energy and leadership is However, when it comes to playing football he lives by his personal motto, paving the way for the future teams that will come after her. Through her “48 minutes of war;” meaning, that he treats the entire 48 minutes of every strong leadership roles and her fi eld presence, she serves as a strong role football game with the intensity and passion as if it were an actual war. model to future players. Lars is a middle line backer on the Don Bosco team. He is essentially the Before she was exposed to the game of fi eld hockey, she played soccer backbone of Don Bosco’s defensive team. His powerful fi eld presence and in middle school. She had her fi rst taste of fi eld hockey in gym class. When playing ability make him a strong force on the team. her gym teacher’s realized the talent and potential that Deandra had as Lars has been playing football since he was in middle school. Before com- an athlete, she was encouraged to pursue fi eld hockey. Had it not been for ing to Don Bosco, he played football in Upper Saddle River for the Bulldogs. their support and Deandra’s own enthusiasm and dedication to the sport, So far this year, he has at least 30 tackles and 1 interception. In his fi rst then she might not have gone on to become her team’s leading scorer. game in his junior year against De La Salle he had an impressive 8 tackles Last year she received honorable mention in her conference games. in one game. He had a total of 4 interceptions last year. Wayne Valley’s conference games are taking place this month where I am In school he works just as hard and is in all honors classes. He is in sure she will have more signifi cant recognition for her playing abilities. National Honors Society and received the “Gold Award” in trigonometry. Right now she is still deciding on the school in which she will attend. Some of the schools that he has been looking towards attending next year However, fi eld hockey, she says, will always be a part of her life. She has are Harvard and Amherst University. no doubt that she will continue her fi eld hockey career in college. Baseball/Softball Specifi c SPEED, AGILITY & STRENGTH TRAINING

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By Edward Kensik players like that he recently Andy Howell sure has made was in the same spot that they an impression in only his fi rst are in. season as head coach of the “I like how young he is and Rutherford Bulldogs football he can relate to the players,” team. said senior wide receiver Le- Howell has helped lead Ruth- Ron Dillard. erford to its best start in a sea- The combination of Dillard son since 2003 when the Bull- and another senior, Tom Allen, dogs would go on and make has made them one of most le- the Group 2 North 2 state thal wide out combinations in sectional fi nal before falling to Bergen County. West Essex. And Allen agrees with his As of the middle of October, partner, Dillard, about the new Rutherford was 5-0 and was coach. fi rmly ensconced as the top “He just suited up not long seed this season in Group 2 ago and we know what he is North state sectional. saying is the truth,” said Al- Rutherford Bulldogs head coach Andy Howell Howell, who had been defen- len. “I like him because he is a sive coordinator for Rutherford young coach and shows a lot of Ironically, Ryan was the quar- it had been Dave Milne who is since 2006, took over for Frank emotion.” terback for Rutherford when the playing at Howell’s alma ma- Morano who decided to spend If the Bulldogs can stay unde- Dogs went to the state sectional ter, WPU. more time with his family. feated for the fi rst eight weeks fi n a l i n 2 0 0 3 . Allen said the team is more Back in 2006, Howell said before the state cutoff, it would Under Howell the Bulldogs balanced this season as op- that he interviewed at a few assure them home-fi eld advan- have run a 4-3 defense. “It’s posed to 2009 where the schools and found that Ruth- tage of the state playoffs. single gap responsibility and coaching staff placed most of erford fi t perfectly for him with And Howell already has gar- safeties are very aggressive,” the offensive output on Milne. a physical education position nered one title, the Colonial A said Howell. “We have nine “Dave is a great quarter- available and a football coach- subdivision championship as players in the box. I believe back,” said Allen about Dave ing spot open. part of the new North Jersey that stopping the run is impor- Milne. “Dave really put the of- “I planned on staying in Interscholastic Conference. tant. We have an attacking de- fense on his shoulders and did New Jersey,” said Howell who Rutherford beat out the likes fense and have to be an excel- a great job. This year we’re a was from Blue Mountain High of Garfi eld, Lodi, Elmwood Park lent tackler.” lot more balanced of a team.” School in Pennsylvania and and Glen Rock. Of the fi ve victories in the While the Bulldogs took on went to William Paterson Uni- In terms of the coaching, How- early going, the best has to Glen Rock earlier in the sea- versity. “It was a pretty good ell handles the defense and the be a 24-23 win over perennial son, the toughest part of the opportunity.” management of the team while state football powerhouse, Glen schedule might be its last two After playing football at Wil- a former Bulldog and WPU Rock, on the road. regular season games, home liam Paterson University only player, Sean Ryan, takes on the And that win might have been against Secaucus (Oct. 23) fi ve years ago, the Bulldogs duties of offensive coordinator. the biggest for the program and at Pascack Hills (Oct. 29), since 2003. both teams were also unde- One of the keys is that Ruth- feated in the fi rst fi ve weeks of erford has been turnover-free the season. in the fi rst fi ve games. “The And Allen summed it up for coach says don’t be a turnover his coach and the other se- man, but cause turnovers,” niors. Tom Allen: said Dillard. “It is my senior year and we And this has come with a want to go out on top,” said changeover of quarterbacks. Allen. “Our fi rst goal is to get Rutherford has not missed to the playoffs and then to the a beat despite having a new state championship. If we work quarterback this season in Bry- hard and continue what we are an Gaschke. The last few years doing, the sky is the limit.”

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Contributed by Pete Ohnegian, B.A., CPT, PES; Former Professional Football Player; Owner, Good Energy Training, Allendale, NJ

When we all were little we had trainer or coach? Where did to physically learn how to do so they play and who did they many things—walk, talk, brush learn from? What are their our hair and teeth! We take all goals for your son/daughter those things for granted now, and how do they monitor your but they are learned over time. child’s progress within their swimming—elite athlete’s in Conditioning needs to match How many times have you program? Does the coach be- these sports start at a young the demand of the sport. Not heard the following statement: lieve in your “little athlete” and age to master their skills. many weight rooms have ice “C’mon, It’s just like riding a does he/she think they can Sports skills CAN be learned at in the tri-state area. However, bike!” make a difference? a young age. When an athlete a knowledgeable strength Well, without taking off the For example, if your child performs the movement or skill coach can profi ciently prepare training wheels and practicing needs to learn how to become properly over a period of time, an ice hockey player by know- for hours how to coordinate faster, is the Speed Program he or she will become more tal- ing the physical demands steering with pedaling, know- “in a group” and if so, will ented. The key is to practice they have on the ice. Increas- ing when to break and keep- your student-athlete still have with proper technique and at ing leg strength will increase ing your balance at the same the same results if he/she was game tempo. For instance, hit- skating power. Focusing on time—riding a bike would nev- trained personally? Often times ting off a batting tee can cre- upper body strength with er happen. Becoming a good an individual could get lost in a ate muscle memory for proper proper technique will improve bike rider takes a lot of prac- group and therefore their tech- swinging mechanics in base- skating posture and minimize tice and “muscle memory” to nique suffers without proper ball or softball. But this swing the risk for injury from con- make this skill possible. attention. However, being in a now has to be transferred to tact during a game. Condi- Muscle memory is when a competitive environment with not just the batting cage, but to tioning for hockey players can conscious effort to put the other peers could increase your LIVE pitching. Otherwise your include bounding or plyomet- body in a particular position, child’s learning curve by cre- son/daughter will be great in rics to teach the hockey player or to move it in a certain way, ating positive peer pressure. practice, but will not be able to how to load and contract fast, is transformed from a con- Speed schools have proven that hit in a game. simulating the action on the scious action to an automatic six year olds can improve their Professional athletes would ice. These exercises enable action requiring no thought. running mechanics and thus never be “in the Zone” without your hockey player to become Therefore, in order to make become faster. But it is your thousands of hours mastering more dynamic on the ice. If a a movement “automatic”, you job to fi gure out what setting the same moves full-speed strength coach can mimic the must practice that movement will create a better environment that they dazzle the crowd with muscle memory performed over a long period of time so for your son or daughter to get at the end of a nationally tele- on the ice and increase their your body performs the move- the most out of the program. vised Championship game. strength, speed & condition- ment without thinking. Muscle Memory has been re- Division 1 and professional ing—the hockey player will be How does this relate to you’re searched for years and funda- athlete’s have created their physically prepared to play young athlete becoming a fu- mentally proven in the Sport’s Muscle Memory by perform- better on the ice. Now it is up ture sport’s star? realm. Whether it pertains to ing their skills at 100%. Profes- to the Hockey coach to teach In 2010, we have increasing- tennis, gymnastics, skiing, or sional basketball players don’t the skills and nuances of the ly more Sport’s Performance just shoot around like your game. facilities to choose from in the neighbors do in the driveway. Muscle memory is essential Tri-State area. Regardless of The NBA stars have played for any athlete who wants to your student-athlete’s sport since a young age and have take their game to next level. of choice, he or she can play practiced all their trick moves It was less talked about dur- 12 months per year and learn and dribbles countless times. ing the 70’s and 80’s because skills with a private coach at Their bodies are now “encod- kids were playing outside and the same time. ed” with the muscle memory practicing their skills with their Creating muscle memory so these advanced movement friends. Unfortunately the has to be learned from a good patterns can be repeated and muscle memory kid’s learn teacher. When you start look- duplicated during a game. now is the “fi ne motor” kind— ing for a pitching coach or In my fi eld, Strength & Condi- using the remote when playing soccer skills coach, fi nd out tioning, a good coach will pre- XBOX or PLAYSTATION 3. more about the facility, trainer pare their athlete’s by choos- Good Luck with the matura- or coach. What is the philoso- ing exercises that will help tion of your little athlete and re- phy of the facility? What is the them play better at their Sport. member—It will be Hard Work, pedigree (background) of the The Strength training and but is should be FUN too! ellness.com editor@sportsfi tnesswellness.com page 21 MAHWAH RUNS — 5K & 10K SPORTS • FITNESS • WELLNESS SPORT WWayne’sayne’s SmithSmith DDoublesoubles iinn 22010010 MMahwahahwah RRunsuns

By Dennis Wilson Third place performances were Placing second were Dumont’s Wayne’s 38-year old Catherine turned in by Clifton’s 32-year old Erin 20-year old Thomas Banta, Franklin Smith excelled in the 2010 Mah- Sullivan, Franklin Lakes’ 35-year old Lakes’ 38-year old Lynn Frampton, wah Runs on Sunday (October 3), Cristine DeVincent, Lyndhurst’s 36- Hewitt’s 68-year old William Ash, racing through the tape on two oc- year old Brian Swanzey, Mahwah’s Mahwah’s 30-year old Josephine casions to win both the women’s 14-year old Kirsten McLaren, 31- Pfeuffer, 45-year old Enrique Go- Solom New 5K and 10K races. year old Dennis Miguel, 43-year old mez-Dueso, 51-year old Carolyn New Milford’s Solomon Too Ken Ford, 47-year old Gigi Kosch, Brush and 51-year old Quintero repeated as the winner of the 48-year old Jeremy Zimman, 50-year Gildrido, Norwood’s 42-year old Di- Mahwah 10K Run. The 26-year olds Carol Hoover and Art Mologh- ana Ceylan, Ramsey’s 58-year old old posted the fastest clocking of ney, Oakland’s 20-year old David Kevin Burns, Wayne’s 14-year old 5K 33:59. Wayne’s 38-year old Smith Carpenter, Paramus’ 12-year old Christopher Puntaseca, 18-year old was fastest to the fi nish among Alexander Gee plus West Milford’s Samantha Nobel and 21-year old Smith Way Catherine Smith, Wayne 25-year old Kelly Santonacita. Emilee Duhaine as well as Woodcliff 19:32; 10. the 74 females in the fi eld of 176 Jonathan participants who completed the Yutaka Tsukiji, Upper Saddle River’s In the 10K race, picking up fi rst Lake’s 71-year old Howard Silver. ander Gee 6.2-mile course, posting a clocking 53-year old Donald Fiume as well as place awards in their age brackets Capturing third place awards ments Ma wah 20:44 of 37:17. Waldwick’s 20-year old Kerry Taylor. were Cresskill’s 63-year old Susan were Hewitt’s 35-year old Diana 17. 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By Nayda Rondon level. When we eat foods such naydarondon@sportsfi tnesswellness.com as cookies and cakes, we are By Nay You just broke up with your essentially boosting the levels naydarondo signifi cant other and you yearn of serotonin, a neurochemical The w to lighten your sorrow with a that produces a calming effect can affe bucket of Ben and Jerry’s ice on the brain, which causes us to ity of yo cream. Your job is so stressful feel better. sure you that the only way you can get Without question, sweets taste position through the day is by frequent addictively enticing, and they do some sp trips to the vending machines provide quick energy boosts. which activate a chemical called Some say it’s best not to drink, NJ Spo for candy bars and sodas. However, you can just as easily tryptophan, have a soothing ef- but if you’re not adverse to an oc- ness co Your period came this month, get an energy pick-me-up from fect. That may be one of the casional glass of “spirits,” make Wohl, an bringing with it a yen for any- tasty fruit. Better yet, the sugar many reasons foods such as sure to keep it light and social. lin, doct thing chocolate. found in fruits—fructose—is mashed potatoes and a steam- It’s also a good idea to eat be- the Spin Sound familiar? If so, you’re healthier and less fattening. ing dish of pasta often are re- fore you drink since food in the Montvale far from alone. According to On the other hand, sucrose, ferred to as “comfort” foods. stomach slows down the body’s to say. national estimates, approxi- the table sugar found in pro- However, keep in mind that digestion of alcohol. Above all, mately 50 percent of our eating cessed sweets, is not. Sucrose while producing a calmer, feel- learn your limits and don’t ex- Q: Wh is emotionally driven. Likewise, actually disrupts your system. good state, these kinds of foods ceed them! And be on the alert mon po what you eat often has a great How? When you overload your also will slow down your mental for drinking danger signs in oth- problem alertness and performance. ers around you. No one wants A: A sa — Vitamins B6 and niacin have Large amounts of caffeine to hear of devastating drunk- incorrec been found to positively influence (greater than 250 milligrams related tragedies such as the terfere w the treatment of depression. or about four cups of coffee) case of Diane Schuler, a Long position also can cause headaches, ir- Island mom who killed herself is reco impact on how you feel. body with sucrose, the pan- ritability and nervousness. Un- and seven others—including comfort There are thousands upon creas overproduces insulin, a fortunately, many people fi nd her two-year-old daughter and tor when thousands of food addicts out hormone that regulates sugar in quitting or cutting down on three nieces—during a wrong- If you ha there “hooked” on particular the blood. As a result, too much caffeine-rich drinks and foods way traffi c accident while re- board pl foods. These cravings often sugar is removed from the blood virtually impossible. If you’re portedly under the infl uence of tress an are more than mere culinary since too much insulin had to one of those individuals, try alcohol and marijuana. provide caprices. Many foods, either di- be manufactured to deal with eating vitamin C-rich foods, Just as foods and drinks sagging rectly or indirectly, can and do the temporary imbalance. Low such as citrus fruits and fresh play defi nite roles in our mood Q: Wh infl uence the way you act and blood sugar, in turn, often results vegetables, to counteract the swings and behavior, so can ing pos feel. Having a clear grasp of in fi ts of irritability, nervousness, sleeplessness factor. feelings affect our eating hab- we achi how eating—or not eating—cer- absent-mindedness and moodi- While its specifi c infl uences its. For many people, food is a A: Th tain foods and drinks affects ness. In other words, you pay for on body and behavior may pacifi er. Despite some inroads tions are your body and mood swings the fl eeting sugar high by crash- differ from person to person, in the media and a greater so- on the can lead to a healthier and hap- ing hard and long. alcohol has an undeniable cial sensitivity to the issue, sadly the side pier lifestyle. It is now thought that diet mind- and mood-altering effect thin still is in, and overweight The refi ned sugars and syrupy may be linked to symptoms of on people. Depending on your people—especially adult women starches found in so many of depression as well. Studies in- metabolism, there typically are and teenage girls—often feel today’s “junk” foods might be dicate that chronic depression fi ve stages of intoxication: unloved, unattractive and just your worst enemy. Apart from may be caused by a change plain out of it. Food becomes robbing you of a clear com- in brain chemistry, and that 1. “Life of the party,” in which their consolation. Others eat out plexion, good teeth and a slim this change may be treatable you are happy, talkative, of boredom. Still others eat out fi gure, these types of foods can with nutrition. Vitamins B6 and social and uninhibited of habit and social conditioning. cause abrupt mood swings and niacin have been found to posi- 2. Excited, which is character- If you haven’t experienced one even contribute to subsequent tively infl uence the treatment of ized by emotional and or more of these types of food/ health complications such as depression. Calcium and mag- uncontrollable behavior emotion connections, chances allergies, hypoglycemia, diabe- nesium also have produced 3. Confused, in which your are that you certainly know tes and a host of other medical positive results in depressed pa- body’s reactions slow down someone who does. ailments. tients, particularly premenstru- to produce slurred speech, So next time you fi nd your- Yet, if sweets are bad for you, al women. By eating foods rich staggering and disorientation self in the mood for a particu- why do you hunger for them so in these vitamins and nutrients, 4. Stupor, in which you are lar kind of food, stop and think much? Aside from the psycho- or taking vitamin supplements, unable to stand or walk why you’re eating it. If the an- logical element of “treating” you improve your chances of 5. Comatose, in which you stop swer has nothing to do with ac- ourselves, sweets actually do beating the doldrums. breathing and can even die tual hunger, think long and hard make us feel good on a physical High-carbohydrate meals, before taking that initial bite.

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a person is sleeping. When a person suffers from a back in- The Low Down jury or disorder, it’s especially important to sleep well in order to help the healing process. on Lying Down An important factor that can infl uence individual pref- erences for mattresses, beds and sleeping positions is the By Nayda Rondon knees helps keep the spine specifi c back condition a per- naydarondon@sportsfi tnesswellness.com neutral. People who lie on their son has. The way you lie down to rest side without a pillow between can affect the length and qual- their knees sometimes draw For example: ity of your slumber. So make one knee up high and in front. Osteoarthritis: Patients with sure you’re in the best possible This asymmetry can result in pain from osteoarthritis of the position for a restful night. For pain over time. facet joints (joints which help some spine-savvy suggestions, Whether lying on your back support the weight and control to drink, NJ Sports, Fitness & Well- or sides, you can add rolls to movement between individual mattress is too hard, consider to an oc- ness consulted with Dr. Peter support the natural curves of vertebrae of the spine) may a new mattress with thick pad- s,” make Wohl, and Dr. Sean McLaugh- the spine in the neck or low prefer to sleep on their sides ding on top or try placing an d social. lin, doctors of chiropractic at back. A “cervical roll” can be with their knees curled up in egg crate foam mattress cover o eat be- the Spine and Health Center of used to support the neck. The the fetal position. This helps over the old mattress. od in the Montvale. Here’s what they had roll is situated between the open up the facet joints in the Hip pain: Patients with hip e body’s to say. base of the head and the shoul- spine and can relieve any cor- pain who sleep on their sides bove all, ders, supporting the curve of responding pressure. Alterna- can usually fi nd some pain re- don’t ex- Q: What are some com- the neck and helping to main- tively, sleeping in a reclining lief by placing a pillow between the alert mon posture-related sleep tain neutral alignment lying on chair or an adjustable bed that their knees. This decreases ns in oth- problems? the back or on the side. allows the head and knees to stress across the hip. ne wants A: A sagging mattress or the You can purchase a lumbar be elevated also can relieve Herniated lumbar disc: The g drunk- incorrect use of pillows will in- h as the terfere with the neutral spine “It is said that good posture can make you look a Long position. While a fi rm mattress d herself is recommended, personal ten pounds lighter and ten years younger!” ncluding comfort is an important fac- hter and tor when choosing a mattress. sleeping roll or fashion one at pressure on the facet joints. most comfortable sleep posi- a wrong- If you have an old mattress, a home for a trial run. The sleep- Degenerative disc disease. tion depends on the position of while re- board placed between the mat- ing lumbar, a long thin roll tied Patients with pain from degen- the disc. For a paracentral disc uence of tress and the box spring can around the waist, helps support erative disc disease may prefer herniation—the most common provide a temporary fi x to a the lumbar arch while lying on to sleep on their stomach as complaint—patients will tend d drinks sagging mattress. your back or side. Smaller than this can relieve pressure on to do better lying on their stom- ur mood Q: What are the best sleep- the sitting roll, its diameter is the disc space. Patients may achs. For a foraminal herniated so can ing positions, and how can approximately three to four feel most comfortable using disc, sleeping on the side in a ing hab- we achieve them? inches. a relatively fi rm mattress and fetal position generally is bet- food is a A: The best sleeping posi- To make a sleeping roll at placing a fl at pillow under the ter tolerated. inroads tions are lying on the side or home, roll a large bath towel stomach and hips, which can “The key to good sleep and eater so- on the back. When lying on lengthwise. Stuff the towel further reduce stress on the good posture is awareness ue, sadly the side, a pillow between the roll into one leg of an old pair lower back. and perseverance,” Dr. Wohl erweight of pantyhose or feed a rope Spinal stenosis: People with emphasizes. “It is not easy to t women through the center of the tow- pain from spinal stenosis (a change poor sleep and postur- ten feel el roll, securing the roll with narrowing of areas in the back al habits, nor do the changes and just masking tape. Tie the roll or neck spine causing pressure come quickly. However, if good becomes around your waist at the level on the spinal cord or nerves), posture is practiced, it be- s eat out of the small arch in your low may want to opt for sleeping comes easier and you will fi nd s eat out back. on their sides with their knees yourself preferring the ‘neutral ditioning. This roll may provide comfort curled up in the fetal position. alignment’ to your previously nced one by keeping your back from sag- This helps relieve pressure on poor position.” of food/ ging off center to either side. If the nerve root. Sleeping in a “In addition to feeling better, chances lying on your back, it will help reclining chair or an adjustable good posture also makes you y know keep you from rounding out bed that allows the head and look better,” adds Dr. McLaugh- your lower back. knees to be elevated also can lin. “It is said that good posture nd your- Q: What role does a mat- relieve pressure on the nerve. can make you look ten pounds particu- tress play in back condi- Bursitis: Patients who have lighter and ten years younger! nd think tions? infl ammation of the bursa over Give it a try. The benefi ts are f the an- A: T he only t ime dur ing which their hips (greater trochanteric well worth the effort.” with ac- the muscles, ligaments and bursitis) can be especially sus- For more information, visit and hard other structures in the spine ceptible to pain from a mat- www.thespineaandhealth al bite. can completely relax is while tress that is too fi rm. If the center.com. ellness.com editor@sportsfi tnesswellness.com page 25 HEALING SPORTS • FITNESS • WELLNESS SPORT Reiki: A Holistic Alternative to Conventional Healing

By Nayda Rondon naydarondon@sportsfi tnesswellness.com Basics of Reiki and total relaxation that works its way through the seven major Stress, aches and pains, and Reiki is one such holistic op- through a Reiki therapist mov- chakras. These centers are as the negative impact of illness tion gaining in popularity. Many ing his or her hands slightly follows: or chronic conditions seem to of us have likely heard the term above your body, but within • The crown, or head, chakra be a part of most of our lives. and may even have sampled it your aura. • The third eye chakra, locat- Many people turn to drugs and at our favorite spa, but few real- “A sense of peace, vitality and ed in the center of the forehead other Western forms of stan- ly understand what is involved. joy combined with the extreme- • The throat chakra dard medical treatment. Some For instance, many mistakenly ly pleasant feeling of security • The heart chakra concentrate on the physical ele- believe it to be a form of mas- are common experiences. It is • The solar plexus chakra, lo- ments of exercise and nutrition. sage. Yet, unlike massage, a nurturing energy that harmo- cated in the abdomen region Others play mind games, trying which uses the hands to rub nizes the mind, body and soul,” • The sacral chakra, located to convince themselves that and knead areas of the body explains Marisol Fitzgerald, just below the belly button by ignoring or “willing away” to achieve therapeutic results, owner of Namaste Organic Spa • The base/root chakra, locat- the symptoms, the causes will Reiki generally does not involve in Ridgewood, and a Reiki mas- ed at the base of the spine eventually disappear. These physically touching the body. ter for ten years. days, however, an increasing Instead, Reiki, a Japanese There are two main branches Benefi ts of Reiki number of people are looking word meaning “universal life of Reiki—Traditional Japanese While every individual has a to natural, holistic practices for energy,” is an extremely effec- and Western Reiki. Both forms different experience with Reiki, the answers to what ails them. tive technique for stress release are composed of three degrees: common benefi ts include the fi r s t , s e c o n d a n d m a s t e r / t e a c h - following: er. A fi rst degree Reiki practi- • Increases energy levels tioner is able to heal himself/ • Reduces stress and anxiety, herself and others; a second providing relaxation and en- degree Reiki practitioner is said abling one to handle pressure “A s to have the ability to heal others better distantly (by phone, for exam- • Produces a feeling of overall ple); and a master/teacher is peacefulness It i empowered to teach and attune • Helps advance the healing —M others to Reiki. Practitioners be- process and is sometimes rec- lieve that anyone with an open ommended for medical treat- that Reik mind can access and harness ments tive med this healing energy by means of Reiki treatments are said to as a com an “attunement” process given be completely safe and without medicine by a Reiki master/teacher. side effects. The sensations and as a rep benefi ts will vary depending on consider How Reiki Works the person receiving Reiki; peo- you sho Adherents credit Reiki with ple may experience results im- your phy producing healing on physical, mediately after Reiki treatment mental, emotional and spiritual or over a period of time. What t levels. The premise is that the Reiki is particularly benefi cial In a ty healing energy will fl ow through when administered as part of treatmen the practitioner’s hands as the a massage. Combining a Reiki asks the hands are placed on or near a treatment with a deep tissue ally on a patient. Some disciplines be- massage, for instance, allows lax. Afte lieve the power comes from a client to completely relax “centere the practitioner, while others while the therapist is working practitio think the energy is tapped from on releasing diffi cult knots, tox- on the the patient’s ailment or injury ins and muscle tensions, notes tions. H to activate or accelerate the Fitzgerald. also ma body’s natural healing process. Reiki is used to treat condi- techniqu In the Western tradition, Reiki tions such as muscle pain, ten- are held works in conjunction with the sion, stress, injury healing, pain the clien chakras, or energy regions, of management and more than all of the the body. The hand is held over 60 other types of ailments, ac- are norm the chakras, both on the front cording to the International As- position and the back of the body. sociation of Reiki Professionals before p The typical Reiki treatment and International Healers Asso- position. begins at the head and works ciation. Keep in mind, though, tain area

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vels anxiety, and en- pressure “A sense of peace, vitality and joy combined with the extremely pleasant feeling of security are common experiences. of overall It is a nurturing energy that harmonizes the mind, body and soul.” healing —Marisol Fitzgerald, owner of Namaste Organic Spa in Ridgewood, and a Reiki master for ten years. mes rec- al treat- that Reiki is a form of alterna- hand positions. The head, the down, fully clothed, on a mas- area that had a stronger energy tive medicine and is best used front and back of the torso, the sage bed and the Reiki practi- indicates a physical or chakra said to as a complement to traditional knees and the feet are all popu- tioner explains that the most imbalance. d without medicines and treatments, not lar points, but around 12 to 20 common sensation is warmth “I came in with a terrible ions and as a replacement. If you are positions are commonly used, in the area where the therapist’s headache, but after the Reiki nding on considering Reiki treatments, with the entire treatment lasting hands are positioned. “Many treatment, it was gone,” adds eiki; peo- you should fi rst consult with 60 to 90 minutes. people also report a fl oating or Sanz-Osso’s friend, who also sults im- your physician. Localized Reiki treatment in- weightless sensation, emotional benefi ted from Fitzgerald’s reatment volves the practitioner’s hands release or even the experience Reiki therapy. e. What to Expect being held near or on a specifi c of viewing the bright colors of Fitzgerald particularly rec- enefi cial In a typical whole body Reiki part of the body for varying their chakras. The majority ommends Reiki treatments for part of treatment, the Reiki practitioner lengths of time (20 minutes is of the treatment is performed individuals going through emo- g a Reiki asks the client to lie down, usu- common). Recent injuries usu- without touching the body,” tional stress or those with dif- p tissue ally on a massage table, and re- ally are treated in this way, with explains Fitzgerald, noting that fi cult illnesses such as cancer, e, allows lax. After entering into a calm, the injury site being the focus. Namaste has four Reiki thera- multiple sclerosis and autism. ly relax “centered” state of mind, the Some practitioners use local- pists, two of whom are Reiki “I believe (Marisol’s) therapies working practitioner places the hands ized treatments and specifi c masters. nursed me back to health and I nots, tox- on the client in various posi- hand motions for certain ail- “I immediately felt the Reiki can honestly say that I feel bet- ns, notes tions. However, practitioners ments. Other practitioners pre- energy and healing get to ter than I have ever felt in my also may employ a hands-off fer the whole body treatment work,” says Ivette Sanz-Osso, life, even before I became sick,” at condi- technique, in which their hands for all chronic conditions. Still who recently enjoyed one of says Eileen Fuentes, a breast pain, ten- are held a few inches away from others employ both, fi rst giving Fitzgerald’s Reiki treatments at cancer survivor, who sought out ing, pain the client’s body for some or a whole body treatment before the Ridgewood spa. Fitzgerald for help in recovering ore than all of the treatment. The hands following up with a localized In some cases, a therapist can from a bilateral mastectomy ents, ac- are normally kept in the same treatment targeting specifi c ar- feel stronger energies in a cer- and chemotherapy. onal As- position for about fi ve minutes eas and/or conditions. tain place on the body and he “Everyone can benefi t from a essionals before progressing to the next At Namaste, a Reiki treatment or she will direct more of her/ Reiki treatment,” emphasizes ers Asso- position. In most cases, cer- begins with educating the client his time on that area, accord- Fitzgerald. “All you need is an though, tain areas are targeted by the about Reiki. The client then lies ing to Fitzgerald. Usually the open mind.” ellness.com editor@sportsfi tnesswellness.com page 27 ATTENTION Booster Clubs, PTA’s, Fundraisers Never Have to Ask for Money Again! Here’s an easy, feel good fundraising program that pays each month Supply green electricity to your members with no change in service on their current PSE&G or JCP&L bill.

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Spencer Ross is a 14 year old athlete who has been com- 2010 Highlights peting in track and fi eld for over fi ve years. He previously & Personal Bests: enjoyed reasonable success Long Jump: 18’2” - NJ Striders at the local level until he em- All time State Record. . barked on his kettlebell train- Shot Put: 46’3” - Third best ing journey approximately two throw in NJ State years ago. Discus: 116’4” - Second in This past year, in the Spring the State, Second in USATF and Summer of 2010, Spencer Region ll was able to post the numbers 100 Meter Dash: 12.0 secs. (seen to the right) and achieve The time was seeded 3rd some remarkable gains in in USATF Region ll* competition. 200 Meter: 25.5 seconds* Instead of simply writing an Javelin: 106’ 2” - 5th Place, article and listing all of the NJ States titles and championships won, I decided to get the words di- (Note: Competitors may only rectly from the 14 year old participate in a maximum of 4 athlete. events for advancement.*) Spencer Ross Qu: What made you choose Track and Field? called VO2 Max, which pushes or activities? bells/one hand Dead Lifts, SPR: My Dad suggested to the limits of the body’s oxygen SPR: I compete in Brazilian heavy presses and grip work. me that I try track because intake. Jiujitsu and Martial Arts. VO2 Max: Snatches, snatch- baseball wasn’t “My thing”. Qu: And you don’t like this Qu: What else do you like to es and more snatches - time Qu: Why wasn’t it “Your why? do? based reps. Thing?” SPR: Because it’s painful and SPR: I like fi shing, drawing 100’s Workout: 100 reps SPR: I was OK at it, but exhausting. and playing the guitar. in a row of several exercises. my Dad understood my ath- Qu: But doesn’t that challenge Qu: What are your future Usually snatches, swings and letic ability and talents so he enable you to reap benefi ts in the goals in athletics? squats. steered me toward track. long run? SPR: To break the Mahwah Movement: Bear Crawls, Qu: You improved a great SPR: Of course it does and High School Long Jump record Walking Swings, Overhead deal over the past two sea- I know that I need it - but that of 22 feet and compete in col- Walking Press (timed), Farm- sons, what do you attribute doesn’t make it any less painful. lege on a Division IAA level and er’s walks, Figure 8 Lunges. your increased success to? As Dad says “You don’t have to see where it takes me. Core Based: Alternating SPR: Defi nitely Kettlebells. like it. You just have to do it.” Snatches and Cleans, Ren- Qu: How did they help? Qu: Your Dad sounds like a Spencer engages in the “Pow- egade Rows, Suspended “L”, SPR: Increased my strength wise man. :-) What’s your favorite erdure System” of training as Planks, V-Press, kettlebell & fl exibility immensely. exercise and why? developed by Phil Ross. The push-ups, Towel Swings, Cres- Qu: You compete in a wide SPR: Dead Lifts. Develops raw system consists of kettlebell, cent Swings, Janda Sit-ups variety of events. Why else do power and strengthens my back. plyometric and bodyweight and Russian Hot Potato. you think the kettlebells help Qu: Which exercise(s) do you exercises. There is a rotation Endurance: Multiples - KB you so much? feel you benefi t from the most? of the focus of the training Thrusters, Ladders, Clean, SPR: Because it ‘s a total SPR: Suspended “L” Press, so that the body does not get Press & Squat, Lunatic Lung- body workout. The training Waiter’s Presses and Plyo- “stale” and so that all phases of es, Swing, Clean, Hi-pull & helps you develop explosive Squats. strength, fl exibility, durability, Snatch. Group exercises to- power. Suspended L: Strengthens my endurance and athletic devel- gether and performing 60 to Qu: What type of KB work- core and arm strength opment are addressed. 100 repetitions per set. outs do you like the most? Waiters Press: Helps strength- Athletic: Swing Squats, Ply- SPR: I like Power Workouts, en and condition the muscles Workout Examples ometric Squats, Hop Squats, which include: heavier weight, used in the shot put. Each training session is pre- Hand to Hand swings and fl ips. less reps and lots of sets with Plyo-Squats: Explosive power ceded by jumping rope, body Deck Squats, hand stands. the same exercise. I feel that for running, jumping and sprint- weight exercises, shoulder, Balance & Flexibility: Sin- this type of training builds my ing. hamstring and back stretching gle leg Dead Lifts, Windmills, strength the most. Qu: What’s your least favorite as well as specifi c kettlebell ex- Bottoms-up Presses, Raised Qu: What workouts do you exercise? ercises: armbars, side press, kb Platform Dead Lifts, Cossacks, like the least? SPR: Hopping Lateral Swings. pullovers, Figure 8’s and halos. SOTs Presses. SPR: Endurance, because They are torturous. Power Based: Dual Swings, we usually do something Qu: Do you do any other sports Dual Front Squats and Two- Contributed by Phil Ross.

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