STAR The Hollywood Publishing, Inc. NEWNEWSS H ServingStar North/Northeast Metro Portland Neighborhoods H H January 2013 H Volume 30, Number 7 H Getting personal about fitness By Jamie Caulley It’s January, which means you may have set a fitness goal for yourself. It also means the holiday festivities are over; the days are dark; and, chances are, you need help reaching your fitness goal. To increase the likelihood of success, consider working with a personal trainer. Personal trainers can help in three key ways: education, motivation and accountability. At Edge Performance Fitness in North Education Portland, client education focuses on func- Becoming educated is the first step in tion. The Edge contains no weight machines; getting started towards your fitness goal. instead, clients use various pieces of equipment George Comalli, long-time owner of Hol- such as kettle balls, TRX ropes and agility box- lywood Fitness on Northeast Sandy Boule- es to meet their fitness goals. New members vard, believes trainers can educate clients on complete a free functional movement screening how far they are from meeting their fitness that helps the trainer identify and educate the goals and help them “set a realistic goal with client on the best way to meet their needs. a realistic timeframe.” “It’s important to our staff that everyone Clients at Hollywood Fitness complete finds their home here, whether it be in a chal- an initial fitness assessment with a trainer lenge class or one on one (with a personal who tests key muscle groups and provides trainer),” said operations and marketing man- education on proper lifting technique and ager Robyn McGillis. machine set-up. Hollywood Fitness also uses Edge Performance Fitness personal trainer Scott Young tosses a medicine ball during a the ActivTrax system, a web-based technol- morning workout. — Photo courtesy Edge Performance Fitness ogy, which computes the trainer’s assess- Motivation ment information into personalized work- Staying motivated, a common challenge Coach and personal trainer Kevin Aillaud instructs a outs. ActiveTrax gives clients the number of when it comes to maintaining fitness, can be CrossFit member in correct lifting technique during a repetitions and amount of weight appropri- strengthened with the use of a personal trainer. workout. — Photo by Jamie Caulley ate for them on every machine in the gym. Comalli reports that Hollywood Fitness main- According to Comalli, the program “gives tains an above-average percentage of active people a structure so they don’t overdo.” membership due to its successful personal As clients improve, personal trainers training and local ownership. can re-test and re-assess them. As Comalli “Nationally, gyms are used by 21 percent points out, “any good trainer’s goal should of their members. My club is used by 73 per- be to make himself obsolete.” By providing cent of the members,” Comalli said. clients with helpful instruction and appro- Aillaud of CrossFit HEL believes the team priate goals, trainers can set clients up for competition and participation of his members independent fitness success. develops motivation. “I don’t know anyone At CrossFit Human Evolution Labs who works out harder on their own than with (HEL) on Northeast Martin Luther King, a group,” he said. Jr. Boulevard, members work out in small Group exercise, also a motivator at Edge groups while learning about movement ef- Performance Fitness, is included in its many Lead Trainer Jeff Ruth instructs member ficiency and safe intensity progression. classes and team challenges, four-week pro- Harry Inthiphap in proper lifting form at Training sessions follow the CrossFit philos- grams during which clients workout together Hollywood Fitness. — Photo by Jamie Caulley ophy—constantly varied functional move- to improve their performance and track weight ment—and are led by coach/trainer Kevin loss. Challenge programs also include optional widely. Do your research when selecting a per- If you go: Aillaud. Aillaud uses anything from barbells nutritional counseling with registered dietician sonal trainer. McGillis at Edge recommends to giant tires to simulate and prepare clients and owner Kate Fischer. that clients “read through (each trainer’s) bio Hollywood Fitness for challenges in everyday life. “The same to get a sense of them. Then meet with them 5223 N.E. Sandy Blvd. • (503) 281-4776 movements you would do outside, we will one on one.” hollywoodfitness.net • Open 24/7 do in here,” he said. Accountability “Everyone needs something different,” CrossFit CrossFit Human Evolution Labs (HEL) Clients learn to use larger muscle groups Once you’re educated and motivated, a said Comalli, “Make sure you have a good 4830 N.E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. (503) 522-0233 • [email protected] first, working from the core to the extremi- match in your trainer.” personal trainer can help keep you remain ac- Mon-Fri 6:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.-8 p.m. “Look for coaching, good instruction ties. As they learn more about their abilities, countable for your fitness success. Sat 10:30-11:30 a.m. clients’ goals often change. “Rather than the Although there are lots of qualified per- and that you’re improving and not getting in- jured,” Aillaud said. And remember that fit- Edge Performance Fitness goal to lose weight or gain mass, the goal sonal trainers, it’s important to remember the 1502 N. Ainsworth St. • (503) 265-8685 (becomes) to lift more and do more—per- field includes no standardized credentialing so ness should be fun. The purpose is to improve Mon-Fri 5:30 a.m.-1 p.m. • and Mon-Thurs 4 p.m.-8 p.m. form better,” Aillaud said. trainers’ background and experience can vary your health and happiness. “Make sure you’re Fri 4 p.m.-7 p.m. • Sat 8 a.m.- noon • Sun 9 a.m.- noon having a good time,” Aillaud said. 97208 S C RAPHI G E ignatur S Portland, Oregon 97213 Oregon Portland, , OR , AND L ort P PAID 42nd Avenue PMB 142 PMB Avenue 42nd E N 2000 H E E POSTAG U.S. Northeast Metro Neighborhood News Neighborhood Metro Northeast STANDARD The Hollywood Star News Star Hollywood The D E SORT E PR 2 The Hollywood Star News January 2013 Letters January 2013 In This Issue Book sale 3 Get crafty 4 Neighborhood news 6 Calendar 14 Briefs 18 Page 15 Business 20 People 24 Hollywood Hank 26 The Rayworth House. — Photo courtesy of Roy Roos Historic home slated for destruction Page 4 Editor: Another historic home in the Boise neighborhood is slated for demolition. A developer from Lake Oswego intends to replace the Rayworth House — a classic, vintage home located at 3605 N. Albina Ave. — with a modern, two-family structure. The property will be split down the middle of the lot. The Queen Anne-style home is not a fancy Victorian-era mansion but a decorative cottage, typical for a middle-class resident in 1890. At the time the house was built, the Eliot, Boise, and King neighbor- hoods were within the limits of the city of Albina, consolidated by the city of Portland one year later. The early community was ethnically and culturally diverse. Although most of the houses were small and modest, every home had unique architectural characteristics. During the decades from the 1960s to the 1980s, most of those houses were lost to commercial development and urban decay. Today, the surviving Victorian-era charm is threatened by intense develop- ment pressure. Portland’s unique architectural landscape is under attack by developers who are replac- ing historic structures with bigger, modern structures that increase population density. Page 14 The Rayworth House is in an exceptional state of architectural preservation even though it is run- Page 14 down today. The tragedy here is that a good restoration opportunity has been taken away from the community by a developer from the suburbs who will profit from his project. Back in 1890, Edwin Rayworth, a painting contractor and wallpaper hanger, built the house on ���������� The Hollywood Star Get your copy of Published Monthly North Albina Avenue. Originally, Albina Avenue was called Massachusetts Street but that name was ����������The Hollywood Star Copyright Star Publishing Inc. changed in 1891, once inside the jurisdiction of Portland. Rayworth was born in Canada in 1860; his delivered to Mailing Address: parents were immigrants from England. In 1884, Rayworth came to the United States and, in the 1890s, 2000 NE 42nd Ave. PMB 142 settled in lower Albina where building activity was strong and his trade flourished. your door. Portland, OR 97213 ���������� Office Address: It is not known if Rayworth ever married. He had no children and lived in the house until about 3939 NE Hancock, Suite 303 1933. In the 1890s, a young couple, Edward and Emma Reichard, lived with Rayworth. They were from 1 year subscription Portland, OR 97213 ���������� 503-282-9392 • Fax: 503-282-9628 Pennsylvania. Edward Reichard was a coffee salesman for Crown Coffee Company. It is not likely that $20 www.hollywoodstarnews.info the couple was related to Rayworth, who eventually turned over the title of the property to them and ���������� Advertising rates available upon request remained in the community through the 1930s. Publisher/Advertising Manager In 1941, the Reichards sold the house to Nick Schneider, who worked as a longshoreman but who Mary DeHart left at the end of World War II. Mabel Hinkson, the next owner, apparently lived elsewhere. By 1949, ����������Send this form Thomas and Ora D. Flagg were the new owners and occupants. Thomas Flagg had a listed occupation ����������with your check or Editor Nancy Woods as a “seaman” and remained here through the late 1980s.