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Healthy lifestyle promoted at monthly RAP breakfast
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| Hy-Vee dietician Joni Hubbard introduces the ugli fruit as a low calorie, nutritious snack at the Chamber of Commerce Recognition, Appreciation and Participation Breakfast Thursday as emcee Tamela La Foe, Mayor David Gudgel, Cheri Kemp, Maureen Karre-Winkler and Russ Derr finish their breakfast. |
By Cindy Iutzi/Gate City Staff Writer
Undeterred by light falling snow and temperatures in the high teens, more than 60 hardy souls tucked into a hot breakfast Thursday at the Hoerner YMCA gym.
They were rewarded with presentations about nutrition and wellness opportunities during the Keokuk Chamber of Commerce Recognition, Appreciation and Participation Breakfast sponsored and catered by the Hy-Vee store in Keokuk.
Hy-Vee dietitian Joni Hubbard started out the meeting by comparing two snack choices.
“How many calories in here?” she asked RAP attendees, holding high a container of flavored corn chips.
Guesses from the crowd varied from 100 to 500 calories, but gasps were heard when Hubbard announced the flavorful chips had more than 600 calories.
She then introduced the nearly round, sort of green, softball-sized ugli fruit and described it as a low calorie, high nutritional snack. An ugli fruit served as the centerpiece on each table in the gym.
The aptly named fruit from Jamaica is a cross between a grapefruit, orange and tangerine, she said, peeling hers and offering sections to the head table.
“There are small choices like that you can make throughout the day to improve your weight loss,” she said.
Hubbard is a registered and licensed dietitian who provides individual nutrition counseling, gives free label reading tours, discusses heart health and conducts healthy food demonstrations on Fridays. Her weight loss program, Begin, starts soon. The deadline for registering for the 10 day program is Wednesday.
Hoerner YMCA board members Sheri Kemp and Maureen Karre-Winkler told the group that the YMCA in Keokuk is of vital importance to the community.
Iowa has 26 YMCAs throughout the state and Keokuk is fortunate to have one of them, Kemp said. In addition to providing a pool and many recreation options, the organization gives the city an advantage in attracting businesses.
The YMCA offers partnerships with corporations to help them head off health problems in their workforce caused by people being overweight or obese.
Karre-Winkler said the YMCA offers the option of on site fitness classes led by Y employees to groups of 30 who want a 20-minute toning class.
“A little bit of effort is better than no effort,” she said.
Another option for businesses is to have YMCA staff encourage people to engage in physical activity by touching base and monitoring their progress in wellness programs.
Kemp said the Y is having a successful time getting new members.
“Our membership has grown to 1,100,” she said. “We're bursting at the seams.”
The Strong Kids, Strong Families program is success and in its ongoing focus on children and their families. The Y's sustaining campaign, which concluded with more than $56,500 in 2007, about $1,500 more than its goal, helps pay a discounted membership based on need for children and families.
“The sustaining campaign goes to those investments,” she said.
The Hoerner YMCA offers 25 different land- and water-based programs for adults and 28 programs for youth. About 70 to 80 youth participate in the swim team and 175 belong to the youth basketball program.
“They are engaged in activities that are good for them and give them good values,” Kemp said.
She named flag football for kids and adults, Punt, Pass and Kick, Daddy-Daughter Date Night, guitar lessons, ballroom dance, Y-Athalon training and a restarted martial arts program as some of the YMCA's new offerings.
“We need adult volunteers to help the younger kids,” Kemp said. “In the youth basketball program we have 30 adult volunteers working with the program.”
In addition to the pool, locker room, showers and other features, the Hoerner YMCA has remodeled the youth activity center into a fitness center with free weights and 30 to 40 cardio machines.
A new boiler has been installed to lower energy costs, a tank for the pool has been replaced, the pool was refurbished this year with help from volunteers and a new phone system has been installed.
Kemp said the YMCA offers corporate memberships and special memberships to Lighten Up Iowa teams.
Tad Gallagher, director of Keokuk Hy-Vee, said his store and the YMCA “make a perfect partnership to help improve lifestyles and eating habits in Keokuk.”
He said Hy-Vee has offered several incentives to get employees to adopt more healthy lifestyles.
The next RAP Breakfast is Feb. 21 at the Holiday Inn Express. Keokuk Mayor David Gudgel will present the State of the City address.
They were rewarded with presentations about nutrition and wellness opportunities during the Keokuk Chamber of Commerce Recognition, Appreciation and Participation Breakfast sponsored and catered by the Hy-Vee store in Keokuk.
Hy-Vee dietitian Joni Hubbard started out the meeting by comparing two snack choices.
“How many calories in here?” she asked RAP attendees, holding high a container of flavored corn chips.
Guesses from the crowd varied from 100 to 500 calories, but gasps were heard when Hubbard announced the flavorful chips had more than 600 calories.
She then introduced the nearly round, sort of green, softball-sized ugli fruit and described it as a low calorie, high nutritional snack. An ugli fruit served as the centerpiece on each table in the gym.
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“There are small choices like that you can make throughout the day to improve your weight loss,” she said.
Hubbard is a registered and licensed dietitian who provides individual nutrition counseling, gives free label reading tours, discusses heart health and conducts healthy food demonstrations on Fridays. Her weight loss program, Begin, starts soon. The deadline for registering for the 10 day program is Wednesday.
Hoerner YMCA board members Sheri Kemp and Maureen Karre-Winkler told the group that the YMCA in Keokuk is of vital importance to the community.
Iowa has 26 YMCAs throughout the state and Keokuk is fortunate to have one of them, Kemp said. In addition to providing a pool and many recreation options, the organization gives the city an advantage in attracting businesses.
The YMCA offers partnerships with corporations to help them head off health problems in their workforce caused by people being overweight or obese.
Karre-Winkler said the YMCA offers the option of on site fitness classes led by Y employees to groups of 30 who want a 20-minute toning class.
“A little bit of effort is better than no effort,” she said.
Another option for businesses is to have YMCA staff encourage people to engage in physical activity by touching base and monitoring their progress in wellness programs.
Kemp said the Y is having a successful time getting new members.
“Our membership has grown to 1,100,” she said. “We're bursting at the seams.”
The Strong Kids, Strong Families program is success and in its ongoing focus on children and their families. The Y's sustaining campaign, which concluded with more than $56,500 in 2007, about $1,500 more than its goal, helps pay a discounted membership based on need for children and families.
“The sustaining campaign goes to those investments,” she said.
The Hoerner YMCA offers 25 different land- and water-based programs for adults and 28 programs for youth. About 70 to 80 youth participate in the swim team and 175 belong to the youth basketball program.
“They are engaged in activities that are good for them and give them good values,” Kemp said.
She named flag football for kids and adults, Punt, Pass and Kick, Daddy-Daughter Date Night, guitar lessons, ballroom dance, Y-Athalon training and a restarted martial arts program as some of the YMCA's new offerings.
“We need adult volunteers to help the younger kids,” Kemp said. “In the youth basketball program we have 30 adult volunteers working with the program.”
In addition to the pool, locker room, showers and other features, the Hoerner YMCA has remodeled the youth activity center into a fitness center with free weights and 30 to 40 cardio machines.
A new boiler has been installed to lower energy costs, a tank for the pool has been replaced, the pool was refurbished this year with help from volunteers and a new phone system has been installed.
Kemp said the YMCA offers corporate memberships and special memberships to Lighten Up Iowa teams.
Tad Gallagher, director of Keokuk Hy-Vee, said his store and the YMCA “make a perfect partnership to help improve lifestyles and eating habits in Keokuk.”
He said Hy-Vee has offered several incentives to get employees to adopt more healthy lifestyles.
The next RAP Breakfast is Feb. 21 at the Holiday Inn Express. Keokuk Mayor David Gudgel will present the State of the City address.
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