Placentia Fit Body Boot Camp

You are some of our favorite people, and Franco and I and our Team care about you deeply. We care about your mind, body, and spirit. Given what's going on with this flu scare, we thought it made sense to post this information. I will be emailing out the same information for those who are not on Facebook as well. We are, as you are, concerned about the health of our clients and our team. With that being said, we advise:... Using hand sanitizer both before & after workouts (or wash hands immediately after working out) Avoid touching your eyes, mouth, or nose Clean your hands regularly with alcohol-based sanitizer or wash hands with soap and water (wash for a 20-second count) It is highly advisable to carry in clean workout shoes (in the interest of keeping germs off the mat) and change into them in the lobby before your workout, and change out of them in the lobby after your workout. Please refrain from working out if you have cold-like or flu-like symptoms: o Fever o Tiredness o Dry cough o Aches and pains o Nasal congestion o Runny nose o Sore throat o Diarrhea o Difficulty breathing If you have any of these symptoms, please refrain from working out (and as your friend and coach, I urge you to seek medical attention.) For Placentia, if your children are experiencing any of these symptoms, they will not be allowed to stay in the Fit Kids Club space. Children in particular forget about the proper precautions so they spread illness very easily. We will be using fist, elbow and foot bumps in place of high fives until the flu season has subsided. A few other thoughts.. We have increased the frequency of our equipment cleaning. We have a large stock-pile of sanitizer so use it liberally. Bring a towel with you to Boot Camp so you can use it whenever you are lying on the mats or in plank position to keep sweat off the mats. We will also regularly wipe down the front door entry handles and the bathroom handles (toilet, faucet, door) with a powerful germ-killing wipe. Your health is our #1 priority. We know that you also value your own health and wellness as well as the health and wellness of this community. By exercising these implementations, WE can continue to keep our wellness and the wellness of our community a priority in our lives. Thank you for all you do! With love, Franco, Mandy and Your Fit Body Team

Read this article and thought many of you would benefit from it... SLEEPING POSITIONS THAT MAY BE CAUSING YOU PAIN By Brittany Pace, PT, DPT, OCS... Most of us spend approximately 1/3 of our day sleeping! Disregarding some mild tossing and turning, this means that for 1/3 of our day, we spend it in the same position. Which is why it is so important to consider your sleeping position if you are waking up each morning with pain. Here are a few common sleeping positions that physical therapists often see as a contributor to these aches and pains: STOMACH SLEEPING Sleeping on your stomach causes you to significantly rotate your neck while asleep. This not only puts the neck in a prolonged stretched position but can also lead to a partial occlusion of one of the vertebral arteries which is responsible for bringing blood from the heart to the brain. If possible, it is encouraged to avoid sleeping on your stomach for this reason. Stomach sleeping can also be hard on those with chronic back pain because it increases the arch and stress on the low back. BACK SLEEPING Back-sleepers who sleep with too high of a pillow often complain of neck pain as well. I have even gone as far as to recommend several patients with chronic migraines to trial sleeping with only a small towel roll under the curvature of the neck. Though this is not ideal for everyone, it works for some because it decreases the forward bending of the neck and maintains the natural curve. Sleeping on your back with your legs flat can also increase stress on the back. Sleeping with the legs or knees elevated is a quick trick to decrease this force. SIDE SLEEPING Sleeping directly on your shoulder sometimes contributes to pain consistent with shoulder impingement. A few tips to avoid this direct compression is to bring the bottom shoulder forward so that the force is concentrated on the shoulder blade rather than the shoulder joint itself. Also, be sure that the pillow under your head stays under your neck/head only and not under your shoulder. Furthermore, if you are experiencing back pain while sleeping on your side, place a thick pillow between your knees to prevent excessive lumbar rotation and perhaps even try bending your legs up a little more.

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Sorry for the late post but I wanted to give a shout out to all the people who joined us on Thanksgiving morning for our first 5k Turkey Trot! It was a great way to start out the day and boy were a lot of calories torched! and congratulations to Samantha Hampton-Cadra Who was the winner of our raffle. Enjoy your Starbucks cup, gift card, and Fit Body towel!

A special thank you to all the veterans who have served or who are continuing to serve us to protect our freedom and our nation. Where are you and salute you! May God bless you and keep you safe.