B6 The Courier-Times, Roxboro, N.C., Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Identification wanted
The Person County Museum of History is requesting assistance from anyone who may
help to identify the two ladies in the front row of the above photo. The photo came to
the museum through Eddie Talbert. The gentlemen pictured in this 1893 photograph
are (second row from left) Dallas Long and C.G. Winstead (back row) W.R. Woody, J.A.
(Dee) Long and Robert Edgar Long. If you know either of the two ladies, call Kathy
Young at the Person County Museum of History at 597-2884.
TOPS suggests a fresh
approach to summer fitness
MILWAUKEE, WI-Withanew
season comes new opportunities
for a fresh start in every aspect
of life. Members of TOPS Club,
Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly),
the nonprofit weight-loss support
organization, make the commit
ment to living a healthy lifestyle
and share their knowledge of
fitness and wellness on a daily
basis.
“The change of season is an
excellent opportunity to make a
change in a fitness routine,” says
Amy Goldwater, M.S., educator,
former body building champion,
and physical fitness expert for
TOPS. “No single exercise can
universally meet the needs of
all people. We all have various
levels of skill, motivation, and
fitness. It’s important to choose
activities that fit your interest
and capabilities.”
Goldwater notes that fitness
practices don’t always have to
be organized activities. A day at
the heach offers a wide variety
of exercise opportunities that
participants might not have con
sidered. For example, shoveling
sand to make a sand castle can he
great exercise.
“Picking up rocks and shells
will work the lower back, ham
strings, and quadriceps,” Gold-
water says. “A carefree game
of keep-away or tag is ideal to
increase the heart rate. Simply
walking or running on the sand
can give the body a work out as
the unstable nature of this sur
face means the body has to work
hard to balance - resulting in
more calories burned and a great
work out for core muscles. Sand
workouts are also easier on the
joints, making them less prone
to injury or strain.”
Other suggestions for water
side activities that require little
or no previous training include:
• Beach football - a great work
out for the legs and buttocks.
• Frisbee - burns calories,
works the upper back and arm
muscles, and provides good
cardiovascular conditioning if
running is involved.
• Volleyball - ideal for arms,
legs, and core muscles.
• Water walking or jogging - a
great warm up or work out. Walk
or jog along the edge of the wa
ter with the water level between
ankle and knee height. The water
adds resistance and makes the
activity more challenging. You
could even walk near the water
and challenge yourself not to get
your feet wet!
There are a variety of other
indoor and outdoor activities to
consider when refreshing a fit
ness plan. Activities like bench
stepping and water exercise (in
the pool) provide cardio and resis
tance workouts without creating
excessive wear and tear on joints
and muscles.
Bench stepping involves step
ping on and off a low bench
(four to eight inches high) and
combines the cardio intensity
of running with the gentleness
of walking. Moving the arms
will increase the intensity. The
force of the impact from bench
stepping is about the same as the
impact from walking.
Aquatic exercise, including
swimming, water walking, or
running, can be suitable for all
people, regardless of their level of
swimming skill. Water exercise
can improve aerobic capacity,
muscular strength, and flexibil
ity These activities can provide
an excellent training stimulus,
and place much less stress on the
joints and muscles than similar
activities performed out of the
water.
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Mosquitoes beware — National
Mosquito Control Awareness Week
aims to educate, help Americans
keep safe and take back yards
I t’s not a good week to be a
mosquito June 26 - July 2.
Those seven summer days
have been declared “National
Mosquito Control Awareness
Week” by the American Mosquito
Control Association (AMCA).
The local experts at Mosquito
Squad are offering strategies to
help Americans enjoy outdoor
living. They recommend the
following five tips for mosquito
control:
1. TIP. Reduce standing water
to eliminate mosquito threats,
including those in children’s
sandboxes, wagons or plastic
toys; underneath and around
downspouts, in plant saucers and
dogbowls. Other hot spots include
tarps, gutters, and flat roofs.
2. TOSS. Remove excess grass,
leaves, firewood and clippings
from yards.
3. TURN. Turn over larger yard
items that could hold water like
children’s portable sandboxes or
plastic toys.
4. REMOVE TARPS. If tarps
stretched over firewood piles,
boats or sports equipment aren’t
taut, they’re holding water.
5. TREAT. Utilize a mosquito
elimination barrier treatment
around the home and yard.
Using a barrier treatment at
home reduces the need for us
ing DEET-containing bug spray
on the body. Mosquito Squad
eliminates up to 90 percent of
the mosquitoes and ticks on a
property.
While generally a nuisance,
mosquitoes and ticks can carry
dangerous diseases such as West
Nile and Lyme disease.
The Centers for Disease Con
trol and Prevention estimate that
nearly 300,000 Americans have
been sickened with West Nile
Virus since it arrived in the US.
11 years ago.
For additional tips and infor
mation, visit www.mosquito-
squad.com.
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Goldwater notes that where ex
ercise is concerned, people often
forget that it’s okay to be creative.
Many physical activities not only
lead to increased fitness but also
allow for individual expression.
“Even though there seem to be
fewer ways to catch a pass or hit
a tennis ball than there are ways
to dance or move to music, the op
portunity for creativity exists in
all activities,” shesays. “Exercise
and staying in shape can develop
more then just your muscles!”
TOPS Club Inc. (Take Off
Pounds Sensibly), the original,
nonprofit weight-loss support
and wellness education orga
nization, was established more
than 63 years ago to champion
weight-loss support and success.
Founded and headquartered in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, TOPS
promotes successful, affordable
weight management with a phi
losophy that combines healthy
eating, regular exercise, wellness
information, and support from
others at weekly chapter meet
ings. TOPS has about 170,000
members in nearly 10,000 chap
ters throughout the United States
and Canada.
Visitors are welcome to attend
their first TOPS meeting free of
charge. To find a local chapter,
visit www.tops.org or call (800)
932-8677.
Whether you raise chickens for
personal enjoyment or for their
meat or eggs, there are simple pre
cautions you can take to keep your
birds safe from predators and in
fectious poultry diseases. Simple
Steps to Keep Backyard Poultry
Healthy, is a friendly easy-to-
under stand video produced by the
US. Department of Agriculture’s
(USDA) Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service to help back
yard bird owners.
The video, part of USDA’s
Biosecurity For Birds campaign,
features bird owners and their
flocks, a poultry veterinarian and
“The Chicken Whisperer,” radio
personality Andy Schneider, all
describing and demonstrating
ways to safeguard backyard
birds.
Starting with the advice to buy
birds from reputable sources,
the film suggests owners “do
what we (humans) do to protect
ourselves, in protecting the lives
of your birds.” This includes
keeping things clean — such as
coops, pens and outdoor areas and
making sure birds are adequately
protected from predators. Own
ers are advised to isolate birds
that have been at poultry shows
from the rest of the flock for at
least 30 days and to change their
clothes and wash their hands and
footwear before handling their
animals.
With the number of backyard
chicken owners increasing, it’s
important for them to learn and
use practices that will keep their
flocks healthy.
The video and more informa
tion on backyard poultry can
be found on the Web site http://
healthybirds.aphis.usda.gov.
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