Team W.I.S.H. Arizona

Anthem Community Supports Causes with a United Effort!

Team W.I.S.H. along with Junior Diabetes and Relay For Life benefiting American Cancer Society were honored to be asked to pose for an upcoming issue of the August issue of Freedom Way Magazine.  "The effort and support of the community of Anthem is an incredible group of neighbors and businesses who pull together to fight for cures that affect us all," states team captain, Linda Kacmarsky.  "It was an honor for the team to be asked to participate in their upcoming issue along with these two superlative groups that work so hard at bringing awareness of these diseases to the community."

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OUR FIRST TRAINING WALK - MAY 30 ...MISSING IN ACTION 30 OTHER TEAM MEMBERS..BUT THEY'LL BE BACK!

COME JOIN US ON OUR TRAINING WALKS!

HYDRATE HYDRATE HYDRATE!!!!!!!

You don't have to be a participate on the 3Day or a team member to join our walks.  The exercise is wonderful and the conversations between women and men can be lots of fun.  So come join us and watch the sun rise and our spirits explode with a early morning walk.  If you can't walk the entire walk that morning, leave whenever you need to.  Our plan is always to have 'potty' stops and plenty of places to fill our water jugs.  For more information, contact Linda Kacmarksy, Captain.

Training Tip of the Week: Nutrition for Weight Loss & Performance 

Food is fuel and carbohydrates such as breads, pasta, cereal, fruits and vegetables are the primary source for your muscles during exercise. Protein such as cheese, meat and nuts provide long-term storage energy and help build muscle glycogen (sugar) stores. With your increased exercise you will be burning more calories and while now is not the time to go on any drastic diets, if you are overweight, it is a good time to begin following a healthy, well-balanced diet.

The key to weight loss is taking in fewer calories than you burn. Your training program will increase the number of calories that are used therefore, if you maintain your current caloric intake, you should experience some weight loss. Your goal should be weight loss of no more than 1 to 2 pounds per week. You do need to eat enough calories to support your increased activity, so listen to your body. If you are feeling weak and tired after a long walk, you may not be eating and drinking enough carbohydrates.

Remember that the addition of strength training during your cross training days will also help to burn fat tissue while building muscle tissue. Muscle burns more calories than fat, however, it also weighs more than fat. Do not weigh yourself more than one time per week. Instead, take notice of how your clothes fit and how you feel.

During training: Eat small amounts of carbohydrate every hour. The average person burns 100 calories/mile; this is equal to one small apple, 1/2 banana, 16 ounces of sports drink or 3/4 sports bar.

Post training walk: Consume carbohydrate-rich foods during 1 to 4 hours after your long walks to replace your muscle glycogen stores and prevent next day fatigue. Do not binge eat. In your training diary, add a column for calories consumed. Keep an estimate of your energy expenditure and gauge your intake appropriately.

"Our goal will end when we find an end to breast cancer...walk with us and help us all reach our goal!"

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