See Pg. 2

Success Story from Former

Wellness Trainer, Nayeli Alcantar

Inside this issue:

May is Arthritis

Awareness Month!

1

Upcoming Closure

on May 27th in

observance of

Memorial Day

2

Success Story from

Former Wellness

Trainer, Nayeli

Alcantar

2

Featured Article

from Science Daily

3

Friendly Reminder

about Cell Phone

Voicemail Set Up

4

Featured Run/Walk

Event

4

Cantrell Wellness

Newsletter Volume 15, Issue 5 May 2019

May is Arthritis Awareness Month!

SOURCE: http://www.arthritis.org

The Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Program incorporates gentle activities in a friendly and supportive atmosphere in which people make new friends and try new activities. It’s proven to decrease pain and depression and improve functional ability, range of motion, muscle strength, and aerobic fitness. Arthritis Classes take place in the pool on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. We have back-to-back classes on these days, one at 10:05am and another at 11:10am. Due to limited space, Arthritis Classes are re-served for those physically unable to participate in Water Walking/Water Aerobics.

Did you know…..? 1 in 3 people

age 18-64 have arthritis

(Jafarzadeh 2017)

Women are 2-3 times as likely to be

affected by Rheumatoid Arthritis as Men

Vallenhoven 2009)

Physical Activity can reduce pain and improve physical

function by about 40% (Barbour– MMWR [66] 2017)

Hello, my name is Donna Amos. I have been the Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Program Instructor her for over fourteen years. I have also been a patient here under our Physical Therapy Department for longer than that. Why would I need to be a patient here you might ask? For the last thirty-four years I have dealt with the effects of Rheumatoid Arthritis. This has given me the ability to understand what our members and patients are going through as they strive to improve their quality of life. And that’s exactly what they are doing: Going for-ward not stopping and letting life circumstances and trials have control. To me they are a special group of people, truly the “cream of the crop.” If you want to experience the difference being a Wellness Member here at The Cantrell Center can make, don’t wait, now is the time to take control. You Can Do It!!

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Success Story from Former Cantrell Center Trainer, Nayeli Alcantar

Growing up in Warner Robins, I was no stranger to the Cantrell Center. I had always heard of what a great place it was, but never did I imagine what that really meant until I had the opportunity to experience it first-hand. Being a recent college graduate, I was eager to put the skills I learned in school to work. Upon starting, I have to admit I was not expecting to work with as many different clinical populations as I did. With the help of the other trainers and clinicians, I gained more confidence in myself every day, which in turn allowed me to reach into the knowledge I had to better serve each individual's unique needs. This is what truly makes the Cantrell Center stand out from other gyms around the area, and even in the state. With the fitness industry constantly changing and new fads coming in and out, fitness programming can become a very "one size fits all" approach. The Cantrell Center makes sure to keep things personal and individualized, making that trainer to member relationship a top priority. This was the perfect environment for me to grow as both an exercise physiologist, as well as an aspiring medical professional. By working alongside the physical therapist, our wellness staff was able to continue to as-sist our patients/members in getting back to doing what they love, while find-ing the benefits of exercise. With the experience I have gained throughout my time at the Cantrell Center and the numerous relationships built with our mem-bers, I go into my physician assistant program more confident in my clinical as well as personal abilities. I am truly grateful to every member, patient, as well as staff for allowing me to become part of the Cantrell family and hope I made as much impact on your lives as you did on mine. Thank you!

-Nayeli Alcantar, Former Wellness Trainer

MONTHLY MOTIVATION:

THE PAIN YOU

FEEL TODAY WILL BE THE

STRENGTH YOU FEEL

TOMORROW.

HEALTHY MOM= HEALTHY FAMILY

Happy Mother’s Day!

Volume 15, Issue 5 Page 3

The Dangers of Hidden Fat: Exercise is Your Best Defense Against Deep Abdominal Fat

Scientists know that the type of fat you can measure with a tape isn't the most dangerous. But what is the most effective way to fight internal, visceral fat that you cannot see or feel? The answer: exercise.

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center ana-lyzed two types of interventions -- lifestyle modification (exercise) and pharmacological (medicine) -- to learn how best to defeat fat lying deep in the belly. The study is published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

"Visceral fat can affect local organs or the entire body system. Systemically it can affect your heart and liver, as well as abdominal organs," said senior author and cardi-ologist Dr. Ian J. Neeland, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine. "When studies use weight or body mass index as a metric, we don't know if the interventions are reduc-

ing fat everywhere in the body, or just near the surface."

To find out, the researchers evaluated changes in visceral fat in 3,602 participants over a 6-month period measured by a CT or MRI exam. Both exercise and medicines resulted in less visceral fat, but the reductions were more significant per pound of body weight lost with exercise.

"The location and type of fat is important. If you just measure weight or BMI, you can underestimate the benefit to your health of losing weight," said Dr. Neeland, a Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care. "Exercise can actually melt visceral fat."

Participants in exercise trials were 65 percent female, with a mean age of 54 and mean BMI at enrollment of 31. Exercise regimens were monitored, not self-reported. The majority of exercise trials were performed in the U.S. and Canada, while pharmacologic trials included the U.S., Canada, Sweden, Japan, and four multina-tional cohorts.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, obesity affects nearly 40 percent of adult Americans. Dr. Neeland said researchers previously thought of fat as inert storage, but over the years this view evolved and fat is now seen as an active organ. "Some people who are obese get heart disease, diabetes, or metabolic syndrome -- and others don't," Dr. Neeland said. "Our study suggests that a combination of approaches can help lower visceral fat and potentially prevent these diseases."

SOURCE :https : / /www.sc ienceda i ly .com/releases/2019/02/190201081459 .htm?fbcl id=IwAR1LZIo6yVOQk6oSl -

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Featured Article Excerpt from:

“Both exercise and

medicines resulted in

less visceral fat, but the

reductions were more

significant per pound

of body weight lost with

exercise.”

Volume 15, Issue 5 Page 4

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Phone: 478-333-6777

Fax: 478-953-0353

E-mail:

wellness@cantrellcenter.com

CANTRELL CENTER

FOR PHYSICAL

THERAPY & WELLNESS

Visit us on the web :

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Line:

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Did you Know?

The Cantrell Center is

the only private entity of

i t s k i n d a c t i v e l y

working to end obesity

through its annual 5k and

community outreach

programs.

Looking forward to

the 12th Annual

Cantrell Center 5K

on February 29th,

2020… Be sure to

save the date!

Featured Run/Walk Events:

Organized by a local high school

student, this 5K trail race at the

Georgia Industrial Children’s Home

supports Critical Care For Animal

Angels and Reid Rescue. Please

consider bringing a bag of dog or cat

food to be donated to Macon-Bibb

County Animal Welfare.

Doggie Dash 5K Trail Run Saturday, May 11, 2019 @ 8am

ATTENTION Members & Patients: Is your voicemail set up on your cell phone?

Are you checking it regularly enough

to ensure it’s not full, preventing others

from leaving you a message? The Cantrell Center staff contacts members and patients for a variety of reasons. While we normally leave

messages, if your voicemail has not been set up or if your

voicemail inbox is full, we’re not given the option to leave a

message. Because we have nearly 40 employees, even if you

call us back immediately, it’s not always easy to know who

was trying to reach you if they were unable to leave a mes-

sage for you. This is a friendly reminder to make sure to

set up your voicemail and be sure to listen to and delete

messages regularly to allow others to leave a message

for you when necessary.

We’ll miss you, Emily! Emily’s last day with the Cantrell Center was April

26th. While she was only here for a short time, she

made a huge impact and she’ll be sorely missed!

Emily and her fiancé will be getting married in February 2020 and she accepted a job closer to

where they plan to buy their first home.

4690 N Mumford Rd, Macon, GA 31210