too many at one time, you might have difficulty walking the next day! As you get more fit, you can add more sets to your squat routine.
Add A Cool-Down Period After Exercise
It’ s important for the body to cool down after running. The best way is to walk at a medium pace until your heart-rate returns to normal.
Stretch After Running
It’ s a good practice to stretch after running because it keeps your body flexible. If you follow the 10 points above, you will become a runner – without feeling like a failure. Remember that you can start running at any age.
If you follow these 10 tips, you will get into the swing of running. Soon you will feel your body tone up and slim down in response to the exercise. Best of all, you’ ll begin to feel confident, healthy, and attractive.
Join In And Experience The High
The South Valley Running Club is a non-profit 501( c)( 3) corporation formed to promote running for health, fitness, and fun.
Members live in the South Santa Clara County area, primarily in Gilroy, Morgan Hill, San Martin, and Hollister. They have a monthly calendar which includes weekday and weekend runs, socials, monthly meetings, and races.
The club is geared to supporting runners of all fitness and skill levels; from the first time joggers to the elite individuals. Mentoring programs pair new members with more seasoned runners providing a nurturing and supportive environment for all new members.
The club provides numerous weekday and weekend scheduled runs that are set up so that faster or slower individuals can get a fullfilling workout, while being able to still interact, talk and socialize with other club members.
Additional information available online at www. svrchome. org
Paint Our Town Purple
Relay For Life Planners Announce Purple Ribbon Celebration
FROM SATURDAY JUNE 1st – FRIDAY JUNE 21st, Gilroy will be awash in purple, thanks to efforts by volunteers from the American Cancer Society’ s annual Relay For Life, a community campout against cancer. Throughout Gilroy, residents, stores, and businesses will“ Paint Our Town Purple” to celebrate cancer survivorship and bring attention to the yearly Relay For Life of Gilroy event, which will be held on Saturday June 22nd – Sunday June 23rd( 10am-10am) at the Christmas Hill Park Ranch Site( 7049 Miller Avenue).
Using the power of purple, organizers hope to bring good news to cancer survivors and mobilize the community. Paint Our Town Purple is a time to celebrate the lives of cancer survivors, and to have some fun with the color purple to bring attention to the American Cancer Society’ s many programs and services in our community. The American Cancer Society invites everyone to join the fun. Whether you are a homeowner, a restaurateur, or a retail business operator / owner, there are plenty of ideas for painting our town purple on June 1st:
• Decorate your home or store windows with a purple display.
• Hold a street contest for the Best Purple Window Display.
• Encourage businesses and stores to sell Relay For Life“ Sun” and“ Moon” cards.
• Display a purple yard sign in your front yard.
• Decorate your front entrance, your fence, or your door with purple balloons.
• Paint your porch light purple or insert a purple bulb.
• Tie purple ribbons around trees in your neighborhood.
• Wear purple clothing.
• Buy and wear our purple wrist bands.
• Create a mock Relay For Life campsite.
• Decorate the exterior of your home, business all purple.
Join in the spirit of celebration and in painting our town purple to call awareness to this important event that works to benefit and recognize cancer patients, their families and their caregivers. The American Cancer Society Relay For Life represents the hope that those lost to cancer will never be forgotten, that those who face cancer will be supported, and that one day cancer will be eliminated.
Information about how to form a team or become involved in Relay For Life of Gilroy is available on the Relay For Life homepage at www. relayforlife. org / gilroyca. Like the Relay For Life Facebook page at www. facebook. com / gilroyrelay or E-mail Manuel Haro at mharogilroyrelayforlife @ gmail. com or call 408.665.5020
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