Monday, April 26, 2010

“Youth Sports: Silvia's Gymnastics” plus 2 more

“Youth Sports: Silvia's Gymnastics” plus 2 more

Youth Sports: Silvia's Gymnastics

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 05:55 AM PDT


Local Gymnasts Were Jungle Jammin' Meet—On April 10th-11th, gymnasts in Levels 5 through 7 from Silvia's Gymnastics in Zieglerville competed in the 2010 Jungle Jammin' gymnastics meet, hosted by Central Bucks Gymnastics in Doylestown, The competition was attended by gymnasts from Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Level 5—Silvia's Level 5 team took second place. Individual results: Ages 7-and-8: Emily Holmes-Hackerd placed second AA, and on floor, first on vault and bars. Age 9: Claire Regan placed fourth AA, and on floor, second on bars and beam, fifth on vault. Deanna Cusumano placed sixth AA, first on beam. Age 10: Katelyn Llewellyn placed first AA, and on beam, second on bars and floor, third on vault. Isabella Johnson placed fifth AA, and on vault and floor, first on bars. Morgan Fiorito placed sixth AA, and floor, fifth on bars. Age 11: Emily Slater placed second AA, and bars, first on floor. Ages 12-and-up: Kaitlyn Johnson placed first AA, second on bars, fourth on vault and floor. Julia Morgan placed third AA, first on floor, fourth on beam.

Level 6—Silvia's Level 6 team took third place. Individual Results: Age 7-9: Mackenzie Haley placed third AA, first on beam, third on bars. Jessica Hutchinson placed third on floor. Age 10: Carli Bingaman placed fourth AA, first of floor, fifth on vault and beam. Stephani Tripodi placed sixth AA, second on vault, sixth on beam and floor. Molly Martin placed fifth on bars. Age 11: Samantha Oughton placed sixth on bars. Age 12: Maia Mash placed fourth AA, third on bars and floor, fifth on vault and beam. Ages 13-and-up: Amy Thomas placed second AA, second on floor, third on vault and bars.

Level 7—Silvia's Level 7 team took first place. Individual results: Age 11-and-under: Amia Boone placed fourth on bars. Age 12: Erika Womack placed first AA, first on vault, third on bars and floor, fourth on beam. Conner Leap placed second AA, first on beam, second on vault and floor, sixth on bars. Paige Beckley placed sixth AA, fourth on bars, sixth on vault. Age 13-and-above: Emily Loughery placed first AA, first on beam, second on bars and floor, third on vault. Paige Speckhart placed third on bars.

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You Can Have Asthma And Be Active

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 06:43 AM PDT


Main Category: Respiratory / Asthma
Article Date: 26 Apr 2010 - 3:00 PDT

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Thirteen-year-old Lauren from St. John's, Newfoundland loves cheerleading, gymnastics, dance lessons, and volleyball. She also has asthma but that hasn't stopped her from participating in her favourite sports.

"She's always been very active," says her mother Tanya. "But in the last year, she started having difficulties with her breathing."

"At school, when I walked up the stairs, I couldn't catch my breath. I'd have to stop," recalls Lauren.

So Lauren and her mom went to see a doctor, who diagnosed exercise-induced asthma and prescribed Lauren a puffer with asthma medicine that opens her airways (breathing tubes). Her doctor explained that Lauren should use the puffer 15-20 minutes before exercising to help prevent an asthma flare-up.

On World Asthma Day (May 4th), The Canadian Lung Association encourages people with asthma to stay active, even those with exercise-induced asthma.

"Exercise does not cause asthma," explains Heather Borquez, president and CEO of the Canadian Lung Association. "However, exercise can be a trigger for people with asthma when their asthma in not under good control. People with asthma should not avoid exercising. As long as your asthma is under control, exercising is recommended to keep your lungs and body in good shape."

Recent research1 found that asthma patients who exercise regularly:

- have fewer asthma symptoms
- can do more activities without being bothered by asthma symptoms
- are less anxious
- are less depressed
- enjoy a better quality of life

As patients become fitter, their asthma symptoms improve.

"If you have asthma that's triggered by exercise, learn to exercise safely and follow your asthma action plan," says Ms. Borquez. "If you don't have an asthma action plan, download one from our website and ask your doctor to fill it out with you."

This past year, Lauren made the provincial cheerleading squad and will be competing in the national championship in May. She's also a member of her school's cheerleading team. That means Lauren spends at least 10 hours a week practising routines and running around a track to build up endurance and strength.

Like a lot of teenagers, Lauren doesn't always remember to use her puffer before exercising. "Sometimes my coach will see that I'm breathing heavily at practice and she'll tell me to stop and go get my puffer," says the Grade 8 student. Lauren's working on remembering to take her puffer before starts her workout.

"If you have asthma, don't let it stop you from doing the sports that you love. Your life doesn't have to stop because you have asthma," says Lauren.

How to exercise safely with asthma

How to manage your asthma

Get personalized advice on improving your asthma symptoms: find an asthma program near you

Get an asthma action plan

In Canada, 2.2 million people aged 12 and over have and more than 485,000 children aged four to 11 have doctor-diagnosed asthma2.

World Asthma Day is an annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to improve asthma awareness and care around the world. World Asthma Day 2010 will take place on Tuesday, May 4, 2010.

2010 has been declared the Year of the Lung , by the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS). The goal of this global campaign is to raise awareness about lung health among the public, initiate action in communities worldwide, and advocate for resources to combat lung disease including increased investment in basic, clinical and translational research worldwide.

Established in 1900, The Canadian Lung Association is one of Canada's oldest and most respected health charities, and the leading national organization for science-based information, research, education, support programs and advocacy on lung health issues.

1 Mendes FA, Gonçalves RC, Nunes MP, Saraiva-Romanholo BM, Cukier A, Stelmach R, Jacob-Filho W, Martins MA, Carvalho CR. Effects of aerobic training on psychosocial morbidity and symptoms in asthmatic patients: a randomized clinical trial Chest. 2010 Apr 2.

2 Asthma, in Public Health Agency of Canada. Life and Breath: Respiratory Disease in Canada, 2007. Ottawa: Public Health Agency of Canada. See here

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Canadian Lung Association

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