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Morris Daily Herald Special SectionFriday, February 21, 2014

HEALTH &FITNESS

So often, people diet and endup gaining the weight back.

Wellness Manager LeighAnne Hall of Morris Hospi-

tal & Healthcare Centers sees andknows this phenomenon. Thatis why she introduced a 10-weeklifestyle change program to theGrundy County area last fall.

The program called Diet Freehas met with success and someof the members continue to cometo a support group meeting at thehospital.

“The first session last fall,” shesaid, “led to really good numbersand total participation. We [thegroup average] ended with good

numbers with the blood glucoseand blood pressures comingdown.”

The overall average for weightloss was a little over four poundsper person.

The program’s success led Hallto start a second session, which iscurrently underway.

The program focuses on eighthealthy habits that people whomay be overweight, have highblood pressure or high blood sugarnumbers can use to help keep thosenumbers in check.

Hall said that instead of a diet,the program focuses on eighthealthy habits that form the basis

of good health practices. In work-ing to establish these healthy lifehabits, people don’t need to be “ona diet because after the diet ends,people go off their diet,” she said,and frequently the weight comesback on.

The eight healthy habits, whichinclude things such as drinkingmore water and eating breakfasteach day, are lifestyle changeswhich the participants are encour-aged to incorporate into their dailyroutines. Hall believes the video-taped presentations by Zonya Focohave exactly the right approach toteach these habits.

Hall pointed out she has agroup of employees who are ableto participate in the Diet Freeprogram because they are able to

access the videos and view whentime allows. The technology allowsthese employees, who might not beable to attend the sessions becauseof their schedules, the chance toparticipate.

Anyone can go to the Diet Freewebsite and sign up on their ownfor $145.

However, when you registerthrough Morris Hospital, the feeis just $69 a person, thanks tofunding provided by the Hold-erman-Meadors Endowment forWomen’s Health at Morris Hospi-tal, held at the Community Foun-dation of Grundy County.

In addition, Morris Hospitalwill fully reimburse your $69 ifyou attend or view eight of the 10sessions.

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“The first session last fall led to really good

numbers and total participation. We [the groupaverage] ended with good numbers with the blood

glucose and blood pressures coming down.

Leigh Ann HallMorris Hospital & Healthcare Centers

Colorectal screenings save lives

Colorectal cancer is thesecond leading cause of cancerdeath in the United States,claiming 50,000 lives eachyear. The lifetime risk ofdeveloping colorectal canceris about one in 20, and an es-timated 140,000 new cases arediagnosed each year.

While those statistics aresobering, there’s good newstoo. Colorectal cancer ishighly preventable thanks toscreening tools such as colo-noscopy.

According to the Cen-ters for Disease Control, ifeveryone age 50 and olderwere screened regularly forcolorectal cancer, as many as60 percent of deaths from thisdisease could be avoided.

“Colorectal cancer surpass-es breast and prostate cancersas a leading cause of cancerdeath in both men and womenover the age of 50,” RichardRotnicki, D.O., a gastroenter-ologist on the medical staff atMorris Hospital, said. “But it’slargely preventable with earlyscreening and detection.”

Most cases of colorectalcancer begin as small, noncan-cerous clumps of cells calledadenomatous polyps. About 20percent of the population hasthem and doesn’t even knowit. Over time, some polyps

develop into colon cancer.Individuals age 50 or older,

and at average risk of coloncancer, should have a colonos-copy every 10 years to screenfor colon cancer, Rotnickisaid. The exams should contin-

ue until age 80. Those with aparent or sibling who has hadpolyps or colorectal cancershould ask their physicianwhether they should begincolon cancer screening tests ata younger age and have themmore frequently.

“If your doctor doesn’tmention colonoscopy to you,absolutely ask about it,” Rot-nicki said.

A tiny video camera that’sused during colonoscopyallows the doctor to view theinside of the entire colon.If detected, polyps or othertypes of abnormal tissue canbe removed at the time of thescreening for further studyand diagnosis. For some, thosepolyps would have eventuallybecome cancerous.

“Colonoscopy is the goldstandard for colorectal cancerprevention,” Rotnicki said.

Colonoscopies are per-formed by gastroenterologists,general surgeons, and otherspecially trained physicians.Physicians who perform colo-noscopies at Morris Hospitalinclude: GastroenterologistsBashar Hamad, M.D. and Rich-ard Rotnicki, D.O.;General Surgeons JamesAllen, M.D., Marius Katilius,M.D., Il B. Kim, M.D., JosephKokoszka, M.D., KristopherOswalt, M.D., Roman Smyk,M.D., and Internist CharlesComfort, M.D.

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Dr. Richard Rotnicki encouragescolorectal cancer screenings.

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Morris Hospital uses new therapy to help improve swallowing

Anew treatmentoffered throughMorris Hospital’sSpeech Therapy

department may be helpfulto people suffering fromdysphagia, or difficultyswallowing.

“Dysphagia is the med-ical term for the symptomof difficulty in swal-lowing,” said Ali Bute,speech therapist at MorrisHospital who has specialcertification in VitalStimTherapy. “The conditioncan be caused by stroke,traumatic brain injury,head and neck cancer, orprogressive neurodegen-erative diseases such asParkinson’s. The goal ofVitalStim Therapy is to re-duce the chance of aspira-tion, discontinue or reducethe need for tube feedings,or advance the patient toa more normal or normaldiet consistency.”

Dysphagia symptomsoften include having toswallow multiple times,being unable to finish ameal, changing voice qual-ity, the feeling of having

food stuck in the throator recurring pneumonia.While dysphagia oftenaffects stroke victims, itis also commonly seen inseniors; in fact, nearly75 percent of all nursinghome residents show somedegree of dysphagia.

The VitalStim TherapySystem utilizes neuromus-cular electrical stimula-tion to strengthen weakmuscles involved in theact of chewing and swal-lowing and to help recovermotor control.

During a therapysession, Bute attaches elec-trodes to the patient thatdeliver small, electricalimpulses to the musclesresponsible for swallow-ing. She uses results fromvideo-swallow exams toanalyze and determinewhich muscles need tobe targeted and where toplace the electrodes.

The treatment planis customized for eachpatient depending on thediagnosis.

For information onVitalStim Therapy, callAli Bute, Speech Therapistat Morris Hospital, at 815-705-7826.

Easing the difficulty

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Morris Hospital Speech Pathologist Ali Bute uses results from a video-swallow test to make a treatment plan for a patient who will undergo VitalStimTherapy for dysphagia (difficulty swallowing).

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Diet, heart disease linked

Heart disease and diet areclosely linked. That’s becausediet influences a number ofconditions which can lead toheart disease, including over-weight and obesity, diabetes,high blood pressure (hyper-tension), and high cholesterol(hypercholesterolemia).

The statistics for obesityalone are alarming. More than130 million Americans areoverweight or obese becauseof the dietary and physicalactivity choices they make.People who are overweightor obese are more likely todevelop high blood pressure,high levels of triglycerides(blood fats), high levels ofLDL cholesterol (the “bad”cholesterol), low levels of HDLcholesterol (the “good choles-terol”), and diabetes.

In order to reduce thechances for obesity and heartdisease, it’s important tofollow a heart-healthy diet.A heart-healthy diet is not a“diet” in the traditional sense.Rather, this is an eating planthat focuses on making goodfood choices for the heart. Aheart-healthy diet means adiet that’s low in fat, cho-lesterol, and salt, and highin fruits, vegetables, wholegrains and fiber. Clinical stud-ies show a heart healthy dietcan reduce heart disease riskby up to 36 percent.

There are two types offats that should be especiallylimited in the diet: saturatedfats and trans fats. Saturatedfats are found most often inanimal-based foods such asmeat and dairy products.Some plant-based foods suchas palm oil, palm kernel oiland coconut oil also are highin saturated fats.

Trans fats can also affecta person’s risk for heartdisease by raising LDL (bad)cholesterol and lowering HDL(good) cholesterol. Trans fatsare commonly found in friedfoods such as french fries anddonuts, as well as pastries,biscuits, cookies, crackers,stick margarines and shorten-ings. On food labels, the words“partially hydrogenated oils”essentially means trans fat.

Controlling sodium intakeis another important guide-line for a heart healthy diet.We do know that a high saltintake increases the risk ofhigh blood pressure. For ageneral rule, 2,400 mg of salt aday is a healthy diet amount.However, those who have ahistory of high blood pres-sure should only take 1,500mg of salt a day. Preparedfoods such as canned soupsand vegetables, cured meats,and some frozen meals willlikely already have salt addedto them. Always check thenutrition label for the sodiumcontent per serving.

While saturated fats, transfats and sodium should beconsumed in moderation,there are several types offoods that have been shownto decrease the risk for heartdisease. In other words, thesefoods are good choices for aheart healthy diet. We aretalking about foods that arehigh in soluble fiber andfortified with plant stanols orsterols.

If you’re not familiar withplant sterols and stanols,these are substances thatoccur naturally in smallamounts in many grains, veg-etables, fruits, legumes, nuts,and seeds. Since they havepowerful cholesterol-loweringproperties, manufacturershave started adding themto foods. You can now getstanols or sterols in marga-rine spreads, orange juice,

cereals, and even granolabars. One important study ofpeople with high cholesterolfound that less than an ounceof stanol-fortified margarinea day could lower “bad” LDLcholesterol by 14 percent. TheNational Cholesterol Educa-tion Program recommendsthat people who have highcholesterol get 2 grams ofstanols or sterols a day.

Other heart healthy foodsthat show pretty strong evi-dence of lowering the risk forheart disease include: foodshigh in omega-3 fatty acids,walnuts, nuts and olive oil.Omega-3 fatty acids are a typeof fat found in fish oil and cer-tain plants and nut oils. Thistype of fat has been shown tolower the risk for heart dis-ease and sudden death fromheart disease by loweringtriglycerides, decreasing therisk of arrhythmias (irregularheart rhythms) which canlead to sudden death, decreas-ing blood clots, lowering bloodpressure and improving thehealth of arteries. Salmon,tuna, trout, herring, sardines,and mackerel are all goodsources of Omega-3 fattyacids, along with flaxseed,soybeans, walnuts, certaindark leafy greens, flaxseedoil, soybean oil, canola oil andolive oil.

And finally, be sure youexercise regularly and limitthe amount of alcohol youdrink. Women should haveno more than one alcoholicdrink a day. Men should nothave more than two alcoholicdrinks each day.

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Doctors advise taking prolonged leg cramps, pain seriously

Apassing leg cramp com-monly called a “charleyhorse” is usually noth-ing to get too worked

up about. A sports drink andsome muscle stretches willbring relief.

But when leg pain duringphysical activity routinelystops you in your tracks, it’stime to see a doctor. Whileclogged arteries in the heartget most of the attention, arter-ies in other parts of the bodycan become blocked in thesame way – and cause poten-tially serious consequences.

Peripheral artery disease,or PAD, is a general termthat refers to artery diseaseanywhere outside the heart,including the arteries thatsupply blood to the legs, arms,brain, kidneys and otherorgans.

“The most common kind ofPAD involves the arteries ofthe legs and is usually causedby a narrowing or blockageof the vessels that carry bloodfrom the heart to the legs,”said Govind Ramadurai, M.D.,a board-certified intervention-al cardiologist on the medicalstaff at Morris Hospital. “Thenarrowing is primarily causedby a build-up of fatty plaque inthe arteries known as athero-sclerosis.”

Claudication is the medicalterm for leg pain that happensduring physical activity. Mostpeople describe the pain asa cramp that occurs duringexertion and is relieved withrest. The pain – which is mostcommonly felt in the calf,thigh, hip or buttocks – occursbecause the blockage preventsthe legs from receiving theproper blood flow to keep upwith demand.

“When leg pain occurs eachtime you exercise and goesaway after you stop, it could

be a sign of PAD,” Ramaduraisaid.

According to the AmericanHeart Association, about 8million Americans have PAD.It most commonly affects menand women over the age of 60.

Other than advanced age,factors that place a person atgreater risk for developingPAD include smoking, highblood pressure, atherosclero-sis, diabetes, high cholesterol,a family history of PAD, ahistory of coronary arterydisease and obesity.

“The worst combination is

a diabetic who smokes, sinceboth are major risk factors,”Ramadurai said.

Along with pain, addition-al signs of PAD in the legsincludes hair loss on the legsor feet, smooth shiny skin,skin that is cool to the touchespecially if accompanied bypain while walking, decreasedor absent pulses in the feet,nonhealing ulcers or sores onthe legs or feet, a pale, bluishor reddish discoloration of theskin, impotence, and cold ornumb toes. These symptomsare serious and could mean

tissue death is beginning tooccur.

When PAD is suspected,a doctor usually performs aquick, noninvasive test calledan ankle brachial index (ABI)to check and compare bloodpressures in the arm andankle.

“The ABI test comparesthe two blood pressures. Alow ABI number can indicatenarrowing or blockage of thearteries in the legs, leadingto circulatory problemsand increasing your riskfor heart attack or stroke,”

Ramadurai said.Imaging tests such as ultra-

sound, MRI and CT angiogra-phy also are used to provideadditional information indiagnosing PAD.

Minor blockages maybe controlled with lifestylemodifications that includelosing weight, exercising andquitting smoking. Treatmentsfor more severe cases of PADinclude balloon angioplasty toreopen the narrowed artery,often accompanied with astent to keep the artery open,or atherectomy to remove

the plaque.“The most important thing

to remember is that if youhave PAD, you’re two to threetimes more likely to haveunderlying heart disease,”Ramadurai said. “If you havepersistent leg pain duringexercise that goes away withrest, it’s very important to seeyour doctor.”

Morris Hospital offers a$40 peripheral artery diseasescreening using ultrasoundthe second Wednesday ofevery month. To schedule anappointment, call 815-416-6089.

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Morris Hospital’s Dr. Govind Ramadurai works with peripheral artery disease, or PAD.

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Routine screenings for women are simple and necessary

Many women feeltaking care of theirfamilies is theirtop priority. Often

children, a spouse and agingparents are the focus of theirhealth concerns, making iteasy to forget to take care ofthemselves.

But for women, routinecheckups and screeningsare vitally important. Earlydetection can be the differ-ence between living a long,productive life and not beingable to care for their families.

Here are some guide-lines and new technologicaladvances that can make bigdifferences for women.

Blood pressure and cho-lesterol screenings are easyand valuable indicators ofheart disease. There also area number of heart screeningsavailable. In fact for Febru-ary, which is heart month,there are programs to learnabout lifestyle changes thatcan decrease the risk of heartdisease, as well as specialoffers on screenings. For in-formation on heart screeningspecials and programs, call877-737-4636.

Mammograms are stillthe best first defense againstbreast cancer. One in eightwomen will get breast cancer,but if found early, survival is98 percent. Digital mammog-raphy is the gold standard,and now, there is 3-D mam-mography that produces evenclearer images, especiallyimportant for women whohave dense breasts.

Mickey Jester, DO, diag-nostic radiologist at Pres-ence Saint Joseph MedicalCenter, said the difference isthat instead of one picture,tomosynthesis takes 11 slicesof the tissue.

“It does this with the

same amount of radiationand in the same amount oftime,” Dr. Jester said. “Thisis particularly importantfor women with very densebreasts who often would re-quire additional images, andit makes it possible for us todetect very early cancer.”

For information, watcha video by going to www.provena.org/stjoes and click-

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Women, ages 21 and older,should also get routine Paptests to screen for cervicalcancer.

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two women 50 years or olderwill experience an osteopo-rosis-related fracture in herlifetime. That’s twice the rateof fractures in men. The goodnews is that it is possible toimprove bone health.

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City soon may be getting its own facility on west side of town

Progress is being made atbringing Morris its ownYMCA facility.

Land has been boughtat Route 6 and Saratoga Roadon the west side of town;Missy Durkin has been namedoperations director with KenIverson as program director;and organizers are scouting fora temporary location in Morriswhile plans continue on thebuilding.

“Folks are craving that kindof amenity in our communi-ty,” Durkin said. “The YMCAis about that holistic familyapproach, and more people arealso beginning to see the valueof the programs we have herenow, thanks mostly to Ken.”

Iverson has been overseeingY programs in Morris since hisretirement from teaching eightyears ago. This year, there arethree programs for kids andone for adults, and they arebecoming more popular. Theadult program is the 3-on-3Basketball League, and thekids’ programs are the youthvolleyball league, summercamp, and the youth basketballleague – all co-ed.

This is the middle of the sea-son for the YBL, which has 350kids participating from gradeskindergarten to sixth. It’s anappreciated way for children toget good physical activity andhave some fun during the coldwinter months.

“It’s their chance to getsome experience in the game,”Iverson said. “We don’t evenkeep score, and the kids arerandomly assigned to teamsto have it be competitive. ...Everybody has a good time.”

This season, there are 36teams in the league, withparents as the coaches. Iversoncarefully mentors the coachesand referees to make sure theyunderstand that this isn’t the

NBA. For many kids, it’s theirfirst exposure to sports of anykind, and Iverson knows it’simportant to culture a love ofthe game and good sportsman-ship.

He lets the coaches go outon the court anytime they wantto give the teammates some ad-vice. As the season progresses,there is less of the coaches onthe floor and more of the kidsjust playing.

“It’s more like a controlled

scrimmage,” Iverson said.“And the refs are as muchcoaches as they are referees.”

Iverson said there is muchgratitude for the schools thatgive the programs the venue.Youth basketball is held atWhite Oak Elementary School;volleyball and summer campsat Saratoga School; the men’s3-on-3 basketball at Shabbo-na Middle School; and othersummer camps at ImmaculateConception School and Morris

Community High School.The kids’ summer camps

began last year and were verysuccessful, Iverson said. Therewere two co-ed camps offeredper week in June and July,with each one centering on aparticular interest, such asfishing, wrestling, baseball,flag football and POMS.

The men’s 3-on-3 basketballleague will begin this spring,the week after youth basketballends. It began three years ago

after some fathers of kids inthe program had so much funcoaching and participatingthat they wanted to play againthemselves.

“It’s like an open gym,”Iverson said. “Whoever comeswill play.”

Many in the communityhave become involved in theMorris YMCA programs,including many volunteers andabout 50 local businesses thatsponsored teams, and organiz-

ers hope more support will becoming for the new building.

“Everybody seems to recog-nize the good the Y will bring,”Iverson said, “and they want todo their part to help make it asuccess. ... It’s a positive thingto help your community andthen having a national organi-zation standing ready to makeit happen.”

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Arden Tatum findsreward in her businesseveryday. She gets tolove the way she looks

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She tells a story of a clientin her 50s who is just thrilledby the service she received atTatum’s business.

“Her face has transformed,”Tatum said. “She is very veryhappy with her results.”

Tatum owns Body Shapersat 103 E. Jefferson St. in Mor-ris. While she has been in thatlocation for about two years,the modality that transformedher client’s face is fairly new.

The Miracle Face Lift usesno knives, no surgical instru-ments at all. Each sessiontakes about an hour and Tatumdescribes the experience some-thing akin to a massage.

“Your experience would besoothing and relaxing,” Tatumsaid. “Most clients fall asleepduring the one hour treat-ment.”

The new technology is com-puter generated.

“It lifts the facial musclesand fills the lines,” Tatum said.

Tatum is a license estheti-cian who has been doing an-ti-aging for 20 years. She wasintroduced to the technology ata trade show.

“I saw the transformationshappening before my eyes -just people walking by andwilling to try it,” she said.

Her client Rhonda Cook,who also owns Me Tu Boutiquein downtown Morris, sawresults on her first visit.

“It made [my] skin looksuper smooth and youthful,”Cook said. “I did see a dif-ference right away. ... Thathealthy glow was there imme-diately as well.”

After seeing the results

on others at the trade show,Tatum recognized what a greataddition it would be for herbusiness and set about addingit to the services she offeredclients.

“I am offering it now to allof my clients,” she said.

The technology was invent-ed by Gary Pullock – co-inven-tor of the pacemaker.

“The technology was actu-ally invented for the purposeof people who had experiencedstrokes in the face and he hada heart for wanting to help tomatch the other side of theface,” Tatum said. “Anythingthat had been sagging, hewanted to be able to lift thosemuscles.”

After that, it found anotheruse.

“Because it makes newskin, it made its way into burnvictim hospitals to renew andgenerate new skin very quick-ly,” Tatum said.

And now it is available forclients who want to boost theirskin and look younger.

“It looks like someonehas gone on vacation for 6months,” Tatum said. “Thereis a relaxed look on the face. Itlooks lifted, it looks toned andyouthful. It’s very natural.”

Tatum trusts the technologyto not only use on her clients,but also on herself.

“I do my own treatments

and I would love for someoneto do them on me that way Icould sleep,” she said with alaugh. “I honestly can say thatI look five years younger justlifting my eyelids and undermy chin.”

When clients sign up for atreatment, they can specify atrouble area, such as eyelidsor laugh lines and Tatum willwork on those areas specifical-ly during the treatment. Shealso will go over the client’swhole face.

“I would spend most of mytime in that area and I wouldspend a little bit of time overthe whole face,” she said.“We’re boosting collagen andwere boosting elastin.”

Tatum recommends mostclients do the procedure 10times for optimum results.

Cook began her journeywith the treatments about twoyears ago and estimates shehas done between 12 and 14treatments.

“The results are prettyimpressive for me,” Cook said.“I have got some good genes asfar as having a youthful look.”

Currently, Tatum is offer-ing a special of $99 a session,which is a discount of $26 persession. Reduced packagesare also available. To makean appointment, visit www.bodyshapers.name or call 815-941-1300.

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Take care of cats, dogs during winter

Dogs and cats both may need a littleextra care during these long wintermonths. Dogs especially may beused to playing outside with the

kids or going for walks in the neighbor-hood, and just lying around all day in thewinter is as bad for them as it is for theirhumans.

Exercise helps pets keep their musclesstrong and toned, and their bodies trimand healthy. They also need to exercisetheir minds, just as humans do.

Bonnie Latta, owner of Bone-if-ide Care, which offers pet sitting anddog-walking services, said some of theworking breeds like retrievers and bordercollies need more exercise than otherbreeds, while basset hounds have a lowerenergy and need a little less.

Latta says there are indoor games tokeep dogs moving and interested. One shesuggests is the “find it” game. It beginswith the owner placing a treat fairly closeto the dog and saying, “find it.” Little bylittle, treats are moved farther away fromthe dog. Eventually, they can be placed inother rooms, and the dog can use his orher nose to discover it with the “find it”

command.“It’s good exercise in the house, and

they can use their brains,” Latta said.“You can put it under the coffee table ...or up on the corner of the coffee table.Nothing too difficult. It can be visible, likeby the corner of a bed.”

Some dogs even run treadmills, shesaid. The owner must be with the dog atall times when he’s on the device, Lattasaid, and he must not be tethered or tiedto it in any way.

Latta said sometimes a little bit ofpeanut butter on a wooden spoon dangledin front of the treadmilling dog makesit more interesting and motivating forthem.

“They can lick it while they’re walk-ing,” she said. “It’s a reward for them andan incentive.”

Walking outside is still a wonderfulactivity in the winter, she said, as long asit’s not too cold. The dogs get sunshine,fresh air and stimulating scents.

“Outside exercise is the best becauseof the variety of smells,” she said. “Letthem sniff all they want. Scents give theminformation. It’s like the ground is a bignewspaper of information for them.”

Some of the shorter-haired breedswill need doggie sweaters, she said, and

booties protect against the cold and salt, ifthe dog will wear them.

Jennifer Bilyeu, president of Spay ItForward, a nonprofit, all-volunteer ser-vice that improves the welfare of animals,said cats need to get exercise and havetheir minds stimulated, too.

When cats get anxious or too bored,she said, they can self-groom to the pointof licking their fur off.

“Cats stress more easily than dogs do,”Bilyeu said.

Cats enjoy exercise that entices theirhunter instincts, she said, like chasingand pouncing on a laser dot or a toy.Make sure the light doesn’t get into theireyes. Some owners put up climbing“trees” in the house for their cat’s activ-ity. Some even install catwalks up higharound rooms to give their pets more of achallenge.

Good nutrition is important, too. Catsare carnivores, Bilyeu said, and they needa meat-based diet.

For dogs and cats, Anja Carlson, ofCupid’s Kitchen Creations, makes home-made sweet potato treats that she steams,then dehydrates, and grows wheatgrassthat she sells to pet owners in 4x4-inchplats. They’re great nutritional additionsto their diets, she said.

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District 101 Recreation Center available to students after school, on weekends

For 4 1/2 hours mostweekdays, and for threehours on most Saturdaysand Sundays, the District

101 Recreation Center is aschool year option for anyonelooking to exercise.

Located just to the west of– and connected with – MorrisCommunity High School, therec center is open most daysfrom roughly the first dayof school until mid-June. Itsservices are typically offeredfrom 5:30 to 7:30 a.m. and from6:30 to 9 p.m. on weekdays, andfrom 1 to 4 p.m. on weekends.

Those services includebasketball on the three courtsin the field house, swimmingin the indoor pool and workingout in one of the two roomsstocked with equipment. Theyare not restricted to members;for a drop-in fee of $5, or $3for MCHS students with anI.D., anyone can gain one-timeaccess to the rec center.

“I think the rec center hasbeen a positive asset for thecommunity since it opened,”District 101 SuperintendentPat Halloran said. “When itfirst opened, it was maybe theonly place in town where youcould find some of the thingsthat are offered. Now, with thehealth clubs that have opened,there is more competition forusage, but I still feel it serves agood purpose.”

Though rec center direc-tor Amber Sharp says thefield house is used primarilyfor pickup basketball gamesduring rec center hours, thereare occasionally other activ-ities in it. Sometimes one ormore courts are closed to thepublic because they are beingused for a game or practice byan MCHS team. On Mondays

and Wednesdays, for example,the MCHS winterguard teampractices in the fieldhouse.

When such events interferewith the availability of thefield house, or when a MCHSswimming and diving meetcauses the pool to be closed,Sharp makes that informationavailable in two ways.

“I print out a monthlycalendar so everybody always

knows what’s going on,” Sharpsaid. “We’re also on Facebook,and if something changes, Ipost it on Facebook.”

Two exercise rooms areadjacent to the field house. Onehouses free weights, and theother Sharp describes as the“circuit room.” The latter issupposed to receive some newadditions at around press time.

“We’re getting two new

upright bikes and a new tread-mill,” Sharp said.

The pool is staffed withlifeguards both in the morningand and in the evening; if forsome reason a guard is absenton a given day, Sharp says,the pool will not open. Beyondbeing open for general swim-ming, the pool is periodicallyhome to swimming lessons andlifeguarding instruction.

Because lifeguards andother personnel must be paid,and other expenses covered,everyone who uses the reccenter must pay for doing so.Members are exempt from thedrop-in fees, and membershipsare available to both Morrisresidents and out-of-towners,though they are less expen-sive for those who live in thedistrict.

Rec center budgetary short-falls are the responsibility ofDistrict 101.

“In the early days, whenthere wasn’t as much compe-tition from other health clubs,maybe it was a little moreself-sustaining than it is now,”Halloran said, “But yes, thedistrict funds it, and mem-berships do offset some of thecosts.”

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Pulmonary rehabilitation often improves patients’ health, lifestyle

Walter “Sam”Natyshok of Coal Citydescribes himself assomeone who has

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A frequent traveler, he wasalso having troubling breath-ing when he was traveling onan airplane at night.

That’s what led Natyshok toa consultation with a pulmon-ologist, followed by a diagnosisof lung disease, a prescriptionfor oxygen and a referral toMorris Hospital’s pulmonaryrehabilitation program at theDiagnostic & RehabilitativeCenter on Gore Road in Morris.

When he started PulmonaryRehab, Natyshok said his lifecould be described in one word:sedentary. How his life haschanged since then. In fact,he said his life has completelyturned around.

“Pulmonary Rehab hasmade a huge difference inmy life,” Natyshok said, whostarted out with a commitmentto the 12-week Phase II Pulmo-nary Rehabilitation programthat involves education andsupervised exercise twice aweek.

“Now I can unload 24 bagsof mulch and do yard work,something I could never havedone before the program,” hecontinued.

At pulmonary rehab,Natyshok is joined by otherswho also are suffering frompulmonary disease, includingchronic obstructive pulmonarydisease (COPD), asthma, em-physema, pulmonary fibrosisor other pulmonary problems.The exercise portion of the pro-gram is tailored for each par-

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Natyshok saw such positiveimprovements in his breathingafter the completion of Phase 2pulmonary rehab, he decidedto continue with the Phase

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“Initially I hated doing thetreadmill, but now I knowthat I have to work hard to getbetter. I feel the improvements,and that’s the best part,” hesaid.

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“The people who have gonethrough this program areincredible,” she said. “To seethem show up with a big smileon their faces and an enthu-siasm to exercise, it’s like aflower blossoming.”

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There’s no longer a good excuse not toexercise, even if you work mid-nights or swing shift.

At least, that’s the opinion of KimQuinn, district manager for Get Fit 24/7.

With the October 2013 opening of Mor-ris’ newest fitness club, clients can comein and get a good workout whether thesun is going down or just coming up.

“It takes away the excuses,” Quinnsaid.

Nearly everyone knows, or has heard,that exercise makes people feel better. Itraises their self-esteem, prevents certaintypes of cancer and wards off diseases likediabetes and high blood pressure, amongothers.

When an exercise facility is convenientand accessible, people are more likely toutilize it, Quinn said.

Get Fit 24/7 Morris is in the formerHealthSmart facility. Owner Scott Sypolthas five facilities in Diamond, Wilming-ton, Manhattan, Monee and now Morris

that are all open 24 hours a day.The nighttime fitness buffs look pretty

much the same as the daytime ones,Quinn said. They see a lot of police offi-cers, nurses and refinery workers.

Before the Diamond facility was open24 hours, Quinn would get in to work at5 a.m. People were waiting in line at thathour to get in their workouts before start-ing their day.

“People come at all hours now. There’sa huge demand for it,” Quinn said. “Wereally don’t have a busy time, we arespread out.”

Morris manager Albert Colin said thatthe response to the 24-hour facility hasbeen huge in Morris. People were workingout at all hours Christmas Eve, ChristmasDay and New Year’s Day.

Nearly everything that’s availableduring the day is available overnight,Colin said, with the exception of personaltrainers and group classes.

“Everything is normal, they can dopretty much the same things,” he said.

With a larger “women’s only” workoutroom in the remodeling stage, women will

soon be able to pop their own Insanity orP90X DVD into the player and hold theirown class at 2 a.m. if they like.

It will also be an area to do yoga,stretching and have some cardio equip-ment.

“It’s been received very well [in Mor-ris],” Colin said. “It changes everything.You can come in as soon as you get offwork and finish your day with a strongworkout no matter what time.”

The all-night facilities are safe andsecure, Quinn said. Each client has a keycard and emergency necklaces, there arecameras everywhere in the facility, andall TVs, music and lights are on.

“You come into the club and it’s up andrunning,” she said. “People feel comfort-able and very safe. It really works outawesome.”

The best part of the concept is thatpeople no longer have to work aroundsomebody else’s schedule.

“You have to make time for fitness,”Quinn said. “If you don’t make time forfitness now, you will make time for illnesslater.”

Excercise anytimeHeidi Litchfield - hlitchfield@shawmedia.com

Carissa Faletti lifts weights at Get Fit 24/7 Fitness Centers in Morris.

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