TEST Cares

Sam Kiningham and TEST Sports Clubs is raising money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. MDA needs our help raising money for research, support groups and summer camps. Our goals is to raise $800.00 dollars by May 11.

There are two ways you can donate money. The first way is to give a generous donation. The second way is to sign up for the strongman competition on May 9. All the proceeds will go to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Sam Kiningham and TEST Sports Clubs appreciate your donation to MDA.

Rasing money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association

Sam Kiningham and TEST Sports Clubs are rasing money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The money that we raise will help MDA with research, sending kids off to summer camps, support groups and much more. Our goal is to raise $800.00 dollars by May 11th. In addition to receiving donations; a strongman competition to benefit MDA will take place. Sam Kiningham and TEST Sports Clubs will host a strongman competition on Saturday, May 9 at 1:00pm to help raise more money for MDA. For the strongman competition, we are asking for a donation of $25.00 dollars to be given for the MDA. If you would like to donate money to MDA please send checks made out to Muscular Dystrophy Association to TEST Sports Clubs, 776 Shrewsbury Avenue, Tinton Falls NJ 07724.

The Cure to Obesity

There are a lot of health risks associated with obesity; these risks include but are not limited to coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and sleep apnea. For some reason from the time when I grew up to today people have become less physically active. During the summer when I was a child and teenager I was outside all of the time. During the winter I was playing in snow all day. Today it seems like no one is playing outside anymore. Some school districts have shortened gym class time or students do not take gym for the entire school year. Where is the physical activity in today’s kids’ schedules? To fix the problem of childhood obesity is to give our children a more active community. Nutrition does play a major role in preventing obesity as well. I found that it is much harder to change a person’s activity level than their nutrition level. When a child eats it puts calories into his or her body. If the child is active and burns the calories off then there is no problem. These calories are energy that his or her body uses; if you are not using the energy your body turns the calories into fat. When the child becomes more physically active then you can get to the nutritional side of fitness. Take care of what will be more difficult to change first and then the nutritional side will become easier. My name is Sam Kiningham and I am a Youth Fitness Specialist under the IYCA. I work out of TEST Sports Clubs in Tinton Falls

One on One

4/11/09
Today I worked out with a very determined general fitness client of mine. She is very determined to get back to the size she used to be. Here is what we did in her training session.

First set
· Good Mornings
· Step up with 15lb dumbells
· Rotational abs


The second set of exercises
· Lumberjack squat.
· Push ups on the Smith machine at 2 different settings
· Wood choppers

The third set of exercises
· Sand bag carries from the chest and then to the shoulder
· Rows
· Floor wipes

The last and final set
· Indoor prowler bench
· Curls
· Med Ball slam

Boot Camp for People with Special Needs

The Boot Camp for People with Special Needs meets Monday, Thursday, and Friday at 4:30 at TEST Sports Clubs. This class is for people with special needs that are 14 and older. At today’s work out we focused on building strength.

First set of exercises:
Push up hold for 20 seconds
Stand up Row
Arrow
Ball throws with varying distance.
The clients throw a basketball to me, ether with one bounce or without bouncing the ball. After each throw I take a step back or got closer to him. This teaches the client how much power he or she need to get the ball to me.

The Second set:
Med Ball slams
Step ups
Balance on one foot

We did each set 2 to 3 times, then at the conclusion of the workout we did cardio work and static stretches.

Looking for a charity

The June 20 Strongman is looking for a charity to donate half of the profits from the event to a charity. If you have a charity in mind please write down the name, where they are located and a little information about the charity.

Below is a highlight video of December, “The Ice man Strongman competition”. Half of the profit was donated to Aslan Youth Minstery located in Red Bank, NJ.

Scary but True Facts about Child Obesity

The Following facts are scary but sad part is that they are very true. The following is from US Surgeon General at www.americascores.org/index.php?id=390. 300,000 deaths each year in the United States are associated with obesity. Overweight and obesity are associated with heart disease, certain types of cancer, type 2 diabetes, stroke, arthritis, breathing problems, and psychological disorders, such as depression. The economic cost of obesity in the United States was about $117 billion in 2000. (What do you think it is now?) Over 80% of people with diabetes are overweight or obese. Overweight and obesity are associated with an increased risk for some types of cancer including endometrial (cancer of the lining of the uterus), colon, gall bladder, prostate, kidney, and postmenopausal breast cancer. Risk factors for heart disease, such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure, occur with increased frequency in overweight children and adolescents compared to those with a healthy weight. Type 2 diabetes, previously considered an adult disease, has increased dramatically in children and adolescents. Overweight and obesity are closely linked to type 2 diabetes. Overweight adolescents have a 70% chance of becoming overweight or obese adults. Yes these are all very scary, but there is a good side is that this is all fixable. The solution is fiscal activity. Physical activity is a habit. I know personally if I don’t do any kind of physical activity I depress. I got because it became a habit. The best way to start a good habit is to start early. There are fitness program for kids of all ability. You just need to find right for you and your child. Also it is never too late to start a habit. It is never to later to look good and to fell good.

A time to change

It is a time to change the obesity rate in America. It has gotten seemingly out of hand. A hard fact to swallow is that 60% of American children are considered obese. And this is not only the children’s fault. I have yet to see a toddler or a young child in the grocery store alone. If you don’t bring junk food into the house they are less likely to eat junk food. “In 2007, only one state (Colorado) had a prevalence of obesity for their population of less than 20%. Thirty states had a prevalence of obesity equal to or greater than 25%; three of these states (Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee) had a prevalence of obesity equal to or greater than 30%.” (www.cdc.gov). There are many health factors that are associated with obesity. The list includes but is not limited to, coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, cancers (endometrial, breast, and colon), hypertension (high blood pressure), stroke, liver and gallbladder disease, sleep apnea and respiratory problems. Think about the financial costs to treat these diseases. And in today’s economic world the money is tight. On the bright side, obesity and the diseases associated with it are preventable. One of the answers to the obesity problem is to start with children. It is important to get children active, and the second is to become educated. This second part is not only to educate the child on proper nutrition and exercise, but to education the parents also. My name is Sam Kiningham and I am a Youth Fitness Specialist under the International Youth Conditioning Association (IYCA). I run youth fitness classes out of TEST Sports Clubs located at 776 Shrewsbury Ave in Tinton Falls.