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The Champion, Thursday, May 14 - 20, 2015
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Exercise Director DeAnne Jacobson says designers of the new indoor cycling studio
want it to be special and exciting.
ICHAEL AXELRi
Instructor Rachael Rinehart, left, prepares to lead a class.
Indoor studio allows bike riding without traffic
by Kathy Mitchell
Bright colored LED
lights flash with the beat of
the music in the dimly light
ed room as folks wave their
arms and pump their feet.
It’s not happy hour at the
club; it’s an exercise class,
but designers of the Axelrod
Indoor Cycling Studio at the
Marcus Jewish Community
Center of Atlanta (MJCCA)
want those using the studio
to feel a bit like they’re hav
ing a night out with friends.
“We’ve had indoor cy
cling classes for years, but
until a few weeks ago they
didn’t have their own space.
We wanted that space to
feel special and exciting. We
wanted people to feel like
they were entering another
world. You won’t find any
thing like it anywhere else.
The indoor cycling center
was designed here just for
us,” said DeAnne Jacobson,
total health group exercise
director at MJCCA.
“Before, we had to move
the stationary bikes into a
room that was used at other
times for other things. A few
times we were forced to can
cel classes because of special
events,” Jacobson recalled.
The room is 800 square
feet with exercise bicycles
positioned in tiers to as
sure every participant has a
good view of the instructor.
Jacobson explained that the
center likes keeping classes
small and intimate. “Par
ticipants really do feel like
they’re going to a club. The
purpose is exercise, but it’s
social as well. People know
each other and enjoy work
ing out together. They feel
like friends going out to do
something fun together and
maybe have a cup of coffee
afterward,” Jacobson said.
She noted that indoor
cycling is ideal for those
who need a low-impact op
tion for cardiac condition
ing. “Every participant is an
individual, and I encourage
people to work at their own
pace,” said Jacobson, who
teaches seven classes a week
and supervises 70 instruc
tors.
Jacobson said she started
at MJCCA as a personal
trainer but has decided that
she prefers being a group
instructor. She said people
tend to work harder in a
group session. “There’s a
sort of positive peer pres
sure. No one wants to quit
while the others are still go
ing.
“Even in a group setting,
we’re attentive to individual
needs and goals. Each per
son knows his own body
and how he’s feeling that day
so I don’t push people to do
more than they feel able to
do. However, if I know the
person and feel he or she
could benefit from work
ing harder, I encourage the
person to step it up. People
sometimes surprise them
selves with what they’re able
to do,” she added.
Instructors, she ex
plained, choose their own
music for most classes. “We
choose based on specific
exercises. Fast-paced music
tends to make people work
harder. When we’re doing
something slower and more
focused, we use slower mu-
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The idea is to duplicate
the experience of a bike ride,
but in a safe, controlled en
vironment, Jacobson said.
“You get the varied pace you
would get riding on rolling
hills, steep hills or straight
way, but you don’t have to
worry about traffic or road
problems.”
MJCCA serves members
over a wide range of ages,
Jacobson said, and tries
to offer services to meet
all their needs. “We have
people who started work
ing out here because it gave
them something to do while
they were waiting to pick up
their preschoolers. We want
to make the exercise classes
so enjoyable that they keep
coming even after their
children are older. We try to
keep up with the trends and
give people the workout ex
perience they’re looking for.”
Jacobson said there are
classes from early morning
until into the evening—as
well as on Saturdays and
Sundays—to suit every work
schedule. “We want people
to be able to fit in several
classes a week whether they
come before work, after
work or on the weekend.
And we want them to do it
without stressing themselves
out. After all, one of the big
benefits of exercise is stress
relief.”
DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management
Public Advisory
SNAPFINGER WOODS SANITARY SEWER ACCESS ROADS
May 1, 2015 June 1, 2015
Advisory Issue Date Advisory Close Date
This advisory is issued to inform the public of a receipt of an application for a variance
submitted pursuant to a State Environmental Law. The Public is invited to comment during a 30
day period on the proposed activity. Since the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD)
has no authority to zone property or determine land use, only those comments addressing
environmental issues related to air, water and land protection will be considered in the
application review process. Written comments should be submitted to: Program Manager, Non-
Point Source Program, Erosion and Sedimentation Control, 4220 International Parkway, Suite
101, Atlanta, Georgia 30354.
Type of Permit Application: Variance to encroach within the 25-foot State Waters Buffer.
Applicable Law: Georgia Erosion and Sedimentation Act O.C.G.A. 12-7-6 ET seq.
Applicable Rules: Erosion and Sedimentation Control Chapter 391-3-7.
Basis under which variance shall be considered {391-3-7.05(2) (A-J)}: E
Project Location: This project is located on the section of Snapfinger Woods Drive that is
bounded by Rayburn Road to the west and Shell Bark Rd to the east near the city of Lithonia,
GA. Specifically, the site is located in land lots 8 & 9 of the 16th district & land lots 128 & 129 of
the 15th district, in DeKalb, Georgia. The site is approximately 800 linear feet north of
Snapfinger Creek's intersection with Snapfinger Woods Drive. The proposed construction will
include the installation of 132 linear feet of 15 inch sanitary sewer across Snapfinger Creek.
Project Description: The proposed site conditions will include the installation of 132
linear feet of 15 inch sanitary sewer aerial stream crossing to replace and existing inverted
siphon sanitary sewer under Snapfinger Creek which in a constant maintenance problem. This
work is a repair the existing system that runs along Snapfinger Creek.