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Meandering r
Musings
•If you haven’t already
had occasion to click on
some of the Google search
site’s inventive ways of
spelling Google or com
memorating some event, do
so. They’re called Google
Doodles. Here’s an example,
the first drive-in theatre. Did
you know that during the
Of This & That
Trenesia Y. Stubbs
Columnist
email:trenesia@pskl.net.
Aerobic Vs. Anaerobic Exercise?
1950’s there were approxi
mately 5,000 drive-in the
atres throughout the United
States? Or that the first
drive-in theater was opened
on June 6, 1933, by Richard
Hollingshead Jr. in Camden,
New Jersey? Mr. Hollings
head didn’t call his new way
of viewing movies a drive-in
theater; but rather, he called
it the ”park-in” movie the
ater and the cost for a ticket
was 25 cents per vehicle and
25 cents per person.
That item sure took me
back. Drive-in theatres were
a great way to watch a mov
ie. Going to the concession
stand was always fun after
watching the little animated
film of dancing goodies.
My favorite animated snack
inducement was a hot dog
dram major leading a parade
of the things you could get
to crunch, crack, slurp and
slather. Yum!
Babysitters weren’t need
ed as there was a playground
for restless children to go
to. Okay, sometimes you’d
get settled in only to find
that you were parked at a
dud speaker and you’d have
to move to another parking
slot. When I got to dating
age the walk to the conces
sion stand was a grand op
portunity to giggle through
comparing notes on my date
with my fellow double dat
ing counterpart. Check out
the Google Doodles when
you have time.
• A very hearty thank you
to everyone who came on
out the cold windy morn
ing of this past Saturday
to celebrate our Re-Grand
Opening at the new location
of The Korean Martial Arts
Academy. When we moved
onto the Square in 2009 and
had our Grand Opening, it
was the same type of day—
cold (I mean really cold) and
windy. I’m not sure what
the type of auspicious con
nection might be, I’m just
happy that some of you were
brave and willing to join us
in it long enough for the rib
bon cutting. Brrrrrr!
• On the topic of brrrrrr
I find myself continually
confused on what weather
to expect; particularly when
we’ve got 70° degrees one
day and dip into 30 and 40°
degree weather on the same
day or very shortly after
ward. I found it ironic, too,
that we had harsh weather
warnings one week prior to
Severe Weather Awareness
Week. Growing up in hurri
cane-prone Miami, Florida
taught me to be prepared
ahead of time so as to avoid
the mad rush in the stores.
Laying in canned supplies, a
first-aid kit, updated contact
information in written form,
important documents sealed
in plastic or safety deposit
box, gas or charcoal grill for
cooking, important photo
graphs and other keepsakes
stored in plastic and boxed,
etc., etc.
• There have been a couple
of topics I’ve wanted to
share with you that finally
coalesced into a single topic.
When did models parading
around in lingerie become a
prime time network televi
sion event? The Victoria Se
cret fashion show television
special, as a concept, is way
over the line in my mind, yet
I heard no hue and cry as to
its inappropriateness. In fact,
the only controversy associ
ated with the production had
to do with Native Americans
outraged by the headdress a
model was meant to wear as
part of her costume because
it was disrespectful to their
culture.
• I thought the incident
was a perfect time to educate
the general public on the
meanings and importance
of traditional Native Ameri
can headdress rather than
taking offense. February is
Black History Month. While
watching a network out of
Columbus, GA recently I
thought it was really neat
that one of the spots they
ran highlighted the local
Columbus men, women and
institutions that played a part
in the struggles and suc
cesses of the American black
experience. You may want
to be on the look-out this
month to learn more about
that experience.
• I’m wrapping up this
column so I can attend the
Roberta-Crawford County
Chamber of Commerce
Business Expo and Annual
Banquet. It is my sincere
hope that you are committed
to supporting our local busi
nesses and civic organiza
tions. The business owners
are your neighbors, pew
mates, and our community’s
employers. Go online when
you have an opportunity
and look through the Cham
ber’s membership directory:
http://www.robertacrawford-
chamber.org/
Until next week, then.
Over the past 20+ years
of being in the health club
business, I have seen many
advancements made to exer
cise routines, supplements,
exercise equipment, in-home
exercise routines, etc. Many
fell by the wayside as fads
that never gained traction in
large part due to it not giving
the rapid results they made
people think they would get.
There are, however, some
things that remain the same
and give substance to why
almost any exercise routine
works. 1. Rapid continuous
movement builds endurance
and your aerobic/cardio
vascular capacity 2. put
ting your body under more
strain than it’s used to builds
strength. 3. Eating a good
diet and drinking plenty of
water helps you with either
of the above.
The Cardio vs Strength
Myth: throughout the years
it has been common prac
tice to separate these two
whether mentally or in
actual practice, but the lines
are gradually blurring and
I’m really happy to see this.
You see when 1 & 2 are
combined together you can
build both in synch with
each other. You can build
size and strength even if
you exercise slow, but your
endurance will not be very
good and I’m a firm believer
that only after endurance
comes quality strength, tone
or muscle size. Think about
it like this, if you get out in
the yard whether at work or
play and you do something
rapidly and you tire easily,
is it your strength or cardio
that needs strengthening,
“or is it both?” If you would
do this same activity on a
regular basis, your body will
fairly rapidly condition itself
to handle this new level of
activity.
Example: if there is a hill
that is fatiguing to you, “if
you start walking it con
sistently and sometimes
rapidly,” before long your
regular pace will seem very
easy. Rapid movement
through the same distance
builds muscle and (rapid
movement carried out for
a longer session) will build
strength and endurance, “ex
ercise is as simple as that”,
it’s cheap, it’s easy and the
basics still work as good as
they did in the caveman or
hunter gatherer days.
Try this: Get a set of
dumbbells, “whatever
weight feels right for you,”
and do a deep squat touch
ing them on the floor beside
your ankles, keeping your
back straight, then thrust
back up raising them above
your head, repeat until
you get tired. Take 15-30
second breaks and repeat for
at least 3-4 sets, (increase
these sets according to your
capability). You can gradu
ally increase your speed or
weight of your dumbbells to
increase resistance. Remem
ber to always warm up with
a few sets that don’t cause
you to strain at first. If you
can do these sets for about
10 minutes a day, “you will
begin to see results that far
outweigh walking alone.”
The added muscle and tone
not only looks much better
then a shrunken shape, “it
also helps slow the aging
process and speeds up me
tabolism!”
If we #1: keep it simple
and use movements that
involve the larger muscle
groups; #2: do them more
rapidly; #3: with less rest,
and; #4: gradually increase
the load (added weight/
resistance) we can have
the benefits from both the
aerobic/cardio and anaero
bic/strength training! When
Your Health
by Wade Yoder
Master Trainer & Fitness
Nutrition Specialist
a balanced approach is used,
“meaning muscle gains are
equal to our cardiovascular
conditioning,” we have the
benefit of strength that is
matched with endurance,
increased bone strength,
shaping up with the added
muscle, along with the
added metabolism benefit
that comes with the extra
muscle!
“When we make our
muscles do a task faster it
stimulates strength gain and
if we do a task for a longer
duration it stimulates the
process that strengthens our
cardiovascular system”
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Legislative Update
With Rep. Robert Dickey
The last two weeks under the
Gold Dome have proved to be
very important weeks of the 2013
Legislative Session. During the
fourth week, committees met to consider legislation,
Chief Justice Carol Hunstein delivered the State of
the Judiciary Address and we approved the Amended
Fiscal Year 2013 state budget.
Chief Justice Carol Hunstein is only the second
woman in history to serve as a permanent member of
the Georgia Supreme Court. Her speech focused on
the state’s ongoing criminal justice reforms. These
reforms first started in 2011, when the General As
sembly created the Special Council on Criminal Jus
tice Reform. Since then, the council has worked dili
gently to find ways to protect our citizen’s safety and
hold offenders accountable, all while keeping an eye
on the financial impact to the state budget. According
to Chief Justice Hunstein, HB 1176 is already produc
ing positive results for the state with the expansion
of the number of state drug and mental health courts
as well as the number of substance abuse and mental
health treatment centers. Since the criminal justice
reforms for adult offenders has begun to produce
positive results, the special council is now looking
into ways to better handle youth who break the law.
Nearly 2,000 children in Georgia currently live
in a youth prison, youth jail, or state residential
program, such as a group home. More than half of
these children were sent to these state facilities for
committing non-violent offenses, and 25 percent are
there for misdemeanor or status offenses that would
not be a crime if committed by an adult. All too
often, children are sent to these facilities because of
a lack of community based programs. This program
unfortunately puts some non-violent children on a
path to adult criminality. Given that it costs the state
$91,000 per year to house one child in a correctional
facility and that 65 percent of the children in these
facilities will commit another offense within three
years of getting out, it seems clear that taxpayers are
not getting their money’s worth. After hearing from
Chief Justice Hunstein, I am eager to help look for
ways that the state can better handle troubled youth.
We also passed the Amended Fiscal Year 2013 state
budget. Each year the amended budget takes into
account the difference between the expected revenue
used to create the fiscal year budget and a more ac
curate estimate obtained halfway through that fiscal
year. The AFY 2013 state budget reduces current
state spending by $26.3 million. Despite this reduc
tion, we are still able to make the budget meet the
growing needs of the state by adjusting some of the
state’s revenue sources and enacting budget cuts to
most state agencies. We were able to eliminate cuts
to the Georgia Youth Science and Technology Centers
and to soften reductions to key education programs.
Last week we took up several pieces of legislation
that may directly affect our community. I helped
sponsor House Bill 101 which will make it easier
for our state’s non-profit organizations, such as our
Relay for Life, to raise money by selling food at local
events. Georgia law requires food service establish
ments to obtain a food service permit from the state
before selling food to the public. While Georgia al
ready exempts food sold at fairs or festivals from this
permit requirement, it does not exempt food sold by
nonprofit organizations at other short term events.
HB 101 would change this so that nonprofit organiza
tions could sell food at events lasting five days or less
without having to get a food service permit from the
state. Nonprofit organizations would, however, still
have to comply with all local government permitting
requirements.
House Bill 59 will help increase public safety by
reducing the number of false alarms reported to law
enforcement, which would allow our first responders
to focus their resources on those truly in need. This
legislation requires an alarm monitoring company
to use a second contract for alarm verification if its
first attempt is unsuccessful. If the second contact
is reached and the alarm went off in error, then any
dispatched law enforcement can disregard the report
and continue with their regular duty. No second veri
fication call would be required, however, if the alarm
monitoring company has video or audio verification
of a fire alarm, panic, robbery-in-progress or crime-
in-progress. It is important we utilize law enforce
ment wisely. Reducing the number of responses to
false alarms will help communities throughout the
state, do just that.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any ques
tions or comments about legislation being consid
ered in the General Assembly. You can email me at
robert.dickey@house.ga.gov or at my capitol office at
404-656-0287. When you are in Atlanta, I hope you
will come by and visit with me. My office in Atlanta
is in the Coverdell Legislative Office Building directly
across from the Capitol - Suite 607G.
Thank you for allowing me to serve as your repre
sentative.
Representative Robert Dickey
District 140
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