Shaw AFB, Health and Wellness

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Mark Your Calendar!

September is National Cholesterol Awareness Month

High Blood Cholesterol What you need to know
September is National Cholesterol Education Month, a good time to get your blood cholesterol checked and take steps to lower it if it is high. National Cholesterol Education Month is also a good time to learn about lipid profiles and about food and lifestyle choices that help you reach personal goals. your chance of getting a disease. In fact, the higher your blood cholesterol level, the greater your risk for developing heart disease or having a heart attack. Heart disease is the number one killer of women and men in the United States. Each year, more than a million Americans have heart attacks, and about a half million people die from heart disease. slowed down or blocked. The blood carries oxygen to the heart, and if enough blood and oxygen cannot reach your heart, you may suffer chest pain. If the blood supply to a portion of the heart is completely cut off by a blockage, the result is a heart attack.

HAWC Programs for September

Healthy Weight 101 9/6-(1400-1500) 9/15- (1000-1100) 9/21- (0900-1000) 9/26- (1000-1100) 9/7 Running 101 (0800-0900) 9/7 Strength 101 (0900-1000) 9/7 DLC 101 (1000-1100) 9/7 PTL Re-Certification (1100) Healthy Heart 9/8-(1400-1530) 9/12- (1000-1130) 9/21- (0900-1030) 9/27- (0900-1030) 9/12 Don't Worry Be Happy (Stress Management Part I ) (0900-1000) 9/26 Don't Worry Be Happy (Stress Management Part II) (0900-1000) BE WELL 9/13-(0800-1100) 9/27- (1300-1600)

Why Is Cholesterol Important?

Your blood cholesterol level has a lot to do with your chances of getting heart disease. High blood cholesterol is one of the major risk factors for heart disease. A risk factor is a condition that increases

How Does Cholesterol Cause Heart Disease?

When there is too much cholesterol (a fat-like substance) in your blood, it builds up in the walls of your arteries. Over time, this buildup causes hardening of the arteries so that arteries become narrowed and blood flow to the heart is

Total cholesterol LDL (bad) cholesterol the main source of cholesterol buildup and blockage in the arteries HDL (good) cholesterol helps keep cholesterol from building up in the arteries Triglycerides another form of fat in your blood

Total Cholesterol Level Category Less than 200 mg/dL Desirable 200-239 mg/dL Borderline high 240 mg/dL and above High The cholesterol article, total cholesterol definitions and total cholesterol level category information was reprinted from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute website.
http://hp2011.nhlbihin.net/cholmonth/

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AF FITNESS PROGRAM MODULES

Anyone can participate, please call the HAWC at 895-1216 to sign up today!!!!
Measures entire body composition The entire process, from start to finish, takes less than five minutes Bod Pod uses air instead of water Call the HAWC to schedule your appointment 895-1216

The HAWC provides several learning modules that can help members better prepare for their fitness assessments. The free classes are also designed to help Shaw members and their families eat healthier, exercise properly, and live better. BE WELL: The BE WELL (Balanced Eating, Workout Effectively, and Live Long) program is designed for individuals seeking to improve their health and fitness. This program will include general fitness and nutrition information as well as classroom activities to help you identify personal goals, set realistic expectations for improvement, and build a plan to help you overcome common barriers and appreciate enhancers for success. DLC 101: Duty Limiting Condition (DLC) class is designed for any member on a DLC/AF FORM 469 greater than 30 days with fitness/exercise restrictions. An alternative exercise plan

is established for the member who has to modify their unit pt workouts and/or is exempt from one or more of the fitness assessment components.

physical activity, and developing a weight loss plan. The class also provides helpful resources to help you reach your goal.

Ms. Penny Cook Health Promotion Flight Chief/Exercise Physiologist Ms. Janine Reinholtz Registered Dietitian TSgt Suzy Bright Diet Therapy Technician Mr. Lawrence Black Fitness Technician Ms. Brenda Marshall, Office Manager

20 AMDS/SGPZ 901 Polifka Drive Shaw AFB, SC 29152 Phone: 803-895-1216 Fax: 803-895-4903

Strength Training 101: Running 101: Want to learn the benefits of Want to learn how to better prepare strength training and how it can positively affect for the 1.5 mile run for the AF performance in all areas Fitness Assessment? Running (cardio, push-ups, crunches, 101 covers the following abdominal measurement) of topics: proper running form, the AF Fitness Assessment? different foot types and finding Strength Training 101 covers the right shoe for running, the following topics: benefits of strength training, proper running apparel, pros/cons of running surfaces, types of muscular strength, muscle training principles, how to get started with core training, functional running (beginner programs, training, muscle training terpacing, progression, minology, strength training endurance, speed), common basics, and sample exercises. running mistakes, safety tips, injury prevention, and proper Stress Management-Dont hydration. WorryBe Happy!!! Want to learn how to manHealthy Weight 101: age lifes most stressful Want to expand your knowlsituations? Take control of edge on nutrition and healthy your day to day stressors. Dont WorryBe Happy!!! eating? Healthy Weight 101 (Stress management course) covers the following topics: covers the following topics: importance of a healthy your body & stress, types of weight, energy balance, safe stress, ways to manage stress, weight loss, healthy eating, fitness & stress and more.

Nutrition Corner

The Top Ten Fiber Foods

The following article is posted on the www.wehealny.org

-Dried Beans, peas, and other legumes -Bran Cereal -Fresh or Frozen lima beans, both Fordhook and baby lima -Fresh or frozen green peas
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-Dried fruit, topped by figs, apricots, and dates -Raspberries, blackberries and strawberries -Sweet corn, whether on the cob or cut off in kernels -Whole wheat an other whole grain cereal products

-Broccoli-very high fiber -Baked potato with the skin -To read more of this article, please visit the following link: http:// www.wehealny.org/ healthinfo/dietaryfiber/ fibercontentchart.html
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