Congratulations Tao Yeun!
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November 27, 2022 UPDATE - Tao was informed that he won a gold medal for 1st place for his age group for Emperor's Challenge XXII! We are all so proud of your hard work in training and achievements Tao. Here is to your great new goals on the horizon!
Zen Yahweh Fitness training client Tao Yuen earned a silver metal when he crossed the finish line at 2hours and 29 minutes at his very first Emperor's Challenge half marathon August 6, 2022. Congratulations Tao! You have reaped the benefits of your exceptional dedication and hard work during your training with Tanya and it shows!
3rd Hand Smoke has harmful affects on Children & Adults
The Canadian federal government is finally proposing to raise the legal age for buying cigarettes to 21 and ban smoking on college campuses or inside condo and apartment buildings Canada wide as part of a new drive to dramatically curb smoking rates which has millions of Canadians happy to live in a healthier country and further phase out the toxic addiction of smoking which harms everyone including those who don't smoke - but are exposed to smokers. These numbers are not only from numerous online and social media polls, but also supported by Statistics Canada numbers showing that over 81% of Canadian residents who do not, or no longer, smoke from across the country that support various different political parties throughout every province. Now, many provincial governments and municipalities that are taking the current ban on smoking within 3-20 meters of front doors of buildings and air intakes a step better and are already taking the first healthy steps toward banning smoking anywhere in public parks also, such as the city of Kamloops, BC. Though the city of Kamloops has not implemented fines for contraventions yet, like some other cities, it is a positive step in the right direction to protect it's citizens including current and future residents that are able to vote for them in upcoming elections who support a smoke-free country.
The ideas are floated for discussion in a Health Canada paper that says the government wants to see smoking reduced to less than five per cent of the population by 2035 — a reduction of about two million people.
The current rate, based on a 2015 survey, is pegged at 13 per cent.
The consultation document also gives a cautious nod to the potential of vaping and new “heat-not-burn” cigarettes to reduce the harm of smoking, despite many public- health groups opposing the technologies.
The paper is being quietly distributed by the department as it develops a new national tobacco-control strategy.
“The government ... is committed to charting a new course in tobacco control that seeks to radically reduce the unacceptable burden inflicted on our society by tobacco use,” says the document.
One leading anti-smoking advocate says he is “delighted” to see Health Canada setting an aggressive target for reducing smoking, but disappointed it seems to have few concrete policy options in mind.
“I would have liked to see that (five per-cent goal) backed up with some indication that the government actually had a plan to achieve it, and was willing to be held ac‐ countable for achieving milestones along the way,” said Neil Collishaw, research director of Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada. “We’ve had consultation on consultation on consultation and we still don’t have a renewed strategy.”
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S PLAN CALLS FOR NO TOBACCO SALES TO UNDER-21s
He advocates more substantive policies, like regulations that prod the industry to move away from conventional cigarettes and policies to combat discount pricing of some cigarette brands, a trend he says is blunting the anti-smoking effects of high tobacco taxes.
Sources:
-http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/health-canada-proposing-smoking-ban-in-apartments-raising-legal-age-to-21-1.3301124
-http://news.nationalpost.com/health/ban-cigarette-sales-to-anyone-under-21-and-smoking-in-apartments-or-condos-ottawa-proposes
-Physicians For a Smoke Free canada - http://www.smoke-free.ca/eng_home/news_press.htm
-http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/sc-hc/H149-5-2017-eng.pdf
-The Montreal Gazette online news
The current rate, based on a 2015 survey, is pegged at 13 per cent.
The consultation document also gives a cautious nod to the potential of vaping and new “heat-not-burn” cigarettes to reduce the harm of smoking, despite many public- health groups opposing the technologies.
The paper is being quietly distributed by the department as it develops a new national tobacco-control strategy.
“The government ... is committed to charting a new course in tobacco control that seeks to radically reduce the unacceptable burden inflicted on our society by tobacco use,” says the document.
One leading anti-smoking advocate says he is “delighted” to see Health Canada setting an aggressive target for reducing smoking, but disappointed it seems to have few concrete policy options in mind.
“I would have liked to see that (five per-cent goal) backed up with some indication that the government actually had a plan to achieve it, and was willing to be held ac‐ countable for achieving milestones along the way,” said Neil Collishaw, research director of Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada. “We’ve had consultation on consultation on consultation and we still don’t have a renewed strategy.”
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S PLAN CALLS FOR NO TOBACCO SALES TO UNDER-21s
He advocates more substantive policies, like regulations that prod the industry to move away from conventional cigarettes and policies to combat discount pricing of some cigarette brands, a trend he says is blunting the anti-smoking effects of high tobacco taxes.
Sources:
-http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/health-canada-proposing-smoking-ban-in-apartments-raising-legal-age-to-21-1.3301124
-http://news.nationalpost.com/health/ban-cigarette-sales-to-anyone-under-21-and-smoking-in-apartments-or-condos-ottawa-proposes
-Physicians For a Smoke Free canada - http://www.smoke-free.ca/eng_home/news_press.htm
-http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/sc-hc/H149-5-2017-eng.pdf
-The Montreal Gazette online news
Mayo Clinic : Precision Medicine Leads to Precise Treatments
I just read this great news post by Jen O'Hara of the world famous Mayo Clinic who reported: Precision medicine is a new approach to disease treatment and prevention based on people’s individual differences in genes, environment and lifestyle. On the next Mayo Clinic Radio program, Dr. Kathy Hudson, deputy director for science, outreach, and policy at the National Institutes of Health, will explain the Precision Medicine Initiative. This year, Mayo Clinic was selected as the recipient of the $142 million grant to be the central biobank from the National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program biobank (formerly the Precision Medicine Initiative Cohort Program). The All of Us Research Program biobank is expected to be a major force in advancing precision medicine and contributing to research and improved health care. NIH aims to begin enrolling participants in 2016 and reach 1 million volunteers within three to four years. We'll also hear from patient Kathy Giusti, founder of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, on how precision medicine changed the course of her own treatment. Also on the program, vascular surgeon Dr. Randall DeMartino will discuss the common circulatory problem known as peripheral artery disease. And pediatric sports medicine specialist Dr. David Soma will discuss why an increasing number of youth soccer players are seeking emergency treatment for concussions each year. it is an advancement in medicine that can make a big diference for many patients. To get more info tune into the radio show and check out online:
Listen to the program on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 9:05 a.m. CST, and follow #MayoClinicRadio.
Source: http://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-radio-precision-medicine-leads-to-precise-treatments/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=sm&utm_content=post&utm_campaign=mayoclinic&geo=national&placementsite=enterprise&mc_id=us&cauid=100503&linkId=31267944
Listen to the program on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 9:05 a.m. CST, and follow #MayoClinicRadio.
Source: http://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-radio-precision-medicine-leads-to-precise-treatments/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=sm&utm_content=post&utm_campaign=mayoclinic&geo=national&placementsite=enterprise&mc_id=us&cauid=100503&linkId=31267944
Fall Community Activity One-Stop Registration
Everyone of ALL Ages:
The 2016 Fall One Stop Registration of all types of community classes, from rehabilitation classes, to sports, to art classes, is September 10, 2016 (tomorrow) at the Mall 10am - 2pm * so stop by and sign up for All that your interested in including the Pain & Sports Rehabilitation classes that I am offering this fall along with a Back to School Sale for personal and partner training sessions as see in the flyers below...Come sign up while spaces are still available! Cash & Credit Cards Accepted for Registrations & fees. Class Sizes and Available Appointments are LIMITED!
The 2016 Fall One Stop Registration of all types of community classes, from rehabilitation classes, to sports, to art classes, is September 10, 2016 (tomorrow) at the Mall 10am - 2pm * so stop by and sign up for All that your interested in including the Pain & Sports Rehabilitation classes that I am offering this fall along with a Back to School Sale for personal and partner training sessions as see in the flyers below...Come sign up while spaces are still available! Cash & Credit Cards Accepted for Registrations & fees. Class Sizes and Available Appointments are LIMITED!
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Mumps outbreak worsens in BC
CBC.ca NEWS reports that Vancouver Coastal Health says 41 people in the region (including Squamish, Whistler, and North Vancouver) have mumps, up from the 11 reported cases in Whistler earlier this month. Vancouver Coastal Health's Dr. Althea Hayden says this outbreak is probably because those infected fall into an age category that likely only had one dose of mumps vaccine instead of two, leaving them unprotected.
"The average age of patients in this mumps outbreak is 33," she said in a statement. "We are encouraging everyone between the ages of 22 and 46 to get a second dose of the vaccine so that they are fully protected."
Mumps can easily be spread by coughing, sneezing, and sharing cups and utensils. The health authority recommends if you think you have mumps, stay home from work, school, and social events and be sure to contact your doctor before going into the clinic to avoid spreading the illness.
Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mumps-outbreak-worsens-1.3615818
"The average age of patients in this mumps outbreak is 33," she said in a statement. "We are encouraging everyone between the ages of 22 and 46 to get a second dose of the vaccine so that they are fully protected."
Mumps can easily be spread by coughing, sneezing, and sharing cups and utensils. The health authority recommends if you think you have mumps, stay home from work, school, and social events and be sure to contact your doctor before going into the clinic to avoid spreading the illness.
Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mumps-outbreak-worsens-1.3615818
Scientists may have found cancer's 'Achilles heel'
An international team of researchers believes it has made an important discovery about the genetics of cancer tumors that they say could offer a new way to deliver customized cancer-killing therapies. The team said their research, published in the journal Science, would help to fine-tune the way existing immunotherapy drugs are used on the most complex cancers, such as melanoma and lung cancer.
Immunotherapy -- currently one of the most promising areas of cancer research -- uses specific proteins to try to stimulate the body’s immune system to recognize tumors as “foreign agents.” The immune system then goes after these tumors, destroying them while leaving healthy cells alone. Check out the two videos below - the first from CBC News this morning, and the second fuller video is directly from Cancer research UK's official page yesterday that describes this ground breaking research to save lives and treat patients battling cancer in a smater and safer way than methods that are currently available:
Immunotherapy -- currently one of the most promising areas of cancer research -- uses specific proteins to try to stimulate the body’s immune system to recognize tumors as “foreign agents.” The immune system then goes after these tumors, destroying them while leaving healthy cells alone. Check out the two videos below - the first from CBC News this morning, and the second fuller video is directly from Cancer research UK's official page yesterday that describes this ground breaking research to save lives and treat patients battling cancer in a smater and safer way than methods that are currently available:
New Discovery Shows How Stress Leads to Increased Seizure Risk
A new study has revealed insights into the link between higher stress levels and an elevated risk of epileptic seizures. Conducted by the Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, the research identified a potential mechanism underlying changes in neuronal excitability in the hippocampus following chronic stress. Animal test subjects were shown to exhibit an increase in serum corticosterone levels as a result of this, a phenomenon that is associated with increased susceptibility to seizures induced with kainic acid. It was also observed that bumetanide is able to reverse chronic stress-induced increased CA1 neuronal excitability, suggesting this could be a potential means of treating this problem. Click here to read the medical study abstract.
Want to loose fat? Eat foods good for your brain function- as your brain regulates how everything functions in your body. Ways to reduce stress and promote a healthy brain, body, and spirit:
- Exercise Daily moderately to vigorously for a minimum of 35 - 60 minutes.
- Minimize Your Exposure to stressful environments and people who are toxic to you.
- Try 3 Kinds of yoga to find the right style for you, as it is scientifically proven to lower stress, high blood pressure, and increase daily productivity.
- Eat Balanced Daily Nutrition rich in vegetables, fruits, fresh seafood 2 days per week that contains a high souce of Omega-3 fatty acids that increase oxygen and blood flow to the brain. Seafood also helps the production of healthy brain cells.
- Research the Standardized and Published Medical Journal Research of the Acclaimed Dr. Daniel Amen and read his books Change your Brain Change your life. For starters here is a free seminar of his medical research findings:
Want to loose fat? Eat foods good for your brain function- as your brain regulates how everything functions in your body. Ways to reduce stress and promote a healthy brain, body, and spirit:
- Exercise Daily moderately to vigorously for a minimum of 35 - 60 minutes.
- Minimize Your Exposure to stressful environments and people who are toxic to you.
- Try 3 Kinds of yoga to find the right style for you, as it is scientifically proven to lower stress, high blood pressure, and increase daily productivity.
- Eat Balanced Daily Nutrition rich in vegetables, fruits, fresh seafood 2 days per week that contains a high souce of Omega-3 fatty acids that increase oxygen and blood flow to the brain. Seafood also helps the production of healthy brain cells.
- Research the Standardized and Published Medical Journal Research of the Acclaimed Dr. Daniel Amen and read his books Change your Brain Change your life. For starters here is a free seminar of his medical research findings:
Marie Wins Silver Metal - Masters Women's 50+ Class
Marie Bernardin Grail Quest 2012 Silver Metal Winner for Masters Women 50+ Age Class - Good Job Marie!
Ethan Zentner Shaving Hair For Bluey Day!
Ethan Zentner who most of our community knows from personal acquaintance or from local news avenues in 2010 & 2011, was battling Advanced Stage 3 Hodgkin's Lymphoma most of 2010, age 9, and was officially declared in remission at the end of November 2010. Now shortly after his recovery, and his 11th birthday on May 5, 2012, he will be shaving his hair off for Bluey Day at the FSJ Ambulance building on May 28, 2012. He wants to "inspire others that are battling cancer that [he] lived through it and they can too!" Also, he would like our community to rally together to raise funds for cancer diagnostic & treatment equipment for the Fort St. John Hospital foundation. If you would like to come cheer him on May 28th, 2012 he would love it! If you would like to support his pledge, his secure giving page listed here generates tax deductible receipts: http://www.canadahelps.org/GivingPages/GivingPage.aspx?gpID=18045
**UPDATE** Congratulations Ethan! He raised $1172.05 for the Fort St. John Hospital Foundation 2012 Bluey Day. He continues to pledge for the 2013 Bluey Day fundraiser, link above, when he will participate to have his head shaved again. Good for you Ethan!
Before Head Shaved for Cancer Fund at FSJ Hospital
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During Head Shaved for Cancer Fund at FSJ Hospital
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After Head Shaved for Cancer Fund at FSJ Hospital
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Get Fit Challenge
The City of Fort St. John Get Fit Challenge is a 12 week challenge that started on February 6, to encourage Fort St. John residents to get out and be active. Registration is now underway for the Get Fit Challenge. Once you register you go online at track your activity and work towards a virtual destination. If you sign up, not only will you work towards living a healthy lifestyle, but you'll have the chance to win great weekly prizes and the grand prize of a trip for two to Mexico.
Any type of activity will help you reach the goal. When the 12 week program ends, one lucky person will win a trip for two to Mexico courtesy of Uniglobe Guardian Travel. This isn't meant to be a weight loss challenge; it's meant to encourage you to live an active lifestyle.
You can sign up as an individual or as a team and of course teams can challenge other teams that participate. Register online at www.energeticcity.ca/getfit or at the Pomeroy Sport Centre, the Visitor Centre or the North Peace Leisure Pool.
The cost to participate is only $25 per person, with $10 of that going back to two local charities, Kids Sport and Jumpstart. Both programs help kids in our community participate in local sports.
Any type of activity will help you reach the goal. When the 12 week program ends, one lucky person will win a trip for two to Mexico courtesy of Uniglobe Guardian Travel. This isn't meant to be a weight loss challenge; it's meant to encourage you to live an active lifestyle.
You can sign up as an individual or as a team and of course teams can challenge other teams that participate. Register online at www.energeticcity.ca/getfit or at the Pomeroy Sport Centre, the Visitor Centre or the North Peace Leisure Pool.
The cost to participate is only $25 per person, with $10 of that going back to two local charities, Kids Sport and Jumpstart. Both programs help kids in our community participate in local sports.
ZYF ATHLETE BEN BRUHA IS PICKED UP BY GRANT MACEWAN UNIVERSITY
July 26, 2011
After a hard fought season Ben fell ill, discovering a duodenal ulcer that resulted in an inability to train or skate until October of 2010. After fighting illness for months Ben was finally cleared to return to the ice. Finding himself in Sturgeon Falls Ontario, once again battling for a spot on a Junior A roster. Quickly proving his worth on the ice, Ben was placed on the top defensive pairing. By December Ben had been made captain of the Sturgeon falls Jr.A Lumberjacks. Now healthy and playing the best hockey of his career Ben received a call from Monroe Community College in Rochester New York. After skating with the college team Ben was offered a scholarship for the 2011-2012 season.
Ben was also contacted by Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton Alberta to play for the Griffins.
Ben recognized that he was ready to take the next step in his career, beginning with superior training, conditioning, and stress management. He had recognized that his brother Josh’s off season land training with Tanya Zentner had helped Josh win Midget AAA Canadian Nationals held in Quebec in April of 2010. “With expert training and support from Zen Yahweh Fitness I ready myself for the task of becoming a University level hockey player.” Says Ben. He began training with Tanya Zentner (Zen Yahweh Fitness) in June 3, 2011. Bruha has now accepted the invitation from Grant MacEwan University to play for the upcoming 2011/2012 season. Bruha leaves for Perry Pearn's 3 vs. 3 hockey camp in Edmonton, Alberta at the end of this week.
For more info: http://www.perrypearns.com/
After a hard fought season Ben fell ill, discovering a duodenal ulcer that resulted in an inability to train or skate until October of 2010. After fighting illness for months Ben was finally cleared to return to the ice. Finding himself in Sturgeon Falls Ontario, once again battling for a spot on a Junior A roster. Quickly proving his worth on the ice, Ben was placed on the top defensive pairing. By December Ben had been made captain of the Sturgeon falls Jr.A Lumberjacks. Now healthy and playing the best hockey of his career Ben received a call from Monroe Community College in Rochester New York. After skating with the college team Ben was offered a scholarship for the 2011-2012 season.
Ben was also contacted by Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton Alberta to play for the Griffins.
Ben recognized that he was ready to take the next step in his career, beginning with superior training, conditioning, and stress management. He had recognized that his brother Josh’s off season land training with Tanya Zentner had helped Josh win Midget AAA Canadian Nationals held in Quebec in April of 2010. “With expert training and support from Zen Yahweh Fitness I ready myself for the task of becoming a University level hockey player.” Says Ben. He began training with Tanya Zentner (Zen Yahweh Fitness) in June 3, 2011. Bruha has now accepted the invitation from Grant MacEwan University to play for the upcoming 2011/2012 season. Bruha leaves for Perry Pearn's 3 vs. 3 hockey camp in Edmonton, Alberta at the end of this week.
For more info: http://www.perrypearns.com/
WHERE ARE THE MEN?
The
Chief Medical Health Officer's Report on the health and well being of
men & boys in Northern BC has been released with some shocking
statistics! Men & boys in the North need to make proactive changes
in lifestyle and education.
http://northernhealth.ca/Portals/0/Your_Health/MensHealth/northen-health-mens-health-report.pdf
http://northernhealth.ca/Portals/0/Your_Health/MensHealth/northen-health-mens-health-report.pdf
ZYF SUPPORTS HOPE AIR
INFORMATION EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW
STROKE IDENTIFICATION
Blood Clots / Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator:
The Tongue
RECOGNIZING A STROKE
A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke. Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
S *Ask the individual to SMILE.
T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently - i.e. It is sunny out today.)
R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
New Sign of a Stroke - "Stick out Your Tongue" Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an indication of a stroke. Such a simple thing to remember that could safe a life.
SAVE - PRICES STAY THE SAME
When the HST is implemented on July 1, 2010, ZYF prices will stay the same! At Zen Yahweh Fitness we are dedicated to the health and wellness of our clients and students.
(250) 263-2156
*Prices do not include World’s Gym membership
(250) 263-2156
*Prices do not include World’s Gym membership
Ali Zentner - Olympic Torch Bearer
*Tanya's paternal cousin Ali Zentner is an Olympic torch bearer!
Ali Zentner (left) has her Olympic torch ignited by the first nations flame bearers before her run early Thursday morning in Kamloops. Photograph by: Gerry Kahrmann, PNG
KAMLOOPS — With a whoosh, the Olympic flame burst onto the end of Ali Zentner's torch Thursday morning, bathing the 38-year-old with a warm orange glow and marking the start of yet another Olympic experience.
“Come on,” Zentner yelled into the crisp pre-dawn twilight, hoping to urge friends and supporters into even more excitement.“This is so amazing.” For Zentner, who had tears streaming down each cheek, the moment was doubly special, being as much a beginning as it was an end. Ten years ago, the Vancouver-based physician of internal medicine weighed 330 pounds. She had high blood pressure, was borderline diabetic and was challenged on even the most moderate of hikes. Now, after years of healthy living and steady exercise, Zentner is a fit 150-pound triathlete, who considers half marathons a vacation, and who obviously couldn't feel better. “I feel amazing. It's amazing for me to know that 300 metres is a joke. I could run it about 50 times over,” she said, referring to the small portion of road where on Thursday she carried the Olympic flame. “That for me is the most amazing thing, how your life opens up from a physical aspect,” she said, dubbing her moment with the torch a “health graduation.” Surrounding Zentner on Thursday morning, her energy was infectious. A collection of friends and colleagues waved homemade signs and screamed their support. A man, seemingly woken just minutes before by the commotion, wailed on a five-foot-tall Vancouver Canuck air horn he'd just dragged out to his stoop. Amidst it all, Zentner's husband, Jason Brackman, ran circles of excitement. “I'm kind of giddy,” the 36-year-old exclaimed. “I've tweeted it. I've Facebooked it,” he said. “It's awesome.” Clearly proud, Brackman spoke of the transition his wife has achieved, and what it's meant for her life. “We went from a couch experience to this outdoors experience,” he said, adding the two spent last New Year's hiking in Machu Picchu. “She uses words like Cervelo,” he added with a chuckle, referring to the Canadian manufacturer of high-end racing bicycles. “These things have changed from Prada to Cervelo. It's quite the change,” he added. For Zentner, the changes are clearly a source of pride: “Tell the whole province how much I weigh,” she said with a beaming smile. “Let them do the math.” But the changes have also come to be about more than just her.
Zentner, who was chosen by Coca-Cola to be a torchbearer because of her commitment to healthy living, practices preventative medicine for patients with weight and other related issues, including heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure. In many ways, she said, it was that work that inspired her in the first place. “I decided [it] was time for me to be my best patient,” she said. Now, she says, many patients have been inspired by what she's accomplished, as well as by her time running with the Olympic flame. “I'm doing it for my patients, who think they can't. Who think because they're heavier or unhealthy they have to accept a certain standard,” she said. “I'm doing it to show them you don't have to accept what you're given in life,” she added. “You can literally fight back and carve a different way for yourself and change the way you look at the world,” she said. “My husband will forgive me to say, that this is probably one of the best days of my life.”
Source: The Vancouver Sun
KAMLOOPS — With a whoosh, the Olympic flame burst onto the end of Ali Zentner's torch Thursday morning, bathing the 38-year-old with a warm orange glow and marking the start of yet another Olympic experience.
“Come on,” Zentner yelled into the crisp pre-dawn twilight, hoping to urge friends and supporters into even more excitement.“This is so amazing.” For Zentner, who had tears streaming down each cheek, the moment was doubly special, being as much a beginning as it was an end. Ten years ago, the Vancouver-based physician of internal medicine weighed 330 pounds. She had high blood pressure, was borderline diabetic and was challenged on even the most moderate of hikes. Now, after years of healthy living and steady exercise, Zentner is a fit 150-pound triathlete, who considers half marathons a vacation, and who obviously couldn't feel better. “I feel amazing. It's amazing for me to know that 300 metres is a joke. I could run it about 50 times over,” she said, referring to the small portion of road where on Thursday she carried the Olympic flame. “That for me is the most amazing thing, how your life opens up from a physical aspect,” she said, dubbing her moment with the torch a “health graduation.” Surrounding Zentner on Thursday morning, her energy was infectious. A collection of friends and colleagues waved homemade signs and screamed their support. A man, seemingly woken just minutes before by the commotion, wailed on a five-foot-tall Vancouver Canuck air horn he'd just dragged out to his stoop. Amidst it all, Zentner's husband, Jason Brackman, ran circles of excitement. “I'm kind of giddy,” the 36-year-old exclaimed. “I've tweeted it. I've Facebooked it,” he said. “It's awesome.” Clearly proud, Brackman spoke of the transition his wife has achieved, and what it's meant for her life. “We went from a couch experience to this outdoors experience,” he said, adding the two spent last New Year's hiking in Machu Picchu. “She uses words like Cervelo,” he added with a chuckle, referring to the Canadian manufacturer of high-end racing bicycles. “These things have changed from Prada to Cervelo. It's quite the change,” he added. For Zentner, the changes are clearly a source of pride: “Tell the whole province how much I weigh,” she said with a beaming smile. “Let them do the math.” But the changes have also come to be about more than just her.
Zentner, who was chosen by Coca-Cola to be a torchbearer because of her commitment to healthy living, practices preventative medicine for patients with weight and other related issues, including heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure. In many ways, she said, it was that work that inspired her in the first place. “I decided [it] was time for me to be my best patient,” she said. Now, she says, many patients have been inspired by what she's accomplished, as well as by her time running with the Olympic flame. “I'm doing it for my patients, who think they can't. Who think because they're heavier or unhealthy they have to accept a certain standard,” she said. “I'm doing it to show them you don't have to accept what you're given in life,” she added. “You can literally fight back and carve a different way for yourself and change the way you look at the world,” she said. “My husband will forgive me to say, that this is probably one of the best days of my life.”
Source: The Vancouver Sun
ZYF Celebrates it's 1st Anniversary!
September 15th, 2009 marked the first Anniversary of Zen Yahweh Fitness providing you with the most comprehensive and complete planning and training services. So that you can have the conditioning of an athlete that is energizing, effective, and efficient. In this past year ZYF has successfully made it into the black in the first year and we are happy to continue providing skilled and accredited training and safety services to you.
Official Finishing Line Results!
The following ZYF personal training members competed in the Emperor's Challenge 2009 in Tumbler Ridge August 8th, 2009 and they all placed with metals! Great job everyone!
Rhonda Zeunert- 5th year competitor- Perpetuity Bib #34- Winner of Bronze Metal
Rhonda Zeunert 3:12:25 Bib 3570 Senior Class Fort St. John (in spite of a twisted ankle in the muskeg at the summit-go Rhonda!!)
Kathryn Fairweather- 2nd year competitor-Winner of Silver Metal
Kathryn Fairweather 2:11:05 Bib 3364 Open Class Fort St. John
Kelly Mikkelson- 1st year competitor- Winner of Silver Metal
Kelly Mikkelson 2:41:31 Bib 3614 Open Class Fort St. John
Clayton Butchart- 1st year competitor- Winner of Bronze Metal
Clayton Butchart 3:02:54 Bib 3746 Open Class Fort St John
Press Release!
June 2009 Josh Bruha Joins Zen Yahweh Fitness Team of Athletes
