**Note those with high arches, orthopedics, or foundation correction needs consult a podiatrist, doctor, or sports medical specialized physiotherapist first. 

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/

_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

 HOPE AIR

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.

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

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

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.