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Hays, Kansas– HaysMed recently recognized Dr. Shari Claude, Pediatrician, as its Wellness Champion Award winner. The Wellness Champion Award celebrates and recognizes a HaysMed Associate who promotes healthy lifestyle choices and engages others in wellness activities.
Criteria for the award includes commitment to healthy lifestyle choices and motivating others to do the same, displaying an energetic passion for promoting health and wellness and striving to build a culture of wellness at HaysMed.
In the nominations, fellow Associates noted that Dr. Claude is someone everyone can look up to in the health and fitness world. She works out at home and is always eating healthy at work.
Dr. Claude is always doing something healthy whether it is eating healthy, working out at the gym and she is always doing a step challenge with someone on her fit bit. She is an advocate for helping her patients and their families how to incorporate healthy foods into their daily routine. She is always talking about her gym classes that she goes to and encourages us to join her. She’s always up moving and getting her steps in every hour. She is a true role model for others.
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Mandy Fox, Jessica Spend, Alaina Cunningham and Rhonda Dopita
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Rhonda: November 2002
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Hays, Kansas – Starting in January The Center for Health Improvement (CHI) is offering a unique 3 part workout series, Box n Burn. The workout series is designed around boxing strategies and moves.
Series 1, Boxing 101, begins on January 6 – 30 and provides a beginners program for men and women to learn the basics of boxing. Participants will learn about boxing equipment and how to throw a variety of punches correctly.
Series 2, Boxing Reload begins on February 10 and runs through Mach 5. In this session participants will learn combo moves with intense footwork. To enroll you must have attended the Boxing 101.
Series 3, Boxing Unleashed begins on March 16 and runs through April 9. In this session you will train like an elite fighter and learn new strength training techniques and drills including speed, agility, reaction and defensive. A pre-requisite of enrolling in Series 3 is the completion of Series 2.
All three sessions are held on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday nights from 6:30 pm – 7:15 pm. Registration is limited to 20 participants per session. The fee for Series 1 is $60 for CHI members and $96 for non-members. Fees for Series 2 are $45 for CHI members and $81 for non-members. Series 3 fees are $45 for CHI members and $81 for non-members.
The instructor for all sessions is Tomas Partida, who has over 19 years of boxing experience. He has fought in over 100 amateur fights and was a regional and national competitor in the states of New Mexico and Kansas. He also represented Kansas in the 2016 Olympic trials for Rio.
To register go to www.haysmed.clubautomation.com
What are your fitness goals for 2019?
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– To maintain health as much as possible
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– Endurance, Strength and Increase Bone Density
What is your weekly workout routine?
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– One hour each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
o 20 minute Nuestep and 40 minutes strength machines
– Working in yard and garden
Wife:
– 3 hours at The Center per week
o 20minutes on treadmill and 40 minutes strength machines
– Plus walking and aerobics 30minutes the other 3 days per week
What keeps you motivated?
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– I am trying to maintain strength and maneuver ability at my after of 83
Wife:
– I know it is good for my health
– My husband comes at the same time, so we are accountable to one another!
Do you have a success story to share?
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– I feel much better and stronger than I did last year!
Wife:
– I feel stronger and have more energy!
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Dustin and Kristy Schlaefli
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Dustin and Kristy December 2015
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Sarah and Kale Wann
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Kale: December 2017
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Katie – 2015
Krisson – 2011
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Taylor Jones
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Hays, KS – The Center for Health Improvement (CHI) will expand their hours July 1. The Center will be open 24 hours Monday through Thursday, starting at 5am on Monday’s. The new hours at CHI will afford the opportunity to exercise during all hours of the day and night.
There are people who prefer to workout later at night due to jobs, family or just personal preference. We hope this offers those people a place to do their workouts on their own time schedule.
Areas of The Center that will be available during the new hours (10pm-5am), include the first floor main locker rooms, gymnasium, mat stretch area, 2nd floor exercise equipment, free weight area and the indoor track.
For more information about the expanded hours go to www.haysmed.com/fitness-center/ or call 785-623-5900.