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Aquatic centers offers classes The season’s operation of Mesquite Groves Aquatic Center, 5901 S. Hillcrest Dr., Chandler, will conclude Sun., Nov. 17 from noon to 5 p.m.
Lap swimming offered year round Are you interested in doing lap swimming? Hamilton Aquatic Center, 3838 S. Arizona Ave., offers lap swimming from 5:30 to 7:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday. If you would rather swim at night, the Mesquite Groves Aquatic Center offers lap swimming from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Admission is $2 per person regardless of age. Punch passes are offered to save swimmers 5 to 30% each visit, as well as an annual pass for only $200, which is valid at both locations.
Aqua Fit offered Shallow Water Get Fit with Aqua Fit is offered at 9 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursday and at 7 p.m. for Deep Water class Tuesday and Thursday through Nov. 21. The classes are held at Mesquite Groves Aquatic Center. For information call 480-782-2767.
Winter sessions Winter sessions will be held at Hamilton Aquatic Center on Saturdays from Jan. 18 through Feb. 8 in the heated pool. The second session will be
held on Saturdays at Hamilton Aquatic Center and Mesquite Groves from Feb. 22 through March 15. The session will be taught by water safety instructor candidates. There will be no charge for these free swim lessons. For information and to register visit chandleraz.gov/registration.
American Red Cross Lifeguarding Course The lifeguarding course will teach participants the knowledge and skills needed to prevent and respond to aquatic emergencies. The course contents and activities prepare participants to recognize and respond quickly and effectively to emergencies and prevent drowning and injuries. Participants will receive a certificate for Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR AED upon successful completion, which is valid for two years. Prerequisites for the class include being at least 15 years old by the last day of the class, being able to swim 300 yards continuously, tread water for two minutes using legs only and complete a timed event within 1 minute 40 seconds. The course is 30 hours and the class size is limited, so register early. Registration is $120 for residents and $150 for nonresidents. Register at classregistration.chandleraz.gov/ registrationmain.
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American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor Course The instructor course trains instructor candidates to teach water safety, including the basic water rescue course, six levels of the progressive learn to swim program and parent and child aquatics. It is a 43-hour course and includes five hours of the F.I.T. course and eight hours of instructor candidate practical teaching time. Prerequisites for the course include demonstrating proficiency in the following strokes: front crawl, back crawl; breaststroke; elementary backstroke; sidestroke and butterfly. Other prerequisites include maintaining position on back for one minute in deep water, floating or sculling and treading water for one minute. Individuals must be 16 years old by the last day of the class to participate. It is $103 for residents and $127 for nonresidents.
After Alexis Enright rescued her first dog, she became an avid supporter of animal rescue and started The Loving Paw. The company supports animal rescue organizations around the country through its sales of handmade pet tags, jewelry and Adopt apparel. The Loving Paw will participate in Woofstock on Sat., Nov. 16 to support the American Service Animal Society. The entire line of Adopt apparel, which is available online at thelovingpaw.com will be discounted by 20%, enter HOLIDAY13 at checkout, during the holiday season to benefit the Arizona Animal Welfare League. Contact Enright at 209-2987692 for more information or email her at info@ thelovingpaw. com.
6th Annual Turkey Swim The sixth annual Turkey Swim will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 a.m. Thu., Nov. 28 at Hamilton Aquatic Center. Bring a can of food and swim for free.
Breast-feeding, oral and general health: What are the relationships? From Dr. Chamberlain’s Desktop sn’t it amazing how some things we do in the early part of our lives (or our children’s lives) have such an affect on us later on? From the amount of TV we watch when we are young to the number of sunburns we get, these factors play out on us in different ways throughout our lives. I’m not going to discuss TV watching or sunburns today but I am going to mention something that almost all Dr. Thomas Chamberlain mothers make a decision about when they have children. Most of us have heard about the positive health benefits of breast-feeding children as well as the endorsements from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Here is a brief reminder of the general health benefits of breast-feeding: • Protection against short-term infections such as ear infections and diarrhea. • Protection against serious infections and diseases including pneumonia, leukemia and sudden infant death syndrom.e
• Possible protection against chronic diseases such as asthma and childhood obesity. • For mothers, reduced risk of postpartum bleeding, development of breast and ovarian cancers as well as other diseases. Additionally, a recent report from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provided an update on the oral health benefits of breast feeding. The study advised that the sucking mechanisms of breast and bottle feeding are very different, and the piston-like motion of the tongue in bottle feeding may predispose the child to developing a bad bite (malocclusion). Some studies have indicated that a longer duration of breast-feeding is also associated with a lower incidence of crossbites. Developmentally, the shape of the dental arches are formed from an interplay of the cheeks on the outside of the arch and the tongue on the inside of the arch. When one of these mechanisms are disrupted then a change in the shape of the arch can be a result. By keeping the tongue in its proper functioning space during the early years, you have a much greater chance of a normal arch shape later on in that development. Of course, other factors are involved in a child’s development, including genetics. However, if the decision of breast-feeding can give multiple health benefits to a child, it’s definitely worth considering.
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