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Summer Fitness Keep your cool Avoid feeling sluggish as summer heats
the living In the warmer, longer, lazier days of summer, tend to adopt a seems easier, life less chaotic. Even adults And now, as we’re “school’s out!” attitude in summer. our ‘“new normal’ learning to live with the pandemic in to the fullest. Still, mode, we’re ready to embrace summer we can feel slugsummer can start to drag and eventually weather can make gish. Long spells of hot and humid summer feel like an eternity. by season the enjoy and you of version Be the best maintaining a healthy lifestyle. both its advoBe careful with caffeine. Caffeine has one can argue cafcates and detractors. However, no needed. Those feine’s ability to provide a boost when can really who drink caffeinated beverages in moderation summer sluggish benefit from the boost it provides. On already hot and mornings when the temperatures are can not only prohumid at sunrise, a cup of iced coffee as well. vide a boost of energy but some refreshment pick-me-up When relying on caffeine for that extra to carefully during summer’s dog days, it’s important consumption moderate caffeine consumption. Caffeine actually have the in late afternoon or in the evening can get from caffeine. adverse effect many people hope to those who drink boost, a such provides Because caffeine or in the evening caffeinated products in late afternoon night, zapping their at asleep falling difficulty have might energy the following day as a result. is not healthy Caffeine can also be dehydrating, which its toll on the when hot, humid weather already takes caffeine conbody. Keep this in mind and don’t overdo sumption. can be more Alter eating habits. Perhaps nothing a big meal. Large draining on a hot summer day than of energy and meals on sizzling summer days rob people often lead to feelings of discomfort.
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eating, even But this doesn’t mean you should avoid has taken a sumthough you may feel like your appetite eating habits can mer break. Rather, altering existing meals per day, eat provide more energy. Instead of three the day. smaller meals more frequently throughout metabhelp boost Healthy snacking during the day can of how hot olism and maintain energy levels regardless 4 hours, every 3 to it might be outside. Eat light meals lead to feelings of and avoid foods that are heavy and lethargy. do a great deal Look for foods high in fiber. Fiber can daily their from energy more for people looking to get but perhaps no diets. The benefits of fiber are numerous, ability to flush benefit is more pronounced than fiber’s toxins and wastes toxins and wastes from the body. Such during summake people feel very sluggish, particularly include fiber in their mer’s dog days. However, those who in their daily diets will notice a substantial improvement energy levels. look to exercise Exercise in the morning. Many folks the summer as a means to boosting energy during but those swoon. This is a sound and healthy approach, workouts might who don’t feel they’re maximizing their mornings instead. want to consider working out in the tired by the end of Summer heat often make people feel to less effective the workday, something that could lead work. after exercise workouts for those who the temWhen working out in the morning, however, cenfitness conditioned air in (even lower peratures are warmer inside if the ters temperatures can be noticeably in the gym and the temperature outside is especially hot) make the most of a body is better rested and ready to workout in the workout. In addition, many people who levels are higher mornings before work find their energy throughout the day as a result.
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Comic book enthusiasts unite for cause By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com
Courtesy David Donovan
DAVID DONOVAN, FAR right, is planning to host FurnaceCon to help Bethany Congregational Church on June 4. With him above, from left, were Batman and local artists Kimball Thorpe and Bill Mitchell.
When Hurricane Sandy wrought havoc on East Rockaway, Bethany Congregational Church served as a haven for residents. Now its staff is asking the community for help. In December, the church’s furnace broke and had to be replaced. To help defray the expense, parishioner and longtime East Rockaway resident David Donovan is planning to host FurnaceCon, an event for comic book enthusiasts, on June 4, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at
the church. The event will feature comic books, comic book writers, local artists, toys, food, collectables, cosplay and more, Donovan said. “The church always has expenses, but when you lose something like a furnace, that’s a huge expense,” Donovan said. “It’s become a bit of a movement, and we’ve gotten some contributions already. We needed to replace this furnace and people have responded, so I’m hoping we can help with FurnaceCon, which, first, is an event for the community.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
School officials look toward future after election season By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com
With school budgets and elections over, new members and incumbents on the Lynbrook and East Rockaway Boards of Education ponder the challenges of the comng year. Both boards will seek new superintendents after this school year.
In Lynbrook
Incumbent trustee and board President
Bill Belmont, an investigative attorney, was re-elected in the May 17 election after dedicating the past 15 years to the district, while Andrew Lewner, an attorney, is a newcomer to the board. Belmont received 1,110 votes, while Lewner had 795. They defeated challengers Tara Aragona (718), a cosmetologist, and Cathy Bien (691), an accountant and emergency medical technician. Trustee Heather Hanson did not seek re-election. Belmont said he was appreciative of
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e need to create a climate of empathy.
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East Rockaway school board the community for re-electing him, and acknowledged that the future is somewhat uncertain as the pandemic lingers, but he
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planned to fight back against any future mandates the state issues for schools, noting that Lynbrook officials should be the ones making decisions for the district, not elected officials in Albany. His comments came after debate swirled earlier this school year over state-imposed mask mandates for students. Belmont added that part of the uncertainty for the district also comes in the search for a successor to Superintendent CONTINUED ON PAGE 9