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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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Students rally over senior trip By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com
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lAwRENcE HIGH ScHool seniors Youry Tundidor, left, and Gabrielle Domanas led their classmates as they marched along Cedarhurst Avenue to the high school on Monday.
Chanting slogans such as “The Lawrence board must go,” “We’re bored with the board” and “What do we want? We want our buses,” roughly 30 Lawrence High School students marched from Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park along Cedarhurst Avenue to the high school and up and down Oxford, Albemarle and Arlington roads by the Reilly Avenue campus on Monday. The students were protesting a decision by Superintendent Ann Pedersen that the district would not cover the cost of the coach buses for the traditional senior trip to Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey. Pedersen decided that the Continued on page 9
At first-ever cheer clinic, youngsters learn the basics By lISA MARGARIA lmargaria@liherald.com
With the demise of the Inwood Buccaneers Athletic Club several years ago, the communities in the Lawrence School District do not have a youth sports program. In an attempt to plug that hole and build a base for one activity in particular — cheerleading — Lawrence High School’s head cheerleading coach, Robyn Guzman,
and district Athletic Director Brett Kornblum decided to host a free, two-day cheer clinic at the high school for fourththrough eighth-graders. “We’re just trying to rally up all the boys and girls that want to be cheerleaders, and get them to learn basic skills at the primary age level,” Guzman said, “so that when they come to the high school, they’re a little bit more well equipped.” Though Lawrence High does not have
a competitive cheer team, successful clinics could help change the trajectory of its cheer program. “I think it would be really cool to see how the cheer program progresses after we leave,” said varsity cheerleader Chiara Mingolla, a senior. At the first clinic on Monday, nearly 20 children learned the basics of cheerleading. Mingolla, another senior, Xiomoura Hernandez, and junior Dagoberto Galda-
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mez helped Guzman lead the session. Mingolla has been cheerleading for two years, and got involved with the Buccaneers when she was just 6. She became familiar with the sport there, and wanted to keep cheering. Trying team sports at a young age helps guide children to the activities they like, Mingolla and Galdamez explained, which is why the clinic is so important. Continued on page 10