body / mind / fitness
May 26, 2022
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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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MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2022
Strumming his passion Brendan Zareno’s I.P. guitar shop is ‘safe haven for musicians’ Zareno officially opened Safe Haven Music almost seven years ago and stocks some of the most Brendan Zareno, 26, has been popular names among guitar fixing guitars for most of his life, enthusiasts, including Ibanez, and on the heels of Superstorm Jackson, EVH, Gretsch and Sandy, he decided to take his Charvel. hobby to a new level and began Guitar enthusiasts from making a career across the world of it. have taken note of Whether guiS a f e H ave n . tars needed new “We’ve shipped as strings or mere far away as Ausadjustments, Zaretralia a couple of no had become an times,” said Zareexpert at guitar no. “We get a lot repair at a young of people from the age. city, some people “I’d fix them up even like to fly in and then sell them for specific things to make $100 in because we have high school, gear that almost which during that no one else in the age is amazing,” entire country Kepherd Daniel/Herald said Zareno. “I will have.” knew how to fix At oNlY 26 years old, The store has them really well Brendan Zareno is flourishguitar pieces so early on, but I had ing in the guitar business, rare that only 40 25 guitars scat- following his passion. others exist in the tered in my room world, he said. and I needed W h e n a s ke d somewhere else.” how he came up with the store’s Zareno rented space at 237 name, Zareno said he wanted the Long Beach Rd., which was store to be exactly what its name severely damaged by Sandy, suggests: a safe haven for musifixed the place up and turned it cians. “I wanted it to be a relaxinto a showroom where some of the rarest guitars could be found. Continued on page 14
By KEPHERD DANIEl kdaniel@liherald.com
Kepherd Daniel/Herald
REstAURANts AND wINg fans came from across the Island for the NY Best Wings Fest.
Wing fans flock to Oceanside NY Best Wings Fest returns after two years By KEPHERD DANIEl kdaniel@liherald.com
Hundreds of fans of chicken wings flocked to Oceanside, descending on the South Shore Craft Brewery, on May 21 to celebrate the return of the NY Best Wings Fest. The wing fest is home of the official best wings championship, and restaurants from all over the nation are invited to compete for top honors in wing competition.
The event welcomed hundreds to a taste test of some of the best wings from the tristate area’s restaurants, which competed for the title of best wings. Lifelong Oceanside resident Matthew Kourie, of BestWingsLI, hosted the daylong chicken wing tour and encouraged residents to promote local businesses. Kourie said he is thankful to be able to host events such as these again
after the pandemic had put a halt to everything for two years. “I lost everything during the pandemic and the full experience went away, and now it’s about starting over and rebuilding,” said Kourie. The restaurants that came to compete for best wings included Brews Brothers Grille in Franklin Square (U.S. wing champions), Elsie Continued on page 9 May 26, 2022
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