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Stout workout Fitness fad encourages group exercise — with a twist.

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On the cover: Yoga instructor Meg Metcalf leads the Craft Beer and Yoga class at JDub’s Brewing Co. in Sarasota.

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When it comes to beer and exercise, it’s all about balance.

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RECOVERY FUEL If you’re going to enjoy a beer after exercise, dietician Gudrun Novak suggests making sure you eat something at the same time.

Luckily, all of these venues allow you to bring your own food.

Stash these postworkout snacks in your car to enjoy with your beer until you get to that meal. n Trail mix n Dried fruit n Crackers with peanut butter or cheese n Granola bars n Sweet potato chips

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are unrolling mats at their favorite brewery.

And it’s not just yogis who are following their workouts with some liquid carbs. Several clubs dedicate themselves to following a good workout with a good pint.

In Lakewood Ranch, for example, runners hit the road for a 5K before enjoying a few beers at Craft Growlers to Go and Tasting Room, a weekly activity known as the Brew Crew Run.

Business owner Jeanne Dooley asked Rob Tucker, who now leads the Brew Crew, to have a trial run with a group around the neighborhood for a fun run 5K. Now it brings people together every Thursday to enjoy their love of running and craft beer.

“It’s a good time,” said Jason Crowell, an employee and member of the Brew Crew. “You get your exercise and good beer.”

In Sarasota, JDub’s Brewing Co. and Tap Room has put a twist on the concept. Yoga enthusiasts unwind with a brew while they fold into a tree pose or downward dog. The weekly yoga class on Wednesdays attracts a steady stream of 30 participants.

The laid back, backyard location is a stark contrast to the mirrored classrooms most yoga studios offer.

“A lot of people who might be kind of intimidated to go to a yoga studio can come here as an introduction to yoga,” said Meg Metcalf, instructor at Yoga Shack.

The class is open to all levels of experience and ranges of motion. Metcalf leads the class and tailors it to each participant with tips to make a position easier or more difficult depending on his or her experience level.

If that isn’t incentive enough, the brewery offers a 10% discount to customers who participate. The option to drink while exercising is entirely up to the participant.

Nahely Guerrero and Will Barnett attended the class or the first time on a whim. They both practice mediation yoga but had never considered mixing it up at a brewery.

“I enjoyed a passion wheat during the class,” Guerrero said. “I didn’t know what I was getting into, but the experience allowed me to relax and drink a beer at the same time.”

It’s certainly fun to follow a workout with a libation, but what are the health effects of a brew on the body?

As with most things worth enjoying, it’s all about balance.

Your body’s most immedi-

ate need after working out is hydration to replenish the water you’ve lost to sweat.

Because alcohol is a diuretic, make sure to drink your water first, said Gudrun Novak, a registered dietician at HealthFit, part of the Sarasota Memorial Health Care System. Novak suggests that within 30 minutes after a workout, you make sure to down a water or sports drink before hitting the bar.

Next up on your body’s priority list is to replenish its glycogen, or energy that fuels muscles during exercise. The ideal source is lean protein and good carbohydrates — of which alcohol is not an ideal source.

Just because beer is brewed using grains, that doesn’t mean it is a source of nutritional carbohydrates.

“Alcohol has 7 calories per gram with no nutrition,” Novak said. “You want a lean protein or carbohydrate with 4 calories per gram that is full of nutrition.”

Eating also helps counter the absorption of alcohol in the system, so, as Novak recommends: “If you’re going to drink post workout, make sure you have it with some food.”

Novak stresses that it also depends on how much you drink.

Anything more than the daily recommended amount can actually be detrimental for maintaining muscle. For women, the daily amount is one glass of wine or beer. Men can have between one and two glasses of wine or beer per day.

“First focus on replenishing what you burned off, then take into consideration how much you’re drinking,” Novak said. “As always, everything in moderation.”

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To prevent that beer from turning into a beer belly, make sure you’re not consuming more than you’ve burned. n Average calories burned by 150-pound person in 30 minutes of running: 300 n Average calories burned by 150-pound person in 60 minutes of yoga: 300 n Average calories in a pint (16 ounces) of these types of beers*: India Pale Ale 240 Wheat 188 200 Stout Lager 205 175 Cider (Sources: Harvard Medical School; efficientdrinker.com)

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For starters, you can’t beat breakfast JESSICA SALMOND STAFF WRITER

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e’ve all heard the adage, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the

day.”

And, it really is. It literally means breaking your fast from dinnertime.

“It’s brain food,” said Corista Williams, a registered dietitian with Lakewood Ranch Medical Center. “If you’re not eating it, you’re not going to have the energy to do what you need.”

HEALTHY SERVING “I like oatmeal with peanut butter.

Carbs and protein, you can add fruit if you want,” says dietitian Corista Williams.

“On a workday I have whole grain cereal with nuts and an apple. On the weekends, I’ll have oatmeal with fruit or a poached egg and a piece of toast,” said dietitian Kathy Namolik.

Top 10 most healthy foods to eat at breakfast (as listed by Health.com) 1. Oatmeal 2. Greek Yogurt 3. Grapefruit 4. Bananas 5. Eggs 6. Almond butter 7. Berries 8. Coffee 9. Whole grain or bran cereal 10. Whole wheat bread

When did breakfast stop getting priority? Williams said people are busy in the morning, and they started looking for alternatives and faster options.

“That’s where the doughnuts come into play, the proper planning is not there,” she said.

So what should you be eating for breakfast?

Both Williams and Kathy Namolik, a registered dietitian at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, said to make sure the first meal of the day includes a good source of protein.

Both agreed, eggs are a good go-to food.

Namolik said eggs have gotten a bad reputation for high levels of cholesterol in the past, but recent research is suggesting that the egg cholesterol is not bad. If they can be eaten without the worry, eggs are filled with

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Corista Williams, a registered dietitian with Lakewood Ranch Medical Center

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The study revealed: “While nearly all toddlers and preschool-age children are eating breakfast, consumption of breakfast dips as American children grow older; 77% of young children eat breakfast every day, but the number falls to 50% in the middle-school years and 36% among high school students. This trend continues even into adulthood. More than half (54%) of the respondents stated that they would like to eat breakfast every day. But in reality, only one-third (34%) actually take time to eat a morning meal.”

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“They’re pretty much the ideal food,” Namolik said.

Williams and Namolik also suggest adding some carbohydrates, fiber and whole grains with breakfast. That means fresh fruit, whole grain toast and oatmeal are good selections to pair with protein.

“If it’s just carbs, you’ll be hungrier sooner,” Williams said.

Sitting down to eat isn’t always an option for everyone on a daily basis.

When rushed, Williams suggested finding a granola bar or nutritional bar with at least 15 grams of protein and not lots of sugar. Her favorite, echoed by Namolik, is a KIND Bar because it’s made from whole nuts and grains and has less sugar than other brands.

They both said people have more reasons to eat a healthy breakfast than just giving the body energy. For those trying to lose weight, eating breakfast can play a vital role.

“When someone is trying to cut back for weight loss and cuts breakfast, in the end they eat more in the evening,” Namolik said. “Your body is driving you to eat to provide the energy it didn’t have during the day, and it can accumulate as body fat.”

Skipping meals causes the body’s metabolism to slow down so it can conserve energy to function. So eating breakfast actually kick-starts the metabolism for the day and helps the body burn more energy.

“Your body doesn’t know the difference between starving and skipping a meal,” Williams said.

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An idea that’s the bomb Emergency room doctor finds way to decrease fireworks injuries.

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r. Andrew Risner admits a trip to the fireworks store is like a day in paradise for him.

But as an emergency room physician at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, the Sarasota resident also knows safety comes first.

So five years ago, Risner began

developing Ignito, a remote-control system that allows individuals to set off fireworks from up to 60 feet away. Consumers place the wick of the firework into a base, walk away and then press a button on a separate control.

A burner inside the device lights the wick and sets the firework off from a safe distance.

“It gets up to about 800 degrees Fahrenheit inside,” Risner said.

HOW IGNITO WORKS The Ignito device consists of two parts, a remote control and a device with a burner inside. Users place the wick of the firework into the device, walk away and point the remote toward it. With the push of a button, the burner ignites, setting off the firework.

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FIREWORKS STATISTICS building up and breaking the circuit after multiple uses, among other engineering problems.

The product, which is good for more than 50 uses, debuted at two fireworks stores in Tampa July 2014. It went on amazon.com last Fourth of July. Although only 120 Ignitos have sold, Risner hopes the product will become popular for providing consumers with a safer way of using fireworks. He said even for smaller fireworks, it’s recommended to be as far away as possible, at least 20 feet for fountain-style fireworks and 40 feet from aerial fireworks.

“That’s why I made this,” Risner said.

There are as many as 10,500 injuries from fireworks per year treated in emergency rooms in the United States — and that’s just the figure actually reported to Consumer Product Safety Commission. Risner said the actual number is more.

“I’ll feel good as an ER doctor to see those injuries go down,” Risner said.

2014 Fireworks statistics, the most current available from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission: n Children younger

than 15 years of age accounted for 35% of injuries. Nearly half

n The parts of the body most often injured were hands and fingers (an estimated 36%); head, face, and ears (an estimated 19%); eyes (an estimated 19%); legs (an estimated 10%); and arms (an estimated 5%).

n Children 5 to 9 years of age had the highest rate of

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of the estimated emergency department-treated, fireworks-related injuries were to individuals younger than 20 years of age.

emergency department-treated fireworks-related injuries (5.2 injuries per 100,000 people). n There were an estimated

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Fifty-four percent of the emergency departmenttreated injuries were burns.

Burns were the most common injury to all parts of the body, except the eyes, where contusions, lacerations, and foreign bodies in the eyes occurred more frequently.

n Approximately 83% of the victims were treated at the hospital emergency department and then released.

An estimated 14% of patients were treated and transferred to another hospital or admitted to the hospital.

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Risner earned his bachelor’s degree in engineering, before pursuing medicine. He found family practice a little too monotonous for his liking, and instead decided to focus on emergency room medicine, where he could treat everything from blood pressure issues to trauma.

It was while treating a patient in the emergency room one day that he came up with the idea for Ignito. The patient had a blood blister under his fingernail.

“The treatment is to burn a hole in the nail,” said Risner, who added doing so allows the blood to drain and relieves the pressure.

To do so, physicians use a tool that looks much like a pen, but the end burns hot. Risner put on his engineer’s thinking cap. When he got home, he took apart a radiocontrolled motorcycle his daughter, Sunny, had given him.

He disassembled it, figuring out which of two wires made the back wheels spin. Then, he placed the wires into the pen-like tool and when the antenna received signal, the circuit was closed and the tip of the pen glowed red hot.

“If nothing else, I really impressed my wife,” Risner said with a smile.

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She gave him the first prototype about four months later.

“Her job was to design it and my job was to test it until it broke, then take it back to her,” Risner said. “That took a good three years.”

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enerally, for absorption for Vitamin D and calcium balance, you need 20 minutes of sunlight a day. If you’re going to be at the beach, be under an umbrella. It’s important to wear hats and sunglasses. Use at least SPF 30.

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“It only takes 15 minutes of bright sunlight to damage your skin. However, the sun does something very good. It stimulates the skin to produce Vitamin D, which is required for bone development and strength. That requires 15 to 30 minutes exposure to the sun twice a week without sunblock. When you’re going out in the sun for pleasure, you should wear sunscreen, and it must state on the bottle that it has both UVA and UVB protection, and it should be rated at SPF 30 or higher.”

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Dr. Joshua Mali, retina specialist at the Eye Associates in Sarasota, with patient, David Peirick

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ith more than 2 million people in the U.S. diagnosed, chances are you know someone who suffers from age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

The condition causes blurred or lack of vision and is the leading cause of vision loss in those 60 and older. Until now, there was no at-home monitoring system for the progressive disease.

The ForeseeHome AMD Monitoring Program allows patients at a high risk for developing wet

AMD, the more severe form, to monitor their progress at home.

It is approved by both the Food and Drug Administration and Medicare.

“It’s the only FDA-approved device for any kind of eye condition,” said Dr. Joshua Mali, a retina specialist at the Eye Associates in Sarasota. “It’s exciting.”

Since it was approved by Medicare in February, Mali has written more than 50 prescriptions for the device.

Qualified patients usually have

dry AMD, which makes up 90% of AMD cases. The dry form can progress to the more severe wet form, which the machine tries to catch in its early stages.

“With AMD, you can lose vision pretty quickly,” Mali said.

“If we catch it early, we’re able to

7 million

People with substantial risk of developing AMD

preserve vision.”

Patients use the monitoring device at least eight times per month. While looking into the device, a white dot appears, which the patient should focus on. Then, a line appears with some distortion, and the patient has to click on the warped part of the line. The process takes three minutes per eye.

If the device catches any sort of change, it notifies the doctor immediately.

“Our technology has caught

up with us,” Mali said. “We’re not relying on a lined piece of paper anymore. It’s like going from a bike to a car.”

There are several risk factors for AMD, advancing age, genetics and smoking all increase the risk of developing AMD. The condition also tends to affect a greater portion of fair-skinned patients.

“I think after age 40, everyone should have a dilated eye exam,” Mali said. “It’s the first step to evaluate, and we go from there.

The earlier we can find AMD, the better.”

Sarasota resident David Peirick, 81, has been a patient at Eye Associates for five years and has used the ForeseeHome machine for six months.

“I’m a painter and a sculptor,” Peirick said. “I don’t want to lose my sight. It’s a good thing Medicare approved it, so you don’t lose your vision. If I didn’t have this, I would be more at risk.”

Peirick is spending his summer months in Maryland, and because the machine notifies Mali of any changes, he is still able monitor Peirick despite being 1,000 miles away.

“It’s helping because I can stay in touch with the doctor even when I’m not here,” Peirick said.

“He’s just doing fantastic,” Mali said. “My job is to keep it that way. Keeping people like David productive helps society.”

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Heritage Harbour resident Doreen Arduini’s favorite exercise is squats. “I know it’s weird, but I love squats,” she said. “I don’t know why.”

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oreen Arduini always has had a passion for health, fitness and nutrition.

A former gymnast, she began learning about nutrition at a young age and found it was something she wanted to continue throughout her life. She eventually earned a degree in physical education and health from Central Connecticut State University.

She taught P.E. and health for nine years, while also coaching soccer and tennis, before moving to Bradenton from Connecticut.

She worked in the area as an aerobics instructor, personal trainer and co-manager of a gym, but she wanted a change.

She wanted to do something that would allow her to share her passion for health and fitness from the comfort of her home.

She became a Beachbody coach, creating her own online workout videos via Facebook.

“I get to put two of my pas-

sions together,” Arduini said.

“I’ve been helping people my whole life. Growing up, people called me ‘Mommy Doreen.’ It’s in my nature.”

Arduini used to work out two hours a day in the gym, and saw the results early on. However, the monotony left her looking for more.

“There was no magic in it,” Arduini said.

She transitioned into making the 30-minute workout videos, targeting specific muscle groups each day, before eventually making her own modifications.

“Everyone starts from the beginning,” Arduini said. “I want to help them no matter what level they are at. Don’t look at comparing yourself to where I am or where someone else is.”

Arduini is a firm believer in variety. She said a body is going to reach its limit and will

eventually plateau with the same routine.

In addition to her daily workouts, Arduini also tries to run a few miles several times a week.

“Everyone is different and they gravitate toward different exercises,” Arduini said.

As an adult, Arduini wants to impress upon her daughter, Braden River High School freshman Hannah Arduini, the same love of health and fitness.

Hannah runs cross-country and track and plays soccer.

“I’m a very self-motivated person,” Doreen Arduini said.

“Nothing will stop me. I do it just because I want to and I need to.”

The mother and daughter often work out and cook together. Hannah Arduini loves healthy cooking and is constantly finding new recipes for them to try.

“I don’t force it on her,”

“I’m a very self-motivated person. Nothing will stop me.”

— Doreen Arduini

Arduini said of her daughter.

“She definitely values health and takes it upon herself.”

On the other side of the equation is her husband, Mike, who isn’t into health and fitness and enjoys a hearty slab of ribs from time to time, even though the two met working out at the gym.

“If I can get him into it, then I think I can conquer anything,” Arduini said.

Arduini hasn’t had a brownie, cookie or slice of cake in years.

The thought of eating sugar never crosses her mind. She said when you naturally change your eating habits, your body tells you what it needs. So rather than sweets, Arduini’s cravings are geared toward what her body needs to get her through the day whether that’s additional fruit, vegetables or protein.

So she makes a superfood smoothie or homemade ice cream with natural sweetness as opposed to added sugar.

“I never thought I would be at a place where I never craved sugar,” Arduini said.

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