The Journey to the FINISH LINE BEGINS!

 i-tri has grown!  The origional i-tri girls from last  years' pilot program have been joined by fifteen new 6th-7th & 8th grade girls from Springs School. 

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officially began TODAY with our first after-school fitness activity at B-East http://www.eastfit.com/ in Amagansett!                            Romaine & Allen worked us hard on the REALRYDER Spin Bikes.

What a great start!  Thanks B East!  

All of the fitness experiences are donated by generous local fitness professionals!

i-tri has its' first official Corporate Sponsor!

i-tri is happy to announce that mich's MACCS will be donating 10% of all sales to benefit the i-tri Program! We are so grateful to Michele Goldberg, avid triathlete and owner of mich's MACCS for this VERY generous show of support! 

Her scrumptious hand-made macaroons are available throughout the Hamptons and select NYC locations, as well as on-line at:
 http://www.michsmaccs.com/

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Dan's Papers -July 23, 2010 -First Ever Youth Triathlon July 25

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Dance, Dance Baby...

Week 9

We had such a blast this week. We were surprised with a visit from Veronica Taylor. She is a Paramedical Esthetician. She has spent years studying about human skin and how to keep it healthy. We learned about the different layers of our skin and how it protects our body from the "outside" world. She stressed how important a healthy diet is for maintaining healthy and clear skin. The only way to completely nurish skin is from the "inside out" she said. Drinking lots of water is not the only way to keep skin healthy. We need to consume the proper vitamins and minerals so they get to the deeper layers of the skin. She illustrated (on the white board) the anatomy of a follicle. She taught us how there are many different types of skin; there is oily , dry, or combination skin. Skin contains follicles can become clogged with bacteria and dead cells on our skin's surface. We learned our skin is the first indication of disease. Generally infections in our body also present on our skin. One of the most shocking pieces of information she provided us with was how the skin and acne products DO NOT WORK! They actually dry out our skin which forces our skin to produce more and more oils keeping our skin unhealthy. Instead she gave us a list of healthy foods and household products we can use to keep our skin healthy. One such food was Manuka honey. It is produced from bees in New Zealand and the honey has antimicrobial compounds. Other foods include milk, egg whites, avocado, pineapple, oatmeal, olive oil etc.... We can use Honey and sugar as a scrub and aspirin and water paste as an exfoliant. Wow so many things we can use right from our Fridge or cabinet! Finally she told us about certain cosmets and how they are good for our skin. Colore Science produces mineral cosmetics which actually protect our skin. She demonstrated how they remain on our skin even when exposed to water. We all received gift bags of samples and Veronica offered all of us a 1-hour free consultation! Thank you Veronica Taylor!!!

After school we revisted B-East for a Dance Aerobics class with Dalila Adams of Exclusive Naturopathic (dalilasemail@gmail.com). Dalila is a Naturopathic Practitioner as well as a dance aerobics instructor, Zumba instructor, Yoga and meditation instructor. Strike a Pose!!! We had soooo much fun. We all had smiles on our faces. For many of us, this was our favorite class yet. We danced to Shakira, Zumba music as well as other great music we all know. Delila led the dances and we followed along. She choreographed the dance moves so they included stretching, warm-up, a fast paced dance to get our heart rate up and a cool down. It was the most fun workout we have ever done! Who knew dancing could also be a workout! We definitely worked up a sweat!

Our First Ride....

Week 8

This week we was a week of firsts! Before our workshop we visited our plot in the greenhouse. Our plants are growing and our lettuces actually look like lettuce! We harvested some of the more mature leaves. We all got to taste the fruit or in our case vegetables of our labor. Our in school workshop theme was "The Power of Greens." Ms. Jennifer Taylor from the Wellness Foundation came in to speak with us again. She spoke with us about the importance of green leafy vegetables and adding them to our diet. She spoke with us about how greens how so many vitamins and nutrients as well as proteins, carbohydrates and especially fiber!!! After our discussion Ms. Taylor taught us how to make a "green" smoothie using kale, spinach and fruit. She said green smoothies are a good way to get greens into our diet without having to eat tons of salad. For some of us it was the first time we had tried a green smoothie. It was delicious! Ms. Taylor brought a friend with her to our discussion. Antonia Demas, PhD joined us in the nutrition discussion. She told us a touching story of a boy in her town who was in a terrible accident which put him in a coma. His doctors had no hope he would ever come out of his coma and informed his mother to prepare to slowly allow him to die via starvation. His mother then saught the help of Dr. Demas who created a soup-like food substance to feed the boy. Through the use of these greens and all its nutrients/vitamins the boy recovered from the coma and is living his life to the fullest!

Our afterschool activity was another first. We went on our first bike ride! Sharon McCobb from the YMCA, certified personal trainer and avid cyclist, led us on a ride from Springs School to Louse Point.  It was a great first ride; it was flat with not many turns. However we learned we are part of traffic when we ride. We learned how to ride single-file and how to signal our turns. Some of us did not have bikes to ride. However the community came together and people have loaned and donated bikes for us to use.