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Wednesday, September 5, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Ben/ Democrat runs as thor/-party can/o/ate BEND (AP) — A Bend Democrat is running for a seat in the Oregon House as a third-party candidate after the Democratic candidate refused to drop out of the race following sexual misconduct allegations. The Working Families Party, which often backs pro- labor Democrats, announced Monday that it had nominated nonprofit founder Amanda La Bell for the empty 54th state House District seat, The Bulletin reported . La Bell will appear on the November ballot along with Republican Cheri Helt and Democrat Nathan Boddie — the Bend City Councilor who was accused of groping a young woman and attacking her credibility. Boddie did not return the newspaper’s call Monday and has not responded to attempts to reach him in two months. La Bell co-founded the Bend Diaper Bank and the Rebecca Foundation, which provide diapers to low- income families and free men- strual products to Bend-area schools. “Like many in our community, I was shocked to learn of Nathan Boddie’s inappropriate behavior and language toward women, young people, and members of our LGBTQ+ community,” La Bell said in a statement. “Moreover, his response is not what we expect from our elected leaders. That left us, the voters, with an impos- sible choice: a Democrat who is not fit for elected office or a Republican who has never been a champion for working families.” La Bell previously volun- teered to replace Boddie if he decided to drop out. Since she filed to run for office, she has been endorsed by Gov. Kate Brown, Sen. Jeff Merkley and former Gov. Barbara Roberts, as well as two Bend councilors and local advocacy groups. “Democrats are rallying behind her, and they’ve been incredibly supportive of the choice,” said David Shor, organizing director of the Working Families Party. La Bell is the party’s only direct candidate this year, but it has cross-nominated nearly 40 other candidates, Shor said. Fit For Sisters Andrew Loscutoff Columnist Is hogh-ontensoty exercose for you? High-intensity exercise conjures the image of aggres- sive, athletic body types run- ning sprints and jumping on boxes. It evokes the burn- ing sensation of heavy-duty exercise efforts that leave you panting and reeling. High-intensity exercise does include hard effort, but the intensity is all relative to your current status. High intensity exercise offers heart and blood vessel health and astounding results in little time compared to more tradi- tionalistic exercises. It can be done at all ability levels. High intensity interval training means using a short period of fast, hard exercise, which is beyond your abil- ity to continue for a long duration. This effort is fol- lowed by a period of low- level exercise that is sustain- able for a long time. These “intervals” produce a much higher heart and breathing rate in the short term, while keeping the overall pace of the exercise steady over the session. This results in more effi- cient heart blood transfer, oxygen uptake by the lungs, and energy creation by the muscles. It will give you a higher output, and lower fatigue at a given pace, mak- ing you efficient, fast, and fit. It is important to remember, the heart rate spikes need to be followed by subsequent rest or the body will not recover. There is a misconception that this type of exercise can only be for young, able, and elite fitness types. This isn’t true, as the most important thing is relative effort. In a study where inactive par- ticipants rated their level of enjoyment of an interval train- ing protocol vs. steady contin- uous efforts, their enjoyment of exercise improved with interval training. Eighty per- cent of them continued to do interval training according to post study in a follow-up. A few points to consider to a curious interval trainer: • Use a scale from 1-10 to judge effort. The intervals need to be at 7-10. The rest 7 needs to be a 4-5. • Begin with at least a five- minute warm-up period with a few surges in pace around 10 seconds. A work-to-rest ratio of one-to-four is the proper place to start, other- wise the work sets will not be high enough. Example — 30 seconds to 2 minutes. • Four intervals is enough to get a good benefit; build- ing up to eight would be the upper limit. • Total time: Five-minute warm up, 10 minutes of intervals (:30/2:00 x4) and a 5-minute steady cool down = 20 minutes. Interval training is time- effective, it can be used with a variety of exercise modalities, and it is a good way to main- tain engagement with an exer- cise program. An elite athlete or a new trainee needs to scale the work and rest efforts to their own level. Don’t fall for the trap of harder-and-faster- is-better. Intervals at too hard an effort level don’t allow for a full duration of quality exer- cise. Progression is the goal. If you’re time crunched, and you’re desperate for a new type of exercise pro- gram, interval training is highly recommended. Give it a try and perform two to three sessions a week along with a long more-traditional cardio- type activity. This will be a good way to try something new!
