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itnesfeSutrition sportsedia),clackamas. edu Wednesday. April 20. 2011 The Clackamas Print 7 itudents tone abs for bikini season By Mandie Gavitt Associate Arts & Culture Editor I I I I I I I ¡|\ that time again. Swimsuits arc jisplav at every clothing store and be someday soon, we can start ling shorts and going swimming l But, for those who feel they it not be ready to wear those all- jling bikinis, there is hope. \bd( minal workouts are great for igtlie stomach and just strength- 12 the abdominal muscles. Many tots working out in the school rht room said that abdominal kout. were a regular part of their je. lethany Teixeira said that she ¡bdominal workouts to “lose the i stuff’ and make herself appear er. As a cheerleader and vol- all player in high school, Teixeria she has always done abdomi- jork >uts in her workout routine, fax rite thing is seeing results. It nicer,” she said. tendon Minsein began doing minal workouts six months ago »his core as important because, jout a strong core, the body will eak.” istead of doing traditional hes, Minsein uses weights to ; his abdominal muscles. He takes two weights at about 15 or 20 pounds and leans from side to. side or holds the weights up to his chest and twists to each side. “It’s great if you don’t want to do crunches, and there’s no neck or back pain.” said Minsein. . Casey Curry, a Work Study stu dent who works in the gym, claims that an increasingly popular abdomi nal workout is using stability balls. Stability balls can be used in abdomi nal workouts a number of ways. One way to use a stability ball in your workout is to sit on the edge of the ball and lean backward and forward, which makes you hold your abstight. Another workout with a stability ball is to lie on your back and hold the ball with your feet, grab the ball and repeat. Clackamas Community College offers a stability ball class each term to give students the opportunity to learn how to use stability balls in their workouts. According to Curry, the abdomi nal muscles are the only muscle you can’t strain, which allows for more types of workouts for the muscles. “There are so many exercises for abdominals, it’s unreal.” With bikinis and Speedos around the comer sometime soon, now is the perfect time to begin adding abdomi nal workouts to your workout routine. Ready to transfer? Interested in sustainability? Consider Sustainability Studies at Marylhurst University. Hillary Cole Clackamas Print Tessa Ouchida works her abs on April 8 in the Randall weight room. She was participating in the Weight Circut class that Clackamas offers, taught by Keoni McHone. Analyze how nature and social institutions shape human interactions with the natural world. Examine the role of organizations in Fava beans: food of champions building sustainable operations, strategies and practices. Investigate how technological choices “I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti” - Hannibal Lechter, “Silence of the Lambs” impact societal change and the environment. Design and meet your own specific educational goals. Develop an integrated, interdisciplinary perspective on sustainability. Join us for an information session: Saturday, May 14 at 9a.m. Marylhurst campus BP John Administration Bldg., rm. 200 Register for this free event at studentinfo@marylhurst.edu or 503.699.6268. You may have heard of fava beans by another name, broad beans, but whatever you call them they are still just as nutritious.^Fava beans are very popular in the Mediterranean and parts of northern Africa. These beans have a huge part in various celebrations of the dead throughout Italy and Greece. Fava beans are high in protein and relatively low in fat, sodium and calories with each cup containing nearly 13 grams of protein. If you know anything about nutrition, you know that protein is the building block of muscles which help to shred fat; it has been a well known fact that more muscle equals a higher ability to burn .fat. Another area that fava beans are potent is in foliate, which aids in cell growth. They provide 44 percent of your daily need.Although due to high quantities of tyramine people who use an MAO inhibitor should avoid eating fava beans. Recipe: 8 ounces of fava beans 2 tablespoons olive oil Shaved parmesan | Fresh ground pepper Salt to taste MARYLHURST UNIVERSITY Academic excellence since .1 893. www.marylhurst.edu 17600 Pacific Highway (Hwy. 43)— 1 mile south of Lake Oswego Remove the outer husk of the fava bean and place the shelled beans into a bowl and set aside. Add the fava beans to boiling water for about six minutes or until softened. Remove the beans with a slotted spoon and place them into a bowl and add the olive oil, ground pepper and salt. Serve the beans with a pinch of parmesan and enjoy. Photo illustration by Michael Bonn and John Simmons Clackamas Print
