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June 17, 2015
H EALTH
Portland
Parks Go
Smoke Free
Ban begins
July 1 for entire
parks system
Portland Parks and Recreation’s ban on
smoking and tobacco use will expand July
1 to include the entire parks system. All city
parks, natural areas, community centers,
trails, golf courses, and recreation areas
where city park rules apply will be smoke
and tobacco-free.
The action was taken to promote public
health and protect Portland’s parks and nat-
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prohibits tobacco use at Director Park, Pi-
oneer Courthouse Square, and the portion
of the South Park Blocks that is located on
Portland State University’s campus. Smok-
ing is also prohibited within 25 feet of any
play structure, picnic table or designated
children’s play area.
“Expanding the smoking and tobac-
co-free policy throughout the entire PP&R
system makes the rule consistent,” says
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PP&R Director Mike Abbaté. “And Port-
land will join more than 500 cities and
towns nationwide which already have laws
mandating smoke-free parks. It furthers our
mission of Healthy Parks, Healthy Port-
land.”
Those smoking or using tobacco could be
asked to leave the park where the violation
takes place, for the rest of the day.
“The intent of the smoke and tobacco-free
parks policy is to promote public health and
protect Portland’s parks and natural areas,
not to criminalize those who smoke or use
tobacco,” says Commissioner Fritz. “We
expect people to comply with the expanded
policy because it’s the right thing to do for
our parks and for themselves, not solely be-
cause they’re faced with major penalties.”
Fitness
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Time for an Ice Bath!
One of the least favorite results
we all suffer when working out is
the soreness that comes a couple
of days after a hard workout. Sore-
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and function in our day-to-day
activities. Soreness can keep you
from working out again or even
starting. No one likes to be sore!
As a person that has been in phys-
ical activity from six years of age
through my adult life the only thing
that has helped me has been the in-
famous ice bath (cue scary music).
Being cold is not something that
anyone will willingly sign up for
unless it is 108 degrees and climb-
ing outside. Ice baths are tough to
withstand but I will give you some
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to look at them in a different way.
Cold therapy, also known as
ice baths, help to combat the mi-
cro trauma (small tears) in muscle
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intense or repetitive exercise. The
ice bath constricts blood vessels,
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es swelling and tissue breakdown.
If you have an injury (knees,
ankles, shins, etc.) that gives you
issues as you workout, an ice bath
after your exercise is complete
will allow you to get blood to
those “issue” areas and get you
back to exercising without pain.
Because your body is extreme-
ly cold after your ice bath the
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you warm again. That speed is
also helping you burn more ener-
gy. If you are looking to cut body-
weight, taking an ice bath can help
you achieve that goal!
Daily ice baths for 20 minutes
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torture, you decide! I take my ice
baths with a hoodie on and a plate
of food (mostly dinner) and some
music. Anything to help keep my
mind occupied while my body
is frozen and recovering! My
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