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Clients at the Canyon Creek Crossfit gym in John Day do pull-ups on rings
for strength training.
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Working with a trainer in a group ses-
sion motivates people to exercise harder,
she said.
“It’s a lifestyle — the gym becomes
the epicenter for life habits,” Sherman
said.
Exercises can include pull-ups, hang-
ing abdominal work, leg raises, knee to
elbows, toe to bars, a blended workout
format, bench pressing, dead lifts, squats,
the snatch and the clean and press. They
also include running, jump-roping and
box jumps.
“It’s worthwhile to learn balance and
coordination along with lift strengthen-
ing,” Sherman said.
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She also offers tips based on her diet
philosophy.
“I recommend a diet that fits into a
person’s lifestyle — not fad diets,” Sher-
man said. “That will help ensure that
they stick to it.”
She uses an app on her phone
that utilizes height, weight, gender,
age and other factors to determine
a person’s basal metabolic rate —
how many calories they burn in a
day. The high-intensity exercises in
cross-training require immediate en-
ergy, so her clients need some carbo-
hydrates, she said.
“I recommend you eat whole foods
and less amounts,” she said. “And
use common sense.”
For more information about Can-
yon Creek CrossTraining, call Megan
Sherman at 541-792-0166.