Clinton Township Newsletter

2 4 F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 7 www.ClintonTwpNewsletter.com F s C k n i t t i n G / C r o C h e t C l u b Join us at the HC Family Success Center (FSC) every Thursday night anytime between 5:30 – 7:30 pm for our free Knitting/Crochet Club! All age groups and experience levels are invited to join in on the fun, work on a hand-crafted project and enjoy dinner and socializing with our wonderful group of knitters! Bring your own materials and work on your own projects, or just come in and use our yarn and tools to create your handmade masterpiece! Our experienced teacher can guide you to the next level, whether you are a beginner or have been hand-crafting for years! We're a fun and friendly group and we are always looking for new members. Dinner is provided and this program is absolutely free of charge! Contact Penni Trionfo at the FSC at 908.237.0465 for more information. LEBANON DOOR COMPANY • Overhead Doors • Electric Operators • Storm Doors 119 Main Street, Lebanon, NJ 08833 908-236-2620 Glenn Coats, Proprietor Established 1957 Fax: 908-236-2946 Home: 908-730-6536 C o r e C o n C e n t r A t i o n By: Linda Klein - ACE Certified Personal Trainer, AFAA Group Fitness Instructor, PHI Pilates Instructor The "Core" has become a big fitness buzz word recently, but do you know exactly what makes up your core? Is it just the abs and back? Actually, the core is much more than that. If you were to remove all four limbs from your body, what is left is your core - so training the core entails a lot more than doing a few crunches! Training your core both in and out of the gym will help you to feel and look better. So how do we do this? Let's start by taking ourselves out of the gym and into our daily lives. If we can focus on and work the core during the course of our day, instead of only while we are in the gym, we can be stronger and look better, without even working up a sweat! So for starters, let's think about our body position while seated. Whether you are sitting at your desk, or driving to work, keep these cues in mind: Pelvic position – imagine your pelvis is a bowl, sitting flat on your chair. Do not tilt your "bowl" forward or back – keep it center and level. Next, place your ribcage directly on top of your "pelvic bowl" and create a connection between the top of your hip bones (iliac crest) and the bottom of your ribcage. Imagine these bones are "knitted" together – this is your rib/hip integration. Then, gently draw your belly button inward toward your spine and hold it there. Feel how your abdominals are contracted naturally! Continue holding this but breathe normally – don't hold your breath! Now move up toward your shoulders and draw your shoulder blades back and down, as if you were sliding them into your back pockets. Elongate the neck and lift your head as if someone has it by a string and is pulling it up to the ceiling. Try making this mental "checklist" as you move throughout your day, correcting your posture and activating your abdominals. Without doing a single crunch, you will help train your muscles to be balanced and strong. Focusing on core concentration will have you standing/sitting taller, looking longer and leaner in no time! Bring this article in with you to one of our Wellness Center locations and enjoy a complimentary one day guest pass on us! h u n t e r d o n h e A l t h A n d w e l l n e s s C e n t e r l o C A t i o n s : Whitehouse Station: 537 Route 22 East, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889 Clinton: 1738 Route 31 North, Clinton, NJ 08809 C U S T O M PA I N T F I N I S H Transformations for Your Cabinetry & Furniture • D E S I G N 9 0 8 . 8 3 2 . 6 0 3 2 T E W K S B U R Y how to Report a Crime... Questions? Email us at: help@crimetipinfo.com ere are four ways to report a crime while remaining completely anonymous. C R I M E S T O P P E R S O F H U N T E R D O N C O U N T Y CALL the tip line at 1-800-321-0010 (phone line has no recording device.) Submit onLinE at: www.CrimeStoppersHunterdon.com Click on "Tips" and fill out the online form tExt HCtiPS and your tip to: 274637 (CRimES) DownLoAD fREE mobiLE APP: "tipsubmit" by Public Engines

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