Benefits of a Fitness Club

Exercising can be challenging at times even if we know it brings us only benefits. Following a schedule and the right pattern may be hard to achieve on your own. Who Cares? We Care! offers various levels of membership. Receive additional information by contacting our front desk at 813.443.5654

Benefits of a Fitness Club

Fitness clubs provide knowledgeable fitness consultants that will help you with finding the right exercises to give you the desired results. Lessons learned here will stay with you for a lifetime.

Many times what sets the mood for a great workout is the atmosphere in your fitness club, and observing other people perform can help you exercise better and keeps you motivated to succeed. Fitness clubs offer you a wide variety of fitness machines to work on, thus training your overall body and helping build stamina without getting bored. 

Working out in a fitness club boosts one's desire to exercise, as it is a professional place with people of all shapes and sizes exercising. It will also help you see results quicker than when working out on your own.

Fitness clubs have flexible schedules, which allow one to use it when desired.

Fitness clubs give you the advantage of having access to the latest technological information, equipment and specialists. (ie. sauna, facial specialist, massage chairs, detox programs, relaxation techniques, alternative health options, beauty treatments)

Olive Leaf (Olea europaea) Benefits

Olives are native to Asia Minor and Syria, but are cultivated in Mediterranean countries and also Chile, Peru and South Australia. Olive leaf was first used medicinally in Ancient Egypt and was a symbol of heavenly power. It was also used in Ancient Egypt to mummify pharaohs. More recent knowledge of the olive leaf's medicinal properties dates back to the early 1800s when pulverised leaves were used in a drink to lower fevers. A few decades later, green olive leaves were used in tea as a treatment for malaria. The reported benefits of olive leaf extract's range from promoting increased energy and healthy blood pressure, to supporting the cardiovascular system, and the immune system. Contains 500mg herb per tablet (6% Oleuropein). Suitable for vegetarians.

Modern health professionals first started using Olive Leaf extract in 1995 when it first became available and although a long-term perspective is not yet possible, initial results are very positive. It is emerging as a very promising and unique herb with multiple applications. It shows considerable therapeutic action against many common conditions. Olive leaf extract is gaining recognition as a powerful defender against sickness, and numerous scientific studies have been conducted to investigate the extract's beneficial properties. The reported benefits of olive leaf extract's range from promoting increased energy and healthy blood pressure, to supporting the cardiovascular system, and the immune system.

From research and clinical experience to date, we can say that supplemental olive leaf may be beneficial in the treatment for conditions caused by, or associated with, a virus, retrovirus, bacterium or protozoan. Among those treatable conditions are: influenza, the common cold, candida infections, meningitis, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), encephalitis, herpes I and II, human herpes virus 6 and 7, shingles (Herpes zoster), HIV/ARC/AIDS, chronic fatigue, hepatitis B, pneumonia, tuberculosis, gonorrhea, malaria, dengue, severe diarrhea, and dental, ear, urinary tract and surgical infections.

Green Tea Health Benefits

Is any other food or drink reported to have as many health benefits as green tea? The Chinese have known about the medicinal benefits of green tea since ancient times, using it to treat everything from headaches to depression.

Today, scientific research in both Asia and the west is providing hard evidence for the health benefits long associated with drinking green tea. For example, in 1994 the Journal of the National Cancer Institute published the results of an epidemiological study indicating that drinking green tea reduced the risk of esophageal cancer in Chinese men and women by nearly sixty percent. University of Purdue researchers recently concluded that a compound in green tea inhibits the growth of cancer cells. There is also research indicating that drinking green tea lowers total cholesterol levels, as well as improving the ratio of good (HDL) cholesterol to bad (LDL) cholesterol.

To sum up, here are just a few medical conditions in which drinking green tea is reputed to be helpful:

•cancer
•rheumatoid arthritis
•high cholesterol levels
•cariovascular disease
•infection
•impaired immune function