Happy Halloween!! Before you start eating dozens of pieces of candy and chocolate check out some of the calorie counts for some popular Halloween treats from The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation: Here are the calories for some Halloween candies
Nestlé’s Crunch - Fun Size 3 bars=210 calories
Peanut M&M’s - Fun Pack 2 bags=80 calories
M&M’s - Fun [...]

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This sunday O2 MAX annouces it’s first offcial game watch. Come and watch football and get a great workout.  During halftime we will be training like the pro’s. You will learn to do a workout in your living room as well as the gym.
 We will provide snacks and drinks.  Members are free to attend Non-members pay only [...]

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As featured in Santa Monica Daily Press on October 11, 2008
The launch of my first column!

A LITTLE OVER THREE YEARS AGO DURING a bike ride I was hit by a car and left with a broken collarbone, a fractured lower back, and broken finger and wrist. For the first time ever, I couldn’t do the one thing that had always been [...]

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As featured in Santa Monica Daily Press on October 25, 2008
Q: One of my friends is really into cleansing and detoxing and I don’t know much about it.  Is this healthy behavior for teenagers?
Teens are all about following trends and the tabloids are filled with articles about celebrities attempting various diets and detoxifying. As [...]

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Join O2 MAX for our First of our Parent Lecture Series, Wednesday  Nov 5th.  This is great night to get information on nutrition, meet some of the experts in the field and meet parents with the same concern as you. Please make sure to RSVP to Shirley@o2maxfitness.com , space is limited.

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There is a saying for deep breathing:  A healthy mind has an easy breath.  
Intro:  When school, friends, sports and family can become stressful, I like using deep breathing exercises to calm me down.
The key to using deep breathing is when you need energy or want to feel calm.  If we breathe to fast, or hyperventilate, this can [...]

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