Marie Ortiz
Owner and Certified SuperSlow Zone® Instructor
SuperSlow Zone®

A Message From Marie Ortiz: Get Your Body Ready For Summer!

Welcome to the SuperSlow Zone® at Silver Creek. May has finally arrived, meaning that summer is literally just around the corner, although I think we’re wondering if the weather has just turned a lit-tle psychotic here. May means graduations (our second graduates from high school this month!), barbequing, and baring body parts that have been under wraps all winter long for display all over the country – from Michelle Obama-style bare arms to bare legs and even (gasp!) bare tummies.

If you’ve stayed in shape through winter’s chill, congratulations. You can slip on that swimsuit with pride and show off the results of all your hard work. However, a lot of your friends and neighbors will likely not be as excited to strip down to next to nothing (and you may be grateful they don’t…!). For many of us, cold weather means wrapping ourselves in layers of clothing and gorging on “comfort food” all winter long. If you fit into the latter category, this time of year can induce a state of panic. How can you possibly get in swimsuit shape now, with summer just around the corner? Or forget swimsuits, baring those arms and legs in your tank tops and shorts at that corporate picnic, or in front of sooo many strangers at your favorite amusement park? And, do you have the ENERGY to DO all those wonderful things we can do in California year-round, but especially in summer (golfing, biking, soccer, hiking…)?

Luckily, you don’t need to panic. You just need SuperSlow®. You’ve already made the exact right move just by getting off the couch and coming here. Because, as we like to say, the SuperSlow® workout works super fast. It may sound too good to be true, but a workout really does take only 20 minutes. And yes, you will only need to come in once or twice a week to get the results you aspire to.

It’s not magic, it’s science. The SuperSlow® method works by getting the absolute most out of every muscle in the absolute least amount of time. So you can get on with your day – and your life. And with fewer workouts to schedule, and with those workouts doing more for your body in less time, you’ll be able to get ready for summer without sacrificing what’s left of your spring. So not only are you about to get into the best shape of your life, you’ll be able to maintain it 365 days a year. So what are you waiting for? A better body – like summer – is just around the corner.

And a big “shout-out” to our newest clients – Leslie, Scott, Liane, Lois, Frances, Victoria and Joanna! We appreciate the steps you’re taking for yourself, and the trust you’ve placed in us – we won’t let you down! Oh, and happy June birthdays to Julie (B), Mary, and my son Danny (and, happy 30th anniversary to my hubby!).

Marie Ortiz
Owner and Certified SuperSlow Zone® Instructor
SuperSlow Zone®

Inspiring Client Stories – Adventurous SSZ Granny And Our “2nd Total Knee
SSZ Hero”

Imagine…you get up from you desk, walk down the hall, do your SuperSlow® workout with a Certified SuperSlow® Instructor and then return to your desk….and, you strength trained in your work clothes.

The entire roundtrip took 25 to 30 minutes. You do this twice a week.

You feel great! You have more energy and stamina. Your clothes are fitting better….and, as an added benefit, you have a feeling of relief and appreciation that you ARE (finally!) getting your workout done consistently.

You are not just exercising; you are achieving and sustaining results!

Getting your exercise done at work…what a relief…and pleasure!

You feel so good that you decided to try the SuperSlow Zone’s® healthy eating program called Transitions Lifestyle System™ because changing your eating habits, plus, SuperSlow® is the most effective (and sane!) way to having the physique you want.

But WAIT…THERE’S MORE!!

Your workouts were paid for by the SuperSlow Zone®!
Is that possible??? Yes! It is.

SuperSlow Zone® has a strategic partner that, if your company elects to use their products/services, will fund part or a lot of employee workouts.

Highlights of our exciting, unusual program are:

We have a strategic partner that can potentially…
1. Pay for some or a large portion of employee workouts
2. Put approximately 10% of the companies’ annual employee benefits cost BACK TO THE BOTTOM LINE
   [i.e. new dollars to the bottom line, not budgeted saved dollars]
3. Deploy their product/solution under their ‘waived fee option’ which means the company does not pay to deploy EEBS’ products/solutions

Important Additional Benefits To You/Your Company:

4. Reduce your health care costs through SSZ FitWell
5. Increase your performance, vitality and general happiness!

Our partner has been in employee communication, administration, and enrollment for ten years. Their technology-based solutions save companies money and time, especially in these economic times of ‘cost cutting’.

[Remember, our partner can put approximately 10% of the companies' annual employee benefits cost BACK TO THE BOTTOM LINE...these are ‘new dollars' to the bottom line, not budgeted saved dollars.]

Our partner is ‘time and results tested’. Examples of their national notable companies are listed below:

Ruby Tuesdays (357 US locations), Pilot Trucking (largest truck stop/convenience store in USA), Florida Rock, Tender Loving Care (second largest nursing home care in USA), University of Alaska (10,000 state employees), State of South Carolina (122,000 state and school employees), State of Florida (130,000 state employees), Hyatt Regency (55,000 employees), Regency Centers (second largest REIT in the USA), Cendant (over 60,000 employees) and Santa Rosa School System, etc

Our partner works with companies with eligible employees of 150 up to unlimited.

Putting a SuperSlow Zone FitWell on-site in a company is appropriate for companies totaling 6,500+ eligible employees. It doesn’t matter if the company is spread out in different locations, it just needs to have a total of 6,500+ eligible employees.

BUT if your company is smaller than 6,500 employees, talk to us because we have innovative solutions with ‘modular and mobile’ SuperSlow Zones.

So, if you are inclined, email me about your company. Together, let’s see if a SuperSlow Zone FitWell® might make you a hero for helping your company save money while providing SuperSlow® exercise/wellness program…that didn’t cost your company a dime!

Madeline

Madeline Ross
Founder and CEO
SuperSlow Zone®, LLC

SuperSlow Zone®: A Proactive Choice For Diabetes

Diabetes – A Silent Storm

According to the American Diabetes Association, 23.6 million people in the US have diabetes, or about 7.8% of the population¹.

What Does Diabetes Cost The US…Cost You?

The American Diabetes Association reports: www.diabetes.org/diabetes-statistics/cost-of-diabetes-in-us.jsp

• The total annual economic cost of diabetes in 2007 was estimated to be $174 billion.
• Medical expenditures totaled $116 billion and were comprised of $27 billion for diabetes care, $58 billion for chronic diabetes-related complications, and $31 billion for excess general medical costs. Indirect costs resulting from increased absenteeism, reduced productivity, disease-related unemployment disability, and loss of productive capacity due to early mortality totaled $58 billion. This is an increase of $42 billion since 2002. This 32% increase means the dollar amount has risen over $8 billion more each year.
• The 2007 per capita annual costs of health care for people with diabetes is $11,744 a year, of which $6,649 (57%) is attributed to diabetes.
• One out of every five health care dollars is spent caring for someone with diagnosed diabetes, while one in ten health care dollars is attributed to diabetes.

What Is Diabetes Type II?

Type II is the most commonly diagnosed form of diabetes. This is when insulin resistance develops, meaning the cells’ ability to take glucose from insulin decreases. As a result, more insulin is produced, blood glucose levels rise, and if it isn’t addressed soon, the individual may develop type II diabetes. Type II diabetes is one of the major heart disease risk factors.

Ideally, the excess blood sugar (glucose) will go to extra storage space in the cells of the liver or muscles. The liver is typically filled, and the muscle cells mostly contain glycogen (the stored form of glucose) for energy use. If the muscle cells are filled, then insulin will go to its third and undesired destination, adipose (fat) tissue. This is when insulin resistance develops. In essence, glucose is either brought to fat cells for storage or left in the blood…neither of which is desirable.

SuperSlow® Strength Training Is THE RIGHT CHOICE!

How can SuperSlow® strength training play a role? Studies show strength training to increase insulin sensitivity ^{2 3}(the condition where cells are more able to take glucose from insulin) and decrease blood glucose levels³.

Strength training is mainly fueled by an energy cycle called anaerobic metabolism. The higher the intensity, the more frequently this cycle occurs. What is the material used at the start of this cycle? Glucose.

In addition, muscle tissue is the major desired storage space, holding roughly three times the glycogen that the liver can. High intensity strength training, such as SuperSlow®, leads to the production of the stress hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine. When this emergency preparation response occurs, muscles release significant amounts of glycogen, which can then be used for energy. In addition, high intensity strength training produces enzymes that remove molecules of glucose from muscle stores. These enzymes activate other enzymes at an exponential rate, meaning tens or hundreds of enzymes will each be removing glucose⁴.

While this breakdown and removal of glycogen from muscles occur, enzymes block the creation of more glycogen. Basically, glycogen is being released but can’t be synthesized⁴.

Muscle Loss – Sarcopenia

Finally, consider this: We lose muscle as we age…a lot of muscle. The Mayo Clinic reports that we lose about 1% of our muscle mass every year after 30⁵.

How does this relate to diabetes? Less muscle means becoming less adept at storing blood sugar. It’s no wonder that type II diabetes is known as “adult onset diabetes”. The good news is that this loss can be stopped and reversed with a small amount of high intensity strength training every week.

Rebuild your muscles to a youthful state. Keep glucose away from your fat cells. Keep your blood sugar at a healthy level. Do SuperSlow® strength training!

Sean Preuss
Certified SuperSlow Instructor, LMT
SPreuss40@yahoo.com
(480) 305-4981
SuperSlow Zone
7585 E Redfield Road, Scottsdale, AZ, Suite 112

1 “All About Diabetes.” American Diabetes Association. 22 May 2009 http://www.diabetes.org/about-diabetes.jsp

2 Cauza, E., Hanusch-Enserer, U., Strasser, B., Ludvik, B., Metz-Schimmerl, S., Pacini, G., Wagner, O., Georg, P., Prager, R., Kostner, K., Dunky, A., Haber, P., “The relative benefits of endurance and strength training on the metabolic factors and muscle function of people with type II diabetes mellitus.” Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 88, no. 3 (March 2007): 397

3 Holten, M. K., Zacho, M., Gaster, M., Juel, C., Jorgen, F. P., Wojtaszewski, Dela, F., “Strength Training Increases Insulin-Mediated Glucose Intake, GLUT4 Content, and Insulin Signaling in Skeletal Muscle in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.” Diabetes 53, no. 2 (February 2004): 294-305

4 McGuff, Dr. D., Little, J. “Global Metabolic Conditioning.” Body by Science. McGraw-Hill, 2009. 20-34.

5 “Sarcopenia.” Mayo Clinic Health Letter, February (2002): page 7.

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