Faye is a 50 year old teacher's assistant who has weight trained for the past four years.  Her weight training schedule is geared towards toning and firming her muscles while maintaining a strong and healthy physique.

Other Physical Activities or Sporting Disciplines:   Faye runs four to five days per week from 35 to 55 minutes on the average. 

Fitness Goals:  Increased strength and endurance and a strong well-defined midsection.

Hobbies and Special Interests:  Along with running, Faye enjoys hiking and reading in her spare time. 

Reason for Participating in the Study:  Faye wrote,  "I am curious about all the new information surrounding EFA's and would like to know how they impact health, specifically my own through this experience."

Nutrition:  Faye's diet consists of whole grains, pasta, dairy products (particularly cheese), fish and chicken.  She seldom eats red meat and avoids fast foods.    She tries to include fruit, salad and green tea in her diet daily. She admits to enjoying something sweet almost every day and consumes between 6 to 8 glasses of water per day.

Food and Sport Supplementation:  Vitamin E, CoEnzyme Q10, Bromelain, Zinc, Chromium, Calcium/Magnesium, Grape Seed Extract, Vitamin C. DMAE, DHEA, melatonin, Glucosamine and MSM. 

Weightlifting: 

Level of Training:  Intermediate

Faye trains 3 to 4 days per week and alternates between shoulder, chest and back workouts and arms and legs workouts.   Each workout takes approximately 1.5 hours.

Exercise

Seated Shoulder Press

Shoulder Press seated on fitness ball

Inclined Bench Press

Dumbbell Bench Press

Bench Press Flat

Cable Crossover

Lats Pulldown

Seated Rowing

Biceps Curl

Triceps Pressdown

Legs Extension

Legs Curls

Seated Calf Raise

Health and Fitness Background by :  Faye Amos:

For approximately four and a half years, I have been a member of a well equipped gym.  Here, I have learned to perform various strength training exercises that have provided more health benefits than I first expected.  The physical benefits become more obvious with time and the psychological benefits are an added bonus.  My confidence has increased right along with my strength and improved physical appearance.  The success I have experienced with meeting my fitness goals, provides encouragement to do the same in other areas of my life.  Running has become my passion in the past year or so.  I began running about five years ago-just for twenty minutes three days a week.  Over the years my distance has increased very gradually and I now like to run 8-10 km four or five days per week.  I finished my second half marathon recently with a second place in my age category.  This was an exciting surprise.  My next goal will be to finish a full marathon.  Because of time constraints, I have always run alone.  Just recently though, I was encouraged to join a running club and have learned that there are many benefits of running with and learning from other runners.  

Surprisingly enough, although I have just turned fifty years old this year, I feel in better physical condition than I ever have before.  My energy is sufficient for my needs and I believe that the pursuit of fitness keeps a person positive.  It works that way for me.  Because I am the mother of six children and spent many years caring for little people, I did not have the opportunities that I have now to pursue my fitness interests.  However, I kept myself going for about ten years just popping my Jane Fonda's New Workout tape into the VCR most mornings and doing my stress relieving workout.  I didn't know at the time that my muscles had adapted to that workout and weren't accomplishing an awful lot.  Still the cardio was worth something to me and it felt very good all the same.  At various times in the past ten years I have taken dance lessons of one variety or another-Ballroom, Line, Jive.  My latest interest is Latin-Salsa at the moment.  This is a great way to get exercise, socialize and have lots of fun too.  

Presently, I am working on a Fitness Theory Course by correspondence and plan to take other courses that interest me in this field.  Perhaps one day I will find employment helping others accomplish those goals that have meant so much to me.   

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