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Fitness with a Latin flair
Even the name is a kick. Which is appropriate, given how much fun I had at Thursday night's class.
The Latin-dance inspired workout was imported from Colombia in 1999, the innovation of fitness trainer Beto Perez, who'd forgotten his workout tapes for class. In a pinch, he grabbed some tapes from his car and improvised.
The result is an energizing cardio workout that combines choreography with camaraderie. How obvious is the camaraderie? Women were hooting, clapping and sending Latin trills to one another throughout the entire class.
"This is a boisterous group," said Cynthia Nicholas, a certified Zumba instructor, acknowledging that Thursday's class is her most lively.
The class starts slowly enough (I was grateful) with a demonstration of some of the key dance moves - salsa, merengue, box step.
Few bold enough to buy and ride goofy-looking bike/scooter hybrid
ST. PAUL - Look ma, no pedals! Also no uncomfortable bike seat, no greasy chain and no gears and derailleur to maintain. That's part of the appeal of the Kickbike, an adult scooter with brakes and a bike-sized front wheel that's being touted as a new form of low-impact exercise, outdoor recreation, competitive sport and self-powered transportation. Kickbikes, invented in Finland about 12 years ago, have caught on enough in Europe that there's a Eurocup competition and world championship Kickbike races. But in the United States, there are only about 1,000 Kickbikers, according to one estimate, a lonely but faithful few who apparently don't mind being the only ones in the neighborhood with a funny new way of getting around. "I can't figure why it hasn't caught on," said Mona Knutson, a Kickbike owner from Duluth.
Heath: Sixers in No Hurry to Move Iverson
A reliable NBA source confirmed to Basketball News Services on Thursday that as many as ten teams currently have offers on the table for Sixers' guard Allen Iverson. The kicker is that none of these offers has Philadelphia excited enough to pull the trigger on a deal as of this moment. In fact, the Sixers don't have any problem holding on to Iverson for a period of time until a deal they like surfaces. The same source also indicated that the theory being floated around that the Sixers want young talent in return for Iverson is not completely accurate. Philadelphia is reportedly convinced that their season is as good as done, and they've turned their attention to potential draft options in 2007. The organization is said to have it's sights set on three players this summer: Ohio State's Greg Oden, Florida's Joakim Noah, and Texas' Kevin Durant.
Amicus Therapeutics Commences Phase 1 Clinical Trials For AT2220 ...
Today announced that it has commenced Phase 1 clinical trials for AT2220 for the treatment of Pompe disease, following acceptance of an investigational new drug application (IND) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). CRANBURY, NJ, USA | Dec 14, 2006 | Amicus Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company developing small molecule, orally-administered pharmacological chaperones for the treatment of human genetic diseases, today announced that it has commenced Phase 1 clinical trials for AT2220 for the treatment of Pompe disease, following acceptance of an investigational new drug application (IND) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).Pompe disease, also known as glycogen storage disease type II or acid maltase deficiency, is a relatively rare lysosomal storage disorder caused by an inherited mutation in the lysosomal enzyme α-glucosidase (GAA).
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