You did WHAT when you were pregnant?
by: Alison Kreideweis (Co-Founder & Coach of the Empire Tri Club)
Published in the Rofami Health & Wellness October 2013 Newsletter
I’m an athlete. I run a personal training business. I’ve been competing in Division I sports and elite level athletics for over a decade. So when I found out I was pregnant, there were a lot of thoughts that ran through my mind.
I was beyond excited about growing my family, but naturally I had my concerns (as I’m sure all pregnant women do).
• How will this affect my career as a personal trainer, coach & spin instructor?
• How will this affect my race season? (I was signed up for 5 triathlons in the next few months)
• How will this affect my social life? (Many of my friends are athletes)
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“College is a time when many students venture away from home for the first time. The stress of studying, peer pressure of classmates, and dormitory style living that many students experience often leads to less sleeps, unhealthy eating & drinking habits and reduced physical activity. Here are a few tips for staying healthy while away at college:”
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by: Alison Kreideweis (Co-Founder & Coach of the Empire Tri Club)
Published in the Rofami Health & Wellness January Newsletter
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Friday, December 7, 2012
Don’t be the only one at the office this week who doesn’t know which new fitness studio just opened (and is flooded with celebrities) or where that new vegan sushi hotspot is.
We’ll keep you in-the-know with this weekly round-up of the most important wellness news—including fitness and yoga studio openings, celeb juice cleanses, better beauty news, and more.
This Sunday, December 9, Empire Tri Club hosts its annual “Giro de Santa,” a healthy antidote to the popular SantaCon. The group will lead a line of Santa-clad cyclists through the streets of Manhattan and across the George Washington Bridge.
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by: Alison Kreideweis (Certified Personal Trainer / Co- Founder & Coach for Empire Triathlon Club, NYC)
Losing weight and getting in shape, top the list of New Years resolutions each year for many Americans. However, these same vows also top the list for Time Magazine’s “Top 10 Commonly Broken New Year’s Resolutions.”
While we all have good intentions at the start of the New Year, most people have long forgotten their commitment to staying healthy by the time summer comes along. BBQ’s, days at the beach, and cocktails become our new focus, while gym sessions often get skipped and forgotten.
Click Here, to discover 10 tips for exercising outside in the summer, to help keep you motivated and fit.
Article written for Rofami Inc. Health & Wellness Newsletter, August 2012
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On July 8, 2012 3,000 athletes competed in the Aquaphor NYC Triathlon, including over 15 Empire Tri Club members. Click here to watch the video, featuring 2 Empire Tri Club members.
Athletes from the city and around the world pushed themselves to the limit Sunday at the 12th annual Aquaphor New York City Triathlon.
More than 3,000 athletes representing 44 states and 10 countries participated.
The race started with a swim in the Hudson River from about 100th Street to 80th Street, continued with a 40k bike ride along with West Side Highway, and finished with a 10k run in Central Park.
“This is a really fun day for me. I got into the tri through the lottery so I just said what the heck I’m going to do it. Yesterday was my birthday and I consider this my birthday party. This was my first Olympic distance tri. It was a heck of a lot of fun,” said Participant Mary Harvey.
“The hardest part was the swim for me just because I’m not a swimmer but you kind of float down the stream so it’s not too bad,” said Participant Chelsa Skees.
“It was great, it was a lot of fun. The weather is beautiful,” said Participant Chelsa Skees.
Jordan Jones, 31, of Colorado won the triathlon with a time of 1:45:04.
Amy Bevilacqua, 39, of Connecticut took the women’s division with a time of two hours and four seconds.
Updated 07/08/2012 03:09 PM
By: NY1 News
This month, past “From one Age Grouper to Another” participants give their gold, silver and bronze predictions for the Olympics.
Alison Cooper (Kreideweis) hails from New York, and was featured in the August 2011 issue of tri.
Click here to find out her Olympic Picks. (Page 14)
Elite Runners Talk About Victory at “Challenging” Tri – Click to watch video
New Yorkers won the 30th annual Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes Triathlon.
Out of the approximately 1,000 competitors that crossed the starting line Saturday, Chris Gebhardt and Alison Kreideweis were the first to cross the finish line in their respective classes at the Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes Triathlon.
Gebhardt, 38, of Nyack, N.Y., completed the event in 1:26:12.07.
Alison Kreideweis, 29, of New York, completed the event in 1:44:26.50.
For more on the event from Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes Patch click here.
For full results click here.
By JACQUES STEINBERG
Published: June 23, 2012
GUY ADAMI has experienced the thrill of trading millions of dollars in precious metals in a matter of seconds on Wall Street in the 1990s, and analyzing the financial crisis each afternoon as a panelist on the live CNBC program “Fast Money.”
But he says none of those experiences compare with the rush he felt on a sun-dappled Sunday morning in late May in Red Bank, N.J., when he crossed the finish line of his first triathlon. It was at a so-called sprint distance — a half-mile swim, followed by a 13-mile bike ride and then a 3.2-mile run — which Mr. Adami, 48, completed in just under two hours, finishing 116th in a field of 160.
Just signing up for that race was no small accomplishment for Mr. Adami, who, not six months earlier, had been leading the sedentary existence of a trader and carrying a flabby 235 pounds on his 6-foot-3 frame. But as a volunteer placed a medal around his neck, Mr. Adami had little time to celebrate. A far more daunting challenge loomed: on Aug. 11, he will join nearly 3,000 other weekend warriors as they seek to endure, and complete, the first Ironman-distance triathlon to be staged in the New York metropolitan region.
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Sunday, March 18, 2012
Triathlons: 3 top training resources for newbies to the sport
Triathlons used to just be for crazy, protein-pounding mega-athletes. But these days, they’re practically the new 10K.
And as the sport grows in popularity, so do the resources available for runner-cyclist-swimmers who are just starting out.
“This year, a big focus of ours is to introduce more newcomers to the sport,” says Jessica McDonald, the co-founder of Empire Tri Club, a training team for a younger generation of triathletes.
We found three awesome resources available this season for newbie triathletes of all stripes:
1. For the type-A independent athlete
If you like to do things your own way, the just-released Athleta Iron Girl Training Guide—a free PDF training plan that includes daily workout schedules, nutrition recommendations, a heart-rate training guide, and more—is probably right for you. You can download it or pick up a printed copy at one of the stores.
2. For the triathlete who needs hand-holding
Empire Tri Club’s beginner program ($250) is like the all-inclusive resort of triathlon training. Its 12-week plan provides weekly coached group workouts, informational clinics, swim camp, race-day support, and even fitness apparel swag! All you have to do is show up and act motivated. Training starts March 26th.
3. For the team player
If doing things on your own seems like a drag, join Team in Training, where your triathlon prep will be paired with post-workout drinks and encouragement from fellow team members. This one requires a serious commitment though: in addition to your heart rate, you’ll have to raise a chunk of cash for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
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