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Health and Wellness Centre April Newsletter
It is with regret that I announce as of yesterday, that Michelle Evans has tendered her
resignation. Michelle has been a great addition to the Health and Wellness Centre over the
last 12 months. During that time she has built a great rapport with our Members and her fellow
staff here within the Tattersall’s Club. Michelle will finish on Saturday 9 April. Please join me in
wishing her well in the next stage of her career.
To keep the Health and Wellness Centre a clean and healthy environment please ensure you
remain respectful of your fellow Members by:
• Using a towel on all equipment
• Wiping down equipment post workout
• Where appropriate use tissues, wash your hands or use hand sanitisers
Thank you in advance
Welcome to new Members who joined the Health and Wellness Centre in March:
• Bruce Bertwistle
• David Crowley
• Michael Fredicks
• Luke Kirke
• Keith Nugent
• Barton Phillips
• Michael Smith
• Andrew Suffern
• Mark Sydes
• Virginia Tosiano
Health and Fitness Mythbusters
Myth: Soreness after Exercise Is Caused by Lactic Acid Building Up in Your Muscles
Fact: DOMS (delayed-onset muscle soreness), and the belief that it is caused by lactic acid
building up in your muscles while you exercise is false.
The majority of people believe that lactic acid build-up in the muscle causes muscle soreness.
This belief that lactic acid causes DOMS has been shown to be false since any lactic acid that
is produced during exercise is cleared shortly after you finish, long before muscle soreness
begins.
The soreness you feel is actually caused by tears in your muscle that occur as you exercise,
especially when starting a new exercise regimen: The tears are actually microscopic tears in
the muscle, which leads to inflammation and soreness. This muscle damage is an important
step in the muscle getting bigger and stronger. Your body then repairs those microscopic tears,
by building new, healthy and strong muscle tissue. This is also the reason why weight training
encourages you to increase the resistance or heaviness of your weights as you get accustomed
to one level. It is only through this process that you actually get stronger and build more muscle.
Contact the Health and Wellness Centre staff for more informaiton either on Level 5, phone 07
3331 8877 or email [email protected].
Recipe of the Month
Roast Potato Salad
An easy salad for lunch that will have all of your
colleagues seeing green
Ingredients:
1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cut into 3cm
chunks
4 medium potatoes, skin on, chopped into 3 cm
chunks
2 tbs olive oil
freshly ground or cracked black pepper, to taste
1 clove garlic, optional
2 tbs low-fat mayonnaise
1 tbs wholegrain mustard
2 stalks celery, finely chopped
2 spring onions (including green tops), finely
chopped
1 handful baby spinach leaves
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 200°C and cover a large
baking tray with baking paper.
2. Spread the sweet potatoes and potatoes
on the tray, add the oil and pepper and mix
around so they are all coated. If using garlic,
wrap in foil and add to the tray. Roast for 30
minutes until vegetables are soft in the middle
and browning on the outside. Take out of the
oven to cool.
3. In a large bowl mix together the mayonnaise,
mustard and roasted garlic (if using). Add the
celery, spring onions and baby spinach.
4. Once the potatoes and sweet potatoes have
cooled, add to the other ingredients and mix
well.
Source: livelighter.com.au