Sunday, November 20, 2011

The Kelly Workout


A new fat burning workout that only includes running has become extremely popular among women. Minka Kelly, a world known actress, explained her workout routine to Self-magazine, which is now known as the Kelly workout. 
The Kelly workout consists of seven 1-minute intervals of running starting at the speed of 5.0 and going up 0.5 every minute to the speed of 8.0, then a 2-minute interval of running at the speed of 4.5 and is repeated five times. This heart-pumping workout has women of all ages stepping onto the treadmill.
Fenton performing the Kelly workout
According to the Self-magazine website, Gunnar Peterson who is a celebrity trainer, shares Kelly’s treadmill routine. Running is a great fat burning workout and people who have started this workout, have seen noticeable differences.
Laura Murph, owner of Hope Home Medical LLP in Dallas, Texas, found out about the Kelly workout from the Self magazine.
“I started this workout about six months ago and have been using it ever since,” Murph said, “At first I only did this routine once a week and didn’t notice any difference in my body, but now I do it three times a week and I have lost weight and my stomach and legs are much more toned.”
The Kelly workout has become more and more popular as the word gets out. Peterson has started using this workout on his other celebrity clients, making the Kelly workout more familiar and college students are spreading the word at the University of Oklahoma.
Colleen Fenton, sophomore at the University of Oklahoma, found the workout routine online at the Self-magazine website.
“I would definitely recommend the Kelly workout,” Fenton said, “You don’t have to workout all the time to do this.” 

Fenton looking up the workout routine

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Cherokee Ballard and Britten Follett


Photo: Emily Otness
Cherokee Ballard and Britten Follett spoke to a number of Gaylord students last Wednesday, November 9. They spoke about their experiences while covering the Kelsey Smith-Brigg’s case and why they wrote the book, “Who Killed Kelsey?”
Ballard and Follett were so passionate about Kelsey’s case that they decided to write the book.
“We made an agreement with the family to write the book,” Follett said, “They gave us videos and confidential documents to get the family’s story out in the open and share it in a different light.”  
Kelsey was a two-year-old girl who was in her mother and stepfather’s custody when the abuse started. She would get bruises all over her body along with two broken legs and a broken collarbone. According to the News OK website, her care was being supervised by a judge and the Department of Human Services. The judge returned Kelsey to Smith and ruled the abuser unknown. 
“We never officially got the real answer as to who killed Kelsey,” Ballard said, “We might hear some truth in a few years when Raye Dawn talks to the parole board.”
Kelsey’s case helped both women realize that they are helping to raise awareness about child abuse.
“Covering Kelsey’s case opened up a whole can of worms for me,” Follett said, “Families called and texted me about their case wanting help and to get the word out.”

Photo: Emily Otness
Ballard and Follett are no longer news reporters. Follett is a marketing manager for Follett International and Ballard is a communications manager at the Oklahoma Natural Gas Company. They also host book signing in numerous locations. 

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Freshman 15


For several years, college students have talked about gaining the “Freshman 15” their first year of college. A lot of students have a hard time transitioning their lifestyle and eating habits, resulting in gaining a couple pounds their first year. There have been recent studies showing that most students actually don’t gain that much weight when they go off to school.
According to the Teen’s Health website, studies show that on average, students gain three to ten pounds during their first two years of college. Most of this weight gain occurs during the first semester of freshman year.
Taylor Walter, freshman communications major at the University of Oklahoma, noticed a change in her appearance at the beginning of the semester. She decided to change her diet and get healthy so she would not gain the “Freshman 15”.
“ At the beginning of the semester I ate poorly, pretty much eating a lot of junk food and fatty foods and I noticed a change in the way I looked,” Walter said, “I now only eat crackers for lunch and grilled chicken or a salad from the cafeteria and workout for about an hour almost everyday to stay healthy and fit.”
Kayla Quisenberry, freshman who is undecided about her major at the University of Oklahoma, started eating a lot healthier and working out daily to avoid gaining a lot of weight.
“ I danced all of my life until I came to school and never worked out at the beginning of the semester so I gained quite a bit of weight,” Quisenberry said, “I know some students have gained the “Freshman 15” if not more and I told myself I would not be one of those people. I workout every single day and only drink water and I am a lot healthier because of that.”
            There are many students out there who are well aware of this myth and are taking control of their health to make sure they don’t gain too much weight their first year. Most people don’t gain a drastic amount of weight, on average about 5 pounds. Students are taking the “Freshman 15” seriously and are making sure they are not apart of this myth.