OFAC LASER THERAPY OPEN HOUSE THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2012, 6-7:30 PM

Come join physicians, staff, patients and friends of the Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Center for an evening of information and conversation about treating and defeating toenail fungus – FDA approved laser therapy.

Highlights will include:

- An educational presentation by OFAC’s Jennifer Swan, DPM, from 6:15-6:45PM, sharing her insights into advances in the prevention and treatment of toenail fungus.

- Door prizes and giveaways throughout the evening.

- A grand prize drawing for a complete Toenail Fungus Laser Therapy treatment package valued at $900. You’ll receive an additional entry for every guest you bring, too.

- Special savings of $200* on a $900 Toenail Fungus Laser Therapy treatment package when you schedule your treatment package the night of the Open House.

- A free toenail consultation.

RSVP TO LASER@ORTHOFOOTANKLE.COM BY JUNE  10 TO LEARN HOW TOENAIL FUNGUS LASER THERAPY CAN HELP YOU HAVE FANTASTIC FEET AGAIN.

Wow, thank you to everyone for the amazing race to the end with the 2012 OFAC Health & Fitness Challenge.

After careful analyzation of all of the numbers, our winners were announced at the “Weigh-Out Party” last night after Health & Fitness Challengers indulged in burgers, wings, fried pickles, and quesadillas. A fun night to celebrate all of our hard work.

And the winners are….

Fitness Test Winners:

Longest Wall Sit Time

Females: 4:50 min. Melanie Kopp,  5:00min. Michelle Dean

Male: 6:00min. Dr. Terry Philbin

Most Push-ups in 1 min.

Females: 70 Jenna Berlet & Katie Allen ,  71 Michelle Dean

Male: 82 Doug Lucas, 84 DJ Hanlin

Most Curls in 1 min.

Female:  70 Melissa Galli

Male: 70 Dr. Terry Philbin

Most Step Points: 19 Points Diane Berlet

Most Challenge Points: 15 Points- Michelle Dean, Dr. Terry Philbin, Larysa Gilbert

Most Muscle Gained: 8.2lbs Cody Vandommele, 25 lbs. Larry Lowe

Most Fat Lost: 25.3 lbs Dr. Thomas Lee

Overall Winners

Team Challenge: Team Canadian Six Pack

Health Challenge Winners: 2nd Place Kathy Thornton,

1st Place Matt Crill

Fitness Challenge Winners: 3rd Place Diane Berlet

2nd Place Michelle Dean

1st Place Dr. Terry Philbin

Click here to see more pictures from the weigh-out party. Congratulations to everyone for kicking off a Healthy 2012.

This year the program is designed to give the attendees a better perspective on the current practice of the sports medicine and orthopedic surgery.  The overall purpose and goal of attending is to give physicians, physical therapists, and athletic trainers useful tools and information on these topics in order improve their practice and patient care. The morning will start with registration at 7am and a welcome from Dr. Philbin at 7:30am, followed by 3 hours of presentations focused primarily on sports related injuries and physical therapy. After a short break and Q&A session, the 10am presentations will begin, exploring several different common foot and ankle conditions.  Q&A and closing remarks will round out the program at around 12:30 in the afternoon.

We are grateful for the support of the Arthritis Foundation of Central Ohio, OhioHealth, as well as numerous vendors. Without their support this event would not be a success. We invite you to join us for what is sure to be an exciting and beneficial program. Register by April 12 to receive early bird pricing.

Admission is $75/ $100 after 4/12/12  for Physicians, $40 / $50 after 4/12/12 for Allied Health Care Professionals, and free for Residents and Medical Students. On-line registering makes it even easier for you to attend. Click here to register.

Date: Saturday, May 12, 2012

Place:Dublin Methodist Hospital, 7500 Hospital Drive, Dublin, Ohio 43016

For more information, please contact Jill Lynch at (614) 566-4298 0r JLYNCH4@ohiohealth.com

Congratulations, we have made it to the end.  For the final challenge, we are going to come full circle- complete another 5K. See how your fitness has improved since the start of the challenge and celebrate your accomplishments. The 5K can be run inside or outside.

A point will be awarded to each person who  posts  a picture of  the completed challenge on the OFAC Facebook page. A bonus point will be given to the person with the most improved time from the first 5K to the last 5K challenge. Please post your Challenge #1 time versus your Challenge #14 time to be eligible for the bonus point.

Thanks for participating in the 2102 OFAC Health & Fitness Challenge this year!

Happy Running!

We have all changed our eating habits for the challenge thus far; hopefully from french fries to salad.

This week, tell us the most interesting or new food that you have incorporated into the challenge or ate this week. Report the calories, protein, carbohydrate, and fat grams with a picture of the food on the OFAC Facebook page.

Happy Eating!

Time to dust off the bike and hit the road. With a great weather week ahead of us in Columbus, we are ready to get outside and enjoy it.  This week your challenge is to ride 15 miles on a bike. You can ride inside or outside, recumbent or stationary; it doesn’t matter, just have fun with it.

A point will be awarded to each challenger for posting their picture of completing the challenge on the OFAC Facebook page.

One of our goals of the Health & Fitness Challenge is to get everyone to go outside the box of their normal fitness routine; this week we challenge you to hit the pool. For those of us who are non-swimmers, this will probably be one of the more difficult challenges. Thank you to the Buchanan Medical Arts team for the challenge idea!

The challenge is to get in a pool and swim 1/4 mile. For pools that are 25 yards long, that is 17 laps (1 mile = 66 laps). If necessary, kick boards can be used.  One point will be awarded for completing the challenge as well as uploading a picture to the OFAC Facebook page for proof that you completed the challenge.

Click here to get learn some good swimming tips for beginners.

Best of luck!

For the final push in March we would love for you to share your stories to help inspire us. We know there are several fantastic transformations and accomplishments that have occurred during the challenge; so please share.

What has made a 
difference for you during this challenge, what struggles have you faced and have overcome, or what has been your greatest success?

Post your story, big or small, on Facebook by Friday, Mar. 16. A bonus point will be awarded to each person who shares a story with us. We look forward to being inspired by you as we get closer to finding out who’s name will be added to the coveted OFAC Health & Fitness Trophy.

Hello Challengers,

I trust everyone is starting to enjoy the fruits of their efforts. We 
are now 9 weeks into the contest and those early days of stiffness and 
craving junk food are behind us. In its place are our new health 
exercise and diet habits. 

We have one last month to push to our goals.

This week’s challenge of 
yoga is geared towards your inner self. Many of you will know that I 
may be the worlds most UN-flexible person so yoga is a struggle for me 
but a worthwhile one. It emphasizes balance -the balance of strength 
and flexibility. 

 My goals for the contest are to increase my strength while cutting 
body fat.

My final month push will be done by increasing my cardio 
while staying committed to my diet.  One of the biggest changes for me 
this year is that I have embraced fish in my diet, a meat that 
previously I prided myself on only eating a few times a year. With my 
new diet I feel less post meal fatigue and
 have started to enjoy some new diversity to my meals.

We would like you to share your success story. What has made a 
difference for you during this challenge, what struggles have you faced and have over come, or what has been your greatest success? Bonus challenge points are up for grabs for 
sharing with us (more to come on the bonus challenge).

Congratulations on sticking with the challenge; this a commitment that you can 
enjoy every day as you feel the increased energy, appetite and mental 
acuity that comes with an investment in yourself. If you have struggled to stay on the fitness wagon take the challenge 
to make March your month of fitness. We are all here to support you

.

Greg

Yoga has been practiced for more than 5,000 years. Not only is yoga considered therapeutic by connecting the mind, body and spirit, but there are also several benefits to practicing yoga including enabling you to develop your flexibility, strength, and balance while feeling more fit and energetic. See a comprehensive list here of all the benefits.

This week’s challenge is find a yoga studio and participate in a class. Choose any type of yoga class you would like; challenge yourself to take a different type of class if you frequently do yoga in your normal fitness routine. A point will be awarded for challengers who complete the class and post a picture on the OFAC Facebook page.

Great news for Columbus Challengers! We are lucky to be working closely with a great studio in Westerville, The Yoga Factory and Fitness Studio. They are giving us a special deal that will be available through April 1 for all OFAC Health & Fitness Challengers. You can drop in for any yoga class, mention you are with the OFAC Health & Fitness Challenge, and we will be charged a discounted class fee of $10 (usually $15 for drop in class). Thank you Jud from the Yoga Factory. See their weekly class schedule here.

Namaste