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Nine months into a yearlong quest to transform their
lifestyles, our three ladies are all trying something new.
Name: Pat Bradford
Occupation: Editor/Publisher, Wrightsville Beach Magazine
and Lumina News
Age: 58
Trainer: LaMaine Williams, Lumina Fitness
Latest Challenge:
A year is a long time for a fitness challenge, but
in order to have real and lasting improvements
to our bodies and health, we felt a long-term
challenge was the way to go.
It’s not been without its ups and downs, either. One
of the unexpected results that became obvious just a
few weeks into the training regimen was the pain of sore
limbs and muscles.
After years of abuse coupled with a lack of any routine
exercise, there’s really no way to achieve a higher level
of fitness without putting the body through some pretty
serious punishment. No pain, no gain. But living with the
pain day in and day out also became prohibitive.
First for me, and later for Marimar McNaughton, turning to
Dr. Robert Fibich, a chiropractic physician also certified in applied kinesiology,
was the answer.
Fibich has carved out a niche for himself in Wilmington as a fix-it
man. And he certainly has worked wonders for me. Twice a week, my
trainer LaMaine Williams puts me through my paces, often reducing me
Name: Marimar McNaughton
Occupation: Editorial Director, Wrightsville Beach Magazine and
Lumina News
Age: 56
SUP Coach: Jo Pickett, Crystal South Surf Camp
Latest Challenge:
Crystal South surf lady Jo Pickett met me on the Blockade
Runner’s Banks Channel beach some placid Sunday
mornings this summer. Tom McNiff from Hook, Line
and Paddle was always ready for us. He’d offer me a lifejacket
and help me gain my footing on a Liquid Logic Versa standup
paddleboard, then hand me a paddle and off we’d go, Jo and I,
to cross the channel and head for the marsh islands I’d longed
to explore.
The Versa board is a magnificent touring vessel, with holds
for stowing gear and cross ties for stashing bottled water and
whatnot. There is a divot in the center for those who wish to
mount a kayak seat and clips on the sides for extra paddles and
fishing rods.
I relished the footpads; and when the feet began to ache,
those cushy pads proved ample enough to support a pair of
knees. Why there was even a cushion for my derriere for sitting
down as I did on my maiden voyage when I paddled around the
Motts Channel boat basin until I spied a little spit of sand near
a marsh island where I could disembark and cool my arches. Jo
and I have since dubbed the spot: Marimar’s sand bar.
You laugh, but not I, for traveling the world and visiting all of
its Marimar beaches is just what I intend to do. I’ll say I began
my journey in Banks Channel onboard the trusty Versa with Jo
Pickett as my guide!
to a limping pile of sad humanity by week’s end.
Williams met me at Fibich’s Oleander Oaks office where he and the
combined kinesiology and chiropractic doctor had a meeting of the
minds, to my benefit.
Fibich is a true body mechanic who keeps himself on the top of his game
by sharing his talents weekly with grateful Wounded Warrior patients.
A word to the wise — any serious fitness regimen should plan to
include routine adjustments to the body and frame.
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WBM september 2011
Allisno Potter Joshua Curry