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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Cathleen Kronemer, NSCA-CPT, Certified Health Coach, is a longtime fitness instructor at the Jewish Community Center. She is also a member of the St. Louis Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

No pain, no gain? No way!

By Cathleen Kronemer, NSCA-CPT, Lifestyle/Weight Management CoachPublished August 2, 2012

Whether you are a regular at the gym, or more of a weekend warrior, you are no doubt acquainted with the old adage, “No pain, no gain”.  In an effort to increase our levels of fitness, we often strive to out-perform what we accomplished during our...

Cathleen Kronemer, NSCA-CPT, Certified Health Coach, is a longtime fitness instructor at the Jewish Community Center. She is also a member of the St. Louis Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

Visualize your potential

By Cathleen Kronemer, NSCA-CPT, Lifestyle/Weight Management CoachPublished July 19, 2012

If I asked you to close your eyes and picture something important, what would you see? You might be reliving a very special memory from a long time ago, or thinking about the next item on your very full “to-do” list. While there is definitely a place...

Cathleen Kronemer, NSCA-CPT, Certified Health Coach, is a longtime fitness instructor at the Jewish Community Center. She is also a member of the St. Louis Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

Think before you drink

By Cathleen Kronemer, NSCA-CPTPublished March 1, 2012

If you walk into any gym these days, you are bound to find a counter or cooler that sells one form or another of post-workout hydration. After a hard training session, it is easy to grab a Gatorade or similar drink, thinking this is the most prudent choice...

Cathleen Kronemer

The ZZZ’s of a fit lifestyle

By Cathleen Kronemer, NSCA-CPTPublished May 27, 2011

"To sleep, perchance to dream....." While this is a beautiful literary sentiment, the importance of sleep represents more than just an ideal time to allow the mind to rest and drift. The hectic pace at which the majority of us live our lives necessitates...

Cathleen Kronemer

An Ab-Solutely Overdone Body Part

By Cathleen Kronemer, NSCA-CPTPublished May 11, 2011

As the temperatures indicate, summer is just around the corner, and with summer comes..... swim suit season! To that end, many folks are getting busy with their workouts, and focusing particularly hard on their midsections. As I walk through the gym,...

The winning team in the ‘Lighten Up Weight Loss Challenge’
sponsored by the Jewish Community Center and the Jewish Light is
shown with their JCC trainer, Brandon Patek. The women are (from
left): Virgina Panzitta, Shawn Duggan, Lori Schuman and Patti
Randazzo.

‘Lighten Up’ champs share secrets of success

By Ellen Futterman, EditorPublished April 6, 2011

It was called "Lighten Up" and that's exactly what the winners of the eight-week weight loss challenge did in spades. The winning team, "Frasier," comprised of four women in their forties, lost more than 63 pounds and nearly 10 percent of their total...

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