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NorthWest Fitness MagazineNorthWest Fitness MagazineTRAVIS DOERGEProfessional MMA Fighter - Promotor of The RedemptionMMA & Kickboxing Cage Fighting ChampionshipTravis Doerge: North American KickboxingChampion Pacific Northwest Muay ThaiChampion Canadian Muay Thai Champion Washington State KickboxingChampion Formally 18th in the World inKickboxing Evening Magazine ReferenceSource Strikeforce Veteran WEC Veteran IFL Veteran 20 years fight experience 2x Regional no-gi ChampionBJJCoach of “Six Feet Under MMAFight Team” based out ofRenton WA.Page 12 www.NWFitnessMag.com Born in Olympia, Washington TravisDoerge began playing sports at theage of 5. His affinity for contact sportsbegan when he was in the 7th grade. Fromthat point forward you could most oftenfind Travis playing Football, Basketball, orBaseball and excelling at them. He wasdeemed MVP each season for each sport.After high school, Travis moved to Arizonato pursue higher education. While livingin Arizona, in his down time, Travis enjoyedwatching Martial Arts movies. This choiceof entertainment led to a new interestin area of MMA and in turn, learning thediscipline of the Art. Travis trained at alocal Kickboxing gym until he relocated tothe Seattle Area. Upon his return in 1992,Travis searched out a new Kickboxing gymwhere he met Maurice Smith and begantraining under his guidance. Within 1 yearTravis was fighting for the WashingtonState Kickboxing Championship. After his5th Amateur fight, Travis turned Pro. Withthe help of Dennis Hallman, in 2001,Travis made the challengingcross over to the world ofTravis owns AllFitness in Kent WA.Log onto NWFitnessMag.comto get the latest info on theRedemtpion lll MMA &Kickboxing Cage Fights.July 11th 2015,Puyallup WA. Getyour ticketsonline.Dont Miss - The Redemption lll - July 11 2015, 6pm - Puyallup WAMMA. After his 4th MMA fight,Travis was fighting for the WECChampionship. Since then,Travis has had over 25 KickboxingFights and 17 MMA Fights. These fightshave been in several locations acrossNorth America including top touristdestinations Atlantic City, NJ; Victoria,BC; and San Jose, CA. Travis’ fightingtalents and expertise doesn’t stopthere. Currently he Owns All Fitness inKent and is the Coach of the 6’ UnderMMA Fight Team based out of Kent.Even still, Travis is extremely active inthe MMA Community and continues histraining and conditioning for his ownupcoming fights. Travis is currentlyorganizing an incredible fight card forThe Redemption lll at the WA Fitnessexpo, July 11 th in Puyallup WA. www.NWFitnessMag.com Page 13

NorthWest Fitness MagazineNorthWest Fitness MagazineHike of theMonthABy: Daniel LupasteanTuck and RobinLakest last, my first overnight hike of thesummer. With summer being in full swing,I decided to make this month’s hike of theActivity Type: Hikingmonth worthwhile. My first initial plan was to doNearby City: RoslynEnchantment Lakes, but with the clock windingLength: 15.6 total milesdown towards the end; the EnchantmentsElevation Gain: 3,700 feetended up being completely reserved and ISkill Level: Strenuousdidn’t want to take my chance on the lotteryDuration: Day-hike or backpack draw. As my plan went south, I ended up doing aovernightvery similar hike people call mini Enchantments.Season: Best midsummerTo reach Tuck & Robin Lakes, you must passthrough fallthrough the historic town of Roslyn. Once youTrailhead Elevation: 3,300 feetpass the little historic coal mining town, youTop Elevation: 6,330 feetcontinue to drive towards the Deception Passtrailhead. As the pavement comes to an end,Happy trails,you will continue on a dirt road for about 1Danhour until you reach the (Deception Pass 1376)trailhead. Once I finished my 1hr long drive onHiking time to Tuck 2hrs 51mins this slow dreaded dirt road, I reached a parkinglot full of cars. With the Northwest Forest passhanging on my rear view mirror, I gatheredmy gear and started my hike at 11:47am. ThePage 14 www.NWFitnessMag.comfirst part of this hike is fairly easy with no realelevation gain. In about 40 minutes, you willreach a lake called Hyas Lake. I didn’t stop thereand continued up the trail towards Tuck Lake.The trail starts to climb gradually after you passHyas Lake about 1hr or so into the hike. As Istarted to gain more elevation, the trail startedto get really steep and reminded me of hikingMailbox Peak. In some parts of the trail, you willhave to use both hands to climb over rocks andtree roots. The hike to Tuck Lake is about 2 milesoff the main trail of Deception Pass. I reachedTuck Lake about 2.38pm. The views are simplyincredible of Tuck Lake. The lake was completelysnow free with massive rocks and treessurrounding the lake. I didn’t stay long at TuckLake as I wanted to reach Robin Lakes beforeevening came around. The hike towards RobinLakes is also a bit tricky. I found the main trail bybushwhacking up the side of the mountain bywell-marked stone cairns. Once you hit the maintrail to Robin Lakes, your climb will continueto become more steep. There are some points in the trail where you will have to look out for the stacked stone cairns because thetrail will disappear into all the granite rock face of the mountain. I reached Robin Lakes from Tuck Lake in about 1hr 20mins. Althoughthe hike to Robin Lakes is only 1.7 miles from Tuck Lake, most of the incline is fairly steep. As I continued to look at the amazing viewsof Robin Lakes and the surrounding jagged mountain peaks, I spotted 3 mountain goats near the base of Robin Lake. After about10 minutes the mountain goats made their way up to where I was without any kind of hesitation. As curious as the mountain goatswere with my presence, they made circles around me and some other-fellow hikers I met at Tuck Lake. Although we outnumberedIf a goat approaches you, slowlymove away to keep a safedistance.If a goat decides to follow you,be prepared to chase it off bywaving your arms, yelling, oreven throwing rocks to scare itoffMountain goats love the tasteof salt, so please urinate off themain trail and away from yourcampsite at least 50 yardswww.NWFitnessMag.com Page 15

NorthWest Fitness MagazineNorthWest Fitness Magazinethe mountain goats 4 to 3, I dare not take any chances gettinggorged to death by their fierce sharp horns. As my bloodpressure remained normal, I took this opportunity tocapture some pictures and videos of these magnificentcreatures. Two of the goats were armed with hornsand one goat was actually a baby, always followingher mother close behind.As the mountain goatscontinued to get closer to us, we decided as agroup that it would be best to head back down toTuck Lake before any of us got traumatized withone of the sharp horns from the goats. Although Ididn’t get to stay much at Robin Lakes, the scrambleup to the lakes was well worth the excitement andexperience of these mountain goats. I then waved goodbye to the goats and started to make my way back to TuckLake. I reached Tuck Lake about 5:40pm and decided it wouldbe best to set up camp. With camp all in place, I managed tofix myself a meal and then do some exploring around Tuck Lakewith what light was left in the day. I ended up spending the nightat Tuck Lake next to the 3 people I meet earlier in the day, justbefore my ascent to Robin Lakes. As 10:30pm rolled around, Idecided it would be best to hit the sleeping bag.The next morning, I woke up around 7am and startedto gather up my gear and make my way back tothe car. I left Tuck Lake around 9:30am just beforeI said my farewells to my camping neighbors.With the sun out in full swing I started my descentback to the base of the mountain. Upon headingback, I encountered a few hikers going to differentlocations of the main Deception Pass trail. As myweekend couldn’t get any better, I managed toencounter a porcupine. To my surprise I have neverspotted a porcupine the in the wild, with the 22 yearsthat I have lived in Washington State. As the porcupinemade its way across its log, it managed to pick up my scentonce it hit the main hiking trail. With a little spook from me,the porcupine scampered off and started climbing a tree outof harm’s way and into safety. Might I add, these little spikedcreatures are great tree climbers. I captured some video andgreat pictures of the little bugger. I quickly got back onthe trail and started my way back to the car. I arrivedback at the car at about 1pm in the afternoon.As always make sure you carry your basic 10essentials and give yourself enough time to enjoyyour hiking experience. For those looking to do anovernighter at Tuck Lake as I ended up doing, makesure you bring enough gear to have a pleasantovernight hiking adventure. Although its summerand the weather is hot during the day, I would highlyrecommend bringing a warm jacket for the night, ascold wind temperature tend to drop.Page 16 www.NWFitnessMag.comStandup Paddle Board Yoga:The New Mind-Body ExerciseWritten by: Elizabeth Kovar M.A.Every year in fitness, there are new inventions or classideas to bring a fresh perspective to one’s workout.In the last several years, Standup Paddle Board Yogais one of those “fresh inventions” to where the boardis your mat, and nature isyour focal point. Plus, thecombination of paddling toand from the practice locationproduces a full-body workoutall while keeping the corestrong and stable to avoidfalling off the board.WASUP Yoga, located inthe Ballard neighborhood,conducts seasonal stand uppaddleboard yoga. Establishedin 2011, lead instructor, Hasna,met Andrew Drake whileshopping for a bathing suit atthe existing Surf Ballard. Drake,interested in offering yogaclasses, and Hasna, currentyoga instructor, exchangedbusiness cards and organicallycreated Washington StandupPaddleboard Yoga.Standup Paddle Board sizesvarious amongst differentlengths and widths, which isdependent upon the weightand skill level of the individual.Typically, the novice requiresa longer and flatter boardto offer more stability. Inaddition, standup paddlescontain an “elbow” in the shaftto maximize efficiency witheach stroke. Whether you aresitting at a desk or standing apaddleboard, posture is key to almost every activityin life. Paddlers must keep toes facing forward, feethip distance apart, soft bend at the knees and chestupright with strong and broad shoulders. Similarto riding a bike, once forwardmomentum increases, so doesstability. Yoga on land versus theboard differs greatly. First, themovement of water below theboard consistently challengesthe balance and the frame ofmind. If the board has a builtin handle, this is known asthe “Point of Balance” whilepaddling and during a yogapractice. When upright, keepingyour feet level with the handleand hip distance apart offersa place of stability. The pointsof balance are always on theright and left side of the board.While incorporating poses suchas warriors and wide-leggedforward folds the feet are placedin a wider stance with one footon each side of the board toremain balanced. This differsto land yoga where the feet arein alignment with each other;however, on the board, the morenarrow the stance the morechallenging.Second, in fitness there arevarious balance challengevariables to progress orregress an exercise. Thesevariables are commonly usedon unstable surfaces such aswww.NWFitnessMag.com Page 17

NorthWest Fitness MagazineNorthWest Fitness Magazineexternal stimulus, which createsthe body to want to move awayfrom the center of gravity andbalance point.Finally, going beyond thefour walls of a room instantlyincorporates an assortment ofviews all while connecting withnature. “Every class is different.You are part of nature during thisexperience and some days yousee seals, salmon and bald eagles.Some days the weather is betterthan others, but we embrace theSeattle weather.” states Hasna. Inone word, Hasna describes theexperience as “esoteric”.a BOSU, SPRI-360, Versa-discs andthe same knowledge is applicableto paddleboards. These balancechallenge variables include: contactpoint, visual affect, movement andexternal stimulus.-Contact Points refer to anythingthat supports the body to remainbalanced. On the board this mayinclude body parts or the paddle.The more parts of the body thatremain on the surface of the board,the better the balance, whichalso makes the exercise easier. Inaddition, incorporating the paddlein an exercise to where it touchesthe board will add another contactpoint to assist the balance.Page 18 www.NWFitnessMag.com-Visual Affect in exercise stimulatesthe proprioceptive and sensoryreceptor systems due to the factthat the visual feedback has beeneliminated. Yogis may incorporatevisibility or focal points to aidor challenge the balance. Thefocal point concentrates on onespot, which assists in balance;where as watching a boat motoron by challenges balance andconcentration. The other visualaffect is visibility. Dirty sunglassesor closing the eyes completelyincreases the balance challengewhile relying on the sensory organs.Movement refers to the range ofmotion of an exercise, which mayincorporate low or high degrees ofmotor skills, which challenges thebalance. On the board, not only arethere challenging yoga exercisesthat require more movement, butthe movement of the board itselfadds another dynamic of mentalconcentration and physical control.-External Stimulus refers to anyoutside force exerted or used duringan exercise. In paddleboard yoga,incorporating the paddle with poseswill increase the balance challenge.For example, when in tree pose,raising the paddle overhead utilizesconcentration to balance andmaintain strong arms overhead. Inaddition, strong wind may act as anBeyond a physical practice, thereis a deep connection, with yourselfor possibly the earth, during aSUP yoga practice. “Connection isthe number one thing we seek allthe time. When we are peacefuland serene we are in connection.When we are stressed anddistraught, we are disconnected.”The connection naturally happenswithout trying. During myexperience, I was enthralled, whilein a forward fold, that the waterwas actually the sky. It was surrealand felt like a dream.Novice and experienced paddlersand yogis are welcomed to classes.“Small progressions make theclass successful. For beginners westart slowly to build confidencebefore moving to your edge.”From relaxing to advanced poses,students can go “full board” intheir practice, as long as you arewilling to experience the water ifthe balance nose-dives.Got fear of the water? “Seeingvast expansive water maybe scary,but it is important to comfortpeople to the board and exercise.”Students must remember thatthey are able to create theirpractice to cater their desireor ability. “We are able to seestudent’s fears, and the instructormust help recognize it and movethat fear toward intention.” claimsHasna.Plus, instructors of paddleboardclasses are not able to coastalong with only instructing yogaasanas. “Instructors must analyzethe weather patterns such as thecurrents, tide levels and winds.”states Hasna.Hasna hires instructors whoare friends or within her yogicnetwork. Paddleboard yogabrings a fresh perspective toworking out. In my opinion, itdefinitely beats staring in themirror with a set of dumbbells inhand, Happy paddling.Elizabeth Kovar M.A, personaltrainer and yoga/fitnessinstructor, earned Yoga Alliance318 hours in Ashtanga yoga& Chakra Meditation from theAyurveda & Yoga Retreat andHospital in Coonor, India. Shestudied yoga in five differentcountries, and learned throughsome of the best names in theyoga industry. Her Master’sThesis “Creating Yoga Programsfor People with MovementDisabilities” was implementedon a 12 week research study forpeople with Stage 1-2 Parkinson’sdisease with the University ofToledo Physical Therapy andNeurology Department. Sheresides in Seattle, WA and is thefitness coordinator at the Cityof Lynnwood Recreation Center.Elizabeth is also a freelance fitness/ travel writer, workshop presenterand instructs an online Yoga 1 & 2course for Walla Walla CommunityCollege.www.NWFitnessMag.com Page 19

NorthWest Fitness MagazineNorthWest Fitness MagazineCBD/ CannabidiolKANNAWAY - CBD - CANNABIDIOLKANNAWAYCannabis-Infused Energy Chews and Skin Salve Ointment? WhyMMA Star Brandon Vera and Other Athletes Are Saying Yes.Fitness and Cannabis- Two words thathaven’t normally beenassociated with oneanother in the past.But that’s exactly whatsome athletes have beenutilizing in their journeyto find the perfectcompliment to their dailyworkout routine.In the past few years,more and more researchhas come to theforefront regarding theuse of CBD, the “other”side of the cannabisplant. Put simply, theprimary effect of THC is“getting high”, whereasthe primary effect of CBD- otherwise known as“cannabidiol”, a naturallyoccurring compoundof the hemp plant - isfor use in health andwellness products.In the world ofcompetitive sports,however, there havebeen questions aboutthe use of CBD as itpertains toward randomdrug tests and whetheror not it would be of usein the world of athletics.Brandon Vera, anInternational Superstarin the world of MMA,utilizes products froma company calledKannaway that he standsbehind.And it’s not just lipBrandon Vera Professional MMA FighterBrandon’s position as asuperstar MMA fightermeans he is constantlysubjected to drug tests,and he’s passed all histests.Going a step further,Brandon is subjected tomuch more than that.With constant workoutsthat involve sparring,getting hit, and pushingPage 20 www.NWFitnessMag.comthe limits of his body, hetakes a daily beating.So it might come as asurprise that instead ofutilizing other products,he leans on Kannaway’s“Cannabis BeautyDefined” Salve for reliefafter his daily workoutroutine, KannaKickEnergy Chews for aboost when he needsit, and Kannaway’sHempVap for daily CBDintake.All in all, it seems likeKannaway’s products havehad a very positive effect.Sustained energy from theKannaKick chews, a bodysalve for muscles, joints, andskin, and the HempVap areall getting great receptionservice: Brandon is theface of Kannaway’sKannaKick product line, acannabisinfused energy chew thatprovides a sustained,time-released energyboost and contains allnatural ingredients.Kannaway’s products aremore than a marketinggimmick, though. Their“Beauty Defined” linecomes from somethingcalled an “AncientEastern Royal Bi-BongFormula”. This formulainvolves the use of wildharvested Eastern herbsand minerals, and, untilrecently, this formula wasexclusive to the KoreanRoyal Family.from athletes and thegeneral population.Cannabis and Fitness?Hmm sounds like it mightjust be a great idea to trythem yourself.just be something you’venever heard of before.The fact that it is beingembraced by athletes,the media, and thegeneral population asthe “next big thing”,though, seems toindicate that its effectshave been positive.Fortune magazinerecently called Kannawayone of the top 5companies in theCannabis space. USAToday recently reviewedKannaway’s “BeautyDefined” line andgave it an incrediblypositive review. Reuters,Fox News, Univision,Telemundo, CaribbeanNews, and many othernews outlets havecovered Kannaway.CBDStrong.comSustainedenergyfrom theKannaKickchewsVisit theKannaway boothat the WA StateFitness ExpoBy:Amy LenoirCBDStrong.comEven if you’re alreadyfamiliar with CBD, thecombination of CBD withthis formula mightwww.NWFitnessMag.com Page 21

NorthWest Fitness MagazineNorthWest Fitness MagazineBE GREEN & SAVE GREEN AT THE FARMERS MARKETWHY SHOPPING LOCALLY WILL SAVE YOU MONEY AND THE ENVIRONMENTWritten By: Sofia SabetiPromotes Sustainability& Supports Environmentsustainability. Chancesare you’ve heard thisterm thrown around inthe media and publicarena in recent years,as more awareness isbeing brought to theeffect(s) that our currentway of living mightwreck the environment.Sustainability is not,however, just anothertrend that Hollyweirdand the National media haveconcocted to stir up a frenzy. Bydefinition, sustainability “createsand maintains conditions underwhich humans and nature canexist in productive harmony,”and as it relates to this topic,sustainability is “the method ofharvesting or using a resource sothat the resource is not depletedor permanently damaged.” Tosustain simply means to continueor “keep it going,” which in thiscase the “it” in question is ourfood source. So how mightchoosing to shop at a farmer’smarket act as a more sustainableo

Zumba , and started with DVD’s and infomercials. As demand increased, the Zumba Academy arose in 2005 to certify and license Zumba instructors to teach classes at fitness facilities. In addition, Zumba launched the vibrant and chic Zumba wear fitness clothing and accessories to dance fitness lovers