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HIP Lifestyle New Location Offers More for Students

Owner Danielle Mazzurco opened HIP Yoga nearly 3 years ago, bringing her love of yoga and pilates to the community while offering flexible schedules and affordable packages for everyone. The success of the studio prompted a move to a bigger space less than 4 months ago, which allows for a greater selection to meet students’ needs.

In addition to a variety of yoga classes, the studio offers mat pilates classes that work the entire “powerhouse,” Barre Fusion classes (which incorporate ballet and Pilates style workouts), Zumba and Kids Yoga. Workshops on meditation, nutrition and personal training, plus summer bootcamps are also available.

New additions include a workshop on bellydancing, which will be held on Saturday, June 7 from 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. “This will be a fun and sassy class!” states Mazzurco. “You will discover the beauty of bellydancing and learn basic techniques including shimmies, movements from torso, hips and legs, while learning to develop strong core in an elegant way.” Also, to kick off summer, the studio is hosting Warrior Cardio Toning on Thursday, June 19 from 7:30-9:00 p.m. with a live DJ.

For those who wish to become instructors, the studio also offers teacher training programs including a Yoga Alliance Approved Kids Yoga Teacher Training Program, which will be June 20-22. Mazzurco invites everyone to visit HIP on Division Street on June 14 as it celebrates it Grand Opening Party.

Location: 2 Division Street, Suite 6, 2nd Floor, Somerville. For complete class schedules and details visit HIPYogastudio.com or Facebook.com/hipyogastudio. 908-334-3797.

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Tick Talk

Spring officially sprung on March 21. We have turned our clocks ahead. We are looking forward to warm winds, sunny skies and the smell of fresh cut grass. The daffodils and tulips have recently bloomed and we are just starting with the yard work that comes with the warmer weather.  Sadly, another season has started ramping up.  Tick season.

•             The best form of protection is prevention. Educating oneself about tick activity and how our behaviors overlap with tick habitats is the first step.

•             According to the NJ DOH, in 2022 Hunterdon County led the state with a Lyme disease incidence rate of 426 cases per 100,000 people. The fact is ticks spend approximately 90% of their lives not on a host but aggressively searching for one, molting to their next stage or over-wintering. This is why a tick remediation program should be implemented on school grounds where NJ DOH deems high risk for tick exposure and subsequent attachment to human hosts.

•             Governor Murphy has signed a bill that mandates tick education in NJ public schools. See this for the details.  Tick education must now be incorporated into K-12 school curriculum. See link:

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2023/sept/27/TicksandTick-BorneIllnessEducation.pdf

•             May is a great month to remind the public that tick activity is in full swing. In New Jersey, there are many tickborne diseases that affect residents, including Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Powassan, and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis.

•             For years, the focus has mainly been about protecting ourselves from Lyme disease. But other tick-borne diseases are on the rise in Central Jersey. An increase of incidence of Babesia and Anaplasma are sidelining people too. These two pathogens are scary because they effect our blood cells. Babesia affects the red blood cells and Anaplasma effects the white blood cells.

•             Ticks can be infected with more than one pathogen. When you contract Lyme it is possible to contract more than just that one disease. This is called a co-infection. It is super important to pay attention to your symptoms. See link.

https://twp.freehold.nj.us/480/Disease-Co-Infection

A good resource from the State:

https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/tickborne.shtml

 

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