18 - The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday January 13, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com HEALTH & WELLNESS The Scientific Swing: How to improve your golf game over the Winter Every golfer knows it: that mixture of fear and elation when you finally get back on the course. Spring will be here, but will your swing come back with it? The great news is that there's now a way to improve your swing consistently throughout the winter right here in Oakville. Golf Digest teaching professionals such as David Leadbetter have done a lot to raise swing improvement to the level of a science. He's identified biomechanical analysis, strength assessment, postural balance and flexibility as key components (see his Ad inGolf Digest, Feb. 2007). If you're lucky enough, you may one day visit one of his 28 superb golf performance centres in locations such as Maui, Hawaii or Montego Bay, you'll get a concentrated version of this approach. In the meanwhile, there is an alternative swing improvement option right here in town. Oakville Pilates, now available at various locations including 1298 Cornwall Road, uses the Stott Pilates method, founded in the 1920's. Working both with the injured and star athletic performers, Joseph Pilates used biomechanical analysis to develop an exercise system that focuses on postural assessment, core strengthening and flexibility. The system has earned results and gained momentum ever since, becoming famous for helping everyone from US Pro Footballers to Hollywood stars. Recently, the system has been scentifically adapted by Stott Pilates International into a specific Golfconditioning course. At Oakville Pilates, an internationally certified Stott Pilates instructor will work with you to assess your posture, strength and flexibility as an individual, then bring you through a specifically adapted series of exercises to improve all of the above. Comments from one Oakville client's husband include: "My wife moves like a machine since taking your classes! I need to sign up just to match her swing!" For more info on how and where to improve your swing using Stott Pilates, call 905 466 5977 or email oakville.pilates@cogeco.ca Specializing in Colon Hydrotherapy Maureen McLaughlin Owner/Certified Colon Therapist Suite #2 - 155 Lakeshore Road E, Oakville, Ontario L6J 1H3 (905) 845-6686 www.ahc-oakville.com Do you need internal cleansing? Chronic constipation, Frequent gas and bloating, Excess weight Frequent fatigue, Impaired digestion, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Candida Infection, Parasite Infestation, Bad breath, Protruding belly Cost for Services: $75 per session Pre Pay 5 sessions & receive 6th at no charge motherhood inspiring greatness Pregnancy and mom fitness, yoga, personal training, birth services and more. Beginner to Athlete. SAVING LIVES at work, home and play · Emergency & Standard First Aid Specialists in First Aid Training, Kits Supplies & Services for 50 years · Adult, Child & Infant CPR · Babysitting Courses A United Way Agency · Volunteer Opportunities for all ages Winter Special! Buy one class-Get the 2nd class FREE! Make Changes for a Lifetime sr OAKVILLE 416-821-7240 www.fitmomcanada.com r TM TM St. John Ambulance 2400B Lakeshore Rd. W., Oakville Tel: (905) 469-9325 Fax: (905) 469-9816 E-mail: oakville@on.sja.ca The latest in digital technology 60 day trial period & more DVA, WSIB, third party insurers Ministry of Health/ADP approved Don't let hearing loss prevent you from enjoying life! ON SITE HEARING TESTS BY OUR DISPENSING AUDIOLOGISTS What's coming in February Norman Mele & Associates CALL TODAY TO BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT SINCE 1995 627 LYONS LANE, SUITE 203, OAKVILLE 905.339.1397 DEPRESSION IS A TREATABLE ILLNESS CHARACTERIZED BY: mood or loss of pleasure Feeling helpless or hopeless Changes in appetite, trouble sleeping Difficulty concentrating Thoughts of death or suicide Cognitive therapy teaches skills to treat depression as effectively as medication without the side effects. TM Low Shift Cognitive Therapy is offering a 10-week treatment group for depression starting in January. Call 905.849.1288 to see if this group can help you. Cognitive Therapy