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Claudia Colita, who broke the Country Music Half Marathon in 2007, is back this year to try and wiin the Full Marathon - Colita says she wouldn’t be running at all were it not for the help she receives from Foot Solutions
Romania Claudia Colita, who won the Country Music Half Marathon in record time last year is back to run the full marathon in 2008. Joining her are seven other Foot Solutions elite team members many of whom have a good chance of coming in at the top of both the full and the half marathon. All of them say it is the help they have received from Foot Solutions, a world renowned foot care health and wellness company, that has made it possible for them to keep running.
Colita, said it is her custom Foot Solutions orthotics which controls her severe suppination and her unique training regimen utilizing Chung Shi shoes and Nordic Poles (an exercise called Balance walking) that has allowed her to keep running and to keep winning.
“Training with the Chung Shi shoes and the walking poles has been a lifesaver for my overworked body,” said Colita. “I use both the shoes and the poles to build strength and stability in a non-stressful way.”
Colita’s Elite Foot Solutions coach, Margaret Sue Bozgoz, a U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) and an ALL Army Marathoner and Track Runner who has coached tens of thousands of walkers and runners and who herself has completed 51 marathons, said Balance Walking, often described as cross-country skiing without the skis, is a great training and recovery activity and is the reason many of the members on her team are able to compete and succeed so consistently.
Balance Walking exercises the entire body encouraging an upright posture and balance without placing unnecessary stress on the muscles, ligaments and tendons. Participants use their arms to push off from their flexible poles, engaging the entire range of upper-body muscles. The poles relieve lower body strain and tone the shoulders, arms and back.
Foot Solutions Franklin owner Aurdie Amoo-Asante, who is participating in the Country Music Half Marathon as a pole walker herself, said the poles along with the Chung Shi shoes help runners and walkers at all fitness levels. The Chung Shi shoes have a uniquely patented angled sole that allows the body to stand and walk in a more aligned position.
The overall result of Chung Shi Pole walking is a superior total body conditioning with less stress and wear and tear on the body,” said Amoo-Asante.
The poles used for the exercise do vary from traditional poles used for the slopes. They are lighter and contain straps that enclose the palm of the hand, similar to fingerless gloves. And they have removable tips.
Foot Solutions Hermitage owner Wayne Kruse, said there is a specific technique used to gain maximum benefits from the exercise. Foot Solutions, a recognized world leader in specialty footwear, custom inserts and technology driven health and wellness products is the only company offering Balance walking in the Nashville area. Chung Shi shoes, walking poles and walking classes are available at two Nashville locations, in the Cool Springs Market in Franklin and in the Oakwood Commons Shopping Center in Hermitage. For more information, call (615)771-7890 in Franklin and (615)874-5656 in Hermitage.
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