ROCK NEWS
Rock at Rams Training Camp with Alive Magazine - March 11; workout with Rock's Trainers!
_________________________________________________- Cancer Wellness Fair - March 5th
Celebration of Survivorship March 3, 2012 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. 3-1556
Featuring Keynote Speaker Teresa Deshields, PhD“Emotional Wellbeing” Special Keynote Emcee, Tom O’Neal of FOX2Features a wide variety of FREE programs, activities and informational booths including:• Chemobrain • Cancer and Genetics• Complementary Therapies • Exercise for Cancer Patients• Nutrition and Cancer • The Importance of Sleep• Complimentary Chair Massages • Door prizes and much more!(Breakout sessions subject to change. See www.cancerstl.org for updated info & schedule of the day.)To register call: 314-251-6400 or toll free 877-569-6400 PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED Registration Deadline FEBRUARY 24, 2012. Free lunch to those who pre-register.
Edward Jones Building • 12555 Manchester Rd, Des Peres, MO 63131(At NE corner of Manchester & 270 - across from West County Center Mall)
Free parking garage to left of building.
- Cancer Support Community Walk - April 28th!
A day to celebrate survivorship, honor loved ones and support Cancer Support Community of Greater St. Louis (formerly The Wellness Community).
WHEN: Saturday, April 28, 2012
*Onsite registration and check in at 9:00 am*Walk begins at 10:00 AM (rain or shine)
WHERE: Tremayne Pavilion located in Sailboat Cove,Creve Coeur Park, 12131 Marine Avenue,
Maryland Heights, MO 63146Cancer Support Community (formerly The Wellness Community) is about people, community, friendship and hope. All proceeds raised from the Cancer Survivorship Walk benefit Cancer Support Community's free services and programs for people affected by cancer. Families, friends, neighbors, co-workers and individuals gather on this special day to celebrate survivorship and remember those who have passed away from cancer.Walkers choose a 1 or 3.7 mile route, starting at 10am on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at the Tremayne Pavilion in Sailboat Cove, through beautiful Creve Coeur Park with rest stops available along the course. Event festivities include the Walk raffle, warm-up, and Inspiration Pavilion, which offers an opportunity for walkers to post photos of their loved ones or share inspiring stories about a family member, friend or co-worker.
- Watch for articles about Rock Workout in the
St. Louis Post Dispatch and Alive Magazine!
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ROCK VOTED TO ALIVE MAGAZINE'S HOT LIST 2011
ROCK Workout was honored for the second consecutive year by being voted to Alive Magazine’s Hot List for 2011. The Hot List features categories of businesses and services that St. Louisans cannot live without. ROCK was recognized for its group fitness classes including Hard Core TRX and Kettle Bell Cross Training. Both combine to create a unique boot-camp style class that gets results.
Be sure to pick up a copy of the June 2011 issue of Alive Magazine. Click on the magazine cover to read the full article and Hot List!
Kudos to ROCK's Leader! We are always so proud of you and all of your accomplishments! Here is yet another one to share...
Val Strang: Turning Cancer Survivors into Cancer Conquerors
Val Strang isn’t your typical personal trainer. Not only is she providing a certifiable butt-kicking to her clients at her studio, Rock.Workout, she is also changing lives. Val has dedicated much of her business to helping sufferers of cancer live healthy lives through her individually-catered workouts and consultations. Pedal the Cause had the opportunity to meet this Master Trainer and Cancer Exerciser Specialist to find out more about her special work with cancer patients. Val began her work with cancer patients at the Cancer Support Community, formerly known as The Wellness Community, when they asked if she would come in for a few days to work with cancer patients. She enjoyed her experience so much with those at the Cancer Support Community that she became a Certified Cancer Exercise Specialist. “I realized this was what all my years of studying was for—to help people feel better and stronger at the most vulnerable time of a patient’s life!” Since then, her clientele has grown and she now works regularly with the Cancer Support Community, providing free classes to cancer clients and individualized personal training. She empowers her clients with both physical and mental strength as they battle their illness, first by preaching her motto to her new clients that they are “Cancer Conquerors” rather than simply survivors.
“To be a survivor, you need to be breathing. To be a Conqueror, you regain living and so much more. I want people to feel ALIVE AGAIN—not just existing, going through the motions of life.” Val’s passion to help those living with cancer is undoubtedly making an impact in the St. Louis cancer community. And in return, her clients continue to make an impact on her. “I am astounded by their inner strength, compassion for others, and determination. They give so much more to me that I could ever teach them. No matter how tired I am before working with a group, I leave feeling unbelievably energized!” Val will be helping us in our mission to fund research for cancer this year and we are grateful to have her support! To learn more about Val and her studio, Rock. Workout, click here. 
ROCK's own Kirsten O'Loughlin and Aimee DeGuire are members of the Arch Rival Roller Girls (ARRG). The photos above show both of them in action! ARRG is St. Louis' first and only Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) certified all-female flat-track roller derby league. ARRG is made up of four local teams: The M80s, The Rebel Skate Alliance, The Smashinistas, and The Stunt Devils. There are two travel teams which include the ARRG All-Stars and the Saint Lunachix. Kirsten and Aimee are both members of the ARRG All-Stars. All of the games in St. Louis are held at the All American Sports Mall which is located at 11133 Lindbergh Business Court off of Highway 55. Stop by and tell Kirsten and Aimee to ROCK and ROLL!!!!
