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About the Hosts
Diane Berlanga has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of the Incarnate Word. She currently teaches at St. Philips College in the Department of Kinesiology. Ms. Berlanga also teaches at the University of the Incarnate Word and Spectrum Health Clubs. She has been active as an aerobics instructor for over five years and has received national certification by the AFAA.
James Baker is active as a runner and recreational marathoner. He has run the Marathon of the Americas in San Antonio, the Austin Freescale Marathon and the Black Gap 50k in Big Bend National Park. Mr. Baker is a producer and program host for Texas Public Radio. |
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iExercise, one of six ongoing podcasts offered by Texas Public Radio, is aimed at both the fit and less fit, providing useful information, techniques and inspiration to get fit and stay fit. iExercise is inclusive of running, biking and swimming, as well as aerobics. Segments will address issues of training, motivation, diet and making the best choices of necessary equipment. There will even be reviews of music mixes to make the ride or the run more enjoyable.
First Tri(athlon) Blog
An avid runner, iExercise's James Baker has recently become interested in triathlon, one of the fastest growing endurance sports in the country. If you are a triathlete, are considering a first triathlon, or want to get some helpful tips on the sport's three disciplines — running, biking, and swimming — check out James' new blogsite: First Tri(athlon). Come see what the buzz is about! |
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This is not a program conceived to “preach to the choir.” The largest portion of the audience will be those who need encouragement to pursue a routine of good diet and adequate exercise. iExercise will call the listener to action with emphasis on the benefits of a healthy regimen.
Special guests will expertly address issues of nutrition and the need for aerobic exercise. The science will be there in layman terms along with the encouragement for the reluctant listener to “just do it.”
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Program Archive:
Program 027 – Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
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July 3, 2008 · Whether you are new to running, just returning, or maybe beginning to train for the Rock'n'Roll San Antonio Marathon, get good advice on what you're doing. Runner and retailer Carroll Voss talks about his beginnings as a runner and gives some basic tips on getting the best out of your effort.
Releated Links:
Rock'n'Roll San Antonio Marathon
Training Tips
Program 026 – Run on the Wild Side
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June 4, 2008 ·Running late at night should never be dangerous. However, James Baker’s recent run past Woodlawn Lake proved to be more than he bargained for. It’s time to take back San Antonio’s public spaces.
Program 025 – Beach to Bay 2007
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July 9, 2007 · One runner gets caught in a traffic jam, another hitches a ride on the back of a pickup truck. A team of six musicians running for the Mid-Texas Symphony chase their PR (personal record) at the 2007 Beach to Bay Relay Marathon. Did they cross the finish line? Find out here.
Program 024 – Recess Windows Media MP3 Download
June 20, 2007 · James Baker takes off a day for Texas Public Radio’s “Hands On Recess” event at San Antonio’s Olmos Basin. What is the state of recess and physical education in today’s public school environment? James finds the solutions are all about fitness.
Program 023 – Biking SA Windows Media MP3 Download
April 23, 2007 · William Hudson and Ernie Villarreal come at bicycling from different directions and with different intentions, but they are both passionate advocates for making San Antonio a bike friendly city. They discuss some of the issues and make some preliminary suggestions about getting yourself onto two wheels.
Related Links: (thanks to William Hudson)
San Antonio Wheelmen
Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club
Texas Bicycle Coalition
Bicycle Texas
San Antonio Bicycle Mobility Advisory Committee
Program 022 – Kundalini Yoga: Breathing is your biggest challenge
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March 27, 2007 · In her second in a series on yoga, iExercise’s, Diane Berlanga tries Kundalini yoga. Kundalini Yoga is not a religion; it is a form of exercise. The definition of what it is and the experience is different for each individual who practices Kundalini yoga. Listen to hear how breathing can be your biggest challenge.
Related Link:
Kundalini at Divine Yoga
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Glenn Springs, mile 8
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Program 021 – Black Gap 50K
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March 5, 2007 · In January, as the great ice storm of ’07 was bearing down on Texas, ultra-runner James Baker took his running shoes and his audio recorder to the remote reaches of Big Bend National Park for the running of the Black Gap 50K. Here’s his report.
Program 020 – Hot Yoga: relax your muscles, mind and body Windows Media MP3 Download
February 16, 2007 · Yoga is not a religion or a room of people with legs crossed chanting Aum, it is a discipline of exercises to improve and strengthen control of the mind and the body. In part one of a series, Diane Berlanga attends classes at Hot Body Yoga and Bikram Yoga to explore yoga practiced in a heated room of up to 105°F.
Related Links:
Hot Body Yoga
Bikram Yoga
Program 019 – Putting Yourself First Windows Media MP3 Download
February 3, 2007 · Diet, exercise and weight loss won’t put most of us onto the latest supermarket magazine covers. But it will work wonders with our self-esteem. Rochelle Toliver and Connie Leyva put themselves first and met some important diet and exercise goals. Hear their stories and some great music on this life change feature.
Program 018 – Group fitness instructors keep you moving!
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January 19, 2007 · Diane Berlanga goes behind the scenes and interviews group fitness instructors Gail Buchanon, Lisa Daniel and Mary Kay Sheeran to find out what keeps them challenged, motivated and teaching class after class.
Program 017 – Resolutions
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January 1, 2007 · Get help with your resolution to get fit from Dr. Jude Espinoza and Sonia Quirino from the American Heart Association. Texas Public Radio's Randy Anderson talks about shedding pounds and enhancing mental clarity with a juice fast, and super-athletes Josh Davis and Tim Derk are just plain inspiring.
Related Links:
American Heart Association
Go Red for Women
Josh Davis
Tim Derk
Program 016 – Triathlon
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December 22, 2006 · Shelly Campbell, a coach with USA Triathlon, joins Zetta Young, another accomplished San Antonio tri-athlete, in introducing the sport of triathlon. Tips range from where to swim to finding the right bicycle; and Shelly lets us know when we can begin calling ourselves athletes.
Related Links:
Triathlon Training by Shelly Campbell
Shelly Campbell’s website
The San Antonio Wheelmen
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Ultra-marathoner
P. Carroll Voss
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Program 015 – Ultra-marathon Windows Media MP3 Download
December 16, 2006 · Whether you are a beginning runner or a seasoned marathoner, this show will offer plenty of advice on how to increase your mileage in a reasonable way. Expert tips from ultra-runners Amanda McIntosh and Carroll Voss will have you chomping at the bit to sign up for the spectacular Big Bend 50K.
Related Links:
Big Bend 50K (you can register here)
Video of last year’s Big Bend 50K
Friends of Big Bend
Big Bend National Park
Program 014 – What I learned... about belly dancing
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December 3, 2006 · Diane Berlanga explores belly dancing as a way to exercise. What she learns are not only some new moves, but what it is like to be a beginner again.
Related Link:
Karavan Studio
Program 013 – iWin Windows Media MP3 Download
November 17, 2006 · James Baker looks back at the recently run San Antonio Marathon of the Americas in order to put into context several different aspects of being a winner. In the end the winners are numerous, with perhaps the biggest winner being the new marathon course which explores the roots of San Antonio’s history. Diane Berlanga talks to a couple of the runners and James chats with race director Sam Idrogo.
Related Link:
www.samarathon.org
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James Baker crosses the finish line of the San Antonio Marathon of the Americas
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Program 012 – iHear Windows Media MP3 Download
November 1, 2006 · Whether you listen in the car, group exercise class or your iPod, your hearing could be at risk. Tune in to hear how lowering the volume could keep you hearing well into your 60's, 70's and 80's.
Related Links:
www.uthscsa.edu
www.hei.org
www.dangerousdecibels.org
www.hearnet.com
www.nidcd.nih.gov
Program 011 – iDance Windows Media MP3 Download
October 18, 2006 · Diane Berlanga puts on her dancing shoes and takes a look at dancing as a form of exercise: Salsa with Salon Mexico and Tango with SATango.com. What you don't know about dancing could cause you to have fun and meet new people.
Related Links:
Salon Mexico
SATango.com
Program 010 – Lost Runner Found
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October 6, 2006 · James Baker takes an afternoon hike and run along the Continental Divide Trail in the outback of Colorado.
Related Links:
Continental Divide Trail Alliance
Continental Divide Trail Society
Program 009 – Tim Derk, Part 2 Windows Media MP3 Download
September 20, 2006 · Tim Derk’s book Hi Mom, Send Sheep: My Life as the Coyote and After is a remarkable testament to the making of an NBA mascot. It also describes Tim Derk’s courageous fight to rehab from a crippling stroke. Here is the inspirational story straight from the Coyote’s (no, make that Tim Derk’s) mouth.
Program 008 – Tim Derk, Part 1 Windows Media MP3 Download
September 20, 2006 · For 20 years Tim Derk ran, lifted weights, lowered his golf score and raised his bowling score. All the while, he was the athletic and funny Coyote, mascot of the NBA San Antonio Spurs. Two years ago, Tim was felled by a debilitating stroke. Now he is here with tales of the wily Coyote and true-life stories of recovery and rehabilitation.
Related Links:
American Heart Association
Trinity University Press
Program 007 – Fitness for Today's Young People Windows Media MP3 Download
September 7, 2006 · Ultra-marathoner Amanda McIntosh has one rule for fitness and she’s got the accomplishments to back it up. Coach Amanda is joined by Olympic gold medalist Josh Davis as they talk about the importance of fitness for today’s young people.
Program 006 – The Long Run Windows Media MP3 Download
August 23, 2006 · Runners may moan and groan about it, but the weekly long run is absolutely essential to any runner’s success. With more than twelve marathons behind him, Carroll Voss speaks from experience in telling us why we have to log the long miles.
Program 005 – Sun Protection Windows Media MP3 Download
August 23, 2006 · Let’s be sun sensible. What you don’t know about exposure to the sun can lead to significant health risks down the road. Dermatologist Dr. Heather W. Goff takes us through the alphabet soup of UVA, UVB, and SPF, along with some recent breakthroughs in sunscreen technology.
Related Links:
American Academy of Dermatology
Skin Cancer Foundation
New York Times article about protecting your skin hosted by Sun Precautions
(TPR neither endorses nor discourages use of Sun Precautions products.)
Program 004 – Exercise Safely in the Heat Windows Media MP3 Download
August 10, 2006 · Fitness is not a seasonal commitment, it’s year round. Find out how to exercise safely in the heat with advice from Carroll Voss and Jose Iniguez. We’ll also hear from Jose the businessman about building a race event from the inside out. Finally, Olympic swimmer and gold medalist Josh Davis will give us “Three Secrets of Success.”
Program 003 – Misperceptions Windows Media MP3 Download
July 26, 2006 · There is no fast track to health and fitness. It's best to set goals for the long term. Diane Berlanga talks to personal trainer Mary Kay Sheeran, who sets the record straight about common misperceptions.
Program 002 – Beach to Bay Windows Media MP3 Download
July 12, 2006 · What happens when an ensemble of six musicians from the Mid-Texas Symphony team up for Corpus Christi’s annual Beach to Bay Relay Marathon. The lessons learned were many; the results may surprise you.
Related Links:
San Antonio Marathon-Marathon of the Americas
Valero Go! Kids Challenge
San Antonio Sports Foundation
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James Baker at the Black Gap 50K
Big Bend National Park, 2006 |
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Program 001 – Why iExercise Windows Media MP3 Download
July 10, 2006 · Diane Berlanga and James Baker come at fitness in different ways. Diane practices (and teaches) aerobics, while James is a recreational marathoner. Here Diane takes a run with James and he tries to move his feet to one of Diane’s step routines.
James Baker: “Like most people, I had dabbled in various fitness regimens off and on while I was young, but then became involved with getting on with my life and career. Fitness didn’t fit in, though I certainly found time to acquire a taste for rich foods and a seriously unhealthy addiction to nicotine. Once I gave up smoking, I knew a couple more life changes were also necessary. Religious counting of calories is still something I don’t do very regularly, but I do run with regularity. “A friend of mine used to ask ‘do you run to live, or do you live to run?’ I started out just wanting to get my health back, but I believe I can now be counted amongst the groundswell of those who take their exercise not as a task, but as a passion. Is it an addiction? Maybe so, but there are lots worse.”
