
As a life sciences teacher, coach and athlete, Senator Torlakson offers personal insights, inspiration and suggestions for helping us all achieve health and fitness in our lives through his periodic Torlakson’s Tips.

As a life sciences teacher, coach and athlete, Senator Torlakson offers personal insights, inspiration and suggestions for helping us all achieve health and fitness in our lives through his periodic Torlakson’s Tips.
We’ve observed that Spring is a season of hope and a season where we can more easily see the eternal cycles of life and energy around us. With life renewing and resurrecting from Winter’s darkness and cold, we can feel the energy surging in the outdoors flowers and trees blossoming and in the wildlife stirring, humming and taking flight around us. So, let’s sense that energy surging in us and appreciate it, build on it.
May’s Fitness Month activities roll onward. The Capitol Walk and Health Fair is today (May 18, 2005). Join us for this or other activities during this focused month!
Let’s do more healthy eating and physical activity! Here’s more happening in Sacramento:
May 16-20
Bike-to-Work Week - Enjoy a less expensive, healthier mode of transportation!
Member Racquetball Tournament – Contact Pat Wysocki in Senator Ackerman’s office by May 11th to register.
Take the Stairs Initiative – Take more steps, burn more calories, enjoy your health!
May 18
Fitness Fair – 11:30 am - 2:00 pm, South Capitol Lawn
Capitol Walk – 12:00 noon, South Steps
May 19
Bike-to-Work Day
“Pedal Pool” to Work - Join Secretary Tamminen and others on a ride to the Capitol!
7:30 am, Golf Course at William Land Park
Bike-to-Work Rally – 11:45-12:30, North Steps
Ride around the Capitol – 12:30-1:15, North Steps
June 1
Seminar in the Park with Dr. Antronette Yancey – 12:00 noon, East Capitol Lawn
Walking Challenge concludes and winners announced!
Salsa Caucus – Join the Salsa Senators at 8:00 PM. Sky Bar, 908 15th Street,
916-802-4870.
http://www.salsasacramento.com/
Find activities you like and go for it! Find your energy! Cycle it! Surge it!
“HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL FROM THE HUMAN BREAST!”
From – “An Essay on Man” by Alexander Pope, greatest English poet of the 1700’s2006 Tips
#16 Harvest Moon or Easter Egg?
#12 Are We Living Life to the Fullest?
#11: Beat the Heat, Fun in the Sun!
#10 G.O. Power – Fighting RUT’s
#2 How do we improve ourselves?
2005 Tips
#22 A Hearty and Healthy “Thank you”!
#18: Taking Advantage of the Situation
#14: Every Month is Fitness Month!
#5: Paying Attention, Focusing
#3: Between Ash Wednesday and Heart Day