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So my girlfriend has recently taken up the hottest new new fitness trend for women across the globe and I must admit, I love it.  Not only is she learning to stay fit, trim and energetic…but she looks oh so attractive doing it.

Pole dancing has been sweeping the globe and is now one of the most sought after fitness classes for women everywhere.  It’s a combination of flexibility, strength training and cardio. 

With their own body weight acting as free weights, women work their muscles lifting off of the ground and maneuvering up and down the pole.

“Pole dancing is great cardiovascular work.  It’s good for upper and lower body at the same time. It’s a great fat burning workout. It will give you all the benefits of any other fitness program, except it’s a lot more fun. It has a ‘whee’ factor, like swinging on the monkey bars at school,” stated pole dancing instructor Raven Dill in a recent Chattanooga Times article.

If you’re interested in learning more, check out Poleooza Fitness Pole Dance Studio here in Columbia.  Their number is (803) 917-7852.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Jennifer Steadman and Amanda Gold for being our newest online survey winners! Both Jennifer and Amanda will receive $100 off April’s rent.

If you would like a chance to be one of our $100 winners, simply take our Maintenance Request survey or our Move-in survey at www.broadrivertraceapts.com.

You’ve patiently waited for me to give you the answer to last week’s riddle.  Now is the time for your reward.  Here you go…

You drink half of one and half of another, knowing that half a glass of poison cannot kill you (only a full glass can according to the problem). Then pour the remainder of one glass into the other, and it will seem like you have a full glass of only one type of liquid.

How close were you to answering this one correctly?  I admit that it was a tough one.  Stay tuned for a new riddle soon!

I know mine is.  I was planning on writing this blog three days ago but never got around to it!  With no coincidence, this week is National Procrastination Week – a time where all of us “putter-offers” can celebrate our common lack of motivation.

I’m going to assume that you’re like me and you actually strive to be less of a procrastinator.  While perusing Lifehacker.com (when I should have been doing some real work), I came across this four-step cure for procrastination that was originally offered in an article by Student Academic Services at California Polytechnic:

1. Realize you are delaying something unnecessarily.
2. Discover the real reasons for your delay. List them.
3. Dispute those real reasons and overcome them. Be vigorous.
4. Begin the task.

If this cure doesn’t work for you, the website also offers these fine tips…

• Beat Procrastination with the 10-Minute Rule – Operates on the theory that once you’ve invested 10 minutes working on something, you’re more likely to see it through than stop midway.
• The Art of Productive Procrastination – If you’re going to procrastinate, at least be smart about it.
• Focus Faster by Preparing Next Tasks Before Breaks – Stop putting off tasks by prepping ahead of time so you can jump right in when it’s time to do them.

It’s never too late to start chasing a dream!  If you’ve ever aspired to make it in Hollywood, then go checkout the acting workshop/seminar being hosted by Columbia’s own Angell Conwell this weekend on Saturday, March 6 at the Columbia Museum of Art.  You may recognize her from role in the movie Baby Boy, as well as on The Disney Channel’s That’s So Raven.

Angell will also conduct a question and answer session to discuss her experiences in the entertainment industry.  For more info, call (803) 447-4663.

Riddles are fun to do and they are great brain exercises!  If you have a minute, try to figure this one out and post your explanation as a comment.  I’ll put up the answer sometime next week.  Let’s see who the real brainiacs of Broad River Trace are!

You are a prisoner in a dungeon, with a torturer who likes to gamble. One day, he brings you two glasses of transparent liquids. He tells you one is water and the other is poison, which if completely drunk will kill you. He then forces you into an empty cell. You have 5 minutes to drain one glass, and leave the other full. What do you do? (You must drink one full glass.)

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