MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Ohra Yoga is launching a five-week intensive yoga teacher training session, beginning March 2, at Saw Mill Club in Mount Kisco.  The three-and-a-half month long program will meet two to three weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. There will also be a summer session in July and a fall session in October.  For more information, visit www.ohrayoga.com.

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- In an effort to get ready for Kids On The Run 5K race on Sunday, Sept. 21, Saw Mill Club trainers Carrie Martabano and Lucia Luppino Andrew Ricketts have been training kids who will participate in the race throughout the summer.  The training sessions have been taking place on Tuesdays at the Recreation Field next to Saw Mill Club and on Saturdays at the Fox Lane ...

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Saw Mill Club held its first Noble Yoga Camp for young women for two sessions in July.  The sessions were held on Monday, July 7 through Friday, July 11 and Monday, July 14 through Friday, July 18.  For two weeks, 10 teens participated and learned how to find their voice and stand up for themselves. The camp also gave them tools to be stronger in high school and ...

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Saw Mill Club trainer Jonathan Wagner, certified personal trainer and certified performance enhancement specialist, offers a fitness tip that may help patrons burn more calories on a treadmill.  When using a treadmill, increase your incline. This will target the butt and legs extremely well and put less strain and impact on your knees. A slow walk up hill will burn ...

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Saw Mill Club personal trainer John Wagner explains the importance of proper nutrition in an article on Case Western Reserve University's website.  Wagner gives advice on maintaining a balanced diet to help benefit your health, the basics of healthy eating and the breakdown of the food pyramid.  "Stress, tension, rushing and eating on the run all take their toll on ...

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Saw Mill Club trainer Jonathan Wagner, certified personal trainer and certified performance enhancement specialist provides reasons why drinking water is important.  The list of reasons is below.  Reason 1: It could help you lose weight. Drinking a bottle of water before each meal for 12 weeks has proven to be an effective way to shred pounds. Reason 2: It may ...

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Dedication is not an issue for Saw Mill Club members who participate in the 5:30 a.m. spin class that is offered Fridays with group exercise instructor Jen Picco.  The spin class participants, who number 40, almost never miss a class, and most times there is a waiting list to get in. Class members range from teens to adults and are both young and older.  Picco's ...

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Saw Mill Club's adult tennis team captain Whitney Thompson, who is nine months pregnant, has not slowed down. In fact, she continued to take part in a tennis match-up in the final days of her pregnancy.  Thompson recently played and won a three-set doubles match with her partner Susan Wolin at the MITL tennis match. The match took place at the Orienta Beach Club in ...

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- After his wife was  affected by cancer, Saw Mill Club's Assistant Fitness Director Mervyn Tugendhaft had the idea to organize two fund-raisers, "Train the Trainer" and a Zumba Dance Party to help support the Leukemia Lymphoma Society (LLS). "It all started a few years ago, when I had a crazy idea and organized the first Train the Trainer event to help support the ...

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Popular Zumba education specialist Armando Salcedo recently drew quite a crowd at Saw Mill Club in Mount Kisco. More than 50 people joined Salcedo for a master class that ran for 90 minutes. The class showcased talent from other parts of the country.  In addition to the master class, Salcedo held a basic Zumba class certification in Spanish. The class had 35 ...