We all have goals. Some-times, though, those goalsare not attained becauseyou aspire to reach tosomeplace unattainable.

Maybe you look up to a friend whoruns marathons, or he or she has thediscipline to exercise before dawn —and these are simply exercise routinesyou cannot keep. Don’t compare your-self to anyone. Maybe all you canmuster is plugging in the newestDVD fitness routine in your livingroom. And while that seems mundane,that’s about all you can really investin your busy life.

That’s ok!Every day is a step closer to your

goal, and don’t forget to admire eachstep. It’s hard work to be fit — a bigcommitment — so don’t feel bad aboutthat. Feel bad if you don’t try.

Being fitter than you were the daybefore is actually what really matters.Even 30 minutes a day can produceresults that don’t just make you look

better, but produces health benefits.Start slow, chart your progress,

don’t quit, eat clean, put the cigarettesdown, drink occasionally, and includetime for fitness like you would any

other importantevent in your life.

Gina Rolow,owner of Body ByGina, is a person-al trainer at Any-time Fitness.Rolow conductsone-on-one pri-vate sessions,semi-private ses-sions, and aweekend bootcamp. She alsoteaches fitness atCal State Bakers-field and has a

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The Semper Fidelis All-Ameri-can Bowl, supported by theU.S. Marine Corps, is a nation-ally televised high school All-American football competition

and culmination of the Semper FidelisFootball Program. The bowl aired onNFL Network Jan. 4 from the HomeDepot Center in Carson, Calif.

Cole Mazza, Liberty High School’slong snapper and one of California’stop high school football stars, partici-pated in the Semper Fidelis All-Amer-ican Bowl. Cole, along with more than100 of the nation’s elite high schoolfootball players, faced off in a tradi-tional east versus west gridironmatchup, showcasing student athleteswho embody the Marine Corps valuesof honor, courage and commitment.

The 6-foot, 2-inch, 240-pound Mazzahas verbally committed to play for,and study at, Alabama.

"It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunityto be part of a great program, " Mazzatold The Californian. “It's a great fitfor me."

The inaugural Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl took place on Jan. 3 at

the Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz.The east team won the bowl game.

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The contest received more than 300entries. Bakersfield girl scout, AmayaJohnson-Wood, 7 — part of the GirlScouts of Central California Southcouncil — was named a finalists.

Amaya’s winning photo included thecaption: “Milk — it helps me sell GirlScout cookies!”

Among these 24 lucky young ladies,three will be named grand prize win-ners. Those three will be featuredtogether on new “Got Milk?” GirlsScouts commemorative billboards tobe unveiled early February in thegirls’ hometowns.

The contest, which ran from Nov. 5to Dec. 17, was open to all currentlyregistered Girl Scouts in kindergartenthrough 12th grades, belonging to oneof the eight councils in California. GirlScouts had to submit a photo with acaption of no more than eight wordsshowcasing the contest prompt: “Howhave Girl Scouts and milk helped thembecome strong, healthy and confi-

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The Girl Scouts photo contest wasinspired by an iconic print campaignthat ran 15 years ago. It featured anadorable 10-year-old Girl Scout whomade an impression on Californianswith her iconic uniform and an armfulof cookie boxes, provoking the ques-tion, “Got Milk?”

All 24 contest finalists will eachreceive a camp scholarship worth$350. The three grand prize GirlScouts winners to be announced at theend of the month will each receive a$500 U.S. Savings Bond, and will befeatured together on a billboard (orcomparable advertising media) in theirhometowns throughout the month ofFebruary — just in time for cookiesale season.

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