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"Spinning out Ideas...written by Shirly Hsu"
Spinning out ideas
Jill-of-all- trades finds many ways to survive as fine artist
By Shirley Hsu , Staff
Writer
Monday, May 31, 2004 - Spinning in the dark is one of Donna Lau's favorite
activities.
She teaches indoor cycling,
or spinning, at 24-Hour Sport in Industry. Dim lighting accompanied by world music helps her students to focus, she says.
She's also a fine artist,
a children's book illustrator, a children's clothing designer, and an animator. For Lau, being a Jill- of-all trades is the
only way for an artist to survive in today's competitive world.
After studying advertising
design and illustration at Mt. San Antonio College, Lau attended night school at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, where she soon realized the impossibility
of paying tuition.
While in school, Lau worked
40 hours a week at a gas station, secretly doing her painting homework in a back room when business was slow.
Lau soon realized that
to survive, she needed to support herself in other ways, she said. With a $50 loan from her mother, she bought and decorated
T-shirts, which she then took to a local park where they sold out. Buoyed by this modest success, Lau decided to launch her
own children's fashion and design company, and "Art is on!' was born.
She soon had a stroke of
good luck when she got a bit of unexpected exposure at a New York show.
"My 3-year-old model walked
down the runway and then just decided to flash everyone her underwear,' said Lau. "The photographers loved it.'
In addition to children's
fashion, Lau makes an adult line of Chinese-themed clothing. She also has worked as a production assistant on the animation
"CatDog' as well as a self-described "glorified eraser' for "Dora the Explorer.'
She is now working on a
children's cookbook, "Chow Fun' which will include recipes for her mom's Chinese dishes as well as the stories behind the
food.
"I realized there were
some rich stories behind some of these dishes,' she said and that learning about them might help children appreciate Asian
culture, something Lau has only recently taken to heart.
"When I was growing up,
Hacienda
Heights
didn't have the Asian residents it does now. I dyed blond streaks in my hair, and I would do anything to fit in to the American
ideal,' she said.
Now, Lau seems to have
an Asian fetish of sorts - her clothing is trimmed in Asian-themed fabrics, and she wants to package a new T-shirt in a Chinese
takeout box with decorative chopsticks. And, she is studying Chinese brush painting.
Whether she's spinning
yarns about Chinese food or spinning on a stationary bike, Lau insists that versatility is not just essential for an artist's
financial survival, but also for mental and physical health.
She has run in and finished
six marathons, and is planning to compete in the San Dimas Express triathlon in October.
She also has produced a
new "fitness line' of clothing as an alternative to unfeminine workout clothes.
"I was tired of looking
like a boy after workouts,' Lau said.
Lau's career choices often
have baffled her beleaguered parents.
"I have five kids,' her
father said. "My first, she's a civil engineer with the county. My second is a security banker with the Bank of America. My
third one is an accountant. My son is a structural engineer. Donna, we cannot tell her what to do. Now I just leave her alone.'
Shirley Hsu can be reached
at (626) 962-8811, Ext. 2306, or by e-mail at shirley.hsu@sgvn.com .
Certified Personal Private Trainer
Polar heart rate monitor dealer/specialist
Cycling
Power meters, heart rate monitors, Running Pods, Cadence meters, and Speed meters etc.
I analyze and coach athletes using Polar Precision Performance Software using infrared transmission.
Specializing in all Endurance athletes, Cyclists, Runners, Triathletes, Swimmers, Surfers, Yoga
enthusiasts, Sports specific athletes wanting to improve their endurance and performance, Surfers, Volleyball players, High
school and college (organized teams) athletes on and off season, rehabilitation and injury prevention for athletesand I also
cater to de-conditioned sedentary newcomers (just starting out), pregnant clients, elderly clients, clients that are recovering
from Knee surgery, hip surgery, and special populations, type II diabetes, and heart surgery, and those seeking to lose weight
for an event like a wedding day, and couples or best friends, or Siblings that want to train together, and Group training.
Specializing in (this is a brief list)
- Endurance athletes
- Cyclists
- Runners
- Triathletes
- Swimmers
- Surfers
- Yoga enthusiasts
- Sports specific athletes wanting to improve their endurance and performance and prevent injury in
example: Golfers, basketball players, skiers preparing for winter season.
- Volleyball players
- High school and college (organized teams) athletes on and off season
- Rehabilitation and injury prevention for athletes
- De-conditioned sedentary newcomers (just starting out)
- Pregnant clients
- Baby boomers learning to train with latest exercise science and injury prevention from years of training.
- Elderly clients
- Clients that are recovering from Knee surgery
- Clients that are recovering Hip surgery
- Special populations
- Type II diabetes and Type I-nutrition and exercise
- Clients that are recovering Heart surgery
- Those seeking to lose weight for an event like a wedding day
- Couples or best friends, or Siblings that want to train together
- Group training
- Teens learning how to train (play and be active)and nutrition
- Children learning how to train (play and be active) and nutrition
- Swimming lessons
- Aqua training
- Flexibility and Pilates for dancers
- Group Circuit training series or individual circuit training
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Some of the Certifications, Specializations and Sports:
- Certified Education Presenter
- Master Fitness Instructor
- Certified International SPINNING Instructor
- 2 Star SPINNING Instructor
- 3 Star Lifetime Certified International master SPINNING Instructor (this is the highest ranking of a SPINNING
Instructor)
- Completion of WSSC-World Sports and SPINNING Conferences Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, and South America-Summer
SPINNING and Sports Conference Brazil (all continuing education workshops completed)
- WSSC- World Sports and SPINNING Conferences Running camp
- WSSC- World Sports and SPINNING Conferences Triathlon camp
- WSSC- World Sports and SPINNING Conferences Camp Johnny G.
- Certified Heart Cycling instructor and Coach
- Certified Trekking® and Treadmill Trekking® Instructor (Running and Hiking with Trekking poles)
- Certified Yoga Instructor (Yoga therapy, group yoga, yoga anatomy, private yoga)
- Yoga therapy (Certification pending Loyola Mary mount online and on campus course)
- Aqua Instructor
- Swimming Instructor
- Cycling strength and conditioning coach
- Bike Fit Specialist-road bicycles, indoor cycling and injury prevention for cyclists
- IC Schwinn® Cycling Coach Certification
- 24 Hour Fitness® Cycling Coach Certification
- Precision Cycling® Certified Instructor and Coach for Star Trac® V-bikes, and SPINNING indoor cycling bicycles
- Schwinn® Mechanic Certification to repair Johnny G. SPINNER® and IC Schwinn® Indoor cycling bicycles
- Reebok Cycling® 24 Hour Fitness® Cycling Coach Certification
- Former Training Coordinator, Education Department; Mad Dogg Athletics® Inc. and SPINNING (Coordination of
International and USA Presenters)
- Krankcycle® -Kranking® instructor Phase I Orientation for Kranking®
- Krankcycle® -Kranking® instructor Phase II Kranking® for the Personal Trainer
- Krankcycle® -Kranking® instructor Phase III Fusion: Kranking® and Indoor cycling, Circuit Training phase
- Team Zoot® GU® Triathlon team-triathlete, sponsored athlete 2007, and 2008.
- Marathon Runner (Completion of six Los Angeles marathons)
- IDEA Education Conferences for Fitness Instructors and Personal trainers
- Volleyball Indoor and Beach
- Badminton
- Surfing
- Certified Heart rate training specialist
- Certified Personal Trainer
- Fitness Model
- Polar® heart rate monitor dealer/specialist
- Triathlon training and Nutrition with Trainright® Chris Carmichael-coach of Lance Armstrong
- Triathlon training with Pro Triathlete, Swimming, and Team Zoot® GU® Triathlon team
- Expedition-24 Hour Fitness® Instructor continuing education training
- Specialty rides Climb Everest SPINNING ride, and 3 hour SPINNING ride, 12 hour Spin with Johnny G. Original
ride at Johnny G headquarters, 12 hour Spin with Johnny G. Original ride at Johnny G headquarters Last ride to Lhasa, YAS-Yoga
and SPINNING Charity ride with Johnny G., SPINNING Ride at Peloton in Ventura, CA with Johnny G., 6 Hour ride on top of Helicopter
Pad with Johnny G in Brazil, Power Bar commercial SPINNING 6 Hour ride on top of Helicopter Pad in Brazil with Johnny G, and
all WSSC Johnny G. rides, 3 hour Strength SPINNING ride, Filming of Johnny G. Live in Miami Ride and appeared in the DVD,
as well as other SPINNING DVDs.
- Former Volunteer Coordinator for WSSC-World Sports and SPINNING Conferences Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago.
- Bodybugg® Certification for Apex Professionals
- ACE Certified Personal trainer- Studying for Re-certification
- AFFA Certified Fitness Instructor
- AFFA Certified Personal trainer- Studying for Re-certification
- NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine) - Studying for Certification
- NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association)-Studying for Certification
- Completion of all Continuing Education for SPINNING (listed below)
SPINNING Continuing Education:
Phase I, Phase II, Phase III of SPINNING
Star 2 exam
Star
3 exam and completion of Live video of class
SPINNING and weight loss
Cadence and SPINNING
Visualization and SPINNING
Orientation
of SPINNING
Heart rate training and SPINNING
Contraindications and SPINNING
Coaching and SPINNING
Aerobic base
building and SPINNING
Yoga and SPINNING
Strength Energy Zone and SPINNING
Spintensity
Spin Flex®
Spin Core®
Recovery
Energy Zone and SPINNING
Race Day Energy Zone and SPINNING
SPINNING and Pregnancy and post pardum
Perceived Exertion
and SPINNING
Phase II and SPINNING
Power and SPINNING
Pilates® and SPINNING
Music and SPINNING
Mind and Body
and SPINNING
Mental Training and SPINNING
Interval Energy Zone and SPINNING
High Intensity (HIT) and SPINNING
Interval
Energy Zone and SPINNING
Endurance Energy Zone and SPINNING
Century training
Flexibility training and SPINNING
Core
training and SPINNING
Coaching and SPINNING
Strength Hills Power and SPINNING
Profile Design and SPINNING
RPE
(Rating your perceived exertion) it is more than a feeling
Fitness Assessments and SPINNING
Yoga and SPINNING
Recovery
Energy Zone and SPINNING
Biomechanics and Physiology of Indoor Cycling and cycling workshop by P.Francis and E.Burke
Hip
Openers for cyclists and Trigger Point workshop and therapy
All Home studies Completedincluding
Re-certification of SPINNING home study
Please note: There are many workshops, Certifications, Specializations and that are
not listed and were completed. This is a partial list, but most are listed.
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