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“We have hired Always Best Care. We have them for 5 to 6 weeks now. My mother practically does everything herself, but sometimes they might fix her her lunch, there might be a little bit of shopping, and they take her to her appointment. My mother is fine. The hours are fine. She got the hours that she requested. I know she is being billed on her credit card. They have been very helpful and very cooperative. The women always call back.”

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“We hired Always Best Care two weeks ago for my mom. The woman comes in three days a week to assist my mother with doing the wash, keeping the house picked up, and just talking to her. She’s wonderful. We interviewed several people, and there was just something about the way they were organized in their presentation and their follow up. that impressed us. They were a level above the other ones that we spoke to. They really listen to you about your needs and work very hard to match the caregiver up with what you’re looking for. We were very impressed with them.”

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How does In-home Senior Care in Allenhurst, NJ work?

Home is where the heart is. While that saying can sound a tad cliche, it's especially true for many seniors living in America. When given a choice, older adults most often prefer to grow older at home. An AARP study found that three out of four adults over the age of 50 want to stay in their homes and communities as they age. When you begin to think about why, it makes sense. Home offers a sense of security, comfort, and familiarity.

The truth is, as we age, we begin to rely on others for help. When a family is too busy or lives too far away to fulfill this role, in-home senior care is often the best solution. Home care services allow seniors to enjoy personal independence while also receiving trustworthy assistance from a trained caregiver.

At Always Best Care, we offer a comprehensive range of home care services to help seniors stay healthy while they get the help they need to remain independent. As your senior loved one ages, giving them the gift of senior care is one of the best ways to show your love, even if you live far away.

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Aging in Place: The Preferred Choice for Most Seniors

While it's true that some seniors have complicated medical needs that prevent them from staying at home, aging in place is often the best arrangement for seniors and their families. With a trusted caregiver, seniors have the opportunity to live with a sense of dignity and do so as they see fit.

In-home care makes it possible for millions of seniors to age in place every year. Rather than moving to a unfamiliar assisted living community, seniors have the chance to stay at home where they feel the happiest and most comfortable.

Here are just a few of the reasons why older men and women prefer to age at home:

Comfort
Comfort

How much does a senior's home truly mean to them? A study published by the American Society on Aging found that more than half of seniors say their home's emotional value means more than how much their home is worth in monetary value. It stands to reason, that a senior's home is where they want to grow old. With the help of elderly care in Allenhurst, NJ, seniors don't have to age in a sterilized care facility. Instead, they can age gracefully in the place they want to be most: their home. In contrast, seniors who move to a long-term care facility must adapt to new environments, new people, and new systems that the facility implements. At this stage in life, this kind of drastic change can be more harmful than helpful.

Healthy Living
Healthy Living

Institutional care facilities like nursing homes often put large groups of people together to live in one location. On any given day, dozens of staff members and caregivers run in and out of these facilities. Being around so many new people in a relatively small living environment can be dangerous for a seniors' health and wellbeing. When you consider that thousands of seniors passed away in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, opting for in-home care is often a safer, healthier choice for seniors. Aging in place has been shown to improve seniors' quality of life, which helps boost physical health and also helps insulate them from viral and bacterial risks found in elderly living facilities.

Independence
Independence

For many seniors, the ability to live independently with assistance from a caregiver is a priceless option. With in-home care, seniors experience a higher level of independence and freedom - much more so than in other settings like an assisted living community. When a senior has the chance to age in place, they get to live life on their own terms, inside the house that they helped make into a home. More independence means more control over their personal lives, too, which leads to increased levels of fulfillment, happiness, and personal gratification. Over time, these positive feelings can manifest into a healthier, longer life.

Cost and Convenience
Cost and Convenience

More independence, a healthier life, and increased comfort are only a few benefits of aging in place. You have to take into consideration the role of cost and convenience. Simply put, it's usually easier to help seniors age in place than it is to move them into an institutional care facility. In-home care services from Always Best Care, for instance, can be less expensive than long-term solutions, which can cost upwards of six figures per year. To make matters worse, many residential care facilities are reluctant to accept long-term care insurance and other types of payment assistance.

With Always Best Care's home care services, seniors and their families have a greater level of control over their care plans. In-home care in Allenhurst, NJ gives seniors the chance to form a bond with a trusted caregiver and also receive unmatched care that is catered to their needs. In long-term care facilities, seniors and their loved ones have much less control over their care plan and have less of a say in who provides their care.

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Affordable Care Plans

In-home care is a valuable resource that empowers seniors to age in place on their own terms. However, a big concern for many families and their loved ones is how much in-home care costs. If you're worried that in-home care is too expensive, you may be pleasantly surprised to learn that it is one of the most affordable senior care arrangements available.

Typically, hiring an Always Best Care in-home caregiver for a few hours a week is more affordable than sending your loved one to a long-term care facility. This is true even for seniors with more complex care needs.

At Always Best Care, we will work closely with you and your family to develop a Care Plan that not only meets your care needs, but your budget requirements, too. Once we discover the level of care that you or your senior need, we develop an in-home care plan that you can afford.

In addition to our flexible care options, families should also consider the following resources to help offset potential home care costs:

Veteran's Benefits
Veteran's Benefits

Aid and Attendance benefits through military service can cover a portion of the costs associated with in-home care for veterans and their spouses.

Long-Term Care Insurance
Long-Term Care Insurance

Many senior care services like in-home care are included in long-term care insurance options. Research different long-term care solutions to find a plan that provides coverage for senior care.

Private Insurance
Private Insurance

Home care can be included as part of a senior's private insurance plan. Read over your loved one's insurance policy carefully or speak with their insurance provider to determine if in-home care is covered.

Life Insurance
Life Insurance

Depending on the life insurance plan, you may be able to apply your policy toward long-term care. You may be able to use long-term-care coverage to help pay for in-home elderly care.


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During your Care Plan consultation with Always Best Care, your Care Coordinator will speak with you about in-home care costs and what options there may be to help meet your budget needs.

Compassionate Care. Trusted Caregivers

When you or your senior loved one needs assistance managing daily tasks at home, finding a qualified caregiver can be challenging. It takes a special kind of person to provide reliable care for your senior loved one. However, a caregiver's role involves more than meal preparation and medication reminders. Many seniors rely on their caregivers for companionship, too.

Our companion care services give seniors the chance to socialize in a safe environment and engage in activities at home. These important efforts boost morale and provide much-needed relief from repetitive daily routines. A one-on-one, engaging conversation can sharpen seniors' minds and give them something in which to be excited.

At Always Best Care, we only hire care providers that we would trust to care for our own loved ones. Our senior caregivers in Allenhurst,NJ understand how important it is to listen and communicate with their seniors. A seemingly small interaction, like a short hug goodbye, can make a major difference in a senior's day. Instead of battling against feelings of isolation, seniors begin to look forward to seeing their caregiver each week.

Understanding the nuances of senior care is just one of the reasons why our care providers are so great at their job.

Unlike some senior care companies, our caregivers must undergo extensive training before they work for Always Best Care. In addition, our caregivers receive ongoing training throughout the year. This training ensures that their standard of care matches up to the high standards we've come to expect. During this training, they will brush up on their communication skills, safety awareness, and symptom spotting. That way, your loved one receives the highest level of non-medical home care from day one.

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Taking the First Step with Always Best Care

The first step in getting quality in-home care starts with a personal consultation with an experienced Care Coordinator. This initial consultation is crucial for our team to learn more about you or your elderly loved one to discover the level of care required. Topics of this consultation typically include:

An assessment of your senior loved one

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An in-depth discussion of the needs of your senior loved one to remain in their own home

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Reviewing a detailed Care Plan that will meet your senior loved one's needs

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Our caregivers are trained to spot changes that clients exhibit, like mental and physical decline. As your trusted senior care company, we will constantly assess and update your Care Plan to meet any new emotional, intellectual, physical, and emotional needs.

If you have never considered in-home care before, we understand that you and your family may have concerns about your Care Plan and its Care Coordinator. To help give you peace of mind, know that every team member and caregiver must undergo comprehensive training before being assigned to a Care Plan.

When you're ready, we encourage you to contact your local Always Best Care representative to set up a Care Consultation. Our Care Coordinators would be happy to meet with you in person to get to know you better, discuss your needs, and help put together a personalized Care Plan specific to your needs.

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10 most expensive homes sold in Monmouth County, March 13-20

A house in Allenhurst that sold for $3.4 million tops the list of the most expensive real estate sales in Monmouth County between March 13 and March 20.In total, 135 real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $687,781. The average price per square foot was $354.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of March 13 even if the property may have been sold earlier.201 Aimee Drive, Freehold, NJ10. $1.5 million, s...

A house in Allenhurst that sold for $3.4 million tops the list of the most expensive real estate sales in Monmouth County between March 13 and March 20.

In total, 135 real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $687,781. The average price per square foot was $354.

The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of March 13 even if the property may have been sold earlier.

201 Aimee Drive, Freehold, NJ

10. $1.5 million, single-family residence at 201 Aimee Drive

The 5,086 square-foot single-family home at 201 Aimee Drive in Freehold has now been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in February and the total purchase price was $1,450,000, $285 per square foot. The house was built in 2000. The deal was finalized on Feb. 6.

9. $1.7 million, single-family house at 5 Shady Tree Lane

The 4,094 square-foot single-family house at 5 Shady Tree Lane, Colts Neck, has now been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in February and the total purchase price was $1,650,000, $403 per square foot. The house was built in 1997. The deal was finalized on Feb. 1.

29 Rosalie Avenue, Rumson, NJ

8. $1.7 million, single-family home at 29 Rosalie Avenue

The sale of the single family residence at 29 Rosalie Avenue in Rumson has been finalized. The price was $1,725,000, and the new owners took over the house in February. The house was built in 2009 and has a living area of 2,546 square feet. The price per square foot was $678. The deal was finalized on Feb. 3.

308 Ninth Avenue, Belmar, NJ

7. $1.7 million, detached house at 308 Ninth Avenue

The sale of the single-family home at 308 Ninth Avenue, Belmar, has been finalized. The price was $1,737,500, and the house changed hands in February. The house was built in 1990 and has a living area of 2,082 square feet. The price per square foot was $835. The deal was finalized on Feb. 7.

110 Garfield Avenue, Avon By The Sea, NJ

6. $2 million, single-family home at 110 Garfield Avenue

The property at 110 Garfield Avenue in Avon By The Sea has new owners. The price was $1,950,000. The house was built in 1925 and has a living area of 2,184 square feet. The price per square foot is $893. The deal was finalized on Feb. 6.

108 Fourth Avenue, Belmar, NJ

5. $2.3 million, detached house at 108 Fourth Avenue

A sale has been finalized for the detached house at 108 Fourth Avenue in Belmar. The price was $2,250,000 and the new owners took over the house in February. The house was built in 1999 and the living area totals 3,399 square feet. The price per square foot ended up at $662. The deal was finalized on Feb. 7.

4. $2.7 million, single-family house at 402 Sherman Avenue

The property at 402 Sherman Avenue in Deal has new owners. The price was $2,700,000. The house was built in 1957 and has a living area of 2,296 square feet. The price per square foot is $1,176. The deal was finalized on Feb. 6.

405 Essex Avenue, Spring Lake, NJ

3. $2.8 million, single-family residence at 405 Essex Avenue

A sale has been finalized for the single-family house at 405 Essex Avenue in Spring Lake. The price was $2,800,000 and the new owners took over the house in February. The house was built in 1935 and the living area totals 2,933 square feet. The price per square foot ended up at $955. The deal was finalized on Feb. 2.

31 Black Point Horseshoe, Rumson, NJ

2. $3.1 million, detached house at 31 Black Point Horseshoe

The sale of the single-family house at 31 Black Point Horseshoe, Rumson, has been finalized. The price was $3,125,000, and the new owners took over the house in February. The house was built in 1957 and has a living area of 3,331 square feet. The price per square foot was $938. The deal was finalized on Feb. 7.

115 Euclid Avenue, Allenhurst, NJ

1. $3.4 million, single-family residence at 115 Euclid Avenue

The 4,185 square-foot single-family house at 115 Euclid Avenue in Allenhurst has now been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in February and the total purchase price was $3,400,000, $812 per square foot. The house was built in 1908. The deal was finalized on Feb. 1.

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This Allenhurst, NJ restaurant is one of Big Joe’s favorites for magnificent views and great food

As the weather here in New Jersey gets warmer and thoughts of summer are dancing in our heads, I like to gear up and get ready to enjoy my favorite seaside restaurants and bars.One of my favorites is Mister C’s Beach Bistro in Allenhurst, NJ. The restaurant has a slight overhang over the beach capturing the beauty of the ocean and a clean beach.The restaurant boasts one of the most magnificent views on the Jersey Shore. I feel that I’m at an upscale beach club without having to pay the monthly dues.I so enjoy...

As the weather here in New Jersey gets warmer and thoughts of summer are dancing in our heads, I like to gear up and get ready to enjoy my favorite seaside restaurants and bars.

One of my favorites is Mister C’s Beach Bistro in Allenhurst, NJ. The restaurant has a slight overhang over the beach capturing the beauty of the ocean and a clean beach.

The restaurant boasts one of the most magnificent views on the Jersey Shore. I feel that I’m at an upscale beach club without having to pay the monthly dues.

I so enjoy the dining, cocktails and atmosphere of Mister C’s Beach Bistro – Bar in Allenhurst. The restaurant was built in 1931 to look like the outer shell of an ocean liner. The restaurant boasts one of the most magnificent views on the Jersey Shore. I feel that I’m at an upscale beach club without having to pay the monthly dues.

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The restaurant is well appointed, the staff and food are on point and you truly feel that you’re on vacation when you enter Mister C’s. Owners Karen Marzulli and Chic Perrotto (Mister C himself) have been partners for close to 30 years.

The success of Mister C’s began in 1991 in Deal; they then moved and opened their current restaurant in Allenhurst in 2006. Karen and Mister C worked hard in refurbishing and rebuilding the restaurant after Hurricane Sandy did some devastating damage. They did a wonderful job.

The restaurant is expansive and also is a great location for small private parties. You have to check out the deck and the view; it’s awesome, so much so, I used the deck to include my picture for the cover of this book.

I enjoy the selection of food and cocktails at Mister C’s. My favorites are the tuna tartar, the Ahi Tuna Nachos and calamari/shrimp with Tai chili glaze. All of these are very good. Chef Tony Ibanez spent time at Le Cirque in New York and continues to put together some great dishes with the Jersey Shore flair and feel. He put a meatball on the appetizer menu and I have to tell you it rivals some of the best Italian restaurants.

Chef Tony has prepared for this cookbook a Coast to Coast Crab Cake. Chef spent some time in California and now lives here in New Jersey and has infused a little bit of both coasts in making this delicious recipe.

Mister C’s has claim to an award winning mixologist in Kevin Harvey. He is awesome and knows his cocktails; in fact Kevin was selected as our guest bartender for this cookbook. I’m happy we can include him.

You have to try his amazing drinks while checking out the amazing view and enjoying great dishes from the extensive menu. Mister C’s does it right, make it a part of your dining destination, you’ll be very glad that you did, I certainly am.

Mister C’s Coast to Coast Crab Cakes

Ingredients:

Half duchess crab / half lump crab

1 Egg

3 oz of crushed Ritz crackers

2oz of chopped celery

3 dabs of Hot Sauce ( I like cholula)

a teaspoon of Dijon mustard

a teaspoon of lemon aioli ( Lemon juice and mayo)

Directions:Put all ingredients in a large Mixing bowl. Mix ingredients gently. Make a 3 oz ball with the ingredients and place it into the crushed Ritz crackers covering the crab meat. Cook for a few minutes. Goes great over a salad ! Serves two !

The post above reflects the thoughts and observations of New Jersey 101.5 weekend host Big Joe Henry. Any opinions expressed are Big Joe’s own.

Allenhurst barber learned early lesson: Cutting hair beats hauling cast iron pipes

Special to the Asbury Park PressALLENHURST - Tony Tamburello, owner of Allenhurst Station Salon, is now a well-established barber and businessman, but it took a great deal of exposure and experience to get to where he is today.“I acquired much of the attention for my barber shop from the Jersey Shore Basketball League,” Tamburello said. “I got the idea, as a longtime basketball fan, to spo...

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ALLENHURST - Tony Tamburello, owner of Allenhurst Station Salon, is now a well-established barber and businessman, but it took a great deal of exposure and experience to get to where he is today.

“I acquired much of the attention for my barber shop from the Jersey Shore Basketball League,” Tamburello said. “I got the idea, as a longtime basketball fan, to sponsor a team of professional athletes to play in this league, and over time, as the league got bigger and more well known, so did our business. This was the way we grew and grew.”

Tamburello came from a family of plumbers, including a set of uncles on both his mother’s and father’s side. He started working in the business at 15, but soon decided it was not for him

“I didn’t like it,” Tamburello said. “I wasn’t cut out for blue collar work and it didn’t help that the cast iron pipes weighed a ton. It was heavy work and It just wasn’t for me. It was my background, but it didn’t suit me.”

Swagger and Blade:From sneaky haircuts in his mom's shop to his own barber business

After graduating from Belleville High School in 1956, Tamburello joined the army and rode a train to Fort Knox, Kentucky, where he served six months active duty and three years in the reserves.

“I was still 20 years old when I finished my military duty,” Tamburello said. “I spent most of my time as a clerk typist. It was just the job I was appointed and I did it without any objection, but to tell the truth, I didn’t like that either. I did it willingly just because I wanted to put my time in and move on with my life.”

'I had a knack for it'

After getting out of the army, Tamburello was unsure of what to do with his life. His mother noticed that he was particularly fussy about the way his hair looked, so she recommended that he try out barber school.

“I did six months of schooling,” Tamburello said. “It was all about shaving and cutting hair. It’s not like you’re reading a book here. You are working on actual people. As time goes on, you get better and better. I was fortunate to work in some of the busiest shops around at that time. It’s more self-taught than it is looking at something on paper. The real hard part is performing the haircuts and doing a hands-on job. Either you have it or you don’t.”

Tamburello graduated from barber school and worked where he could to gain experience.

“My first job out of school was around the corner from the barber school that I attended and I was there for six months,” Tamburello said. “It was a great notch under my belt and I kept cutting hair as well as doing what I loved at the same time. I couldn’t be happier. I had a knack for it.

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“After doing that for some time, I got another job opportunity to cut hair at Newark Airport, where I came into contact with a lot of celebrities who would be passing through. It was a busy shop with a very exciting atmosphere. It was a great place to work.”

Tamburello bounced around different barber jobs, honing his craft.

“I eventually moved on with a job in Lavalette,” Tamburello said. "I worked there for three summers, continued to practice my trade and did what I could to make some good money.

“It was very apparent that the more work I put in, the better I got at giving haircuts, but I was also establishing a name for myself around the New Jersey area. That was my main motivation. I just wanted to do what I loved and have other people value my work as well. It was all about achieving my goals, which always came true.”

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Opening his own shop

In 1960, Tamburello was married and opened his first shop in Union. He worked that job for a few months, but later sold it when he moved with his wife to Manasquan. He worked at a men’s hair styling shop called Man’s World, which offered men’s hairstyling in addition to just haircuts.

“I started delving into hair styling,” Tamburello said. “It was not a difficult change of pace for me, but it was different than what I was used to. Nonetheless, I kept doing it and got the hang of it before long. I added it to my repertoire. Everywhere you work, you gain experience.”

After a couple of years with Man’s World, Tamburello moved to Asbury Park and bought Sixth Avenue Barber Shop and ran it for about three years.

“Although I valued my time in Asbury Park, I found a great spot in Allenhurst, which I bought and opened,” Tamburello said. “It was a shop that I could truly call my own. I hired a full staff that included seven barbers, two manicurists, and a shoe shine employee. I also jumped around to a couple of different spots in Allenhurst, but I ultimately ended up in my current one along Spier Avenue. I have been in Allenhurst for the last 50 years and I have really enjoyed my time here.

“Once opening Allenhurst Sation Salon, we had immediate success,” Tamburello said. “We all know what we’re doing and we have been co-workers and friends for so long. It’s a family atmosphere and we maintain that with the way that we treat our customers. People know that they will be taken care of the minute they walk into our establishment. That’s the kind of business that I always wanted to run and now I have it.”

Tamburello and his staff don't focus on trendy haircuts. It’s more about what the customer wants when they enter the shop.

“It’s hard to put a name on a specific type of haircut these days,” Tamburello said. "We try to just go off of what the customer wants and we let our hands do the talking. In the end, it comes out great and our customers are always happy with the end product.”

Tamburello's business also had to battle being shut down for months in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We really had no control over what was happening,” Tamburello said. “Basically, our customers were just spreading out the times they chose to come and get their haircuts. We did not want to force the issue, so we just had to wait. We are still going through it now. No one knows when we will return to normal. We are still doing nice business here and we have a nice crew to work with right now. We’ll see what happens.”

Tamburello has been in the game for so long, it’s hard for him to imagine doing anything else.

“Although I have done everything under the sun, I don’t see myself retiring anytime soon,” Tamburello said. “It’s just not an option. It’s not work for me, it’s pleasure.”

Owner: Tony Tamburello

Location: 415 Spier Ave., Allenhurst

Phone: 732-531-3033

Website: www.allenhurststationsalon.com

Hours: 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays

Core Restore in Allenhurst: NJ actor makes building muscle his business after sciatica

Special to Asbury Park PressALLENHURST - After growing up in Indiana, where he graduated from Franklin College with a degree in sociology and business, Chris Verdi’s dreams took him to the Great White Way.But even as an actor in New York City who performed in movies and off-Broadway plays, his athletic past as a soccer player during his high school and college years came back to haunt him.“I’d had back fusion surgery at 19 and it left me crooked and bent over time,” said the 49-year...

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ALLENHURST - After growing up in Indiana, where he graduated from Franklin College with a degree in sociology and business, Chris Verdi’s dreams took him to the Great White Way.

But even as an actor in New York City who performed in movies and off-Broadway plays, his athletic past as a soccer player during his high school and college years came back to haunt him.

“I’d had back fusion surgery at 19 and it left me crooked and bent over time,” said the 49-year-old Asbury Park resident, who suffered from sciatica for the next 17 years. “While I was acting, I was waiting tables and cleaning houses on the side and my back was getting worse and worse.”

And even when he ultimately abandoned acting to become a certified personal trainer, “the exercise hurt more than helped,” he said.

All of that changed in the early 2000s, however, when Verdi saw a demonstration of Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT), a unique approach to assessing and correcting the muscular system developed by MAT founder Greg Roskopf.

“It was the opposite of everything I’d been trained about health and muscles and it provided relief and hope,” he said. “I knew right then that it was the way I would go.”

With money he inherited from his grandmother, Verdi pursued MAT training in Denver and got certified as a MAT specialist in 2007, launching his studio, Core Restore, in Asbury Park that year.

He was certified as a master in the practice in 2015 and in 2017 became New Jersey’s only Certified Master Specialist in MATRx, the elite next-generation of the practice (and one of only 68 Certified Master Specialists nationwide).

“MAT has helped me so much,” Verdi said of the impact the approach had on his back, life and health. “I’ve gained muscle, it’s completely changed my body’s response to stress, and I’m in much better shape overall.”

At his cozy 600 square-foot Allenhurst studio, which he moved to in 2014 and where he currently serves dozens of clients, “I look at the contractile efficiency of muscles, identify weak links in my clients’ muscular systems, and reactivate their ability to contract,” said Verdi.

He said that people can develop these weaknesses — reflected by such symptoms as tightness and pain — as a function of improper movement, poor posture and other bad habits, and the aging process.

“We work to stabilize the muscle system to build true strength and better handle the shock and stress of daily living,” he said.

Clients begin their Core Restore journey with a free consultation, during which Verdi listens to the issues they’re struggling with and shares the MAT philosophy.

“MAT isn’t for everybody, but if you’re committed to the process, you’ll get better,” Verdi said of the one-on-one, hour-long MAT sessions, which are priced at $175.

“We find weaknesses by conducting muscle testing and assessing different movements and range-of-motion issues, reactivate weak muscles by manually stimulating muscle insertion points, and then retest muscles to verify that the brain-muscle connections are strong,” Verdi said. “It’s like a rebooting of the computer — using MAT, we’re reconnecting the wires and reactivating muscle fibers so they can contract.”

Among trends, Verdi confirmed that chaos reigns in the fitness industry. “From a customer’s perspective, there’s a lot of confusion surrounding what to do and what not to do and a lot of different providers,” he said. “In the end, a lot of people are desperate for help because the techniques being offered out there don’t always address their issues.”

Such was the situation for Colts Neck resident J.P. Albano, a 37-year-old multifamily real estate developer who learned of Core Restore through another wellness provider in 2015.

“I’d injured my elbow through workouts and, though I tried everything, including ultrasound and Active Release Techniques (ART), I hit a wall with my rehab,” Albano said.

After a two-hour assessment at Core Restore, however, “Chris identified seven areas of weakness throughout my body that were contributing to my elbow issues and after three MAT sessions I noticed a definite difference and felt better." he said. "He isolates muscles he’s working on by applying pressure to muscle insertion points, which creates near-instantaneous relief, and since then my whole body feels better and all of my muscles are functioning properly.”

Today, Albano continues to visit Core Restore every few weeks for “tune-ups” and said that not only has his whole physiological health improved but that he recovers from workouts faster. “Chris is very knowledgeable and passionate about what he does and I’m so glad he started his studio,” he said. “Clients have to put in the work, but they’ll see improvements in a short period of time.”

Though Verdi acknowledged that it can be hard to get people to embrace and commit to MAT because it’s such an out-of-the-box approach that most are unfamiliar with, “I’m truly passionate about it because it works,” he said.

Supported by two helpers at the studio as well as his husband Bill, Verdi is excited to take Core Restore to the next level.

“I recently patented my own movement training system on a specially designed apparatus called the ‘Core Restore Training System’ and I’m thrilled to be able to offer hour-long sessions on the CRTS for $75 starting this October,” he said.

During those sessions, “we teach body awareness through muscle contraction and have specific exercises for the upper and lower body, hands and feet, posture and much more. These workouts holistically prepare people for movement and exercise and are great for anyone who loves to exercise and wants longevity in sports and life as well as those who haven’t found relief for their issues elsewhere.”

As he continues to expand his network of clients and fellow wellness providers, Verdi takes pride in the positive effect his MAT approach is having on lives throughout the Shore.

“It makes me feel good to help people through something I started from scratch,” he said. “Problems create opportunities, and my own injuries and situation made me more empathetic and humbler. I feel privileged to have such great clients, and I’m excited to help more and more people experience this level of wellness.”

CORE RESTORE

Location: 560 Main St., Allenhurst

Phone: 732-502-0100

Founded: 2007

Owner: Chris Verdi

Website: www.core-restore.com

Deal, Allenhurst and Loch Arbor getting $24M in new beach sand over next six months

Three Monmouth County beach towns — Deal, Allenhurst and Loch Arbour — will get new beach sand in a $24 million project to start next month.There is an option to place fill in the Elberon section of Long Branch, which is still under review.Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., said the federal investment in the project is $16.9 million, which is 65% of the total cost. He said state and local funds will make up the remaining cost.The beach replenishment project, which will be carried out by the Army Corps...

Three Monmouth County beach towns — Deal, Allenhurst and Loch Arbour — will get new beach sand in a $24 million project to start next month.

There is an option to place fill in the Elberon section of Long Branch, which is still under review.

Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., said the federal investment in the project is $16.9 million, which is 65% of the total cost. He said state and local funds will make up the remaining cost.

The beach replenishment project, which will be carried out by the Army Corps of Engineers, will restore more than 1.1 million cubic yards of sand to the towns’ beaches. The amount of fill is equivalent to 51 football fields.

The work is scheduled to be completed by the end of March if there are no weather or mechanical delays.

Beach access conflict: No permit-only parking on Deal beachfront streets — for now

Pallone, who has been a longtime advocate for beach replenishment along the Jersey Shore, called the projects critical to protecting the beach and local communities.

“After Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New Jersey nearly nine years ago, coastal restoration projects like beach replenishment ensured that our beaches would remain resilient to bad weather events," Pallone said.

This new round of beach fill is part of a federal beach renourishment project from Manasquan Inlet to Sea Bright that started in 1994 and finished in 2001.

That project was restarted following superstorm Sandy, using 8 million cubic yards of sand.

In 2015, the areas from southern Deal to Loch Arbour, which weren't included in the original project, were filled. Pallone said the beach replenishment projects are repeated every six years on average where needed.

2015 project: Deal to Loch Arbour beach replenishment to begin

When Jersey Shore native Dan Radel is not reporting the news, you can find him in a college classroom where he is a history professor. Reach him @danielradelapp; 732-643-4072; [email protected].

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