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LA Fitness announced as new Towson Commons tenant
Baltimore Sun (blog)
“It’s truly Towson’s time,” County Executive Kevin Kamenetz said in a statement. “We are thrilled that LA Fitness is bringing new energy back to Towson Commons. This is a great location in the heart of downtown Towson, convenient for workers, students.

Woman sentenced in disability fraud; operated fitness center while collecting …
Washington Post
GREENBELT, Md. — A woman convicted of collecting federal disability benefits while operating a fitness center has been sentenced to five months in prison. Forty-eight-year-old Darlene Altvater of Mechanicsville was also ordered to pay restitution at

Fitness boot camp feels like family, demands much
Charlotte Observer
Fitness enthusiast Kelly Moon, second from left, encouraged other family members to exercise at Nubody with her. With her, from left, are her son, Seth; husband, Shawn; and daughter, CaiLee. COURTESY OF KELLY MOON. It’s 5 a.m., and while most people

Kate Beckinsale’s Hot Bikini Body: Fitness Tips From Her Trainer
E! Online
We tapped her trainer, Mandy Ingber (who also keeps Jennifer Aniston in tip-top shape and whose book, Yogalosophy: 28 Days to the Ultimate Mind-Body Makeover, hits shelves next month) to get the inside scoop on Beckinsale’s fitness plan. Here’s what

Information overload: Finding fitness that works for you
CNN
As I’ve started to lead a healthier, more active life, I’ve tried to find as much information as possible related to health and fitness. If you’ve ever tried to research any particular topic related to health, you’ve probably found what I did

HEALTH: Pole Fitness is latest exercise craze
WPRO
Pole dance fitness now serves as an athletic outlet for those who don’t get confidence or enjoyment out of traditional exercise. The activity offers a low-impact, creative alternative to weight lifting and running, and is very similar to Pilates or .

We tried it: GI Joe Workout by Platoon Fitness
Philly.com (blog)
To celebrate Wednesday’s release of the film, Paramount asked Philly’s own Platoon Fitness to create a workout that embodied the “GI Joe” experience. I was lucky enough to get my butt kicked by Platoon’s Founder, Mike Smaltz, and get the scoop on how .

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Pro Fitness Career Shaping!! Fitness News!!

Pro fitness career shaping up for Burnet’s Kristi Yarter
The River Cities Sunday Tribune
BURNET — Kristi Yarter, owner of Kristi’s Kountry Kuts, hopes with a bit more time in the gym and a few more tweaks to her diet she’ll earn her professional card in the world of bodybuilding and fitness. “My plan is to get my pro card in August at the

Fitness app Fitocracy pumps up 1M users, partners with Arnold Schwarzenegger
VentureBeat
Fitocracy was founded two-and-a-half years ago and launched as a video-game like fitness app. Users earn digital points on the iPhone, Android, and web apps and “level up” as they do exercises. That’s still part of the service, but over time it has .

Fitness Trainer of Major Leaguers to Visit
SUNY Cortland News
Tony Gentilcore ’02, one of New England’s premier fitness trainers and a regular contributor to fitness publications, will discuss common injuries and how to test for them and write an effective corrective program, Monday, April 1, at SUNY Cortland.

Kids Camp Challenge makes fitness a way of life for kids
Asbury Park Press
Guiseppe Mirando (from left), 11, and Caroline Derosa, 8, both of the Lincroft section of Middletown, and Kendall Walsh, 10, of Red Bank, run a team relay race during Kids Kamp Challenge, which is run by Jackie Totilo at Momentum Fitness in Red Bank.

JSU Hosts Fitness Week
WJTV
Fit Fest Week will take place at the Walter Payton Center for Health and Wellness on the Jackson State University Campus starting on Monday, March 25th and will continue though to Saturday, March 30th. The Fit Fest Week will feature various free.

TEHAMA FAMILY FITNESS CENTER: Mobilio contest brings out Red Bluff’s best
Red Bluff Daily News
Dave’s Cave memorial weight room was filled with spectators to cheer on local competitors lifting in Dave Mobilio’s honor. It was a night in memory of a fallen local hero, competitive power lifter and friend of Tehama Family Fitness Center. More than.

Snap Fitness to offer TRX suspension training classes
The Lake Country Echo
Snap Fitness in Pequot Lakes will offer TRX suspension training classes starting April 1. Class instructors will be Kristen Gangl, certified personal trainer, and Amanda Lobdell, licensed physical therapist assistant. TRX training was born of necessity.

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Fitness For Life!! Fitness News!!

Fitness for Life happening Sunday at Rockford’s Fairgrounds complex
Rockford Register Star
Families can take part in a Total Body Fitness workshop led by the Winnebago County Health Department. The workshop is billed as a well-rounded approach to physical fitness and an additional component to adopting a healthy lifestyle. A Zumba class also

Lakeshore High School in Mandeville hosts District Elementary Fitness Meet …
NOLA.com
More than 40 students recently participated in the third annual St. Tammany Parish Schools’ District Elementary Fitness Meet hosted by Lakeshore High School. The participants competed in seven track events, from the 50-yard dash, curl-ups, pull-ups

Health and Fitness Expo
MyFox Phoenix
This weekend, get inspiration for getting healthy. The Health and Fitness Expo is taking over the state fairgrounds. There will be food there, but it’s not just rice cakes and salads. FOX 10′s Kristen Keogh checked out the Spice It Up food truck and

Surf report: best fitness gadgets and apps
USA TODAY
Now that warmer temperatures have arrived, it’s the perfect opportunity to revisit that new year’s resolution. You know, the one about getting healthy. Here are five fitness gadgets and apps vying for your attention in the crowded health-tech marketplace.

Joe Weider, fitness mentor to Schwarzenegger, dies
USA TODAY
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joe Weider, a legendary figure in bodybuilding who helped popularize the sport worldwide and played a key role in introducing a charismatic young weightlifter named Arnold Schwarzenegger to the world, died Saturday at age 93

Wamego residents take part in 12-week fitness challenge
Topeka Capital Journal
So, the couple signed up to take part in Get Fit Wamego, a recreational, fitness challenge that was started four years ago to improve the overall health of the town’s residents. The 12-week program, for ages 18 and older, began Feb. 11, and the Prays

Farm to Fitness Connects Local Farmers, Consumers
1011now
… farmers also make the commitment to raise their livestock in environmentally friendly and humane ways. Organizers say it’s also good for the local economy. Program organizers talked about Farm to Fitness at an open house for Body Innovations Saturday.

Fitness tip of the day: Go with the flow
Dallas Morning News (blog)
Today’s Fitness Tip of the Day comes from — well, from me. This accompanying photo might give a clue as to where I’m heading. It was taken Christmas Day, minutes after the snow began pellet-pelting and the wind blowing crazily. My son Charlie and I.

Military Fitness Programs!! Fitness News!!

Military Fitness Programs!! Fitness News!!

Military Fitness Programs: Not Just for Soldiers
Athletic Business (blog)
As prime breeding grounds for military fitness initiatives, installations worldwide also focus on thousands of civilian employees. Behind White House and other administrative encouragement, installations offer a variety of innovative programs.

State, Jackson fitness center reach settlement in E. coli case
Southeast Missourian
Owners of a Jackson fitness center and the state of Missouri have reached a settlement in a court battle over drinking water served by the center that state regulators said sickened several people with E. coli in 2010. An investigation by the Missouri.

A Fitness Trend Men Should Try: Trampoline Workouts
Men’s Fitness
“Since trampolining reduces impact by 40 percent, it allows you to work out harder and recover faster since your body isn’t getting as beat up as it would doing impact exercises on the ground,” says JumpSport fitness expert Steve Carver. Ready to.

Building the Nike+ ecosystem: ten startups selected to create the ultimate …
The Verge
Nike has revealed the first entrants to its Nike+ startup accelerator program, and with it gives a guide as to where its fitness platform is heading. The company first announced its intention to expand the Nike+ ecosystem to a suite of third-party

Britney Spears shoots cover for fitness magazine Shape… then celebrates with …
Daily Mail
Comments (12); Share. Britney Spears is set to be Shape magazine’s next cover girl after revealing she posed for the diet and fitness publication this week. The 31-year-old, who has two children, revealed the news in a message to her Twitter fans on

Interview with a fitness writer, expert
Reno Gazette-Journal
The magazine turned out to be Men’s Fitness, but it didn’t matter because I’d never heard of it. I was 34 at the time, and I’d been working out since I was 13, but I’d never picked up a fitness or bodybuilding magazine. I’d seen them on newsstands, bu

Bay Area health and fitness events
San Francisco Chronicle
Eleven different races for all ages and fitness levels as well as a fair featuring two Zimbabwe bands, Zimbabwe food, a shoe and book drive and more. Noon-4 p.m. Sunday. $5 to run; fair is free. St. Joseph School, 1120 Miramonte Ave., Mountain View

Tuscaloosa’s Ballet Arts and Fitness to host ribbon-cutting ceremony, open …
al.com
(Photo Courtesy of Alison Hollingsworth). TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — The new dance studio Ballet Arts and Fitness opened in Tuscaloosa last month,l and it’s ready for an official opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday and an open house Friday.

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Zumba: Latin-inspired workout is a hot fitness trend
USA TODAY
The Latin-inspired dance workout created in the late 1990s has salsa-ed its way into the top 10 fitness trends for the second year in a row. The American College of Sports Medicine surveyed more than 2,600 professionals to compile its list and.

Fitness Tip of the Day: Golf balls can keep your feet from hurting
Dallas Morning News (blog)
Fitness Tip of the Day: Golf balls can keep your feet from hurting. By Leslie Barker · lgarcia@dallasnews.com · 8:03 am on March 16, 2013 | Permalink. Today’s tip comes from Shelley Estes, certified Pilates instructor and certified personal trainer a

Fitness classes start next week at Orange Senior Center
Plain Dealer (blog)
senior-fitness.jpg View full size THOMAS ONDREY/THE PLAIN DEALER. The Orange Community Recreation & Education’s Senior Center, 32000 Chagrin Blvd. in Pepper Pike, will offer several fitness and dance classes running mid-March to early May.

Your Chicago: Global Capacity’s Fitness Challenge
CBS2 Chicago
“I think it really incents people and makes it a little more top of mind,” he says of the fitness effects. Meanwhile, Jessica Cagle demonstrated the way she uses an exercise ball instead of a chair at her desk. She’s the one who started the trend in

Sloane Stephens Cox
Pensacola News Journal
NEVER BOARD Fitness Onboard sports bra top, $14.95, Fitness Onboard board shorts, $24.95, Big Kahuna Longboard, $250, Kahuna Big Stick, $99, and straw fedora, all from Onboard. Model: Kadi Klausen / Phillip Makselan/Bella/pnj.com. FASHION

Hodgson: Fitness the difference for Dawson
Fifa.com
England manager Roy Hodgson insists Tottenham Hotspur skipper Michael Dawson has earned his place in his current squad “on merit” after finally experiencing an injury-free run. Dawson’s recall almost went by unnoticed after the spotlight focused on.

Pushing limits through extreme fitness
NBCNews.com (blog)
By Norma Rubio, Producer, NBC News. While running a marathon used to be the ultimate way to push your body to the limit, there’s a growing trend of pushing your body to more extreme levels of — such as obstacle racing. These races combine.

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Fitness Trends And Solutions!! Fitness News!!

Recycle Studio offers its own spin on fitness trend
Boston Globe
Like SoulCycle and Flywheel — studios that have made spinning one of the hottest fitness trends going — Recycle is utterly devoted to the quest for cardio. At Greater Boston’s only spin-specific studio, Recycle riders refer to each other as

Putin Urges Revival of Soviet-Era Fitness Tests
ABC News
Russian President Vladimir Putin called Wednesday for the revival of a Soviet-era physical evaluation program that required all schoolchildren to pass fitness tests. Putin, a judo enthusiast and a regular swimmer, said that the restoration of GTO

Animal-inspired fitness class latest way to get in shape
Fox News
Turning to nature to work every muscle in your body is a growing trend that can burn some serious calories. Stoked Primal is an animal-inspired movement class, which promises to burn 350 calories in a half hour. Fox News Health’s Anna Kooiman

Shamrock Fitness Fair; St. Patty’s Day Parade: Northeast Portland holiday news
OregonLive.com
What’s happening for St. Patrick’s Day in Northeast Portland? • The adidas Shamrock Fair takes over the Oregon Convention Center in conjunction with the Shamrock Run. The fre

Milton fitness instructor is a community player
Boston.com
Maureen Conlon considers herself a motivator, and was unhappy working a desk job after getting a degree in marketing. So the longtime Milton resident used her skills to motivate people to get in shape, and has been working for gyms and programs

SoCal Olympians mentor LA students to encourage fitness, health
89.3 KPCC (blog)
While Olympians fight for the gold medal at prestigious international events, California kids are working to pass their own mandated fitness tests at schools throughout the state. These two groups come together in a program called Ready, Set, Gold!

Crescent City Classic Wellness and Fitness Expo lineup announced
NOLA.com
Runners don’t have to wait until the morning of the Allstate Sugar Bowl Crescent City Classic to get in the race day spirit. The Wellness and Fitness Expo

West Side Decorating Center, Sarah Fechter Fitness among businesses to be …
The Saginaw News
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Men’s Fitness Loses EIC
mediabistro.com
The thinking is that Zinczenko — who built Men’s Health into what it is today — can help Men’s Fitness‘ stature. In related news, Steve Perrine, another Rodale staffer who was ousted along with Zinczenko, is also joining AMI as a consultant. Perrine

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City offers Fitness Challenge
Boston.com
The city is offering its second annual Fitness Challenge this spring. The six-week program will feature free fitness events nearly every day around the city at organizations and businesses. Participants can win prizes based on loss of weight, inches.

Facebook Adds New Actions For Books, Movies, Fitness & More [Updates]
MakeUseOf
The new actions include “run”, “walk, and “bike” for fitness, “read”, “rate”, “quote”, and “want to read” for books, and “rate” and “want to watch” for movies and TV. Facebook used the Nike app as an example for the “run” action, and showed a sample

Fitness Tip of the Day: Set a goal
Dallas Morning News (blog)
Fitness Tip of the Day: Set a goal. By Leslie Barker · lgarcia@dallasnews.com · 1:27 pm on March 10, 2013 | Permalink. Today’s tip is from that helpful trainer Jeremy Allen, whose website – with such slogans as “If you believe it, you can achieve it

Chick Wit: Fitness crazes for the crazy
Philadelphia Inquirer
Hint: Louboutin is French for you’re-gonna-break-your-ankle. But an even better fitness craze is exercising on a stripper pole, which I saw on one of the Real Housewives reality shows, where the housewives were taking lessons.

AllStar Fitness bankruptcy: Cancellation sought for 2100 prepaid contracts
West Seattle Blog (blog)
The newest development in the AllStar Fitness Chapter 11 bankruptcy and proposed sale: We heard today from multiple club members who reported receiving a copy of these court documents for a motion asking the federal bankruptcy judge to allow the

For fitness buffs in their 80s, working out never gets old
Green Bay Press Gazette
But Beth’s commitment to fitness isn’t just for own sake; it’s also for the well-being of her family. Beth and Sewell help take care of their 61-year-old son, Charles Greely, who was paralyzed and lost feeling in both legs and his left arm after a

Honolulu Club owner plans new fitness center despite bankruptcy
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
The bankrupt owner of the Honolulu Club is preparing to open a 30,000-square-foot fitness center at the upscale Ko’olani condominium project in Kakaako in the next few months. The Honolulu Club’s owner, Los Angeles-based Meridian Sports Clubs

Fitness Video! Babe Helen Flanagan gets ready for Cheltenham …
By Arthur Antunes Coimbra
Bet on the Cheltenham race here. | Live soccer news of players, football teams & matches – 101 Great Goals.

The Best Health!! Fitness News!!!

The Best Health!! Fitness News!!!

The Best Health, Fitness And Wellness Instagrams
Huffington Post
We at Healthy Living recently got into the Instagram game with our own account and we were amazed by how much inspiration we are able to take from our friends in nutrition and overall wellness. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite accounts

Fitness Together Greystone hosting 10th anniversary celebration Saturday
al.com (blog)
Together trainers edit.jpg Fitness Together Greystone certified personal trainers Bob Crowder, Constance Kelly and Rob Hackett are encouraging people to attend the business’ 10th anniversary celebration on Saturday.

Local Startup Powers Mobile Fitness Movement
Mission Local
Skimble is competing against other health and fitness apps, like RunKeeper, Daily Burn and Nike Training Club. It ranks 16th of 312 apps on Google Play’s list of the top free health and fitness apps on Android. On the iTunes list for iPhone apps}

Fitness Tip of the Day: Get a workout buddy
Dallas Morning News
This tip is from Jeremy Allen of (appropriately named) Jeremy Allen He’s a certified strength and conditioning specialist, an accreditation through the National Strength and Conditioning Association., and comes highly recommended from a friend

MCVTS students participate in the Joetta Clark Diggs Fitness Challenge
MyCentralJersey.com
By building confidence and encouraging a “can-do” attitude among the youth, the fitness challenge is making a major difference in their lives, said Karen L. Clark, vice president of Medicaid

Food, fitness: Philly’s ‘Porch’ will be hopping this spring
Philadelphia Business Journal
Live music from WXPN on “Philly local Wednesdays,” designated days for food trucks (including Lucky Old Souls and Spot Burger) and classes (including “bootcamp” and Zumba) are all planned. The Porch was created by converting 34 parking spot

SHAPE Shares: 5 Female Fitness Icons We Love
Shape Magazine (blog)
Are you celebrating International Women’s Day this Friday? We’re a little early, but we couldn’t resist! There are so many inspirational women who have changed the face of sports or athletics that it was hard to round up our five favorite

Shelton event combines fun and fitness for a cause
Shelton Herald
A recent Fun, Food & Fitness event at B&B Cages in downtown Shelton raised funds for the Lower Naugatuck Valley Parent Child Resource Center. About 50 young people — including about 40 with disabilities — and 75 parents attended the event

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Use it and lose it: New fitness magazine lists 10 best diets
Alexandria Town Talk
Picking the right diet for your lifestyle and personality is a recipe for success, according to a story in The Best Diet & Fitness Tips on newsstands now. This magazine, the first in a new series of USA Today publications called The Best, features some

Joe Manganiello: Fitness Book to Be Released in 2014!
Just Jared
“Joe Manganiello’s Evolution: The Cutting-Edge Guide to Breaking Down Mental Walls and Building the Body You’ve Always Wanted,” will feature everything Joe has “learned over the years about health and fitness and will feature step-by-step workout

Your Group Fitness Checklist
Huffington Post (blog)
I am a big believer in the power of group fitness. Whether it’s the energy of hundreds of yogis sweating together at an outdoor festival or a group of 40 spinners rocking out to Kanye remixes, group fitness inspires healthy camaraderie and shines

SOS: Once upon a mattress and a fitness class; fairy tale ending for one, not …
Wisconsin State Journal
25 with a problem he had signing up for fitness classes at Hybrid Fitness as a Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin customer. The plan allows GHC members access to an extensive fitness class regime, but members must sign up in advance

New business: Staten Island’s Frequency Fitness Studios (photo gallery)
SILive.com
Enlarge Hilton Flores Frequency Fitness Studio owner and personal trainer Gennaro Brigante makes sure his client, Diane Hernandez, has good form doing the dumbbell press. ( Staten Island Advance/Hilton Flores) Frequency Studios in Tottenville

‘Real Housewife’ opens fitness studio in RSM
OCRegister
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA – Tamra Barney, a Ladera Ranch resident starring in “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” hosted the grand opening Saturday of the studio she started with her fiancé. Barney said she achieved her long-term goal

KMOX Health & Fitness Show
CBS Local
Monica discusses the natural aspects of body building, which can get a bad reputation, with Chinga Moalusi, natural body builder, photographer and fitness model. KMOX Health and Show with Monica Adams. Learn how you can give back to the

Won’t come back without fitness certificate, says determined Irfan Pathan
Daily News & Analysis
It is never easy for a cricketer to sit out, when his team needs him the most. And perhaps, it becomes more difficult to miss the action, when the side seems to be back on track. It was natural that emotions would run high for Irfan Pathan on Sunday .

Enthusiasts get fitness mantra
Daily News & Analysis
Mehta also spoke about women power and shared his fitness mantra. He said it was important to remember that the half marathon was about running towards a goal instead of away from it. “I believe in a holistic approach

The Fitness Myths!!, Fitness News!!

The Fitness Myths!!, Fitness News!!

The Fitness Myths That Hold You Back, and How to Succeed: Myth 4 — The Flat …
Huffington Post
We are continuing our series on why it’s so hard to follow through on New Year’s fitness resolutions. (Can you believe it is already end of February?!) In previous posts, we introduced the “Training Your Muscles,” “No Pain, No Gain,” and “Stretching

Joe Manganiello announces fitness book deal
Entertainment Weekly
Today, Gallery Books announced it will publish Manganiello’s fitness book (deep breath), Joe Manganiello’s Evolution: The Cutting-Edge Guide to Breaking Down Mental Walls and Building the Body You’ve Always Wante

Fitness Connection joining tenant mix at Irving Mall
Dallas Morning News (blog)
In the effort to attract more customers, regional shopping malls are picking non-traditional tenants to bring more business. It only makes sense with fewer department stores and big anchor retailers. Irving Mall owner Simon Property Group said

Nautilus bulking up fitness products with new licensing agreement
Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle) (blog)
A new licensing agreement will enable Vancouver-based exercise equipment maker Nautilus Inc. (NYSE: NLS) to offer a wider range of health and fitness products. The company makes equipment for the home and for commercial gyms under the

The Faithful Shopper: Fitness and Fashion
Huffington Post
Sometimes topics for a blog just come to you because of wonderful coincidence. I just moderated a panel for my friends at Real Estate Weekly magazine on “Fitness and Fashion,” and given that we’re just three months from Memorial Day, this seems a

Sean Combs, Mark Wahlberg Launch Fitness Water Brand
Men’s Fitness
But a new fitness water called AQUAhydrate removes that pesky part of the rehydration process. Hip-hop artist turned entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs and actor/producer Mark Wahlberg joined forces to launch the electrolyte-enhanced

THHS Fitness centers offer more than lifting weights
Char-Koosta News
IGNATIUS — There’s more than what meets the eyes at first glance at the Tribal Health and Human Services centers. Besides offering physical training opportunities and advice to the public, and diabetes information to diabetics the THHS

Hatem Ben Arfa told to work harder and improve his fitness – The Sun
NEWCASTLE boss Alan Pardew tells Frenchman to up his game if he wants to regain his place after hamstring injury.

Tamra Barney Talks C.U.T. Fitness and OC Drama – OK! Magazine
The sharp-tongued SoCal gal doesn’t take guff from anybody and now she’s ready to whip everyone into shape with the opening of her studio, C.U.T. in Santa Margherita, Calif. Last season we witnessed Tamra embark on .

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