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FITNESS PLAN: Moving up, down and into Africa
BDlive
Next month, Planet Fitness will launch its new JustGym low-cost model in Sunnyside, Pretoria. It will have the same machines and treadmills but will not have the features that make gyms expensive: the swimming pools and the cost of sales commissions.

Couples should vow to stay thin, fitness authors urge
Herald Sun
The controversial bestselling fitness authors made their own “weight vow” to maintain their mutual attraction and healthy marriage and encourage other couples to do the same. “Choosing to marry someone is a huge commitment and attraction is one of the

After return, Zaheer aims for peak fitness and India spot
Indian Express
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Zaheer Khan is eager to reclaim his place in the Indian team and said he will look to use the period after IPL to attain peak fitness. Having returned to the RCB playing XI after a long injury layoff, Zaheer, who was .

Anytime Fitness pumps up with remodel
The Herald Bulletin
“It’s really great when you see someone work hard, then get rewarded for it,” said Albert, who owns Anytime Fitness gyms in Muncie and Anderson with his wife, Lillian. Sometimes, that’s by building muscle, getting healthier or dropping 10, 20 or even

Hangover star Justin Bartha is engaged to fitness-trainer girlfriend
gulfnews.com
”The Hangover Part III” star Justin Bartha is reportedly engaged to Lia Smith. The actor, 34, who also starred in the recently cancelled NBC comedy “The New Normal,” popped the question to his fitness-trainer girlfriend while they were vacationing in .

The Personal Trainer: Fitness advice from the front lines
Anniston Star
Do you ever wonder how the instructors and trainers at your gym make fitness look so easy? Not only are they in great shape, they somehow keep a tight work-out schedule without wandering too far off the fitness path. How do they stay inspired and not .

Krav maga builds fitness for street survival – Edmonton Journal
Edmonton Journal
A martial art that is part self-defence system and part fitness tool, krav maga (pronounced krahv-ma-GAW) is Hebrew for “contact fight,” or hand-to-hand combat. Developed in the 1930s when the Nazis invaded Eastern Europe, it is part street fighting .

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Branson launches fitness club – AsiaOne.com
AsiaOne
Virgin Group founder Richard Branson was in town yesterday to launch a new fitness centre at One Raffles Place. Called Virgin Active, the club will be the first in South-east Asia and is scheduled to open in the third quarter of this year. Spanning …

New fitness centers cater to aging baby boomers
Chicago Tribune
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Baby boomers, the generation that vowed to stay forever young, are getting older, designing senior-friendly gyms and becoming their own personal trainers. In exercise havens for the over-50 set, the cardio machines are typically

Fitness witness accused of interference
Independent Online
Pietermaritzburg – A witness at an inquiry into eight deaths at a fitness test in KwaZulu-Natal was on Tuesday accused of manipulating another witness. Ravi Padayachee, SC, for the KwaZulu-Natal transport department, asked whether Nonhlanhla Mlambo .

Female fitness trainer stabs intruder to death – Ninemsn
Ninemsn
May 15, 2013: A young woman has stabbed a home invader to death as he grappled with her husband in their Washington state home. A young US fitness trained has fatally stabbed a home invader with a kitchen knife reportedly to protect her husband.

Cleveland-area Fitness Trainer “GI” Jayne Engeman Delivers a Punch With …
Sacramento Bee
The Motivation Full body fitness is a way of life for Engeman, and it can be for you too. GI Jayne Engeman was voted Best Group Fitness Instructor 2012 by readers of Northeastern Ohio’s Cleveland Magazine. She’s an ISSA Certified Personal Trainer and .

Inquiry into cop recruits’ fitness test fatalities resumes
Mail & Guardian Online
Eight people died after taking part in a 4km run at the Harry Gwala Stadium in Pietermaritzburg in December, in a fitness test which formed part of a recruitment process by the Road Traffic Inspectorate. More than 34 000 people qualified to apply for .

Want To Make Your Content Go Viral? Take A Lesson From The Fitness Industry
Forbes
But while the fitness industry is full of get-lean-quick gimmicks and muscle building secrets “they” don’t want you to know, there is some genuinely great content out there, from info on more efficient workouts to the latest on metabolism-friendly eating.

Fitspiration: 10 Must-Have Spring Fitness Fashions | Celebrity News …
By Robbie Darby
When you look good you feel good! And this spring FitGirl fashionista you are in luck. I’ve sought out and sweated in more fit gear than I can keep track of and these are the ones you MUST sprint out and get! Fitspiration: Motivational Tanks .

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Fitness is the answer: Here are some of the questions – Philly.com
Philly.com
Good nutrition’s essential, too. To help parents and caregivers understand what kids need, here’s a quiz testing your knowledge on childhood health and fitness. Get your pencil out. If you get fewer than half the answers right, you have some homework

Turning a Smartphone Into a Workout Buddy
New York Times (blog)
Summer is coming at last. Like me, you may be thinking that a few improvements to your fitness and physique might be in order before you hit the beach. It’s also possible that, like me, you find it hard to motivate yourself to exercise or to head to .

Fitness goals are infinite at New Canaan gym
Newcanaannewsonline
Fitness goals are infinite at New Canaan gym. Jarret Liotta. Published 11:02 am, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. View: Larger | Hide. David Peterson, who began his interest in fitness and training during his junior year in high school, now owns two Infinity

How to Motivate For a Workout – Fitness
By Leta Shy
Sticking to a workout routine can be a constant struggle. If you’re in need to a fitness reboot, then here are five ways to freshen up your routine. Start fresh: Time to look through your workout gear. Donate any old equipment you don’t use .

Pakistan focus on fitness in camp – The Nation
The Nation
Pakistan’s cricketers focused primarily on fitness and batting skills during the six-day training camp in Abbottabad, which concluded on Wednesday, ahead of the Champions Trophy in England. The players returned to their hometowns and will reassemble on .

Shamini’s fitness put under watch
Business Standard
TTFI has accepted the “excuse” given by their leading woman paddler K Shamini of being low on confidence in playing against superior English players while putting her fitness under watch in the upcoming matches of the Commonwealth championships.

British fitness instructor plunges to his death from Dubai balcony just weeks …
Daily Mail
A British fitness instructor plunged to his death from a high-rise building in Dubai less than three months after getting married. Former Royal Navy sailor Elwood McIlwraith, 29, who described himself as a ‘massive sports player and into everything .

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Limitless fantasies of fitness triumphs yet to come
The Seattle Times
Strapped in seat 16A, I repeatedly lifted two fitness-themed magazines bought at the airport. One was MacLife, with a cover story titled, “An App a Day: Your Phone, iPad and even your Mac can help you on your quest to get healthy — and have more fun .

Minnesota schools embrace new fitness program
Duluth News Tribune
Some Minnesota schools are embracing a new student fitness program designed to be a better gauge of overall health than the decades-old Presidential Physical Fitness Test. Instead of measuring athletic feats, the new Presidential Physical Fitness .

Dembele faces fitness test
7M SPORTS
Tottenham will give a fitness test to Mousa Dembele (hamstring) before deciding whether to include the midfielder in the squad for their home game against Southampton. Striker Emmanuel Adebayor (knee) and midfielder Jake Livermore (hamstring) are .

Edward Health & Fitness Center @ Seven Bridges is holding an Open House on …
Chicago Tribune
The enrollment fee to join Edward Health & Fitness Centers (EHFC) will be only $50 when new members sign up during an Open House at the EHFC Seven Bridges location, 6600 S. Route 53 in Woodridge on Saturday, May 11, 9 a.m.–12 noon. In addition ..

Fitness center owner leads weekly morning Bible study
Spartanburg Herald Journal
From that day forward, his business, Nautilus Fitness Center, became God’s business. “It’s been a different journey since then,” he said. “Sometimes the focus can be on ourself, but when we focus on him and what he has called us for, everything comes

Running at night latest fitness craze
Times of India
Based on a new fitness trend sweeping the UK, the latest running craze is all about one thing – darkness. And you don’t even have to get up at the crack of dawn for it. In fact, they’re at night and take place in pitch black with only a dimly lit head .

Griffith News | Improved breathing for fitness
By Louise Durack
Finding ways to make breathing easier in order to enhance exercise performance and improve rehabilitation methods for cardiac disease is the focus of Griffith research. “When we think about exercise we might think about the leg muscles that .

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Home LifeStyle Health & Fitness 10000 Steps Per Day Can Reduce the Risk of …
Indiatimes.com
By IndiaTimes | April 29, 2013, 3:35 pm IST – Posted 12 hours ago Health & Fitness · « Go Back to Homepage. The study known as ‘The Indian Physical Activity, Diabetes and Heart Disease Study’ (IPADH) establishes the fact that physical activity can

Rail-thin Denise Richards slams ‘skinny’-shaming
Examiner.com
Meanwhile, the sinewy 5-foot-6 Richards insists she’s perfectly healthy. “What bothers me is I have three daughters, and I’m such an advocate for health and fitness in moderation,” says the ex-wife of Charlie Sheen. “We eat ice cream all the time

BRIAN PARR’S HEALTH AND FITNESS: Casual Dining Restaurants vs. Fast Food.
Aiken Standard
Fast food is widely thought to be unhealthy and most nutritionists recommend eating it infrequently, if at all. While is it possible to make healthy choices at most fast food restaurants, the food that most people order is typically high in calories

Viper Battalion promotes health, physical fitness at ‘Zumbathon’
DVIDS
Lt. Col. Kip Korth, commander of 1-395th Engineer Battalion, 479th Field Artillery Brigade, Division West, attempts to “Zumba” his way out of “Zumba Jail” during the battalion’s first Zumbathon Health Fair and Car Show held at the West Fort Hood

Baby yoga part of Sunderland feel-good festival
Sunderland Echo
BABY Jake Reah got Sunderland’s weekend of health and fitness off to a flying start. Helped along by his mum, five-month-old Jake took part in a special yoga session to kick off Sunderland’s first Feel Good Festival. The event aimed to get more .

4 Apps for Employee Health and Wellness – Mashable
Mashable
Runtastic is an app primarily designed for individuals, and its goal is to make exercising easy and fun while providing people with a way to stay accountable for their own health and fitness needs. Florian Gschwandtner, CEO and co-founder of Runtastic

Olympic gold medalist Summer Sanders named as Jamba Juice spokesperson
Fast Casual
The Healthy Living Council is comprised of nutrition and fitness experts who work with Jamba to develop education materials, online content and school nutrition outreach initiatives to support healthier lifestyles. The council also advises on nutrition .

Four Central Arkansas Fitness Centers Sold to Group Led by Stephens Execs for …
Arkansas Business Online
That’s the price paid for the real estate associated with a quartet of health and fitness clubs in Little Rock and North Little Rock. You might recall that Riley’s Health & Fitness Centers Inc., led by Pat Riley Jr., announced early this month the sale .

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Fitness party is just one of Kentucky Derby 2013′s health-focused events
The Courier-Journal
B Fit Zumba instructor Tiffany Smith: B Fit Zumba instructor Tiffany Smith sheds light on the benefits of Zumba as a fitness practice and how it changed her own confidence. Smith will be one of the instructors at the Derby Festival fitness event.

Fitness Club Owner Gets Life For Role In Murders
North Country Gazette
NEW YORK—The owner of Synergy Fitness clubs on Long Island and New York City has been sentenced to three terms of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for his role in the murders of three men between 1994 and 2003. Following jury trials

Some For, Some Against Proposed UConn Fitness Center
Hartford Courant
Not too many issues prompt dozens of students to descend on a board of trustees meeting, but a proposal for a new $100 million fitness center did Wednesday. About 60 or 70 students showed up to voice their opinions on the proposal and they were sharply

Man 2.0: The Fitness Book That’s Redefining Masculine
Forbes
What do you get when you combine two of the fitness industry’s brightest minds with promotional advice from Tim Ferriss, business insight from Mark Cuban, and a foreword from Arnold Schwarzenegger himself? The year’s most important fitness book

Life Time Fitness Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results – Earnings Call …
Seeking Alpha
Great day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the First Quarter 2013 Life Time Fitness Earnings Conference Call. My name is Katina, and I’ll be your coordinator for today. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded for

Faribault High School fitness center officially fully funded thanks to Carlanders
Southernminn.com
The Carlander family and the State Bank of Faribault donate the final $10,000 toward the new H. Robert Fielitz Fitness Center at Faribault High School, meaning the facility is fully funded with $725,000 raised in just 20 months by the Faribault Booster.

Uruguay fret over Suarez fitness for Confederations Cup
Yahoo! Sports
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – South American champions Uruguay are worried Luis Suarez will lose match fitness during his 10-match ban for biting with the Confederations Cup looming in June. Suarez is already suspended for Uruguay’s South American World .

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LA Fitness drops add-on swimming charges for children
The Guardian
Gym chain LA Fitness has made major changes to its charges for members who wanted to take their children swimming after the Observer argued that it was breaching the terms of its own contracts. As of June, children under four will be allowed to access .

PolitiFact: Legislature mandated school fitness tests in 2007
Austin American-Statesman
Villarreal described his amendment as enabling state researchers to access and analyze results of the fitness tests collected by the agency. Asked if researchers are restricted from getting such results now, Villarreal’s chief of staff, Peter Clark

Bright Lights, Big Fitness: The Business Of Keeping Broadway In Shape
Forbes
Along the way, his quest to stay in performing shape blossomed into a passion for fitness, and he eventually carved out a reputation on Broadway as a trainer who understood the challenges of taking the stage night after night. In 2011, he began .

Bill Seeks Standards for Drop-in Day Care Centers
NBC 7 San Diego
A state lawmaker wants to establish basic standards for the short-term day care centers that are growing in popularity at fitness centers, shopping malls, grocery stores and other businesses. Unlike full-time child care providers that are regulated by

Fitness center expansion cost at $625K
Faribault County Register
“We are at over 300 memberships,” fitness center director Michele Hall says. “Our weight room and locker rooms are just too small to accommodate all the equipment and people.” Plus, the weights/exercise room is located upstairs, a hardship for some ..

Fitness Edge Raises Money for Windsor Green Victims
WBTW – Myrtle Beach and Florence SC
“When we heard this and realized we had 12 members it was already tragic enough but once we knew we had 12 members that had their house burned down we felt we had to help,” said Adam Crawford, marketing director at Fitness Edge.

Large new 24 Hour Fitness club opens in southern Fontana
Fontana Herald-News
“The City of Fontana makes healthy living a top priority with the Healthy Fontana initiative and efforts to combat childhood obesity,” said Albert Ramos, club manager of 24 Hour Fitness. “We’re proud to be part of a community that encourages fitness .

Dragonboat team promotes health, fitness
Parkersburg News
Area fitness centers, gyms and businesses are partnering with the team to provide free classes, weight training and other services. Zumba, swimming, yoga, toning and massage are among the options available. “The MOV’n Dragons team is proud to be in a .

Fitness Experts Share Their Favorite Exercises
U.S. News & World Report
Fill out those skinny jeans (in a good way) with this move from Bobby and Alicia Strom of Strom Fitness & Massage in Hollywood, Calif. Treat yourself to a Google image search of this power couple, and it’s no surprise that, between the two of them

KinectHealth Launches KinectHealth Mobile Fitness Studio for Windows 8 at …
Wall Street Journal
KinectHealth is a mobilestudio. It has three elements which motivate people to stay in shape: compelling workouts, biometric data from a motion sensing webcam and workout buddies. The integration of these three elements in a mobile package .

Fitness big business on PGA Tour, but not for every golfer
Hilton Head Island Packet
The director of at Sea Island Golf Learning Center works with more than a dozen PGA Tour professionals, including Davis Love III, Brandt Snedeker, Lucas Glover, Jonathan Byrd and Brian Harman. He thinks if professional golfers want consistency

Don’t Just Burn Calories, Donate Them! Zumba(R) Fitness‘ ‘The Great Calorie …
Wall Street Journal
Since its inception in 2001, Zumba has transformed millions of lives through its contagious world rhythms and choreography and is now working together with Feeding America–the largest U.S. hunger-relief organization–and the United Nations

TomTom Steps Into Fitness With GPS Smart Watches – Mashable
Mashable
While the big tech companies battle it out for smart watch supremacy, TomTom, the company known for GPS mapping and driving directions, is making inroads in the space. The company, which previously partnered with Nike to make the SportWatch

Fitness Singles Boosts Memberships after Feature Story on NBC’s Today Show
Broadway World
Singles, the world’s largest fitness focused dating site catering to health conscious, active singles, is enjoying a spike of new interest, following coverage on the Today Show. NBC’s popular morning news show featured  Singles in a

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Circus fitness goes beyond the big top
Washington Post
But even though that circus will be gone, it seems circus fitness is here to stay. Ever since Trapeze School New York opened a Washington branch in 2009, people who’ve never tried anything in a big top other than sit down have been giving various acts

Doubts over Messi’s fitness keep PSG guessing
euronews
(Reuters) – Lionel Messi has gone from being the first name on Barcelona’s team sheet to the last, as they await a late  test ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final second leg at home to Paris St Germain. The World Player of the

Halle Berry’s diabetes and age raise pregnancy health risks
Examiner.com
Halle Berry health fitness · celebrity fitness over 40. Advertisement. Experts say Halle Berry’s surprise second pregnancy at age 46 raises some real health concerns, but her superior overall health and access to top-shelf medical care can ensure Berry

Health and fitness retreats fit active lifestyles
Vancouver Sun
So I started searching online for “active vacations” and “fitness trips” and “wellness retreats.” It was frustrating. The pricey and posh Canyon Ranch popped up. Several intensive yoga-only weekend workshops

Busy Mom Fitness Expert Holly Rigsby Launches Fit Yummy Mummy Certification
San Francisco Chronicle
Despite offering free workout blog posts, posting fat loss recipes for busy moms, and recording postpartum workout videos on YouTube, Rigsby sees a need in the  industry for coaches trained in the techniques of Fit Yummy Mummy. “There.

Fitness Tip of the Day: Only compare yourself to…you
Dallas Morning News (blog)
Todays’ Fitness Tip comes from, yes, me again, inspired by Jill Murawski, instructor at FitYoga , which is located inside Crull Fitness. Yes, Jill, who has made me think that maybe I (yes, the unlimber one who resembles only the straight pretzels, not .

Councils charge outdoor fitness trainers
Newcastle Herald
A report tabled at a Port Stephens council meeting late last month said personal training was a growing industry and an increasing number of trainers were using council reserves, raising concerns about access, wear and tear and public liability.

Cyberstrength: The First True Fitness Breakthrough in 25 Centuries …
By Patrick Cox
Patrick Cox discusses the benefits of physical fitness on the human body and how the development of core cooling technology could provide people with a more comfortable way to work out.

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New fitness studio offers barre fitness, which mixes Pilates, yoga and ballet
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Siel suffers from arthritis, and the pain not only limited her fitness options, but eventually changed her career path. After graduating from Churchville-Chili Senior High School in 2003, Siel trained as a pastry chef in South Carolina before.

Bresnan upbeat on Ashes fitness
ESPNcricinfo.com
Bresnan’s second operation on his right elbow caused him to miss the tour to New Zealand, but he is aiming to play in Yorkshire’s friendly against Lancashire, , and proving his in championship cricket ahead of the first

Fitness center is shaping up
Springfield News-Leader
The Nixa City Council voted to spend $253,000 to equip the second-floor  area in the community center. The equipment is financed throught a 36-month loan from Commerce Bank with a 1.85 percent interest rate. The city makes its first payment on.

Pazoo Joins Forces With, and Signs, America’s Fitness Ambassador and …
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
Steve’s ability to positively affect peoples’ lives created momentum and recognition when he first embarked on his career, which landed him a personal training position at the White House. He moved to NYC to work at Sports Club LA, Rockefelle

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Jantjies must pass fitness test
SPORT24
Jantjies, who sustained a bruise to the chest against the Crusaders last week, was released from training this week, and his  will be tested at the captain’s run in Bloemfontein on Friday afternoon. Stormers coach Allister Coetzee was clearly

GoodLife Fitness keeps growing, acquires Extreme Fitness franchise
Toronto Star
For the past year GoodLife has expanded its reach in the local fitness market by acquiring financially embattled but potentially profitable rivals. In 2012, GoodLife bought four locations formerly controlled by Premier

Silly Surf Fitness In North Texas | TransWorld SURF
By TransWorld SURF
Watch out Taylor Knox, there’s a new surf fitness craze sweeping the nation!

Q and A with Wipeout Host Jill Wagner: Fitness, Food, Beauty …
By Alanna Nuñez
Actress, model, and TV personality Jill Wagner shares her workout secrets, favorite foods, must-have beauty products, and more