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Anytime Fitness, the largest co-ed workout chain in the United States, plans on opening its Lexington facility Monday, July 28.The local location will be the company's 17th in Nebraska, with another three Nebraska locations anticipated to open by the end of the year.The fitness chain began 2008 with 604 workout centers throughout the United States. By the end of 2008, company officials estimate that number will approach 1000 facilities.Brian Kieborz, regional manager for the fitness center, was on hand Friday morning to outline reason ...

Source: Lexington Clipper-Herald   Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:17:31

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Police in Windham, N.H., say they have arrested a man suspected of assaulting women at fitness centers.Thirty-one-year-old Eric Henson, of Hudson, has been charged with three counts of simple assault.Henson is accused of approaching women and asking them to teach him an exercise or massage technique, then grabbing their feet and putting them on his groin.Police say that because of the investigation in Windham, other women in New Hampshire and Massachusetts have come forward with similar allegations. ...

Source: Boston Globe   Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:26:51

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Police are looking for a man who has allegedly assaulted three women at two Windham, New Hampshire fitness centers this month.The man is accused of approaching the women and asking them to teach him an exercise or massage technique. Then he allegedly grabs their foot and puts it on his groin.Windham police Sgt. Carl Wagner says the assault is minor in nature, but he fears the crimes could escalate into something bigger.Investigators have described the man as between 20 and 30-years-old with blond hair.They have received calls that ear ...

Source: Boston Globe   Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:33:00

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A warrant for the arrest of Nadir Giga, a former fitness center operator, was issued, charging him with grand theft and accusing him of signing a new member although he's facing eviction.The Miramar resident operated Sporthouse Fitness at 41 S.W. Monterey Road until he was evicted from the property less than a year after opening and his equipment was repossessed, according to Martin County Sheriff's Office reports.Several frustrated members contacted the state Division of Consumer Services and filed offense reports with the Martin Cou ...

Source: Stuart News   Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:12:35

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A warrant for the arrest of Nadir Giga, a former fitness center operator, has been issued, charging him with grand theft and accusing him of signing a new member despite knowing that he was facing eviction.The Miramar resident operated Sporthouse Fitness at 41 S.W. Monterey Road until he was evicted from the property less than a year after opening and his equipment was repossessed, according to Martin County Sheriff's Office reports.Several frustrated members contacted the State Division of Consumer Services and filed offense incident ...

Source: Stuart News   Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:12:35

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Free clinics add baseball, hoops to mixLast year, his first as Bristol County District Attorney, Sam Sutter stood on the tennis courts at Bristol Community College and announced the initiation of a series of free youth tennis clinics that he and a group of volunteers from his office would personally conduct and administrate.Monday afternoon, Sutter was back on a tennis court, this time at B.M.C. Durfee High School, to announce not only the return of the tennis clinics but also the inauguration of two new programs that are part of his ...

Source: Fall River Herald News   Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:25:22

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Eastern New Mexico University senior Justin Johnson is starting a local business, while wrapping up his education. Johnson, originally from Raton, is the owner of Fitness and More, a gym on the downtown square in Portales. He opened up the newly renovated sweat box in early December.Several years ago, Johnson began working for himself as a personal trainer; he also worked at the gym under previous management a few years ago before the business bug bit.He's owned and operated the gym for only about seven months, and despite a few speed ...

Source: Portales News-Tribune   Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:55:22

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Reach Personal Fitness is introducing a new program called Beach Body Boot Camp.Certified instructor Alisha Robinson said Beach Body Boot Camp is a fun introduction to circuit training, a proven method used by athletes and fitness professionals. A mix of high intensity and low impact cardio exercise, strength training, plyometrics, and mind, body, and core work will keep you exhilarated, challenged, and never bored.Beach Body Boot Camp is being offered Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 p.m. and Saturdays at 3 p.m. now through the end of Aug ...

Source: The Huntington Herald-Dispatch   Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:41:03

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Fitness is your passion, and you're tired of working for someone else. The idea of striking out on your own and opening your own studio is getting harder to ignore. Before you convince your clients to follow you to the new space, here are eight things you need to know to become as financially fit as possible:Pinpoint Your AudienceLike in any business, you need to figure out to whom you want to cater. Will it be parents who need to work around their children's school and sports schedules? Will it be professionals who will work out befo ...

Source: TheStreet.com   Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:21:59

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Whidden School of Fitness will hold a meditation seminar at 8 p.m. Thursday.Eileen Shaw, a longtime student of Roger Whidden, will lead the class, which will focus on the benefits and myths associated with meditation.Participants will learn how people have used different forms of meditation over the centuries and take part in a guided group meditation.Whidden, at 822 Webster St., will offer group meditation on Thursdays at 8 p.m. throughout the summer.Admission is free. Comfortable dress is recommended. To reserve a seat, call 781-834 ...

Source: The Patriot Ledger   Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:39:30

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Join the Gunstock Inn and Fitness Center staff at 580 Cherry Valley Road for their official Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting on Friday at 9 a.m. to celebrate their new fitness equipment.The fitness center now has new commercial grade, upscale fitness equipment. Chosen by fitness director Robin Allen-Burke, the equipment includes Complete Nautilus Circuit training machines, Cardio equipment, free weights and Expresso Fitness bikes! The fitness bikes allow you to race the person next to you or login and create your own pe ...

Source: The Citizen of Laconia   Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:26:22

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Narrator: This is Science Today. Active brains are healthier brains. In fact, keeping our brains in a state of continuous learning as we age improves its plasticity, or the ability to change. Mike Merzenich, a member of the Keck Center for Integrative Neuroscience at the University of California, San Francisco is working on developing plasticity-based mental and physical training programs for the brain.Merzenich: What we do, you can think of it as being a little bit like going to the gym where nothing in the gym is natural. But what y ...

Source: UC Newsroom   Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:05:56

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Sport Therapy Fitness Center in Newport is announcing a change in look and logo, but not a change in philosophy. The new sign, visible from Highway 101 and designed by local graphic designer Christie Burns, declares "It's About ME."Is it an egotistical statement? "Hardly," said Mike LeBoss, co-owner with wife, Tammy. "It's about ME represents making yourself a priority, taking personal responsibility for your life and health and not letting outside responsibilities be an excuse to neglect yourself. It's easy to get caught up in life, ...

Source: Newport News-Times   Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:54:19

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A Danville fitness center is about to undergo its third expansion since 1999, adding an 11,000-square-foot sports complex to its current 18,000-square-foot building.Perfect Body Fitness Center, owned and operated by Tammy Wiles and her family is beginning construction this month that will add a full basketball gym surrounded by three walking/running tracks and two racketball courts. Volleyball and indoor soccer are other sports that will be added to the center's fitness regimen.The flooring in the new addition will allow it to be used ...

Source: Danville Register & Bee   Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:44:48

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By the decor on the windows some people may think that a Chinese restaurant just opened at 49 West Catawissa St. in Nesquehoning. But actually it is the home of Coalkickin' Martial Arts and Fitness, operated by Master Kevin Dillon of Lake Hauto.Dillon has been teaching martial arts since the age of 16 for Shihan Jon Bonner at the USA Martial Arts in Tamaqua. He considers Bonner to be the best in the business and said he would be happy if he is half as successful as Bonner.Dillon started taking karate lessons at the age of 7, while his ...

Source: Times News   Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:09:39

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Sycamore Shoals Hospital announced Tuesday the purchase of Franklin Health and Fitness Center in Elizabethton. SSH was one of the original owners of Franklin Health and Fitness Center along with North American Corporation, Mapes, Citizens Bank, Carter County Bank and Summers-Taylor. The center has been serving Elizabethton and the surrounding area since its opening in January 1995. With this transaction, Sycamore Shoals Hospital purchased the ownership interest from the other owners.Charles Green, President of Franklin Health and Fitn ...

Source: Elizabethton Star   Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:42:39

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Nyack High School used a $100,000 monetary grant awarded from state Sen. Thomas Morahan's office to expand and upgrade the weight room into a fitness center. The fitness center includes 31 pieces of cardiovascular, monitoring and weight strengthening equipment.Submitted by the Nyack Public Schools. ...

Source: The Journal News   Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:45:59

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Public facility sports high-end amenitiesBars and nightspots outnumber health clubs in Glendale, but the city's newest facility for checking out hot bodies is a fitness center rather than another strip joint.When the Glendale Sports Center at Infinity Park opens at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, visitors will find 35,000 square feet of amenities that include high-end workout equipment from Technogym and Expresso, studios for group fitness classes, a basketball court, locker rooms, personal training services and specialized classes for teens and s ...

Source: Denver Post   Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:48:23

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Several new fitness classes will be offered in July at the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center, 28 S. Linn St.Advanced Yoga will be from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Wednesdays, Wednesday to July 30. Fee is $30. Membership is required.Yoga For Life will be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Wednesday to July 30, excluding July 9. Fee is $40 for four sessions or $12 per class. Membership is not required.Beginning Yoga will be from 11 a.m. to noon Thursdays, Thursday to July 31. Fee is $30. Membership is required.Intermediate Yoga will be from ...

Source: The Iowa City Press-Citizen   Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:36:35

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A local fitness center is looking towards the sky to expand business.This week, the Eau Claire City Council rezoned part of the Sky Park Industrial Center to allow Momentum Sport Fitness to develop a 20,000 square foot human performance center. The owner says it would target children, athletes and people recovering from surgeries. He's also hoping to build an outdoor obstacle course on site.Kurt Mattison, owner of Momentum Sport Fitness says, "It just involves a lot of jumping, pushing, pulling, climbing... all those kinds of activiti ...

Source: WQOW Eau Claire   Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:22:46

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The former manager of Wellness Works Fitness Center in Solon will have to register as a Tier I sex offender when he gets out of jail at the end of July.Bedford Municipal Court Judge Peter J. Junkin found David Hargraves, 25, of Streetsboro, guilty Wednesday afternoon of one count of voyeurism, a second degree misdemeanor.Hargraves was sentenced to 90 days in the county jail but Junkin suspended 60 days of that sentence.Hargraves will have to register where he lives with the county sheriff for the next 15 years, Junkin said, after the ...

Source: WKYC Cleveland   Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:57:51

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The SAD 21 board learned of a plan to move the district's fitness center into the soon-to-be-transformed Dixfield Elementary School.The fitness center serves students and staff at the former Richardson Hollow building. When the center is moved, likely by autumn, it will be available to the public as well, said Superintendent Tom Ward.Plans call for setting up fitness equipment acquired through a federal grant with neighboring SAD 43 in the elementary school gym. A minimal fee structure would allow retirees to use the facility for free ...

Source: The Lewiston Sun Journal   Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:07:33

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The Fitness Center at Beardsley Recreation Center in Sun City West, 12755 W. Beardsley Road, will close Tuesday, June 24, to accommodate the construction of a new fitness center.The rest of the recreation center, including the Aquatics Building and Arts and Crafts Building, will remain open until further notice. The Aquatics Building is expected to close at a later date as construction moves forward.A new 3,000 square-foot fitness center, double the size of the existing one, is being built as part of the fourth and final phase of the ...

Source: YourWestValley.com   Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:42:26

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When Georgia Gwinnett College needed a fitness center, it found one in its backyard.The former Fitness International workout complex near the intersection of Ga. 316 and Collins Hill Road was purchased by the Georgia Gwinnett College Foundation, and has become an immediate hit with students and staff.The GGC Foundation purchased the 36,862-square-foot building and most of the equipment inside for $5.5 million, which included two acres of land. The exterior of the building has been painted and branded with the college's contemp ...

Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution   Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:15:58

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NFL wide receiver-turned-fitness mogul Kevin Johnson is bringing his Team 85 health center to Bor dentown.Johnson, formerly of the Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Baltimore Ravens and Detroit Lions, plans to construct a five- building fitness center complete with medical center, training facility and office complex.Construction on the site will begin as soon as possible, said Werner B. Nitschmann, township director of community development. Johnson and his representatives declined to comment.According to Team 85's website, the ...

Source: The Trenton Times   Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:18:48

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The Sheboygan North High fitness center will be closed this week for maintenance.The fitness center will re-open on Monday, June 30.Fitness center hours are 5:30-10 a.m. and 3-8 p.m. on weekdays and 7:30-10 a.m. on Saturdays.Sheboygan South's fitness center remains open this week. ...

Source: Sheboygan Press   Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:14:37

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In celebration of its 20th Anniversary, Michael's Body Scenes has issued the call to enter its third annual "Survival of the Fittest Corporate Fitness Challenge."Participating businesses will put together teams of three to five people and will battle it out for the Gold. Each team member will be tracking points based on level of activity throughout the 5-day competition. At the end of the competition, the company with the most tracked points will receive the MBS Survival of the Fittest Title."We had a wonderful turnout for our past tw ...

Source: Boca Raton News   Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:39:07

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A kids-only fitness center is now open in Los Gatos - apparently the first of its kind in the nation."FUZE Fit for a Kid" gets its name from the combination of exercise and health programs it offers. "The secret to our club is we fuse, or blend, traditional fitness components and training with technology-driven interactive fitness," FUZE CEO Dave James said.Exergaming, which combines exercise with video game technology, is one way FUZE hopes to get kids off the couch and away from the console. For example, there is an exergame called ...

Source: San Jose Mercury News   Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:53:46

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Switch Fitness, a high-tech women-only fitness center, is opening its first location in St. Peters, Mo., with plans to open up to 400 centers nationwide in the next two years, including at least 10 in the St. Louis area.Exertron, which owns the Switch Fitness franchise, is a sports medical technologies company based in the business incubator operated by the Economic Development Center of St. Charles County. The company designs and manufactures exercise equipment that utilizes a computerized real weight stack allowing for automated wei ...

Source: BizJournals   Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:18:15

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A 4-year-old boy was found unconscious Friday at a fitness center pool in South Austin.He was rushed to Dell Children's Medical Center where he died the next day. According to the boy's father, Colin Holst was swimming in the pool at Lifetime Fitness when a lifeguard noticed that he was in trouble and struggling in the water. Lifeguards pulled him out of the water, performed CPR and called 9-1-1.Warren Hassinger with Travis County EMS said paramedics continued CPR on the way to the hospital, and the boy was revived. Medical teams at D ...

Source: KVUE-TV Austin   Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:06:43

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A company headed by a retired NFL football player plans to construct a 78,000-square-foot fitness center along Route 130 that would have a swimming pool, indoor practice field, basketball court, salon and cafe.The center would be built on land just north of Mastoris Diner. The land is owned by Growmark FS LLC, a company that supplies fertilizers, seed and other products to the agricultural community.According to plans filed at the township municipal building, Growmark would sell 24 acres of the 32-acre property to K. Johnson Enterpris ...

Source: Burlington County Times   Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:58:52

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Members of the Lifetime Fitness on South Mopac were sent a courtesy e-mail on Saturday informing them of the pool closure as a result of the drowning which occurred Friday. The e-mail included plans to re-open the outdoor pool Sunday.At approximately 5:30 p.m. on Friday, a 4-year-old boy was pulled from the pool, the victim of a near drowning. Witnesses say the little boy was directly under the lifeguard stand, hard to see, in distress. Once aware of the situation, the lifeguard pulled the boy out of the pool and immediately started C ...

Source: KXAN 36 Austin   Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:40:31

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Members of the Oswego Health and Fitness Club on West First Street in Oswego have been playing the waiting game since early April, wondering when the club will reopen and who will be its new owner.Some of those answers are finally starting to take shape, as longtime club member Alden Fuller and his wife Diane are now in the final stages of purchasing the facility. They are hoping for the business to reopen in a few short months.Fuller said at this point he is unable to give a definitive date that the gym will reopen, noting that he pl ...

Source: The Palladium-Times   Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:10:58

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NEWBURYPORT - The Newburyport YWCA opened the Doris E. Chapman Aquatic Center less than two weeks ago, and according to aquatics manager Lisa Arakelian, things are going swimmingly.The aquatic center is alive with a myriad of fitness possibilities, and Arakelian is excited about everything the newly renovated center, a facility 14 months in the making, finally has to offer the citizens around the River Rival Region."The reception we've been getting is great," said Arakelian. "We've been getting a lot of new memberships. Kids are signi ...

Source: The Daily News of Newburyport   Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:18:53

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Tim's Fitness Center in Lititz acquired In Shape Fitness Center in the Manheim Shopping Center last month for an undisclosed price.With the transaction, all 200 of In Shape members became Tim's members. Tim's also moved the In Shape equipment to its 105 Warwick St. facility.In Shape's former 3,400-square-foot facility at 87 Doe Run Road is now dark and available for lease.In Shape was opened by Jason Morrison about 18 months ago. Morrison declined to comment on his decision to sell the business.Tim's owner Tim Diem said, "Morrison was ...

Source: Lancaster Online   Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:17:16

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JFK Health and Fitness Center Studio will be holding the following classes beginning in June:- Yoga with certified yoga instructor Cristine Iannitto - 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays, June 24-Aug. 8. The fee is $80 for eight classes- Chair yoga - for people with special needs: all postures, breathing and relaxation is done in chairs, so there's no getting up and down off the floor - 4-4:45 p.m. June 24-Aug 8. The fee is $80 for eight classes. Make checks payable to JFK Health & Fitness Center- Pilates with certified yoga/Pilates instructor Crist ...

Source: Edison Sentinel   Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:51:49

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On Tuesday members of Leader Health and Fitness found a sign that saying the place is closed. The fitness center was shut and pool was closed on a very hot day and many left angry.Members were only told this weekend that they were losing their fitness center pool. Its owner reportedly agreed to sell the property to Wellspan.But members and workers say memberships were being sold for the pool and fitness center right up to the closing. "I was down there working out and there was someone showing a family around its ridiculous," says Mar ...

Source: WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg   Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:36:11

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The fitness center project that has been under way now for several months at Copiah-Lincoln Community College is close to completion, officials said at Thursday's Board of Trustees meeting. Buildings and Grounds Chairman Dr. Melton King and Physical Plant Director Daryl Jordan updated the board on the progress of the project, saying it shouldn't be much longer before there will be a viable facility in place.AdvertisementKing said the sheet rock on the project is completely done and the carpet is ready to be installed. Jordan said the ...

Source: The Daily Leader   Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:56:02

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MASSILLON The city's Parks and Recreation Department has a cool deal for your family this summer.Pay $3 a person and enjoy the pool, gymnasium and fitness center at the Recreation Center at 505 Erie St. N.Normal price for a one-day pass is $6. No membership is required.This half-price offer is only for Saturdays and Sundays beginning Saturday through the Labor Day holiday weekend.Spokeswoman Jessica Quirk said you don't have to be a city resident to take advantage of the offer."It is open to anyone, not just residents," she said. ...

Source: The Canton Repository   Sun, 08 Jun 2008 04:04:05

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24 Hour Fitness, the largest privately-owned U.S. fitness chain and the Official Fitness Center Sponsor of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team, today announced that 21 team members from its more than 425 locations across the United States will serve as "Fitness Ambassadors" and staff the United States Olympic Committee's (USOC) High Performance Training Center (HPTC) in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic Games.Fitness managers and master trainers from the 24 Hour Fitness network participated in a rigorous selection process in which they were asked t ...

Source: Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance   Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:00:00

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