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Man arrested after fitness studio burglary in Visalia
VISALIA, Calif. (FOX26) — A man has been arrested after a burglary at a fitness center in Visalia. According to the Visalia Police Department, officers were called out around 9:25 p.m. to The Bar Method fitness center near Walnut Avenue and Akers Street for reports of a burglary. When officers arrived, they were told a…
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24hr Fitness hosts 5K community run, powerlifting competition
24hr Fitness hosts 5K community run, powerlifting competition Published 7:00 am Sunday, October 29, 2023 Andy Bowen trains for powerlifting at 24hr Fitness. The 24hr Fitness fall 5K run and powerlifting competition for men and women is coming up Nov. 4. Both events are free, but for donations of $25 or more donors will receive…
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Fitness: For the love of hockey and conditioning
Breadcrumb Trail Links Diet & Fitness In the early days, playing into shape was part of the game, but now specific strength and conditioning results in fitter, stronger and more resilient players. Strength and power brings more speed and physicality to the game of hockey, so it’s no surprise during the last 50 years scouts…
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A CT college is adding a $30 million athletic center. It gives ‘a reason to come and try’ it.
HARTFORD — For years, campus tours of Hartford’s Trinity College pretty much avoided the athletic center tucked into the southeast corner of campus, except to say the center is “down there” and varsity athletes spend a lot of time in the building. Sure, there’s also a gym for basketball and volleyball, a pool, weight room…
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North Mankato eyes plans for parks, potential outdoor fitness court
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } NORTH MANKATO — The city of North Mankato is likely to qualify for a $50,000 grant to go toward building an outdoor fitness court that would allow the public to use it free of charge during the warm weather…
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Young people report drop in mental fitness, N.B. student survey finds
The latest student wellness survey by the New Brunswick Health Council has found a decline in youth mental fitness. The survey was completed last November and December by more than 57,000 students in Grade 6 to Grade 12 and more than 5,000 parents. It found New Brunswick youth were less able to adapt to new challenges,…
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Local fitness studio adds new training option
Ahwatukee’s only private fitness studio has added a new option for clients. The Body Firm Private Fitness Studio recently added a functional circuit open gym in addition to the private and semi-private personal training sessions that have been available since opening in 2007. Doug and Tori Thompson, owners and certified personal trainers, called the functional…
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Fitness, butts and Instagram stories: How exercise is sexualized on social media
A couple of months ago Laura Kummerle tried uploading something different to her Instagram page. She’d been posting fitness routines for several years, so the exercises weren’t entirely new. But the camera shot was different: it focused directly on her butt, sexualizing the entire result. What happened next came as a surprise to no one,…
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I Swapped My Usual CrossFit Training For A Bodyweight HYROX Workout, And I Liked It
As an avid Crossfitter, eyeing up a rival functional fitness event like HYROX feels like something of a betrayal. I love the CrossFit way of training, but I also love a new challenge, and an 8km fitness race that features a different functional workout station every kilometer sounds like my kind of challenge. On holiday…
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Dead Bugs May Not Be the Sexiest Exercise, but They Might Be the Best For Your Core
The dead bug exercise doesn’t sound like a glamorous core move. After all, what comes to mind is a dead roach or beetle on its back with its legs in the air. In reality, though, this beginner-friendly core move has a lot to offer — and there are plenty of reasons to add it to…