The young woman had taken dozens of fat-dissolving injections at a Los Angeles spa. (Images: @beatriz.amma/Instagram) For Beatriz Amma, a once-promising fitness influencer, what was supposed to be a fat-dissolving procedure turned into a harrowing ordeal that left her in a years-long battle against a flesh-eating illness. At the age of 23 three years ago,…

Westwood Athletics owners David Foster, on left, and Jake Rowell. (Jack Jacobs photos) A new fitness club has joined the mix on Arthur Ashe Boulevard, where it’s situated next to a large mixed-use project that just broke ground. Westwood Athletics opened last week at 1105 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd. Behind the new gym are friends…

Photo Credit: https://www.instagram.com/cassidy_lancemcwherter/ After spending all of zero dollars during my pregnancy on maternity clothing—thank goodness  for stretchy leggings and my husband’s XL T-shirts!—it instantly became clear when my baby Ozzie was born at the end of the summer that postpartum would be a different game. Being a new mother is challenging enough, and I…

Tevyn Montgomery, at left, and Zac Litkey work through an obstacle course together. Shane Fitzsimmons photo By Kris Leonhardt/Shane Fitzsimmons Press Times staff HOWARD – As part of the Green Bay Packers Football Outreach Camp, Packers personnel and area football teams joined forces with 90 GRIT kids and adults from the Howard-Suamico, Pulaski and Bonduel…

The fitness industry is booming and attracting new devotees every day. The growth of the fitness industry has included a surge in boutique fitness regimens. While major clubs offer classes, separate boutique clubs also are thriving. Clubs focusing on ballet barre, Cross-Fit¨ and Orangetheory¨ are just some examples of the booming boutique fitness industry. Holiday…

(BCN) –Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced Tuesday that her office has filed murder charges against a man suspected of killing two people in separate shootings in the same San Leandro parking lot. Joshua Ballard, 23, is facing multiple charges related to the homicides, including carjacking and second-degree robbery, according to Price. The charges…

The best part of fall is all the holiday food, pie, cookies, eggnog, turkey. I’m getting hungry just thinking about it. And all the sweet treats makes staying focused on hitting the gym not so easy. But with a cute outfit, you may get inspired to break a sweat, run around the block or spring…

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You can’t blame Jack Merendino for being nervous when he stepped on the treadmill for an exercise stress test last year. Just a few months earlier his younger brother had major heart surgery, both his parents died of heart disease, and his cardiac calcium score—which reflects calcium deposits and plaques clogging his arteries—was slightly elevated.…