Planet Fitness opened a club on Friday at 1936 MacDade Blvd. in Woodlyn.
Planet Fitness offers state of the art cardio machines and strength equipment, a 30-Minute Express Circuit, numerous flat screen televisions, fully equipped locker rooms with day lockers and showers and more, the chain said.
The new facility will be open and staffed:
• Monday through Thursday, 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• Friday, 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Saturday and Sunday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
“We are thrilled to bring our Judgement Free fitness experience to Woodlyn, and become a part of this community,” said Christine Smith, chief marketing officer at National Fitness Partners, a Planet Fitness franchise division. “At Planet Fitness, we invite anyone, at any fitness level into our welcoming and non-intimidating environment, offering an affordable membership for a high-quality fitness center.”
For more information or to join online, visit www.PlanetFitness.com or follow on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
Red Cross: Don’t cook up a fire at Thanksgiving
With temperatures soon expected to drop and the holidays approach, the American Red Cross sees a big increase in the number of home fires it responds to, the agency said in a press release.
“Thanksgiving is one of the top days for home cooking fires across the country,” said Jennifer Graham, Regional CEO for the American Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania. “Help keep your family safe by always keeping an eye on what you fry, testing your smoke alarms monthly and practicing your two-minute escape plan with everyone in your household.”
Cooking safety tips:
• Never leave cooking food unattended. If you must leave the kitchen, even for a short period of time, turn off the stove.
• Use a timer to remind yourself that the stove or oven is on.
• Move items that can burn away from the stove. This includes dishtowels, bags, boxes, paper and curtains. Also keep children and pets at least three feet away.
• Avoid wearing loose clothing or dangling sleeves while cooking.
• When frying food, turn the burner off if you see smoke or if the grease starts to boil. Carefully remove the pan from the burner.
• Keep a pan lid or a cookie sheet nearby. Use it to cover the pan if it catches on fire. This will put out the fire. Leave the pan covered until it is completely cooled.
• Always check the kitchen before going to bed or leaving home to make sure all stoves, ovens and small appliances are turned off.
Heating equipment is the leading cause of home fire deaths, with most occurring from space heaters. Overall, home fires account for most of the 60,000-plus disasters that the Red Cross responds to each year across the U.S. – where home fire responses are 30% higher during cold months than warmer times of year.
“Colder temperatures bring the increased risk of home fires, which are the most frequent disaster in our country,” added Graham. “Make sure you provide at least three feet of space for all heating equipment.”
How to safely heat your home:
• Keep children, pets and anything that can burn at least three feet away from heating equipment.
• If you must use a space heater, never leave it unattended. Place it on a level, hard and nonflammable surface, such as a ceramic tile floor.
• Plug space heater power cords directly into outlets, never into an extension cord. Turn the space heater off every time you leave the room or go to sleep.
• Never use a cooking range or oven to heat your home.
• Never leave a fire burning in the fireplace unattended. Make sure any embers are extinguished before going to bed or leaving home. Use a glass or metal fire screen to keep embers in the fireplace.
• Have furnaces, chimneys, fireplaces, wood and coal stoves inspected annually by a professional and cleaned if necessary.
Follow these safety tips and visit redcross.org/fire for more information, including an escape plan to practice with your family. You can also download the free Red Cross Emergency and First Aid apps by searching “American Red Cross” in app stores.
Widener biomedical team has strong showing
A group of biomedical engineering students from Widener University placed third in a national collegiate research competition hosted by the the Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference.
The research aimed to develop a pulse oximeter for nursing simulation mannequins to be used by Widener nursing students.
The team, along with faculty advisor Ria Mazumder, interim chair of biomedical engineering and associate teaching professor, was one of six teams chosen to present their research at the conference’s Undergraduate Design Project Competition in Rehabilitation and Assistive Devices sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
Members of the student-research group include Marina Walsh of Springfield and Chiamaka Oduah of Chester.
Christmas Around the Farm at Linvilla
Christmas Around the Farm at Linvilla Farms kicks off this weekend with the opening of cut-your-own trees.
Create family memories while you enjoy a hayride to and from the trees, select the perfect tree, and enjoy the holiday cheer as you explore everything Linvilla has to offer during the magical season, the farm at 137 Knowlton Road, Middletown Township, said in a press release.
Cut-your-own is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The last wagon departs at 4 p.m. and fields close at 4:45 p.m.
Wreath making classes will be held. Linvilla will provide greens, cutters and wreath frames.
All classes take place on the following days at 10 a.m.: Nov. 25 and 26; and Dec. 2, 3, 9 and 16.
See the website for more specific information and registration. Contact info: 610-876-7116, [email protected], Linvilla.com.
