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The GlobalMarket for Connected Gym Equipmentis forecast to reach $568.3 million by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 14.8% from 2020 to 2025. The market growth is attributed to the factors such as growing concerns for health and fitness, higher purchasing power, and others. Moreover increasing number of fitness clubs or gyms is also propelling the market growth.

By Equipment Type- Segment Analysis

Cardiovascular Training Equipment segment held the highest market share of connected gym equipment in 2019. Moreover, it is anticipated to witness the significant market growth during the forecast period 2020-2025. Cardiovascular Training Equipment includes elliptical trainers, rowing machines, stair steppers, stationary cycles, treadmills and other.

A rise in demand for treadmills at both exercise centres and homes is projected to fuel market growth owing to its benefits such as weight control, core power and increased joint stability. Additionally, the treadmills often provide the patients with blood pressure and heart rate control apps. Furthermore, elliptical machines is witnessing a strong demand in the connected gym equipment market as it lets end users improve strength and stamina and encourages them to reach a different muscle group. The versatility that elliptical machines provide to conduct continuous aerobic workout and high-intensity fitness fuel the market growth.

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By End User Type- Segment Analysis

Connected gym equipment market is segmented into Residential, Health Clubs/Gyms, and Commercial Users, others on the basis of end user type. Health Club/Gym segment is anticipated to witness the significant market growth during the forecast period 2020-2025. This segment makes it easier for clients to access a wide range of gym equipment, providing a complete full-body workout. Many health clubs have personal trainers that can teach individuals according to their desires, while also allowing them to fully use the different facilities provided by a system. Health clubs tend to leverage the cloud more and more every day by linking to a variety of apps, promoting community interactivity, and collecting valuable data. With the help of digital technologies these data are collected that are essential for asset management, quality of exercise equipment, and others. As the cloud importance resides in its capacity to capture, organize and, most critically, utilize data to produce actual outcomes, product manufacturers including big players including Precor, Technogym, and Life Fitness have been and will continue to be driven on by innovation.

Geography Segment Analysis

North America region held the highest market share in 2019 and is anticipated to witness significant market growth during the forecast period 2020-2025 by offering growth opportunities to market vendors. The degree of knowledge regarding various products accessible, willingness to spend on advanced connected equipment, retailer penetration, and product pricing significantly drive the growth of connected gym equipment market in this region. The US, Canada are the main markets in this region for connected gym equipment. In April 2019, connected fitness company Tonal has raised $45 million in Series C funding, bringing the companys total funding to $90 million. Tonal offers a special connected exercise machine with AI-powered fitness software, all focused on the goal of strength training. In December 2018, Precor entered into a partnership with Blink Fitness to enhance gym experience through high-tech advancements. Known for its insightful and creative product strategy, which allows conventional workout equipment a luxury experience, Precor offers a highly personal and validated workout knowledge through experience design. In July 2018, Garmin entered into a partnership with Golds Gym, with exercise data from the companys smart watches set to be displayed in real-time through the AMP training app. Such partnerships and investments boosts the market growth.

Drivers Connected gym equipment market

Growing concerns regarding health and physical fitness

Insufficient physical activity is one of the leading risk factors for death worldwide. Insufficient physical activity is a key risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes. Physical activity has significant health benefits and contributes to prevent NCDs thereby propelling the market growth.

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Challenges Connected gym equipment market

High cost of smart equipment

With the technological advancements, equipment are also upgraded. Consequently, high cost of smart equipment hampers the market growth in region with low per capita income. Cost factor, thereby, matters for the market growth in developing countries with people having low purchasing power.

Market Landscape

Partnerships and acquisitions along with product launches are the key strategies adopted by the players in the connected gym equipment market. As of 2019, the market for connected gym equipment market is consolidated with the top players including Life Fitness, eGym GmbH, Les Mills International, Technogym, Precor Incorporated, Star Trac UK Ltd., Cybex International, Paradigm Health & Wellness, Johnson Health Tech, Draper, Inc. and among others.

Acquisitions/Technology Launches/Partnerships

In January 2020, Apple entered into a partnership with Gym. The partnerships aim to knit the gym experience and the Apple Watch experience more closely together by connecting the Watchs activity data to gym reward programs.

In June 2020, Exercise apparel company lululemon athletica acquired Mirror, an in-home fitness-content-streaming platform, for $500 million. Mirror can strengthen its position and accelerate its growth through leveraging the great relationships that lululemon has to reach new audiences through its brands, ambassadors and communities, as well as the tools of the organization, including its distribution network and e-commerce channels.

Key Takeaways

The size constraint mainly for bulk workout devices, such as massage chair, stationary cycle, aerobic simulator and cross that cannot be accommodated in homes leverages a positive impact on the increment of start-up gyms, wellness centres and community clubs around the world.

North America region held the highest market share in 2019 and is anticipated to witness significant market growth during the forecast period 2020-2025. The market growth is owing to the people having high purchasing power, presence of developed countries as well as market players in this region.

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Emily Marrison, Columnist Published 10:50 a.m. ET Sept. 4, 2020

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This week marked the beginning of National Falls Prevention Month with National Falls Prevention Day coming up the first day of fall, Sept. 22. I was reminiscing about the A Matter of Balanceprogram I was able to teach with Coshocton Senior Center staff this time last year. It was an inspiring experience to watch the participants gain confidence and strength with our discussions and exercises.

Many people think falls are a normal part of aging. That concept led to interesting conversations with participants in last years class. There are many seniors who believe there is not much they can do to prevent a fall. The truth is most falls can be prevented. Like many things, this takes planning, thinking aheadand generally being more aware and in the moment.

Falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries for people over the age of 65. But just as important, even falls without a major injury can cause an older adult to become fearful or depressed, making it difficult for them to stay active. Helping the older adults in our lives have more confidence about preventing falls can improve their quality of life.

Part of prevention is understanding the changes that occur as we age. Our balance and gait begin to change. This is primarily through inactivity that leads to loss of coordination, flexibilityand balance. Our vision diminishes, making obstacles harder to see. Some prescription medications can cause dizziness or dehydration that can lead to a fall. Chronic conditions can also result in inactivity, depressionor pain. This list can sound overwhelming, but it should be empowering. Recognizing and acknowledging these changes helps us to take charge of our lives at each stage and make the very best of it.

The National Council on Aging has some great advice on reducing falls for the older adults in our lives.

We will be posting tips and information about falls prevention on our Facebook page, OSU Extension Coshocton County,throughout September. These posts will even include some simple exercise and stretches to improve balance and flexibility. Be sure to check these out and share them with friends and family. You can also find video recordings of Chi Class on the Coshocton Public Library System Facebook page. And remember we have a wonderful Senior Center in our community with very helpful staff who can answer questions about falls prevention.

Today Ill leave you with this quote from Robert Browning: "Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be."

Emily Marrison is an OSU Extension Family & Consumer Sciences Educator and may be reached at 740-622-2265.

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Colleges and universities face a host of issues to consider before reopening athletic programs in the wake of COVID-19, from the day-to-day operation of campus facilities to specific challenges around gameday operations and off-the-field activities such as recruiting. These considerations are particularly important for college athletics given that high levels of respiratory activity, large crowds, and travel all exacerbate the transmission of the virus.

College athletics programs should pay particular attention to two areas that impact all aspects of athletic activities: government orders and liability concerns. The below is by no means comprehensive but it is intended to provide a starting point for consideration of these threshold issues. Even as most institutions and conferences move to cancel fall sports, these issues impact ongoing off-the-field activities, such as recruiting, training, and administration. They will also remain relevant in the winter and/or spring seasons if restrictions are able to be lifted.

COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENT ORDERS

Since the onset of the pandemic, state and local jurisdictions have issued a host of evolving and occasionally contradictory orders to attempt to control the spread of COVID-19. The checklist below evaluates the potential impact of these orders on athletics operations.

Reopening Requirements. Many jurisdictions have outlined detailed requirements for reopening businesses and institutions, including colleges and universities. These requirements may change depending on the extent of the spread of the virus at a given time, and in some jurisdictions they may require governmental approval in order to reopen. All programs and conferences should be aware of these requirements, which may change not only from state to state but also from locality to locality.

At a high level, reopening requirements impacting athletic programs include:

Enforcing Screening, Masks and Physical Distancing Requirements. As noted above, many jurisdictions require safety and physical distancing measures. While universities may be able to compel students, faculty, and staff to adhere to these requirements (whether through directives or a sense of obligation to the shared university community), requiring adherence to such measures may be more challenging for visitors and guests, particularly those from communities with different practices and norms regarding these measures. Some gameday considerations stemming from these requirements follow below:

Mandatory Quarantine for Out-of-State Visitors. Amid the resurgence of the virus over the past few weeks, some jurisdictions have imposed a mandatory quarantine for individuals traveling into the state from high-risk locations (which include the majority of states).

These requirements also affect teams returning from out-of-state competition. As a result, it potentially places athletes in a state of continued quarantine for the entire season and effectively prohibits participation in in-person academic or practice activities.

Recruiting, Fundraising, and Other Athletic Operations. Beyond competitions, athletics programs rely on extensive travel for other activities, including recruiting and fundraising efforts. As noted above, many reopening guidelines limit non-essential travel. Even if recruiting or fundraising is considered to be essential, a mandatory quarantine requirement severely impacts these activities. It may be impractical for coaches, scouts, and prospective students to balance the intense travel required for recruiting visits with mandatory multi-week quarantining requirements for travel to states with such requirements (and doubly so if they then need to return to a state with similar restrictions).

Only some states have imposed these restrictions, and the list of hot spots that are restricted vary from state to state. This creates a geographic inconsistency that could impose a greater burden on programs and/or athletes based on their location and create a disadvantage unless recruiting guidelines are adjusted to acknowledge these inconsistencies.

LIABILITY

Waivers. As institutions continue to navigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, some are exploring ways to mitigate the risk of liability related to potential COVID-19 exposure claims. One risk mitigation strategy some institutions have considered is the use of contractual liability waivers for students, staff, and spectators. In determining whether and how to use liability waivers as part of the reopening process, institutions should consider the following:

It also remains to be seen whether an NCAA member institutions use of COVID-19 liability waivers for student athletes and student coaches or trainers would interfere with the students eligibility for benefits under the NCAAs catastrophic injury insurance program. Through that program, the NCAA covers the cost of insurance for student-athletes who are catastrophically injured while participating in a covered intercollegiate athletic activity. (See NCAA Catastrophic Injury Insurance Program). However, where an institution requires a student-athlete to sign a liability waiver based on a medical condition, the student also waives coverage under the NCAAs policy for injuries related to that condition. While the NCAA has indicated that it does not expect most COVID-19 scenarios to fall within the scope of the policy, that could change as our understanding of the effects of COVID-19 continues to evolve.

Privacy Issues. As institutions work to develop reopening procedures for student-athletes and staff, institutions must take potential privacy issues into consideration. Some key considerations include:

If the unfortunate event that an employee contracts COVID-19, the institution may disclose the name of the employee to health authorities, as needed. However, when communicating internally, institutions must refrain from disclosing or confirming the identity of the employee who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 to anyone other than those who need the identifying information to help protect others at the institution from a direct threat of exposure.

In an effort to protect employees from risks of exposure, a number of employers are considering applications and other technology-based contact tracing and tracking solutions. Any institution that seeks to incorporate these methods into its reopening procedures should first gain a full understanding of the privacy-related risks they create.

In March, the Department of Education issued guidance confirming that, where an institution believes that students or others at an institution are exposed to a significant threat to health and safety due to COVID-19, a students records, including health records, may be disclosed to public health departments without prior written consent from the student. However, if a student contracts COVID-19, an institution is not permitted to disclose information about the students illness to other students without prior written consent, unless the institution is able to share information without disclosing the students identity or other personally identifiable information.

In light of these and other privacy restrictions, institutions would be well advised to consider taking a proactive approach to obtaining written consent forms authorizing disclosure of student information that may be necessary for the institutions to monitor COVID-19 risks both within athletic departments and the broader campus community.

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CHICAGO Ellie Maybury has been named the Head of Performance for the U.S. Womens National Team while Julian Haigh has been named the USWNT Sports Scientist.

Maybury and Haigh, who have been overseeing the USWNTs fitness since the latter part of 2019, will now be full-time members of U.S. head coach Vlatko Andonovskis staff.

Maybury will be responsible for creating and executing the overall day-to-day sport science and performance plan for the USWNT, which includes the athletic development of players, optimal preparation of players for competition, monitoring of players training/match loads, maintaining optimal recoveries for post-training/competition, injury prevention strategies, nutritional strategies and prescription of strength and conditioning training programs.

Haigh will assist Maybury in all aspects of the sports science and performance for the USWNT.

Ellie and Julian are highly-motivated professionals with a passion for sports science and both have several years of experience working their way up through our Youth National Teams and the NWSL, respectively, said U.S. WNT general manager Kate Markgraf. The physical training and monitoring of our players is tremendously important to how we play and paramount to maintaining our players health and well-being; especially coming out of the pandemic when most of the players will have played significantly less games at the club and international level. With their individual and collective experience, they are vital in navigating the physical needs of our players to compete for world titles. We are privileged to add Ellie and Julian as full-time members of the senior National Team staff.

Maybury joined U.S. Soccer full time in January of 2016 as the lead sport scientist for all of the Youth Womens National Teams, overseeing the sports science and physiological aspects of the USAs eight youth teams with specific emphasis on the U-17 and U-20 WNTs during their World Cup cycles.

In 2016, she was with the U.S. teams for both the FIFA Under-17 Womens World Cup in Jordan and the FIFA U-20 Womens World Cup in Papua New Guinea, and in 2018 she was on the staff for the FIFA U-17 Womens World Cup in Uruguay.

Maybury has a BSc (Hons) in Sport Science and Materials Technology from the University of Birmingham and an MSc in Exercise Physiology from Loughborough University. She is currently working on developing her research portfolio in order to enhance her applied skills of working with female youth and senior players at the elite level. Maybury is also a certified paramedic in England and worked as a paramedic for two years in the West Midlands.

Additionally, Maybury is an AAAS IF/THEN Ambassador, one of 125 women selected nationwide from a variety of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers and brought together to serve as high-profile role models for young girls. U.S. Soccer is a partner of IF/THEN, an initiative of Lyda Hill Philanthropies, promoting and supporting women in STEM roles who directly impact U.S. Soccers ability to develop world-class players within the U.S. National Team program.

Haigh has served three years working for U.S. Soccer as a sports scientist, overseeing all the NWSL clubs as well as the U.S. Under-23 Womens National Team while helping gather and analyze fitness and performance data of every player in the pro league. He will continue in his role working with the NWSL and sports scientists for the clubs while also working with Maybury and the USWNT.

Prior to coming to U.S. Soccer, Haigh worked a season and half in the NWSL as the sports scientist for the Boston Breakers. Before that, he worked five seasons in sports science and strength and conditioning with the Widnes Vikings in Englands professional rugby Super League.

Haigh graduated from Liverpool John Moores University with a degree in sports and exercise science before going on to complete his Masters at LJMU, also in sport and exercise science. He also did an internship at Everton Football Club in the English Premier League and worked briefly with the Liverpool Ladies Football Club.

Haigh was born in Boston, Mass., before moving to England as a young child.

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The Madison Area YMCA is here to support you in achieving your health and wellness goals this fall and keeping your family moving and active! At the Y, there's something for everyone.

We are excited to expand our indoor health and wellness offerings, days and hours to accommodate more members starting Tuesday, September 8! Health and Wellness Director Christian Esola shares, "With our new two-hour blocks, members can establish their health and wellness routine on their own schedule Monday through Friday 6 a.m. -8 p.m." Christian also shares that, "Expanded weekend hours begin on September 12: Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. With cardio fitness equipment spaced six feet apart, members will have access to free weights, strength training machines, and more at the Madison Area YMCA's Family Center!"

Arrive at the Y with your face mask/covering. Masks are required to be on when entering or leaving the facility and while working out. We're following guidelines from health experts and local officials to ensure that our facilities meet the highest standards for hygiene and safety, and we have modified our policies and programs to facilitate safe physical/social distancing practices. Visit our website http://www.madisonareaymca.org for more information on how to reserve your fitness center time slot and what to expect when visiting the facility.

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We are also pleased that we are now able to offer active Madison Area YMCA Members access to indoor lap swim through a partnership with the Summit Area YMCA. Expanded member-only aquatics offerings at the Summit Area YMCA pool will follow after Labor Day, including indoor Water Exercise and private swim lessons. To learn more about how to reserve your lap swim time slot and what to expect when visiting the Summit Area YMCA, please visit http://www.madisonareaymca/aquatics.

New to the area and thinking about fall and early education child care options? Experience a virtual tour of the F.M. Kirby Children's Center of the Madison Area YMCA, a Grow New Jersey Kids rated center with a spacious campus conveniently located in quiet Madison neighborhood. With availability limited due to mandated classroom capacity restrictions, parents are encouraged to inquire about securing their child's enrollment spot today. Select enrollment opportunities are available for new families with children ages 6 weeks to 5 years old. Please email Director of Child Care Services Karen Fusco at KFusco@madisonymca.org and visit http://www.madisonareaymca.org/childcare-education.

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Madison Area YMCA Senior Program Director Kim Buccheri shares that, "Our thriving competitive youth sports programs are running and open for limited enrollment. Whether your child is interested in gymnastics, swimming or basketball, we have a program for them."

Our nationally-ranked Rosettes Gymnastics team has been training all summer and preparing for when competition season may begin. Interested in being a part of the team? For inquiries please contact Gymnastics & Y Ninja Gym Director Christina Lopez at CLopez@madisonymca.org.

Have an active swimmer? Get them swimming outdoors while the temperature remains warmer with the Y's Mariners Competitive Swim Team. Select opportunities are available for new athletes looking to take the plunge. Contact Competitive Aquatics Director Jon Siegel at JSiegel@madisonymca.org to learn more.

The Madison Area YMCA's Gators, a very successful and competitive travel basketball program, offers players the opportunity to learn and develop skills for the game along with game strategies and competition. Our youth basketball league is designed for children to play the game of basketball while learning teamwork and sportsmanship. Contact Associate Sports Director Aaron Goodwin at AGoodwin@madisonymca.org to learn more about joining the program.

There are so many reasons to visit the Y! Are you new to the community? If you would like to join the Y or reactivate your membership to participate in Outdoor Group Exercise classes, Indoor Aquatics, Fitness Center offerings or other programs and services, please contact us for a tour or to discuss your options by emailing membership@madisonymca.org. We can't wait to see you and your family soon!

As a mission-driven charitable organization and community wellness center, the Madison Area YMCA is dedicated to nurturing the potential of our youth, providing a safe space for teens, improving the community's health and well-being, and giving back by providing support to our neighbors.

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Interdependence of climate and biodiversity strategies and targets

Recent reports of tipping points and accelerating feedback loops related to climate change have profound implications for the need to scale nature-based solutions (27, 28). Furthermore, new climate models highlight the important role of halting land usedriven emissions to meet global climate targets. Staying below the 1.5C limit will require much of the worlds remaining habitatand a substantial amount of restored habitat in forest biomesbe put under some form of conservation by 2030 (29). Advances being championed under the two conventions responsible for biodiversity and climatethe Convention on Biological Diversity and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Changemust be accelerated if we are to protect the abundance and diversity of life on Earth and stabilize the climate. A holistic solution is emerging that will accelerate both efforts: conserve at least half and in the right places (9, 11). The Global Safety Net provides a pathway for using nature-based solutions to unite the two work streams.

The spatial coincidence of areas important for biodiversity conservation and carbon storage has long been suspected but is strongly confirmed here. The ecoregions and countries that score high for rare phenomena and intactness (clusters 3 and 4) conserve 1,044,783 megatons of carbon, equivalent to 35.7% of the total carbon present in natural habitats (Table 1). The gains in carbon storage achieved by adding protection of rare phenomena, a single layer, is comparable to carbon storage levels in the 15.1% of land that is currently in protected areas. By focusing conservation effort intensely on high -diversity ecoregions, large mammal assemblages, intact areas, and wilderness, the payoff for climate stability is enormous.

The Global Safety Net framework presented here contrasts with the classic questions posed by conservation biologists: How much is enough to save the biodiversity of each biome or ecoregion? and How do we protect all species globally in optimization approaches that conserve the greatest number of endemic or threatened species in the smallest area? These concerns become less relevant under the extensive land conservation requirements of a 1.5C climate pathway. The various global priority-setting approaches should be viewed as noncompeting: All are necessary to reverse biodiversity loss and stabilize the global climate system. A hopeful outcome of this framework and its implications for conservation is that every stakeholder and group can unite under the goal of staying below the dangerous threshold of 1.5C in global average temperature rise, beyond which it would likely be too late to achieve most of the biodiversity goals set forth in the Convention on Biological Diversity.

One overlooked area of research that should inform future iterations of the Global Safety Net is the restoration opportunities on degraded lands (30). These degraded landscapes could be restored to address both climate and biodiversity concerns. Further, reconnecting forest corridors in degraded lands could offset emissions that will occur before a moratorium on land-based emissions is reached. Focusing restoration efforts on degraded lands that can serve as wildlife corridors could help achieve other objectives, such as the Bonn Challenge (31). Similarly, massive tree-planting programs, if designed using native species and planted to restore corridors, riparian and coastal vegetation, and upper watersheds, could contribute to stabilizing climate and restoring connectivity.

Major opportunities exist for restoration of forests using native plants. Ecoregions such as the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, several forest ecoregions in Madagascar, and the Western Ghats of India are currently underrepresented in this version of the Global Safety Net, which is focused on protection of remaining habitat. Restoration opportunities should drive future iterations and allow for monitoring of recovery efforts. A prime example is the mid-elevation forests of Nepal, previously one of the more deforested and degraded ecoregions, where intensive community forestry programs have led to nearly doubling forest cover in 24 years (32), increasing carbon stocks from 213.42 to 502.03 megatons.

The overlay of mapped indigenous territories with spatial targets 1 to 3 reveals an extensive overlap of 37% and underscores the central role that indigenous peoples and their lands play to preserve biodiversity and regulate Earths atmosphere (26, 33, 34). Another observation is echoed by other conservation biologists who have examined maps of indigenous lands and global biodiversity priorities: A 30% areabased target for protection by 2030, as advocated by many groups to the Convention on Biological Diversity, effectively already exists when accounting for indigenous lands, should effectively conserved lands be formally acknowledged by governments as other area-based effective conservation measures (OECMs) (35). In short, the 30 30 target is far less ambitious when viewed through this perspective. Many conservation organizations, indigenous peoples, and local communities have called for an area-based target of at least 50% under the Convention on Biological Diversity. Explicit in these calls is to allow for the protection of the land rights and traditional management practices of communities most at risk to food insecurity, the negative impacts of land degradation, and climate change.

There are reasons to support the notion that a Global Safety Net encompassing approximately 50% of land area is achievable. Addressing indigenous land claims, upholding existing land tenure rights, and resourcing programs on indigenous-managed lands could help achieve biodiversity objectives on as much as one-third of the area required by the Global Safety Net. Simultaneously, this focus would positively address social justice and human rights concerns. In addition, economists are examining pathways for scaling conservation and restoration across all land jurisdictions (36). New research from the World Economic Forum ties half the worlds gross domestic product$44 trillion dollarsdirectly to nature and its services (37). The recent COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated the ability of the worlds governments to mobilize trillions of dollars, and there are a number of proposals emerging to tie environmental restoration and climate response to economic recovery. CSAs offer one framework to move beyond the incrementalism of protected area designation over the past couple of decades. Last, a key finding of this study is that species closest to the brink of extinction or where rare species concentrate could be protected by an addition of only 2.3% more land area if allocated to the right places and well managed. That target should be achievable within 5 years.

The connectivity analysis offers a template to build from and engage local and regional entities in designing programs centered on restoring connectivity. This effort could merge with global habitat restoration and native tree-planting initiatives now under way. Investments needed for the establishment and management of additional protected areas and restoration of degraded lands, while substantial, are small compared with enormous fossil fuel subsidies. The estimated $4.7 trillion per year in fossil fuel subsidies are expected to decline as the Paris Climate Agreement is implemented, making government resources available for restoring, rather than destroying, our global climate system.

Today, the emergence of a strong advocacy for science-based targets offers hope of an accelerated timeline for delivery far faster than we might expect. National-level leadership to champion the Global Safety Net and, by extension, the Global Deal for Nature, could ideally come from the list of 20 countries where increased conservation attention is most needed (Table 3). Russia, Brazil, Indonesia, and the United States have an outsized role to play and abundant internal resources to do so. Leadership could also come from countries such as Costa Rica, Peru, Namibia, and others, creating their own national safety nets that incorporate the landmark conservation plans of each nations constituent ecoregions, including adjacent marine ecoregions. In the United States, one could envision a California Safety Net or Maine Safety Net built from enhanced terrestrial and marine ecoregion plans. The Global Safety Net could also inform country-scale conservation and development plans, supporting UN conventions through an overlap analysis with outputs of the Country Emissions Gap Reports (38).

Similar to the Paris Climate Agreement, and in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goal 15 (SDG15), a Global Deal for Nature calls for common but differentiated contributions by every nation on Earth toward the collective goal of protecting ecosystems, halting land degradation, and stopping biodiversity loss. Most conservation efforts and land use decisions are local or regional in nature, and implementation of the Global Safety Net will occur from the ground up, by district, state, province, and nation. Saving biological diversity and stabilizing the climate will require increased conservation action, but the tools and designations will vary by place and must be locally appropriate. Countries and indigenous communities will use a variety of designations from International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) category 1 protection levels, to OECMs, to CSAs managed for retaining vegetative cover and preventing emissions.

While our analysis makes a distinction between areas managed for biodiversity and those additional areas managed for climate stabilization, a target could still be reached if land were designated as a CSA and managed for priority species. In the current environment, we could also envision intact areas set aside under a pandemic prevention program. These natural habitats would be managed and protected to avoid conversion and reduce human contact with pathogens that lead to zoonotic diseases in areas of high risk. Protecting wildlife in these pandemic prevention areas from overhunting, restricting access to bat caves and roosts, could also reduce the potential for more catastrophic outbreaks.

Future iterations of the Global Safety Net should incorporate additional biodiversity metrics (including marine and freshwater species) and layers that could help inform food and water security. Current and future energy and transportation infrastructure should also be included. Connectivity analyses should be refined by ecoregion to account for the habitats and species populations requiring connectivity and to account for likely climate impacts. To this end, we have designed this version of the Global Safety Net to be updated by adding new data layers and allowing for dynamic analyses via Google Earth Engine (39), so that targets may be adjusted in real time as changes in land use occur. Future iterations can also incorporate higher-resolution ecoregional plans, recent spatial data on arable land, agricultural productivity, yield gaps, energy needs and resources, water balance, and the most recent climate models and various carbon maps. Ultimately, these evolving maps can refine pathways for conserving Earths land surface to save the diversity and abundance of life, to produce enough food for humanity, and to stay within the bounds of a safe operating space to ensure the well-being of future generations.

For the Global Safety Net to be politically achievable requires broad engagement from civil society, public agencies, communities, and indigenous peoples. Yet, it is also essential to state clearly that the formulation of the Global Safety Net in no way is intended, is not based on, and does not advocate taking current agricultural land out of production, removing indigenous or other people from lands, or implying that 50% of all 846 terrestrial ecoregions be conserved. In particular, with regard to indigenous peoples, the Global Safety Net reaffirms their role as essential guardians of nature.

The level of planning and foresight that is needed to properly scale nature conservation requires the emergence of a worldview that embraces the notion of stewardship at a planetary scale. Decades after the famous motto think globally, act locally was coined, the Global Safety Net offers a possible solution to todays converging socioecological crises, from local to global. Human societies are late in the game to rectify impending climate breakdown, massive biodiversity loss, and, now, prevent pandemics. The Global Safety Net, if erected promptly, offers a way for humanity to catch up and rebound.

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A Global Safety Net to reverse biodiversity loss and stabilize Earth's climate - Science Advances

The Woodlands Family YMCA at Shadowbend opened Sept. 1. The facility offers swimming and other exercise and community amenities. (Courtesey YMCA of Greater Houston)

Three locations in HoustonHouston Texans YMCA, Alief Family YMCA, MD Anderson Family YMCAas well as The Woodlands Family YMCA at Shadowbend opened for Wellness Center

Group exercise classes; youth and family programs; the Y Learning Center; virtual group exercises and youth sports, according to a news release.

Amenities offered at other centers in the area can be accessed at the website http://www.ymcahouston.org/seeyousoon, with offerings such as an expanded swim program, including a new team at the Lake Houston YMCA.

Some of the programs operating at other locations include exercise classes, personal training and a youth soccer league for ages 3-9.

The safety measures being taken throughout the locations include limited class sizes with reservations required, social distancing, face mask requirements and deep cleaning.

The YMCA of Greater Houston continues to focus on the safety and well-being of all who visit the YMCA, the release said, as the organization is enforcing limited class sizes, reservation requirements for all areas social distancing, heightened face mask requirements and enhanced deep cleaning protocols.

Stephen Ives, president and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Houston, said high-touch areas are being cleaned at least 50 times an hour.

We take great pride in exceeding safety measures to ensure our members are protected and can stay active, he said. We have partnered with professional cleaning services that are using Electrostatic Clorox 360 disinfectant, Razor antimicrobial coating product, Electrostatic VIREX II 360 disinfectant and more.

The facilities continue to offer a virtual platform for exercise classes and other activities.

More here:
Hourly cleaning, limited classes: What Houston-area YMCAs are doing for coronavirus safety as they reopen - Community Impact Newspaper

The Newport 60+ Activity Center will be offering a six-week virtual class called Walk With Ease.

In partnership with Samaritan Health Services and the National Recreation and Parks Association, this class will begin with an introduction to the virtual format and an overview of the class on Friday, Sept. 11, from 3 to 4 p.m. The class will then meet at 3 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from Sept. 14 through Oct. 19. There will be no class held on Monday, Sept. 28.

The Walk with Ease class is intended to reduce pain, build confidence in being physically active and to improve overall health. No matter your fitness level, this program will help connect you with other community members who want to improve their health.

The Walk with Ease program, developed by the Arthritis Foundation, is proven to help reduce pain and stiffness associated with arthritis and offers benefits for people managing other chronic conditions. Walking is one of the safest and most beneficial forms of exercise for most people with arthritis and other chronic health conditions. It is safer and puts less stress on your body than most other forms of aerobic exercise the kind that builds stamina and boosts cardiovascular fitness. Walking is an especially good exercise choice if you are older or have been less active.

The virtual program will be taught by trained instructors who can provide information and tools that you can use to help manage chronic condition symptoms and improve your quality of life. You will learn the benefits of how small increases in physical activity can result in big benefits to your health.

People can register online for 60+ Activity Center virtual programs at http://www.newportoregon.gov/sc click on the yellow banner and the 60+ Activities Tab to register for virtual sessions. A Zoom link will be provided to those registered prior to the program or class. If you have any questions about Zoom or how to sign up, call the Newport 60+ Activity Center at 541-574-5459.

Read more here:
'Walk With Ease' virtual class now being offered - Newport News Times

PRESS RELEASE

September 3, 2020

Saniona (OMX: SANION), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on rare diseases, announced today that the exercise period for the warrants of series TO 2 that was issued in connection with Sanionas rights issue and directed issue in the first quarter of 2020 will begin on September 7. The exercise period runs from September 7 until and including September 21, 2020. The holder of warrants of series TO 2 has the right to subscribe for one (1) new share in Saniona for each warrant held at a price of SEK 25.00 per share. The subscription price has been determined within the interval SEK 25.00-30.00 per share in accordance with the warrant terms based on the volume weighted average price of Sanionas share during the period from and including August 20, 2020, to and including September 2, 2020. Upon full exercise of all warrants of series TO 2, Saniona will be allocated approximately SEK 37 million (before issuing costs). The holder of warrants must apply for subscription of new shares, by exercise of warrants, no later than 5:00 p.m. CEST, September 21, 2020, alternatively sell the warrants of series TO 2 no later than September 17, 2020. Folder and information sheet are available as of today on Sanionas (www.saniona.com) and Sedermera Fondkommissions (www.sedermera.se) respective websites.

2020 is shaping up to become a transformational year for Saniona. Despite the turbulent situation across the globe, the company is now in better shape than ever, and with a clear strategy for continued growth, particularly in the important U.S. market, says Rami Levin, President & CEO. We recently were able to raise USD 65 million (approximately SEK 567 million) from renowned institutional investors, which puts us in a very strong financial position to further advance the development of Tesomet for Hypothalamic Obesity and Prader-Willi Syndrome and to build the organization in the US. With funds from the TO 2 warrants, we will be able to take further steps towards becoming a global leader in rare diseases.

Warrants of series TO 2 in brief:

Upon full exercise of all warrants of series TO 2, the number of shares in Saniona will increase by 1,479,742 to 62,523,432 and the share capital will increase by SEK 73,987.10 to SEK 3,126,171,60. This entails a dilution of approximately 2.4 percent based on the number of shares in Saniona after full exercise of all warrants of series TO 2. The warrants of series TO 2 are listed for trading on Nasdaq Stockholm with the short name "SANION TO2" and ISIN SE0013775301.

Important dates for warrants of series TO 2:

Folder and information sheet are available on Sanionas website (www.saniona.com), as well as on the website of Sedermera Fondkommission (www.sedermera.se). The folder will be sent out to most nominee registered warrant holders. Subscription form will be made available from September 7 on Sanionas and Sedermera Fondkommissions respective websites. Subscription form along with the folder will be sent to VP-account holders. Full terms and conditions for the warrants of series TO 2 are provided via Sanionas website.

Action from you as a warrant holder is required how to exercise your warrants of series TO 2:

In order for your warrants not to expire worthless your action is required. You must apply for subscription of new shares, by exercise of warrants, no later than 5:00 p.m. CEST September 21, 2020, alternatively sell your warrants no later than September 17, 2020.

You can have your warrants registered in two ways:

1. In a securities custody account with a bank or other nominee (for example, Avanza or Nordnet), in an investment savings account (Sw. Investeringssparkonto) or endowment account (Sw. Kapitalfrskring). Your warrants are then nominee registered.

2. In a VP-account (a VP-account starts with three zeros). Your warrants are then directly registered.

If your warrants are nominee registered

Subscription and payment of new shares, by exercise of warrants, shall be made to the account-holding bank/nominee with which the warrants are registered. The subscription and payment shall be made in accordance with instructions from each such bank or nominee. Usually, the bank/nominee sends out a digital notice to the account holder, otherwise it is enough to log into the securities custody account from the first day in the exercise period in order to get instructions on how to exercise warrants for subscription of new shares. If you do not find these instructions, please contact your bank or trustee. Please note that banks and other nominees may set different time limits for the last day for subscription, hence it is recommended to contact the account-holding bank/nominee early in the exercise period. Subscribed and payed for shares may be entered as interim shares or IA into your securities custody account until registration of the issue is completed with the Swedish Companies Registration Office, whereby interim shares will automatically be converted to ordinary shares in Saniona.

If your warrants are directly registered

No VP-account statement will be sent out. Subscription of new shares, by exercise of warrants, shall be made by sending a completed subscription form to Sedermera Fondkommission. In conjunction with sending the completed subscription form, payment must be made to Sedermera Fondkommission in accordance to the payment details stated on the subscription form. Completed subscription form and payment must be registered with Sedermera Fondkommission no later than 5:00 p.m. CEST September 21, 2020. Subscribed and payed for shares will be entered as interim shares or IA into your VP-account until registration of the issue is completed with the Swedish Companies Registration Office, whereby interim shares will automatically be converted to ordinary shares in Saniona.

Financial advisor, legal advisor, and issuing agentSedermera Fondkommission is financial advisor and issuing agent and Setterwalls Advokatbyr is legal advisor to Saniona in connection with the issue and exercise of warrants.

For more information regarding the warrants of series TO 2, please contact Sedermera FondkommissionPhone: +46 40-615 14 10, Email: issuingservices@sedermera.seFor more information about Saniona, please contactRami Levin, President & CEO, Saniona. Mobile: +1 (781) 987 3144. Email: rami.levin@saniona.com

Anita Milland, Interim CFO & Head of IR. Mobile +45-20163432. Email: anita.milland@saniona.com

The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 8 a.m. CEST on September 3, 2020.

About SanionaSaniona is a rare disease biopharmaceutical company focused on research, development and commercialization of treatments for the central nervous system. The company has four programs in clinical development. Saniona intends to develop and commercialize treatments for rare disease indications such as hypothalamic obesity and Prader-Willi syndrome on its own. The research is focused on ion channels and the company has a broad portfolio of research programs. Saniona also has out-licensing agreements with Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, Productos Medix, S.A de S.V and Cadent Therapeutics. Saniona is based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and in Boston, US. The companys shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm Small Cap (OMX: SANION). Read more at http://www.saniona.com.

IMPORTANT INFORMATIONThe information in this press release does not contain or constitute an offer to acquire, subscribe or otherwise trade in shares, warrants or other securities in Saniona. An offer to the persons concerned to subscribe for units consisting of warrants in Saniona has only been made through the prospectus that Saniona published on February 14, 2020.

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Saniona announces that the exercise period of warrants of series TO 2 begins on September 7, 2020 - GlobeNewswire

Exercise programmes that involve balance and functional exercises are effective at preventing falls in older people living in the community

Yoga provides small to moderate improvement in balance and mobility in this population, but there is lack of evidence on effect of yoga on falls

Health professionals can recommend yoga to older people to promote physical function and mental wellbeing if there are no clinical contraindications, but there is currently insufficient evidence to recommend yoga specifically for preventing falls

Nearly a third of people aged over 65 years and over half of people older than 80 have a fall at least once a year.123 Falls and fall related injuries can be life changing and may result in chronic disability, admission to assisted living, or death. A fall can also precipitate a fear of falling, which may lead to restriction of activity and hence physical deconditioning. This in turn increases the risk of future falls.45

Clinical guidelines from several countries recommend multifactorial interventions for preventing falls in older people, with exercise as a key component.367 A recent Cochrane review (108 randomised controlled trials, 23407 participants) concluded there is strong evidence that well designed exercise programmes reduce the number of falls by about a quarter among older people living in the community.8 Such programmes also reduce the number of people experiencing one or more falls. Exercise that mainly involved balance and functional training reduced falls.

Yoga is a mind-body practice that typically involves a combination of physical postures, breathing exercises, and concentration/meditation. Yoga has become a popular means of promoting physical and mental wellbeing9 and is shown to improve health related quality of life in older people.10 Evidence from observational studies suggests it is an acceptable and attractive form of exercise

See the article here:
Does yoga reduce the risk of falls in older people? - The BMJ

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