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Students at the middle-high school flock to the fitness room after school for martial arts. But the school may need to put up a fight of its own to keep the fitness class going.

The grant that helped stock the high schools fitness room with equipment and paved the way for the after-school martial arts program is in its third and final year, leaving Principal Sharon Hansen to look for new ways to keep fitness classes going once that grant money runs out.

We had a room when I arrived but there was nothing in it, Hansen said Monday. Eight years later, we have equipment in it and we have a fitness room.

The room now boasts resistance weights, motorized equipment such as elliptical machines and stationary bikes, as well as space for after-school martial arts and weight training courses, offered for free Monday through Thursday to the 7-12 graders.

The funding for a lot of that came from a grant the school received in 2010 through the Rockland-based North River Collaborative program known as STRIDE (Students Taking Responsibility for Individual Diet and Exercise).

Grant money in the amount of $749,479 was split up among 22 schools throughout southeastern Massachusetts, made available for three years through the Carol M. White Physical Education Program, a federal grant offered annually to initiate, expand, or enhance physical education programs, including after-school programs, for students in kindergarten through 12th grade, according to the U.S. Department of Education website.

Part of that grant money, Hansen said, also goes toward hiring certified staff from the Old Colony YMCA to teach the after-school fitness programs.

But come June, that funding is up. And the classes offered for free to class sizes averaging about 15, may be dropped, or offered for a fee, just as athletics and clubs are now.

Were talking about ways to sustain the programs we have, but I dont know that well be able to extend the grant, Hansen said. So were looking at, this being the final year, ways that we can extend our programs, or go for other grants that give us the opportunity to do things in physical fitness.

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LITTLE FALLS If the goal was to get kids excited about fitness, it worked.

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Markus Paul, the Giants' assistant strength-and-conditioning coach, shows Maggie McCormack, 12, the proper form for sit-ups.

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Students at School #1 in Little Falls cheered the introduction of members of The New York Giants.

Students at School No. 1 cheered to the rafters Tuesday as four members of the New York Giants dedicated a new fitness center at their school as part of the NFL-United Way Hometown Huddle, a day of service to raise health awareness.

Have fun. Play all the sports you can. Take advantage of the nice weather, and even when its winter, bundle up and go outside, Giants wide receiver Domenik Hixon advised students.

The teams collaboration with School 1 began last school year, when the grade 5-to-8 school took part in the NFL Play 60 Challenge, which encouraged students to exercise for an hour a day during April and to learn healthy habits.

Then, the school got a $30,000 grant through the National Football League for the fitness center, which staff and students said would be a lasting reminder and motivator for a healthy lifestyle.

Were so glad that they came and supported us and that they were really generous about it. It was just a surprise our little town got it, said student Andreana Karoullas, 12, a seventh grader at the 392-student school.

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The future of the Fitness Studio gym at the SBS Centre should be known within weeks.

Membership of the gym has halved in the last six months. About 200 people still have memberships but that number was "trending consistently downwards" according to district council community services manager Sharon Matson.

The actual number using the gym was accepted as being a lot less than 200 although no exact numbers were available. Mrs Matson said the swipe card system which members had previously used when entering the gym was no longer operating, and members had differing views of what regular usage was - with some using the gym once every couple of weeks and others making several visits a week.

It was also unclear how many of those 200 people were using both the Fitness Centre and CBay Fitness as membership covered both facilities.

Back in April, membership of the Fitness Studio was put at around 400, the same as 12 months earlier.

Many of the classes at the Fitness Centre were attracting only three or four participants with those classes also being offered at CBay Fitness.

There has also been a steady loss of staff from the Fitness Studio to positions at CBay Fitness and elsewhere.

There was now only one part time fitness instructor employed at the Fitness Studio.

When the council took over the running of the SBS Centre from the Aorangi Stadium Trust late last year, it undertook to retain the existing level of services, (including staffing and operating hours) at the Fitness Centre until January 31, 2013 subject to adequate patronage.

Yesterday's community development committee went into committee to discuss the future of the Fitness Centre, but chief executive Peter Nixon later said Mrs Matson would prepare a report on the future of the gym by mid November.

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Fitness carnival for Gaborone

Frederick Kebadiretse Staff Writer

Mutizira says while in the past the majority of participants were from Botswana, they are expecting more participants from neighbouring countries like South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland, as they try to increase the popularity of the event in the region. He says over 100 people have already registered for this year's event and they are expecting registrations to pour in this week leading up to Saturday.

The fun filled day will see instructors teach several fitness classes while there will also be individual and group competitions. Participants will compete in three categories of classes of high-low, Kata-Bo and step. High-lo classes involve interval training that encompasses high intensity exercises followed by low intensity ones. Kata-Bo on the other hand is a combination of martial arts movement and other gross body movement exercises geared at gaining overall fitness and weight control. There will also be a fun Zumba class held early in the morning to break the ice. Zumba is a dance that entails rigorous dance movements performed to gain fitness and for weight control. Competitions will be divided in to beginner and advanced categories which will be sub-divided into adult and youth groups.

Local instructors are expected to showcase their prowess in fitness and also test their mettle against tough instructors from other countries. Mutizira says the primary objective of the carnival is to promote healthy lifestyles through fitness as well as sharing ideas on the best and current models used in fitness. Yarona FM and O3 refreshments are among companies that support the carnival. Individual entry for the event comes at a price of P260, while a corporate group is charged P1,900

Meanwhile, the annual Fatboy Challenge is in full swing and enters its fourth week today. The initiative, a brainchild of Yarona FM and Chyna's Kata-Bo, sees popular media personalities and company executives shed off weight and get fit to raise money for charity. The participants are once again under the tutelage of renowned fitness instructor Tshephang 'Chyna' Mokaila of Chyna's Kata-Bo who has become synonymous with the challenge.The challenge has gained a lot of popularity in its four years of existence and President Ian Khama participated in the previous two editions.

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Robert Theodore

A former personal trainer pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he sexually abused a Naperville teen in the hot tub at a Warrenville fitness center, among other locations.

Robert Theodore, 60, of the 3800 block of Hagen Court in Woodridge, was formally arraigned on five counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. A DuPage County grand jury indicted him last week.

Judge Blanche Hill Fawell said Theodore could face up to seven years in prison if convicted. The defendant appeared with defense attorney Tim Martin, who has said Theodore expects to be fully exonerated.

Theodore, a former track coach at Lisle High School, was arrested last month on charges stemming from his more recent job as a trainer at Life Time Fitness, 28141 Diehl Road.

Prosecutors allege he inappropriately touched a male client on several occasions when the boy was between the ages of 16 and 18. According to court records, the alleged contact happened at the teens home and Theodores home, and in the hot tub at Life Time Fitness, between September 2007 and September 2009.

Charges were filed after a months-long investigation that began when the family of another Naperville boy came forward with concerns about possible inappropriate contact, prosecutors have said.

Theodore pleaded guilty in the 1980s to the attempted molestation of a 12-year-old boy he met through a youth mentoring program in Arizona, according to prosecutors. He later worked as a track coach at Lisle High School but was fired amid complaints about his interaction with students, prosecutors said.

Theodore, who now works for a wealth management firm in Naperville, is free on a $25,000 bond and scheduled to return to court Nov. 20.

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INDIANAPOLIS & NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

In a continuing effort to promote well-being, WellPoint, Inc. (WLP) has extended its current contract offering Healthways (HWAY) award-winning SilverSneakers Fitness Program to eligible members of several WellPoint affiliated health plans. SilverSneakers, the acclaimed exercise program designed to keep older adults active and healthyi, is provided to more than 700,000 eligible Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement members of WellPoints affiliated plans.

The SilverSneakers Fitness Program is designed exclusively for older adults. The program engages participants in active behavior change through access to a variety of physical activity venues and senior-specific programming that incorporates physical activity, nutrition, cognitive and social experiences.

SilverSneakers is a great way for Medicare beneficiaries to get started or continue with an exercise program because it groups participants with their peers and provides them with age appropriate exercises, said Leeba Lessin, senior vice president and president of WellPoints senior business. We are very pleased to be able to offer it to eligible members in many WellPoint affiliated plans and we encourage them to take advantage of it.

Physical activity can play a critical role in the prevention and treatment of various chronic illnesses. A published Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found that individuals who participate in SilverSneakers programs have lower long-term medical costs and require fewer hospital admissions.ii A separate CDC study found that SilverSneakers provided tangible health benefits for high-risk members. Members with diabetes who were active in SilverSneakers were admitted to the hospital less often, had lower inpatient care costs and had significant reduction in overall health care costs after only a year of participation.iii

There is growing recognition that the most effective solutions are based on collaborative efforts that help individuals, wherever they may be on the health continuum, avoid the next episode of care. Research has consistently demonstrated that SilverSneakers improves the health and well-being of participants through its unique combination of exercise and social support, said Ben R. Leedle, Jr., Healthways president and chief executive officer. Many of WellPoints affiliated plans have provided SilverSneakers access to eligible Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement members since 2003. By continuing to offer the SilverSneakers program, WellPoint has confirmed its commitment to providing time-tested, proven solutions to help improve not only the physical health of plan members, but also their overall well-being.

The SilverSneakers Fitness Program was founded in 1993 and serves more than 9 million eligible members. The Healthways fitness center network offers convenient access to more than 15,000 participating fitness and wellness facilities nationwide.

The benefit information provided is a brief summary, not a complete description of benefits. For more information, contact the plan. Benefits may change on Jan. 1 of each year. Limitations, co-payments and restrictions may apply. The SilverSneakers Fitness Program is provided by Healthways, Inc., an independent company. SilverSneakers is a registered mark of Healthways, Inc.

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Healthways is the largest independent global provider of well-being improvement solutions. Dedicated to creating a healthier world one person at a time, the Company uses the science of behavior change to produce and measure positive change in well-being for our customers, which include employers, integrated health systems, hospitals, physicians, health plans, communities and government entities. We provide highly specific and personalized support for each individual and their team of experts to optimize each participants health and productivity and to reduce health-related costs. Results are achieved by addressing longitudinal health risks and care needs of everyone in a given population. The Company has scaled its proprietary technology infrastructure and delivery capabilities developed over 30 years and now serves approximately 40 million people on four continents. Learn more at http://www.healthways.com or http://www.silversneakers.com.

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Published: 9:32AM Monday October 15, 2012 Source: Fairfax

A Kiwi-inspired fitness craze sweeping through Germany has taken parts of the New Zealand haka and turned it into "Maori Tae Bo", which has academics and Maori authorities questioning its legitimacy.

The programme, called Aroha, is taught in more than 200 gyms throughout Germany, according to its website.

It was created by former Les Mills Germany fitness instructor Bernhard Jakszt , who said he "just finds the Maori culture so inspiring".

According to the website, Aroha is a mix of haka, kung fu and tai chi. The haka component apparently "demonstrates the extraordinary force that is slumbering within every human".

"Haka evokes the force in the middle, an inner centre, that leads to a general well being," the website says.

Jakszt has also trademarked the term Aroha - meaning love in Maori - and has used a number of koru patterns on associated merchandise.

Auckland man Reuben Hamill came across the site after his German father-in-law asked if he had heard of Aroha.

Hamill said after watching a promotional video on the site it was evident "this guy has taken a Maori work, used the German love of all things Kiwi and created some kind of fitness scam".

He said it could only be described as "Maori Tae Bo".

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BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 15, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Body Bar(R) Inc., a premier fitness company specializing in products and educational tools for fitness enthusiasts of all ages and abilities, today announced Body Bar AquaFLEX. AquaFLEX is the same award-winning, versatile Body Bar FLEX, but modified for use in water fitness classes. The bar is very lightweight, flexible, and buoyant, plus its variable resistance adds to the natural resistance of the body's movement through the water for a very effective workout.

Created by MaryAnn Briggs, a Boulder, Colorado-based water fitness instructor and personal trainer, the AquaFLEX Program is an effective low-impact workout for developing muscular strength and endurance, core conditioning, and dynamic flexibility, as well as being a fun and unique way to exercise in the water. The AquaFLEX Workout is a series of 20 moves that can be incorporated into existing shallow or deep water fitness classes. The exercises are designed to target all major muscle groups and because most of the moves are compound in nature, functional fitness is enhanced and improved agility and coordination are a positive side effect. Performing these moves with standard water fitness traveling movements can increase the cardiovascular benefits.

The AquaFLEX Bar comes in three sizes:

BBFlex-10(AquaFLEX): 10 lbs of resistance, 48 inches in length, weighs 25 ounces

BBFlex-20(AquaFLEX): 20 lbs of resistance, 48 inches in length, weighs 27 ounces

BBFlex-40P(AquaFLEX): 40 lbs of resistance, 48 inches in length, weighs 36 ounces

Click here to see a brief video on the AquaFLEX Program.

"Our goal was to provide a unique and fun way to address muscular strength and endurance in the aquatic fitness environment, and that's what we did," commented Craig Williams, president and owner, Body Bar Inc. "We are proud to provide the AquaFLEX Program to water fitness instructors who want new ways to motivate and encourage their students."

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Founded in 1987, Body Bar(R) Inc. provides the infinite workouts and solid educational tools that fitness enthusiasts of all ages and abilities still choose after 24 years -- because they work. Body Bar Inc. provides quality products and innovative educational tools with a commitment to changing lives worldwide through functional fitness. We consider passion, integrity and fun to be essential elements of our content and community.

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by Chai Li Tiing, bizhive@theborneopost.com. Posted on October 14, 2012, Sunday

In recent years, the cat city has seen a rise in the number of health and fitness establishments a landscape that is in stark contrast with just a decade ago, when there was virtually no semblance of an exercising culture among the Kuching city folk.

In a place where development is picking up pace rapidly, people are inevitably seeing many aspects of their lives change in tandem with the citys changes.

Among the changes that can be observed include an increasingly fastpaced lifestyle and work culture, better access to higher education and heightened standards of living.

These aspects, coupled with more exposure to foreign cultures from technological advancement, have set the stage for an increased awareness about the importance of health and bigger demand for fitness related facilities.

On the other hand, people are finding themselves chained to their desks and keeping indoors more and more as the Internet and online games take precedence over outdoor activities and sports.

In the modern fast food-eating couch-potato culture, the latent realisation has proven timely as body-building and group fitness exercises such as yoga, Pilates as well as the latest Zumba see a surge in popularity among Kuching folks.

There has been a longstanding misconception that exercises and workouts are aimed at losing weight per se.

As such, many made excuses for not exercising or believed that they were leading a healthy life, therefore need not make any changes.

However, an increasing number of yuppie s have brought on a shift in the fitness paradigm, likely influenced by western culture.

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AS I BOUNCED on my toes around my living room, listening to Tracy Anderson discuss the benefits of working small muscle groups, I thought about telling her to shove it. She wouldn't have heard me anyway.

The great thing about fitness DVDs is we all have access to Gwyneth Paltrow's personal trainer. The bad thing is we can shut her off at any time.

Those of you with more commitment might turn on one of these celebrity trainers, keep them on and do what they say. If you do, they all claim great results. I can't vouch for the end, but I do know you can get your butt legitimately kicked in the comfort of your living room.

Fitness videos these days are multidisc bonanzas with workouts that change frequently to keep you interested. I might even do one again.

"Metamorphosis"

by Tracy Anderson, $89.97

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Anderson's handiwork is visible in every Us Weekly near you. With four discs and strength-training routines that change every 10 days, Anderson pushes hard. But the cardio routine doesn't change. Imagine dancing wildly at a loud club for 30 minutes, kicking, jumping around and pumping your arms overhead. It's exhausting. She doesn't give a lot of advice or cues on technique, but she'll make you sweat. Throw in 30 minutes of strength training and you'll be fine with the fact that only Gwyneth gets the "opportunity" to train with Anderson in real life.

"Zumba Exhilarate Body Shaping System"

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