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A Hong Kong fitness trainer died after he fell from the 12th floor of a building while trying to get the best picture of fellow fitness trainers.

Will Kong Wai, a 25-year-old fitness buff, was helping an older photographer take promotional pictures of two other fitness instructors, according to an account in the South China Morning Post.

Wai was standing on the railings of a tall building to get in a better position for the photos when he became unsteady and fell onto a podium on the fourth floor of the building.

The fitness instructor was pronounced dead at the scene and a police spokesman has reported that initial investigations have found nothing suspicious.

We believe the victim lost his balance and fell off the building, a source told the Post.

Kong, who was also a bodybuilder and placed in several competitions, had been working at the fitness center in the building for less than two months before his fatal fall.

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Plus: New app available for school news; public invited to weigh in on universal pre-kindergarten

By Bethany Rodgers

Published: 2017.08.18 03:49

Newport Mill Middle School students and teachers are looking forward to getting a new fitness center, complete with a visit from the man behind Body by Jake.

The Kensington school was one of three in Maryland to land a $100,000 workout center through the National Foundation for Governors Fitness Councils, which is chaired by Jake Body by Jake Steinfeld. The schools principal expects the equipment to arrive shortly after classes begin in September.

With this fitness center, the impact will be immediate, and it will last for a very long time, said the schools physical education director, Matthew Slatkin.

School staff and students in May applied for the award by writing an essay and filming a video that described why they could use the new workout center.

The schools principal, Panagiota Tsonis, said the schools current fitness center is outdated. Slatkin said only 10 pieces of equipment are working and students quickly tire of the limited options in the weight room.

Slatkin said the new center will have at least 33 pieces of equipment, including about 10 for cardio workouts and others for strength training and flexibility exercises. There wont be any free weights, which arent recommended for use until students reach high school-age, he added.

Gov. Larry Hogan picked Newport Mill Middle, Buck Lodge Middle School in Adelphi and Vanguard Collegiate Middle School in Baltimore as Marylands fitness center winners.

These schools have each demonstrated fitness excellence and will now benefit from state-of-the-art fitness centers that both the students and community can utilize to incorporate fitness and wellness into their daily lives, Hogan said in an Aug. 2 news release.

Steinfelds health campaign through the Fitness Councils uses partnerships with companies to pay for the workout centers, according to the release.

Tsonis said Steinfeld will drop by the school to train staff on the new equipment and will return for a pep rally and ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 9.

MCPS advertises new app for getting school news

Montgomery County Public Schools is encouraging parents to download the school systems new phone app before classes begin Sept. 5.

The app lets users get MCPS news, access the districts tip line and directory, and receive notifications from schools. MCPS wrote in a tweet that the applications are available for iPhone and Android devices.

Forum planned for discussion of universal pre-kindergarten

County Council member Craig Rice and MCPS Superintendent Jack Smith are hosting an Aug. 23 community forum on universal pre-kindergarten.

The officials want to gather input about early childhood education and what community members think of expanding it to all preschool children, according to a news release. The meeting will start 6:30 p.m. at Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville.

A county report released in February estimated that offering universal pre-K could cost the county up to $128 million annually. However, it also found that early-learning programs pay off by reducing child welfare and criminal justice costs, lowering spending on special education and school support, and increasing future income for participants.

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Data which can track our psychological behavior is "something very powerful" and could be the key to tackling unhealthy habits, according to the CEO of a fitness app.

British firm Earthmiles incorporates elements of the Quantified Self, a movement that aims to use the data acquired from aspects of an individual's daily life from what they eat to their state of mind to inform them more about their daily habits.

"At the core of Earthmiles is a kind of psychological engine that helps you make healthier choices," Earthmiles CEO and Co-Founder Megha Prakash told CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Friday.

The app rewards customers with discounts and other offers with each mile of activity they undertake.

But Prakash added: "Financial rewards is just a part of it; it actually works on many different levels. For the consumer it's this fun, feel-good platform where, as you work out, earns earth miles the way you would earn air miles if you flew, and then with that you can earn rewards."

She said that collected data, when processed into information, could help consumers form healthier lifestyle choices.

"This is actually combined with several quite powerful tools like the Quantified Self movement which, as you know, helps us become more aware of activities, and thereby improve information broken down into the form of smaller, healthier lifestyle choices; and underlying all of it, the behavioral psychological cues which are emotional, social, financial, (and) which ultimately results in positive behaviors."

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Hong Kong fitness trainer Will Kong Wai fell eight stories to his death from the Li Dong Building in Central district after taking photos of two other instructors while standing on a narrow ledge.

The 25-year-old trainer and bodybuilder climbed on railings to get a better spot to take photos when he fell from the 12th floor on to the podium on the fourth floor of the building at about 9 a.m.

Kong was pronounced dead at the scene.

He was reportedly helping a 38-year-old photographer shoot promotional photos of two fitness instructors a 25-year-old woman from Hong Kong and a 27-year-old expatriate.

We believe the victim lost balance and fell off the building, a police source told the South China Morning Post.

Police said initial investigations found that it was an accident and there was nothing suspicious.

An autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death, Hong Kong Standard reported.

Kong worked as a freelance trainer at a gym on the second floor of the building. According to his personal website, he had four years of personal training experience at one of Hong Kongs top gyms, and specializes in Body Composition, Extreme Lean(photo shoot ready) andMuscle Building.

Kong came in second place at the Olympia Amateur Hong Kong Mens Physique 2016 event and sixth in this years Hong Kong Federation of Body Building and Fitness Hong Kong Mens Physique competition.

He uploaded photos of the competition on his Instagram the night before he passed away, saying, Im proud that I have given it my all, and everything was done to the best of my ability!

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People are willing to try just about everything from fad diets to hypnosis to help them get on track to achieve their fitness goals.

One area thats starting to gain traction in fitness circles is the use of augmented reality (AR) technology during workouts. No matter what their levels of fitness are, more and more people are seeing results with the help of devices that make exercising a little more straightforward and engaging.

Related:7 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Keep (or Get) Fit, Happy and Productive

By incorporating AR into your fitness regimen, you can add fun and utility to your workout without sacrificing your gains. Heres how the latest and the greatest in AR can help you reach your fitness goals --no matter where youstart.

One of the most useful aspects of AR technology in the fitness world is the fact that it can provide you with real-time information about whats going on in your body while youre working out.

For instance, many augmented reality devices involve wearable technology that recordsyour heart rate. This helps you make sure youre working hard enough to shed those pounds or build that muscle, as well as helping you ensure that you dont over-strain yourself. The ideal heart rate range for a 30-year-old to maintain during moderately intense exercise (the ideal range for fat burning) is95 to 162 beats per minute, so youll want to keep an eye on your wearable tech to track your heart rate for maximum progress.

This isnt limited to whats going on inside your body, either -- augmented reality devices also just help you track how far youve come. By helping you track the distance youve run or the steps youve taken, you can have a standard measure for your workout. Even better, many versions of AR technology reward you based on this. For example,you can unlock prizes based on the number of steps youve taken.

This is an important aspect of working out that people often forget, as seeing your progress can be a huge motivator to keep going and achieve your goals.

Related:Why You Need More Exercise as an Entrepreneur (and 7 Creative Strategies for Getting It)

A staggering47 percentof generation Z is predicted to be obese by the time they reach adulthood. A major factor in this unfortunate statistic is the fact that for a lot of people, the sheer amount of information to learn about fitness can be intimidating --and, ultimately, a turn-off.

From putting together effective workouts to just figuring out how those tricky machines at the gym work, theres a lot of information to absorb at any given time in your fitness journey. Luckily, AR technology can make this a lot less overwhelming.

For one, you can receive personalized workout videos through an AR device such as smart glasses to jumpstart your fitness regimen. Just imagine: with this technology, you can have your own, personal fitness instructor show you the latest workouts, like high-intensity interval training (HIIT), yogaand Pilates. This reduces the nervousness associated with going to a fitness class for the first time, helping you on that first step of just understanding how everything is done.

Further, you can receive real-time instructions through AR smart glasses or just your headphones on your form, helping youmaximize the ROI of your exercise and minimizing the chance of injury.

Finally, augmented reality technology just makes working out more fun. Adding gaming elements to exercising helps workouts become more accessible and rewarding to help you reach your fitness goals.

When it comes to people who are not used to exercising regularly, adding some sort of fun element goes a long way towards keeping them motivated through those notoriously tough first weeks and beyond. Not everyone loves working out for working outs sake right off the bat --it can take an extra level of engagement up front to help them power through the tough first stages of a new fitness regimen before exercising feels rewarding on its own.

Related:Why This Weird Wearable Let Me Down -- and What It Taught Me About Tech's Limitations

Developers have created mysteries, puzzlesand other games to get users up and moving. For instance, a popular AR app calledZombies, Run! is growing increasingly popular in the fitness set. Through your headphones, you listen and follow along as a helicopter pilot helps you escape a zombie apocalypse. Before you know it, youve run a 5K.

With the fact thatone-third of American kids are currently overweight, a little fun in the name of fitness is only going to help.

What are some other ways youve been able to get on top of your fitness?

Andrew Medalis the founder of creative digital agencyAgent Beta. He has helped organizations like the California Education Department, Proctor & Gamble, Microsoft, Warner Bros.and Inc. Magazine.He has pro...

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Chicagoans is a first-person account from off the beaten track, as told to Anne Ford. This week's Chicagoan is Sunny Akhigbe, 44, bodybuilder, fitness model, trainer, and actor.

I grew up in a very remote village in Nigeria where you have no cars, no road, no water. I was rejected by my own family and left to live with my grandmother. I was molested, I was abandoned, I was rejected. I just wanted to have a big hug from a dad, and I never had it.

I could not find a therapy to help me feel better about myself. So doing bodybuilding was therapy for me. I was training with bricks and engine blocks. Each time I lifted bricks and ran, I felt better. I didn't even know what it was; I just knew that whenever I exercised, there was part of me that was happy: "This thing is making me feel better. This thing is making me be a normal human being."

Eventually I moved to a city in Nigeria about the same size as Michigan City, Indiana. I was online one day, and a lady reached out and said, "My name is this. I'm a Christian. Do you believe in God? This is my e-mail." So I reached out to her: "Hey, my name is Sunny, I live in Africa." Then I gave her my phone number, and we started talking. She flew to Nigeria, and she found out that everything I talked to her about was real. She told me she's gonna bring me to the United States, and she did. We did all the documentation, and before you know it, I was here and we were married. That was in 2004.

I started working and training at a YMCA in LaPorte, Indiana. My body started transforming. People started saying, "Why don't you go compete?" I said, "What does that mean?" I never heard about it. So I started training heavily and eating right, and I went to compete. I didn't know what I was doing, but I was ready. So when I stepped onstage, I won the whole show, I won the division, I won overall. Now I am an [International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness] pro.

I was like, OK, this is my calling, and I became a fitness model and personal trainer. My targeted audience is the business owner who doesn't have time for themselves, so I help them create a program that's gonna regain their health. I talk to all my clients every day, and they have to meet with me once or twice a week. Between eating and exercising, it's gonna take you two hours per day to take care of your health and wellness so you feel good.

I'm also an actor; I just finished with Chicago P.D., the TV series. I wrote a book called A Boy and His Dream, and I have a foundation to help every child who is going through adversity like I did. Here in Chicago, I go from school to school talking about life skills.

Fitness is my therapy. It gives me life. The trauma that chased me, it helps me to control it. When I embraced fitness, I became complete, I was well. I became healed from my trauma. Without fitness, I wouldn't be able to focus. Yes, fitness gave me life. I'm healed. v

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A new Army physical fitness test designed to measure combat readiness has entered final stages of development and could be fully implemented across the service as soon as next summer, Army Times reports.

The so-called Army Combat Readiness Test, or ACRT, is the culmination of more than a decade of research focused on developing a replacement for the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT), which Army officials believe does not adequately measure how well a soldier will perform on the battlefield.

Developed by the Armys Center For Initial Military Training (CIMT), the ACRT involves a total of six events versus the APFTs three a two-mile run, push-ups, and sit-ups and, according to Army officials, better prepares soldiers for the physical stress of actual combat, while also reducing the risk of musculoskeletal injury.

This has been in the works since the early 2000s, Whitfield East, research physiologist with CIMT, told Army Times. Soon after we went to war, it was pretty self-evident that the APFT did not sufficiently identify the high physical demand capacities that soldiers needed to execute warrior task and battle drills and common soldier tasks.

A pilot version of the ACRT was rolled out in early August at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, where it was tested by a group of National Guard soldiers and members of the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment.

At least one Ranger, Staff Sgt. Talen Peterson, gave the test a favorable review, telling Army Times that it is as close physically as you can get to replicate the types of physical actions youll do on the battlefield.

Like the APFT, the ACRT measures muscular and cardiovascular endurance; however, while the APFT is purely calisthenic, the ACRT incorporates exercise equipment to measure what an Army official described to Army Times as three additional domains of physical readiness: muscular strength, explosive strength and agility.

When the [APFT] was developed, they were still under the guidance of zero equipment, East told Army Times. What we know is that we cant assess muscular strength with no equipment. You have to pick something up and put it down.

The six events, which Army Times describes in detail here, are: A two-mile run, a 250-meter sprint/drag/carry, a maximum weight deadlift, the leg tuck, a standing power throw, and the t-pushup. The events were selected from a pool of around 30 initial options that the Army tested at Fort Riley, Kansas, in 2014.

The pilot phase of the ACRT now underway in Washington will put up to 2,000 soldiers through the test before the penultimate stage of implementation commences. According to CIMTs research and analysis directorate, Michael McGurk, this stage will entail an initial fielding of the test where we put it out for a trial period somewhere between six and 12 months.

How the test will be scored and how often it will be administered have yet to be determined, but Lt. Col. David Feltwell, the principal doctrine developer for the Armys physical readiness program, told Army Times that soldiers will have to pass ACRT from reception battalion all the way through to separation from the Army.

As with the APFT, the ACRT will be a test of record, meaning it will affect eligibility for promotion. Once the trial period is complete and final approval from senior Army leaders is granted, soldiers can start taking the ACRT for real. Army officials believe that could happen as soon as next summer.

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Edge Fitness is looking to open its 14th club in the state on Main Street.

The proposed location, behind the Chili's restaurant at 2855 Main St., would be the site of the second club east of the Connecticut River, joining one in Manchester. The development, proposed by 26 Cedar Street Associates, would be located nearly 400 feet west of Main Street and accessed through the restaurant's parking area.

Peter J. Alter, attorney for the developer, said the club has been in the development stage since November 2015.

The project, Alter said, had been discussed at 17 previous meetings before taxpayers were given an opportunity to weigh in at Tuesday's town plan and zoning commission public hearing. Alter noted the size of the project complies with zoning regulations.

The commission did not take any action on the proposal.

The site to the east of The Shops At Somerset Square and north of houses along Pratt Street and Pearl Street next to Maggie McFly's restaurant is one of the last open spaces in the northwest corner of town.

Alter said the facility will be set back from Main Street and heavily landscaped. A traffic expert noted there would be "no discernible change in traffic operation based on this project." The peak hours for the club would be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday mornings. There would be 357 parking spaces. Architects for the project noted planners are "taking great care not to visually impact residences."

"It's the right place in town to have this kind of in-fill, smart-growth development," Alter said. "It has no negative impact on values. The idea of having what has become a site for some people to dump and allow to lay fallow is an enhancement to the neighborhood."

During the hearing, the commission had issues about the size and look of the building.

"It's a great big building and you want to add massive signs to it," commission chairwoman Sharon Purtill said.

Ray Harper, owner of Maggie McFly's, said he was concerned about the fitness center using his parking lot. He rents spaces at Somerset Square for his staff to free up parking for the restaurant.

"I don't want to have to be policing my parking lot because how are you getting 500 people in and out of there through one tiny little entrance ... People are not going to want to fight to get in and out of there. They are going to go right into my parking lot ... There will be no way to stop it," he said.

Scott Regina, owner of Anytime Fitness in the Griswold Shopping Center across the street from the proposed Edge, said he was concerned about traffic impacting his business.

"I'm not scared of the Edge," he said. "I am scared you are going to believe the traffic engineer and his parking study. We have a tremendous [traffic] issue at peak times on that corner [Glastonbury Boulevard and Main Street]. At peak times, we struggle to get out of our lot."

The commission continued the public hearing to Sept. 5.

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By JOSEPH PHILLIPSStaff Writer

Orangetheory Fitness is coming to Hyde Park.The fitness studio franchise will open its doors in mid-November 2017 in the City Hyde Park building, 5111 S. Harper Ave.

The fitness center will offer customized group fitness level training, high energy, coach-led group workouts and a heart-rate based interval training thats tough, fun, and addictive, according to the companys website.

The goal of the franchise is to combine state of the art technology with fitness.

Theres a lot of culture in the Hyde Park area, saidAdryenneHearne-Alvarez, owner of Orangetheory Fitness. But one of the componentsthatsmissing is a customized fitness component.

Hearne-Alvarez and her brother Derek Hearne currently own four fitness franchises in the South Loop neighborhood, Frankfurt, Ill., Oak Park, Ill., and Hyde Park starting this November.

Hearne-Alvarez said that Hyde Park residents would now have more fitness options because there are few fitness centers like Orangetheory Fitness that can address all fitness levels with state of the art technology.

For more information visit orangetheoryfitness.com.

j.phillips@hpherald.com

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GREENWOOD, Ind. (WTHR) - Recently, I accepted an invitation to work out at Orangetheory Fitness in Greenwood with franchise owner Katie Douglas. The former star of Perry Meridian High School, Purdue, and the Indiana Fever opened her new gym, which has no basketball goals, April 28.

"This is home," said Douglas. "It feels so good. I wake up every morning super excited to go to work, kind of like when I was playing."

Douglas was introduced to Orangetheory Fitness in Florida while she was still playing professionally. There are over 700 locations nationally.

"I fell in love with it because it was for all fitness levels," said Douglas. "It's heart rate based. It challenges you. You can play games with yourself in here. You can challenge yourself. You can challenge another member. I love the music. I love the atmosphere."

The studio glows orange, a constant reminder of the theory behind this one hour, high-intensity, interval training.

"This helps me maintain," said the 38-year-old Douglas, who claims she can still play a mean game of H-O-R-S-E, but not competitive basketball. "You know I'm not Katie Douglas, the WNBA All-Star athlete anymore. It's so funny to work out with other members because they're like, 'You're a professional athlete.' I'm like, 'ex'."

Upbeat music plays over the speakers while class coach Kelly Hewitt shouts always-changing instructions and encouragement to almost 40 members at three rotating stations.

"I absolutely fell in love, first class," said 31-year-old Lacy Whitaker, a founding member at the Greenwood studio. "It's never the same workout. I'm always pushed. When I start to think I'm getting the hang of it, they switch it up and I'm challenged again. I like that challenge, pushing myself and getting stronger."

Everyone in class wears a heart rate monitor on their wrist. The video screens around the room constantly show each client how fast their heart is beating in five colored zones measured as a percentage of their maximum heart rate. The goal is to reach the orange zone of push exertion for 12-20 minutes combined during the hour. Fitness science says that should stimulate an afterburn of calories for up to 36 hours after the workout.

"One-hour workout is four percent of your day," said Douglas, "so we're not asking for a lot. Here at Orangetheory, we run classes on time. We respect that everybody's got such busy time, busy lives, busy schedules. We guarantee you will be in and out, have a fantastic, awesome workout in one hour."

I rotated from the rowing machine, to weights, to the treadmill. I worked hard and never stopped. I actually spent too much time in the orange and red zones (maximum effort), 32 minutes with an average heart rate of 148 beats per minute. I burned 907 calories. If I was in better shape, my heartbeat would recover more quickly to the green base zone throughout the workout.

"I'm not in the best of shape, so trying to get back down in that green is hard," said Orangetheory Fitness member Katie Nikou, a 31-year-old teacher. "But I've noticed a difference already just coming for a month, that my heart rate is coming down and recovering quicker. The board drives my class the entire time. When she says, 'Get to your push,' I watch it and make sure I am in that orange. When she says, 'all out' I'm in that red and I need to do that."

The Greenwood gym opens at 5:00 a.m. Monday-Friday and 6:45 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday with multiple classes throughout the day. Memberships are sold month-to-month at various levels of workout sessions per month. Almost 700 people have joined since the gym opened in April.

"People are losing all kinds of weight," said Douglas, who is hands-on with daily operations. "I'm all about getting the south side more fit, healthier. It's all about coming in here, getting your burn on, those 12-20 minutes at Orangetheory. Orange was my way to kind of stay connected to my community. I come excited every day. I love being a business owner. The thing I do is I learn every single day."

Douglas plans to open a second Orangetheory Fitness location in downtown Indy, perhaps by the end of this year.

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