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by BARBARA MORSE SILVA, NBC 10 NEWS

Angela Gargano is going for the gold in the fitness world. She's vying to be Women's Health magazine's Next Fitness Star. (WJAR)

A Rhode Island woman is going for the gold in the fitness world. She's vying to be Women's Health magazine's Next Fitness Star.

Her name is Angela Gargano and she believes strong looks good, but feels even better.

Yeah, it's all about just being strong, being able to show your strength, said Gargano. It's not just about lifting weights, not just about looking good, its about being strong. Her passion: helping others, like 10-year-old Sophia Cicerone of Cranston build her strength for sports and 47-year-old Kristin Delesesto of Scituate, get stronger. She does this through her newly relocated gym in Cranston, called AGAthletics.

She got the idea of strength training after competing as a gymnast at Rhode Island College beginning in 2008.

"And then I tore my ACL in 2010 and that kind of really opened up my eyes to the fact that I really need to be stronger throughout my entire body," said Gargano.

But it wasn't right away. This 27-year-old who graduated with a degree in biological chemistry, went on to work for a pharmaceutical company before she began taking part in fitness competitions.

"Not the normal fitness competitions where you're just body building, she said. I was doing the ones where you were doing full gymnastics, flipping routine."

Gargano started winning national titles, and recognition. But then she heard about Women's Health magazine's Next Fitness Star.

"One of my clients actually sent me an email and they said you really need to apply for this and I always look at things. No way," she recalled.

But she did apply anyway -- sending in video, pictures and a write up about herself and her goals -- and now is among the top five, gracing the cover of Women's Health with the other finalists.

"All the women on the cover are awesome," said Gargano.

As far as winning?

"I really feel like I already won," she said.

Here's how you can help Angela become America's Next Fitness Star. You can vote for her as many times as you'd like until Friday. Then on August 22nd, those votes along with the celebrity judge's votes will be tallied and a winner named.

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Subject: John Martin

Age: 46

Residence: Carlsbad

Long ago, Martin discovered hes a better person when hes active and fit.

I realized, in terms of what Im doing from a job standpoint and life in general, that it was a necessity for me from a mental state, he says. When I do a great workout, I feel amazing. Everything works better. My relationships work better, my job. Im just more efficient.

These days, his focus is water polo. He started the Carlsbad Masters Water Polo club about six years ago and plays three times a week. But hes always been an athlete. In high school in Whittier, he swam and played water polo. At Point Loma Nazarene University, he became a surfer and summer lifeguard. In 2006 he took up triathlons, first shorter sprint-distance races, then half-Ironmans and, eventually, completed a full Ironman (2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, 26.2-mile run) in 10 hours and 28 minutes. He also qualified for (and completed) the Boston Marathon.

By 2011, he was ready for a fresh challenge, and his son helped steer him in a new direction.

(He) played water polo at Carlsbad High, and I went to all of his games, he says. Its such a great sport. Its short, theres a lot of action. I started watching and I thought, I want to play water polo again.

Together they found a group, Old People Water Polo in San Diego, and played for a while. Thats when Martin found that triathlon shape isnt the same as water polo shape.

I was gassed, he says of his first efforts. I thought, Oh my gosh, this is it. This is my new challenge.

Martin, who owns part of a software consulting company, works out of a top-floor office in his home. He also keeps weights, a variety of equipment and a stationary bike nearby, so he can squeeze in workouts during his day. The goal: to stay fit, play well in the pool and be able to get the most out of life for as long as possible.

Hayne Palmour IV

Three water polo sessions a week are part of John Martins fitness routine.

Three water polo sessions a week are part of John Martins fitness routine. (Hayne Palmour IV)

My goal is, I want to be able to play with my grandkids, he says. I dont want to be in bad health. Lets take care of this house (body) as it gets older, as long as I can.

Aside from three water-polo sessions per week, Martin also takes part in a masters swimming program, does Orangetheory fitness (which stresses high-intensity interval workouts), runs along the coast near his home and pedals his stationary Peloton exercise bike. Ive kind of hung up my road bike, he says. Its just so dangerous. Ive known five or six people that are dead. You cant win that.

For water polo, he needs leg strength. Players tread water using circular egg-beater patterns with their lower legs and feet. That allows them to rise up to catch passes and take shots. If you dont have the leg strength, the egg-beatering, Ill be hanging on guys, all my weight, and theyre still up with the ball. Its just uncanny leg strength.

In water polo theres a lot of skill, and I love the team element of it and the strategy, he says. To me its more of a social thing. Its working my brain more than triathlon.

For several years, hes followed an intermittent fasting program called Appetite Correction (fast5.org) in which he only eats between the hours of 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Martin says it allows his body to tap into his fat as a fuel source and work more efficiently. During his eating period, hell focus on healthy foods sometimes. Often, hell eat whatever he wants. I can take down a pint of Ben & Jerrys, he says, laughing.

A key is to not set too big a goal, he says of exercise. Consistency is important.

For those whove been inactive, take it easy at first, with whatever it is, be it running, swimming, biking or something else. Dont increase more than 10 percent a week and stay with it, he says. Dont give up.

Williams is a San Diego freelance writer.

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What we're now starting to see is that there's a squeezed middle between these two magnetic poles. Health pros who do not yet have a following are competing on price and forcing one another out of the industry.

It's becoming harder for consumers to find quality personal training options without paying top dollar.

Group fitness classes have evolved markedly in recent years symptomatic, perhaps, of the difficulty of finding good personal trainers at a reasonable price.

It used to be that group classes amounted to legs, bums and tums at your local, municipal leisure complex. Now, you can get a range of different classes, whether they're at a specialist centre or simply in a meeting room at work.

HIIT, movement, yoga, pilates,cross training, spinning: there should be something for everyone. And, importantly, because these classes are devised byinfluential experts in the industry and delivered via partnerships with large gym chains, they work from good, thoughtfulsyllabuses.

A great way to get in shape.

Wearable technology is on the up and up, allowing us to track our hours of sleep, daily steps, calories burned and a myriad other metrics related to performance and workout tracking.

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The seven big fitness trends of 2017 so far - Telegraph.co.uk

Just inside the expo entrance, people swayed across monkey bars and hung from aerial silk on Aktivs adult jungle gym.

Taking pop culture to the gym think American Ninja Warrior and Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge is the newest workout trend, Aktiv founder and CEO Bryan Green said at the annual IDEA World Fitness and Nutrition Expo.

People want to have fun, as opposed to that sort of old notion of No pain, no gain, Green said. Thats really out. They want to train in a social fitness sort of way.

Green was one of about 14,000 fitness professionals and gym junkies who roamed one of the largest international fitness gatherings at the Las Vegas Convention Center in search of the hottest workout and nutrition trends.

Group fitness classes took center stage at the expo, including cycling, which is surging in popularity. RealRyder bicycles, which tilt side-to-side to mimic on-road cycling, were one of several biking options shown.

People are ditching the treadmills and elliptical trainers few appeared at the show in favor of peer support through group activity.

Science is in

Research-driven products, including ones that track body chemistry and provide workout data, are becoming increasingly important to people who want to be fit.

InBalance displayed a scale that measures weight, fat and muscle mass, body-mass index and body-water composition though the equipment is generally for fitness centers rather than home use.

The industry has outdated methods of measuring progress, said Gisselle Naranjo, a representative from 3-D body scanner producer Styku. People now are very visual.

Another new product is a twist on an old favorite, kettlebells: gripbells, which have multiple grip points and a polyurethane cover and become heavier as the holder changes grip. They run from $46 to $120, depending on whether you buy a single item or pair and the Gripbells weight.

And Primfit is working on an athletic shoe with soles that double as Bosu balls, so wearers challenge their balance skills while exercising. The shoe, available for preorder, costs $149.

To the gym and beyond

In fashion, laser cutouts and layered looks are in. Black workout outfits with vibrant splashes of color thrown into the mix continue to be popular.

Fit meets function when it comes to fitness fashion, said Tatyane Martins of Equilibrium Activewear, whose clientele is change from slim, young women to people of all ages and sizes.

Women want clothing thats functional but also very form fitting and good-looking, Martins said. So you can wear that not only to the gym, but also to run errands and go out with your girlfriends.

Though solids are in right now, most clothing stores at the expo still sold patterned clothing and an array of colors in every style.

Powder up

Vegan, gluten-free and organic foods are still trending as people become more cognizant of what theyre putting in their bodies, said Justin South, field marketing manager for Perfect Bar, an all-natural protein bar.

But people want convenient healthy food choices, too.

Protein powders also are making a comeback, now tailored to the everyday healthy eater over musclemen looking to power up before weightlifting. Instead, many are using the powder as meal supplements on-the-go.

At the expo, Anthony Bloom of BN Labs said the companys vegan powder, which costs $60 for a 37-ounce bottle, made up 70 percent of sales. Also at the event, Flora Inc. promoted its powdered blend of greens. Still, Bloom cautioned: supplements should be used as part of a balanced diet.

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The Daily Mail reported on nine Australians who have credited their total-body transformations to F45, including the female global winner of the last challenge, Lisa Young. The 25-year-old lost about 14 pounds by upping her amount of classes from about four times a week to almost every day, and following the programs meal plantwo weeks of detoxing, four weeks on a high-protein diet, and two weeks on a high-fat dietdesigned to help get rid of water retention, nix sugar cravings, and build muscle.

Another participant, the mens global winner, dropped 23 pounds, and credits the support network of the challenge to his transformation. Trainer Jessica Sullivan agrees.

"People are really in there to get results, so it gives them that extra motivation. And because they feel the support around them, they really step it up to the next level," she told The Daily Mail.

Others have sculpted incredible six-packs and became leaner as well.

And according to Mens Health Australia, Daniel Conn, who opened his own studio in Sydney, credits F45 with not only losing weight, but also with improving his overall mental health.

When youre around people who are physically active and in a healthy state of mind, it boosts your mental state as well, Conn said.

There are nearly 500 F45 studios in Australia, and its rapidly expanding worldwide, with studios opening in cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York.

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Fitness entrepreneur and restaurant owner Pat Fellows has begun renovations to a space in the Southdowns Shopping Center that will be home to his latest Freshjunkie location. He hopes to open the restaurant in September.

The 1,200-square-foot space formerly housed a Smoothie King. He opened his original Freshjunkie location, which specializes in custom-made salads and wraps, in 2007 in the Main Street Market. In 2014, he opened a second location on North Boulevard at Town Square, but has since converted it to Somos Bandidos, an upscale taco bar.

Fellows hopes his new Southdowns locationwhich will feature a Greek yogurt bar with fresh fruit as well as avocado toast and small-batch coffee during the breakfast hourswill help develop a healthy lifestyle hub in the Southdowns Shopping Center, specifically, and in the Southdowns neighborhood in general.

The new Freshjunkie will be directly across the parking lot from Southfin Southern Pok and is near two gyms. Within a mile or so are several other small businesses that cater to healthful livingseveral boutique fitness clubs, the Salad Shop, Big Squeezy juice bar and Magpie Caf.

Ive talked to (Southfin Southern Pok co-owner) Steven Hightower about this and we really want to make this a hub for healthy eating and healthy lifestyles, Fellows says. Were trying to establish the Southdowns area as a healthy area in Baton Rouge.

Fellows, who co-founded the Louisiana Marathon and, more recently, the Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon, is also working to expand his brand of healthy lifestyle choices to the broader Baton Rouge market. On Aug. 19, he is launching the first LifeJunkieFest, a fitness, food, art and music festival that will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at North Boulevard Town Square.

The event will kick off with a run or bike ride option, followed by free strength training and yoga classes from Higher Power, a New Orleans-based spin/yoga studio. The festival will also feature free food from local vendors, music and art at a makers market.

Freshjunkie has always been about living big and promoting health and wellness, as well the arts and music, Fellows says. We want to add a unique festival idea to the already-established Louisiana festival calendar.

Read a recent Business Report Entrepreneur feature on Fellows.

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It almost sounds like a stunt dreamed up on a playground: What would happen if the fastest swimmer in the world raced a great white shark?

That's exactly the goal with Great Gold vs. Great White, the upcoming Discovery Channel Shark Week special in which Michael Phelps is set to take on one of the deadliest predators in the ocean.

Yes, really.

But the question remains: Why would the greatest U.S. Olympian in history put his reputation on the line against, y'know, an actual fishlet alone one with hundreds of teeth? Men's Fitness sat down with Phelps to find out. Here's his take.

Michael Phelps: You just watch that animal. It's basically like swimming next to a school bus in the water. I think that kind of got me more intrigued to see what other sharks I can swim with. When I had the opportunity to be on a Shark Week show, it was an absolute no-brainer, and an instant yes from me, just because it was something on my bucket list to do. It was an amazing opportunity for me to learn more about sharks, which I'm already infatuated with.

It was the experience: Coming face-to-face with a 13' hammerhead, or being in a cage and watching multiple great whites just fly around me, and not attack the cage. They would kind of bite at the cage, just what they normally do. I basically had an eight-foot great white almost come nose-to-nose with me in the cage. That was an opportunity and an experience that I never thought I'd have. It was pretty gnarly, and pretty unbelievable, just to see.

I mean, this has probably been 15 or 16 years where I've really wanted to do this. I've always been a massive fan of Shark Week, and watched every year. This is something that's always around a major meet for me, so it's something that helps me relax a little bit. Now, being able to experience them in their own habitat actually makes me even hungrier to want to see more. I've only been able to see about 5-10 different species, and we have more than 500 species of sharks in the water, all over the world. I'm kind of just scratching the surface.

Hopefully I'll have the opportunity to see more and free- or scuba dive with a white. If you're in 30'-40' of water, you can actually just lay on the bottom, and take the element out of the surprise attack from a great white, because they always love coming from underneath of you to come straight up. That's why we have all these amazing breach photos that we see all over the world. There are a lot of things I still want to do with sharks. Hopefully, some of the things that I've learned, we can pass along to other people, and help them preserve the wildlife that we have all over the world. There are too many people that are out there killing sharks, and that's something that needs to stop.

During the first couple months, I kind of took off. I raced at about 195, 200 (lbs) at the Olympic gamesthat was my fighting weight. I'm anywhere between 210 and 215. I was kind of lazy the first couple months and wanted to just enjoy retirement, and live life a little bit. Recently, I've started to realize that health and wellness are very large parts of my life, and it helps me be more productive. For me, it is eating a little better, a little different than I was in the past. I'm not burning as many calories as I did in the pool.

I'm still working out, anywhere between five and six days a week. I've been lifting a little bit more, because when I was swimming I never lifted much for my arms. It was all legs. I was a very leg-driven swimmer, and now I have the chance to do some more, whether it's a bench press, or more with free weights, and stuff that I never had the chance to do.

I saw a workout that [Dwayne] "The Rock" [Johnson] did to get ready for Hercules. Honestly, I did it, and it kicked my ass. It destroyed meabsolutely destroyed me, but it was something that was good, in a way, just because it challenged me to be different, outside of the pool. I've always spent my time in the water, and now I have the opportunity to do different things. I'm in the process, now, of building my own gym, and looking for a space to rent, and kind of have my own escape, almost, really, like what The Rock does. He's able to escape from life for a little bit and get some time in the gym, as we all see. I have an ideal weight that I'd like to hit. If I can stay around 210, but just be a little bit leaner than I am now, that's what I'm really trying to do. Also, I'm just trying to manage time. I have so much going on outside of the pool, and outside of my business life. It's making sure to take time, when I need it, to get a workout in that'll make me more productive, and will make me a better dad, will make me a better husband. Just basically, it's a balancing act, and I think we all go through that.

It's basically a private little place that, when I do go to the gym and I want to work out, I can. I'd rather go in and get my work done that I need to, and kind of not, potentially, be bothered in between a set of squats, or somebody wants to take a photo. I don't mind taking photos, but when I'm there, I want to lift, and I want to get my job done. I do have goals for myself. That's how I've been able to reach the success that I've had, and, for me, I would like to get around 210 and stay around 210, but I don't want to be as lean as I was last year. I mean, I was at 4.5% body fat last year, and that's so low.

That, for me, is not a healthy spot, not where I'd like to be. I'd like to be shredded. I'd like to have some abs, and have some definition. We have a goal, and it'll obviously take some time. Just getting in the habit of getting up early, before Boomer gets up, and try to get a workout in. It makes it tough, at times, when you're traveling so much. If I have a goal that's big enough, that'll motivate me, that's what'll help me get out of bed. I think that's what I have, right now.

No, not really. After 2012, I went from 185lbs to 235, with really doing nothing. I, basically, just got out of shape and didn't really care. Then, that led me to not being in a very happy place, and leading me to a dark place. I know what that feels like, and it's something I never want to happen again. It's that challenge and that motivation to always keep me going, on certain things. It's just fun. For me, life is a lot more fun and enjoyable now, than, really, it ever has been. I think part of that is me coming back, and finishing my career in 2016 in Rio, like I did.

I don't eat much red meat, just because I know it's hard for a body to break it down. I still eat a lot of fish and chicken. My snack days, I think that's probably the biggest and hardest thing is I want to snack, snack, snack. For me, it's all back to my goals. I'm about to eat a chicken Caesar salad. Nothing too exciting, but it's what I want. I eat a lot of salads now, eat a lot of chicken, eat a lot of fish. I had a great meal last night. My mom sent us some Baltimore crabs that we enjoyed last night. It was amazing. We had some crab, some shrimp, some French fries, and it kind of brought me back to my childhood back in Baltimore. Just kind of a nice, summer day. It was amazing that that was something I still enjoy. I still love a hamburger from time to time, but it's not something that I'm eating five days a week.

I always think about it this way: Your body is a high-performance car, and we want to put the best fuel into that car that you possibly can. There are times I want to eat a couple Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, but I know that if I do that there could be consequences with it. I do have a sweet tooth, and I am trying to stay on working out as much as I can. We just did a spin class yesterday. Oh my gosh, I was in so much pain afterwards, and I've never sweat that much in my life. It's cool doing things differently now than I ever did when I was training. I don't want to do the same routine that I did for 15-20 years. I want to try different things to see what really excites me. I think that's something that my trainer tried to do over the last couple years of my career, because I got bored. I want this to be enjoyable. I want to have fun doing what I'm doing, and not feel like it's a job.

The place was called CycleBar, and it's a place here in Scottsdale, AZ. We took a teacher-run hill class where we'd try and keep certain RPMs. There were 20 people in the room, and it was fun. It was myself, my wife, Nicole, my training partner, Allison Schmitt, and a buddy of mine, Grant, who's been visiting from Australia for a couple of months. We were basically just trying to compete to see who could get the highest score, and, out of the 10 people, we were top four. I guess the competitiveness is still there, when we're fighting to beat each other. It's always good to have friends like that, that we can compete with, especially to push one another. That's something that I've had for so long, and something that I need, at times. It's always good to have a good support team, and a good group of friends to help you out.

Phelps vs. Shark: Great Gold vs. Great White airs on July 23 at 8 p.m. on The Discovery Channel.

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Michael Phelps on his Shark Week showdown, his love of the ocean, and why he hasn't slowed down since retirement - Men's Fitness

Garin Flowers recently came across an ad that's going viral. What do you think about it?

Garin Flowers, WTSP 3:42 PM. EDT July 12, 2017

ST. PETERSBURG, FL Video of a fitness routine featuring a pole is making the rounds on social media.

Why? Because it features kids.

The company, named Gympole, sells professional pole equipment that is portable and can be used in the comfort of your home.

One ad features young girls swinging on one of them in their backyard. The video has garnered millions of views as well as thousands of shares and comments.

Many view it as a sport and form of fitness, while others liken it to sexualizing children.

Pole sports? really? come on.. This is a stripper pole.. You are teaching little girls to be pole dancers.. Don't try to sugarcoat it, said Braden Hutson.

This advertisement is feeding into pedophile culture. I mean I guess you got the reaction you wanted to create a buzz, but all I see is little girls at the strip club, said Charrel Cryer.

But, Summer Serenity said,It makes me happy to see this commercial done with children. It helps take away the negative associations that society has, while also showing its a fun and a good sport. A great way to be active and fit!

So why not address those comments and concerns? I have no issue with this now being a sport for kids. But fact of the matter is. The pole is at present, associated with strippers, said Carol Spahiu.

As Spahiu pointed out, the pole is widely associated as being used in strip clubs. But, is that view starting to change?

We did some research and found that pole fitness competitions are growing in popularity. A Florida contest features anyone from ages 10 and up.

The semi-pro competition features transitional dance or movement between poles, spins and inner thigh holds.

The professional competition features handstands, splits and a static pole move.

According to their website, heres the difference between divisions:

Age and skill level. Novice divisions are for athletes aged 10-14 years, Junior divisions are for athletes aged 14-17 years. Semi-Pro and Professional divisions are for athletes aged 18+ years. Novice and Junior divisions will consist of both Semi-Pro and Professional level athletes.

In the United Kingdom, pole classes for kids seem to be more popular. One fitness studio offers it to kids as young as five years old. The owner told the Birmingham Mail that pole dancing is just another form of gymnastics and is being put for consideration as an Olympic sport in the future.

Much closer to home, we found pole fitness classes being offered in Ocoee a city thats part of the Orlando Metropolitan area.

Foxy Fitness Studio and Pole offers pole classes no matter the age, but doesnt specify if kids are allowed or not. They do have certain classes catered to children such as aerial fitness and Zumba.

In Miami, the owner of a pole dancing studio opened up classes to children and teens, but faced backlash.

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A new startup accelerator program based at the Johns Hopkins Universitys FastForward East will target companies developing health and fitness technologies.

Hopkins is teaming up with the University of Maryland, Plank Industries, Brown Advisory and the Abell Foundation to launch the 16-week program, called M-1 Ventures, in September.

I see all these accelerators out there and theyre cool, said Paul Singh, an angel investor who will lead the program. But particularly when it comes from an investors standpoint, I think what a lot of these companies need is a vertical accelerator.

By vertical accelerator, Singh means one that is focused on a particular topic area in this case, health and fitness technology rather than offering general business services.

By focusing this accelerator on connected health and fitness, M-1 Ventures takes advantage of our regional strengths to provide startups in this business vertical with a clearer path to success, Christy Wyskiel, a senior adviser to the president of the Johns Hopkins University and leader of Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures, said in a statement.

Maryland has long been known for its strengths in health and medicine, and many of the companies coming out of Hopkins and the University of Maryland are built on health or medical research.

Plank Industries is the umbrella organization for Under Armour CEO Kevin Planks private investments, including a venture capital fund and City Garage, a startup hub that has space dedicated to testing new design and manufacturing techniques for Under Armour.

M-1 Ventures is open to companies from anywhere in the country. Five will be selected to participate.

Accelerator leaders are looking for companies that are beyond the idea stage, with a product for sale and revenue, Singh said.

Participants will receive $25,000, legal and accounting services, access to experts who will be brought in from around the country, and co-working space at FastForward East, Hopkins startup hub in the Rangos Building.

Participants will also get individual mentoring from Singh and Tony DAgostino, an entrepreneur and former banking executive who has been tapped to run the program with Singh.

The program will kick off Sept. 5 and conclude with a Demo Day in December, where entrepreneurs will be able to meet potential investors and partners.

sarah.gantz@baltsun.com

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