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Fitness First USA, a division of parent company A&Z Pharmaceutical, Inc. is opening a flagship retail and e-commerce facility in Mount Pleasant.

The company established Fitness First USA 20 years ago in Portsmouth, N.H., and is relocating it to Charleston County and expanding its operation with the facility at 547 Longpoint Road, Suite 102.

The companys initial first year investment is $600,000 and the creation of 10 new jobs. Additional local growth and investment is anticipated. The company considered expanding in New York City before settling on Mount Pleasant.

Fitness First USA is a health and wellness center with a retail store offering vitamins, supplements, fitness products, digestion aids and "superfoods," holistic products, personal care items, childrens products, healthy food, snacks and drinks, accessories, and apparel. It also includes an education center that will offer yoga classes, personal training and wellness seminars (focused on a range of topics from nutrition to meditation), and a tasting bar with smoothies and juices using supplements sold in store.

Fitness First is the second company to locate here as part of South Carolina Department of Commerce and Charleston Regional Development Alliances Landing Pad program, which is designed to help established companies enter the Charleston market for the first time. It simplifies what could be an overwhelming experience, minimizing risks and guiding them through the process.

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Posted On June 16, 2017

Press release from Safe Passage Inc.

(Lawrenceburg, Ind.) Community leaders, businesses, Anytime Fitness members, Mudstash participants, and those supporting local efforts to curb domestic violence turned out in full force for the third annual Bash Before the Stash at the Lawrenceburg Event Center.

Anytime Fitness hosts the special event with all proceeds going to Safe Passage Inc. Safe Passage is the domestic violence shelter based in Batesville that provides emergency shelter, intervention and prevention programming to Dearborn, Franklin, Ripley, Ohio, Switzerland and Jefferson counties. Attendance for this years June 2 Bash grew by 44 percent with some 375 people filling the large hall at the Event Center.

WLWT broadcaster Sheree Paolello emceed the dinner and the live and silent auction. After a personal story presented from a Dearborn County domestic violence victim that drew a standing ovation, a seven item live auction was held. A highlight during the auction was when the Anytime Fitness founders Chuck Runyon and Dave Mortenson challenged the audience to raise $5000 for one of the big trips offered and they would match it by the same amount. The challenge was met by a Dearborn County businessman! The live and silent auction was followed by lively entertainment and requests from Chicagos Felix and Fingers dueling pianos.

John Spence of Batesville, owner of several Anytime Fitness facilities, is on the board of Safe Passage, and spearheaded this successful fundraiser with support from his staff and business partner Michael Gelfgot. Spence commented that last year the foundation helped raise over $40,000 for the local shelter, and he believes the strong community and Anytime Fitness staff support will top that goal this year. (Official dollar numbers werent in yet.) The Brees Dream Foundation offered a 25 percent match of funds raised to eligible nonprofits, and recently sent a check of $9596 for last years Bash event. Jane Yorn, executive director of Safe Passage, was overwhelmed with the response from Anytime Fitness and the community. Anytime Fitness puts on a first rate event, and the time and energy they donate to make it successful is just humbling. We at Safe Passage feel so very blessed to have such a caring partner in the community. The money raised from the Bash will go to prevention programming and support services for domestic violence victims.

Since the nonprofit was established in 1997, Safe Passage has helped free 10,000 victims and their children from a lifestyle of domestic violence. No fees are charged for shelter or outreach services, and 50 percent of the funding comes from private donations and fundraisers.

For more information on Safe Passage go to the website at http://www.safepassageinc.org.

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Danielle Belcher, the fitness center's manager, said: "We are a judgment-free zone. They met here, so why not?"

JACKSON TWP. Thesparks (and some sweat) flew when Sara Hatch and Keith Henderson met inside Planet Fitness.

They're still flying as the pair opted for an unusual wedding venue, getting married Thursday night inside the workout center at 4317 Whipple Ave. NW.

"This is special," said Henderson said. "We actually don't work out here anymore. We were always here at the same time."

The wedding was a first for the local Planet Fitness franchise.

"They met here four years ago today," said Donielle Belcher, the center's manager. "We have never had one happen here. She told me what the situation was. I did talk to my owner to make sure it was OK. We are a judgment-free zone. They met here, so why not?"

Henderson was dressed in a white tuxedo T-shirt. Hatch had on white shorts and a white sleeveless top. She also wore a white veil. This is her third marriage while it is Henderson's second.

Having the wedding inside Planet Fitness "was my idea," Hatch, 39, said. "This is where we met. This is where we fell in love. We still work out. We are into (weight) lifting. Why not get married in a gym if it is one of our hobbies?"

The couple exchanged wedding vows at one of the weight-lifting stations. Libby Ginther, a friend of the couple, officiated at the ceremony.

"They wrote their own vows," said Ginther, who is an ordained minister. Her husband, Mark Ginther, also attended the wedding ceremony.

"It is definitely original," Mark Ginther said of having a wedding inside a gym.

The 9 p.m. ceremony took place while dozens of Planet Fitness members occupied themselves on treadmills and in the 30-minute express workout area. One customer, Skyler Chill, was surprised to hear that a wedding was about to occur.

"I had no idea," Chill said. "I didn't know people got married in gyms. .... I appreciate that."

The wedding party was small. It included Ryan Zentkovich, Hatch's 13-year-old son.

"There is only going to be a handful of people here that we know," Henderson said. "It was meant to be small."

The couple lives in Massillon.

"We think it is fun," said Belcher. "You have to have some kind of excitement around sometime."

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SpaceX is giving you a mid work-day break on Monday, a body is discovered under a south Brevard bridge and a well-known gym is shutting down are the stories on today's News in 90 seconds. Posted June 16, 2017

Health First Pro Health & Fitness is Center is closing in Palm Bay.(Photo: Provided)

PALM BAY Health First announced Thursday that its Health First Pro-Health & Fitness Center in Palm Bay will close at the end of the month.

The closing is set for June 30. The center's staff will be provided positions at the other Pro-Health & Fitness Centers in Melbourne, Merritt Island and Viera.

"Today, there are 11 fitness centers within five miles of our Health First Pro-Health & Fitness CenterPalm Bay,"Matthew Gerrell, vice president ofOutpatient & Wellness Retail Division at Health First, said in a letter to members.

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"Therefore, as a way to allow us to focus our resources on improving our fitness network and partnering with other community resources, we are closing our Palm Bay location on Friday, June 30, 2017."

Probably the biggest competitor to enter the health and fitness market in Brevard County has been the LA Fitness chain. It has two operations in Melbourne and large facility in West Melbourne off Palm Bay Road.

Gerrell said since Health First began building fitness centers on the Space Coast 20 years ago the market has changed.

"Since that time, Brevard County has evolved and moved toward a healthier environment with 49 fitness center options," Gerrell said. "Because we have more resources available, Health First is taking steps to improve our residents access to these centers. We are partnering throughout the county with many organizations to provide healthy options, and through membership in Health First Health Plans, our members have access to 38 fitness centers throughout Brevard County."

The Palm Bay Pro Health & FitnessCenter has26 staff members, full-time, part-time and per diem. Those employees will be be able to keep their same hours, wages, etc., when they move to the other locations.

Health First Health Plans members who use the fitness center benefitare allowed to use facilities that are part of theAmerican Specialty Health fitness network.

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Bodybuilding remains to me one of the most unique sports in the world. It's a bit like the Olympics in the sense that one prepares diligently for a moment on stage, an allotted time to prove to the judges that you are the best of the best in your class.

OK. This is the time of year when I get a lot of questions about bodybuilding competitions.

Often, its not really about the competitions themselves, but more about the preparation. It remains to me one of the most unique sports in the world. Its a bit like the Olympics in the sense that one prepares diligently, in some cases for a significant amount of time, for a moment on stage, an allotted time to prove to the judges that you are the best of the best in your class. There are expectations that must be met. Your preparation is on full display. It will show your respect for the sport, and the respect of the person who has coached and prepared you for that moment.

Now why am I bringing up this subject this month? Because one of the reasons why I am pressed with questions annually is because bodybuilders, especially the ones who compete in categories like Mens Physique, Female Bikini, Classic Physique, and Female Figure, represent the possibilities of how the average man and woman can redefine their bodies on their quest for the gold.

Competitors all have workouts and meals prepared by their coaches. I typically will give curious clients who are not competing a taste of what this prep feels like this time of year. They do different weight resistance splits throughout the week, like chest/triceps, back/biceps, arms, legs, shoulders, etc. They also do varying amounts of cardio, sometimes on machines, and sometimes outdoors. They also must get proper rest, give alcohol a rest for a few weeks, and stick to their schedule.

For me, dedication and consistency is expected, but its not torture as many may believe. Many of my competitors over the years have compared the process to having a part time job; one where you must do your workouts and eat the meals assigned to you by your coach. The photo with this article is one of my competitors, Daniel, who will be competing in his first competition in a few months.

Practically, everything Ive taught my readers over the years comes to play here: listening to your body, understanding your body, respecting it, staying positive, never giving up, having faith, looking at where you want to be long after the event, etc. Over the years, many of the competitors Ive coached use these competitions as a bucket list item, like seeing your favorite singer, or visiting the country youve always wanted to see, while you are still healthy and able.

I have no problems with bucket lists. I think they often give men and women a reason to fight to live healthy, to stay hopeful, and to stay positive. However, as most of you know, I dont believe in small snippets of happiness. I prefer a goal for longevity. If you decide to do one of these competitions now, plan to do it again next year, and the year after that, and plan on continually improving and evolving throughout the process.

A typical day in a workout for this may start with early morning cardio, followed by your first meal, followed by your day job, with several of your meals prepared and eaten there, followed by one of your workouts, followed by additional meals, supplements, and rest. Some of these days will also include posing clinics to prepare you for judge expectations and overall stage presence.

I encourage everyone to either do one of these competitions or get on a program similar to one a competitor follows; Like with standard exercise, dont talk your way out of it. If you feel that defeatist attitude creeping into your brain, kick it to the curb.

Most of you know Im very big on learning as much as you can about improving your physique and health, not for just for tomorrow or the next day, but also for next year and 5 years from now. The more we take care of our bodies, and prepare for the future, the healthier were remain throughout the course of our life and the more likely we will improve our longevity.

Whether youre strictly working out at home, or primarily working out at a gym, make the most out of what you have access to, and stay the course for realizing your goals. Ensure you follow your coachs instructions on everything you do when working out, including your technique, repetitions, sets, and even breathing. Rise above any self-defeating thoughts. My cousin Bob Marley once said, You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice. That statement can apply to many situations, including this one. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or feedback.

Michael Shaw is a certified fitness trainer, sports performance nutrition specialist, owner of Shaw LLC, a member of the Maryland Advisory Council on Physical Fitness, and a fitness and fashion model agent. He can be reached at http://www.michaelroyshaw.com.

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We all know we should exercise and eat healthy. But some argue we should also live more like early humans.

For decades we have been taught that physical health depends on eating well and exercising regularly. But some argue that may not be enough.

The secret to cracking into our inner biology is as easy as leaving our comfort zones and seeking out just enough environmental stress to make us stronger, writes journalist and anthropologist Scott Carney in his recent book, What Doesn't Kill Us: How Freezing Water, Extreme Altitude, and Environmental Conditioning Will Renew Our Lost Evolutionary Strength.

By including this equally important, but completely ignored, third pillar in your daily routine, you can achieve big results in very little time, writes Carney.

The basic idea behind environmental conditioning is that for thousands of years humans lived without the comforts of the modern world no central heating, no elevators, no thermal base layer clothing.

Early humans hunted. They gathered. They fled from predators trying to turn them into a quick snack. All while suffering through snowstorms, heat waves, flooding, thunderstorms, and often a lack of available food.

As a result, the human species adapted to survive better in those extremes. Today we still carry many of the same genes that helped us survive thousands of years ago.

Some think the latent abilities associated with our early adaptations remain untapped.

Theres an entire hidden physiology in our bodies that operates on evolutionary programming most of us make no attempt to unlock, writes Carney.

So what will you find when you unlock this physiological treasure trove?

Carney suggests environmental conditioning can help you reconfigure your cardiovascular system and combat autoimmune problems. And it is a pretty darned good method for simply losing weight, he writes.

In the book, its clear that Carney isnt just a reporter standing outside in his warm-and-woolies with a cup of hot coffee in hand while he watches others gladly suffering for improved health.

Under the guidance of Wim Hof a Dutchman who advocates a mix of environmental exposure and conscious breathing to gain control of our involuntary physical responses Carney dives headfirst into this world of ice baths and shirtless climbs up snow-covered mountain peaks.

Read more: The caveman diet

For people who already push themselves hard marathoners, triathletes, and Tough Mudders the idea that being too comfortable could be bad for your health probably strikes a chord.

But can immersing yourself in the rawness of the natural world really improve your health?

There is some research to back this up.

A 2015 study in Nature Medicine found that 10 days of cold acclimation spending up to six hours per day at 59F (15C) boosted insulin sensitivity in eight men who were overweight and had type 2 diabetes. This change indicates a lessening of their disease symptoms.

Another study that year, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, showed that exposure to 63F (17C) for two hours per day for six weeks decreases body fat. This study included 51 healthy young male volunteers.

There is even a 2014 study that supports Hofs method of using cold immersion and conscious breathing to voluntarily control the immune system, which has long been thought to be beyond conscious control.

Like the other two studies, this one published in the journal PNAS, included a small number of subjects, which concerns some researchers.

For human variation studies, you really want to have a great deal more than that. Working with just 24 people keeps you from making any sort of correlations, Jessica Brinkworth, PhD, an assistant professor at the University of Illinois who studies the evolution of immune function, told Healthline.

Whats missing from research in this area is larger randomized studies that compare what happens to people undergoing environmental conditioning for many weeks with a similar group going about their normal routine.

And studies that compare the benefits of environmental conditioning with other health interventions like aerobic or strength exercises, mindfulness meditation by itself, or a diet of whole foods.

Brinkworth also has concerns with how the media sometimes spins the results of small studies and health gurus.

The notion that you can maximize your immunological potential is ludicrous, she said. Its not like weightlifting. And thats the way that it sometimes gets presented.

Under normal circumstances, our immune system is always actively engaged, said Brinkworth it recalculates, reevaluates, and reorganizes itself all the time.

Some things can weaken the immune system chemotherapy, damage to the bone marrow, untreated HIV infection.

This can also be caused by a deficiency in nutrients like zinc, vitamin C, or protein that the immune system needs to function properly.

Even extreme calorie restriction can affect immune function. This can happen by not eating enough food or by burning off too many calories through extreme exercise or extended exposure to cold temperatures.

Immunity is the most expensive system we have. It costs a lot of calories, said Brinkworth. So its not very surprising that in endurance athletes and people who are doing extreme workouts, we see a down-regulation in immune function.

There are two parts to the immune system. The innate immune system protects the body from pathogens in a nonspecific way. This includes immune cells like phagocytes and mast cells, but also the skin which Brinkworth calls the largest immunological barrier that you have.

Then theres the adaptive immune system which includes T and B cells. When this part of the immune system encounters a specific pathogen, it produces an initial immune response, and remembers. If the body runs into this pathogen again, the immune system will respond more quickly and dramatically.

Brinkworth said that when the body is under stress like during calorie restriction it can turn down the adaptive immune response in order to save energy.

This has her concerned.

You can make the argument that some of the stuff that Hof is suggesting is dangerous, said Brinkworth, because it would potentially lead to this drop-down in adaptive responses if you did it persistently.

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Others echo her concerns.

Why should we go to the extreme when we just need to engage in exercise? said Ellen Glickman, PhD, a professor of exercise physiology, and a self-professed moderation person.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that in 2015 less than 21 percent of American adults met the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans for both aerobic and strength training.

These guidelines are far from extreme at least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise, and muscle-strengthening activities two or more days per week.

Of course, some people are drawn to extreme activities for the rush. But that doesnt mean less intense exercise isnt good for you.

Glickman said that aerobic exercise can be equally engaging and offers many benefits, such as boosting cardiovascular health, improving overall health and well-being, burning calories, and increasing endorphins.

In addition, if you commute to an office every day, it might be hard to find time to take on the cold outdoors.

I dont see how the extreme fits into our health and well-being on a daily basis. Eating right and exercising does. Balancing caloric intake and caloric expenditure does, said Glickman. Extreme sports, extreme anything doesnt. Moderation does.

Of course, spending time outside can be beneficial even if you arent ice dunking or meditating in the snow in your underwear.

Many studies show that natural settings may improve short-term memory, relieve stress, reduce inflammation, and help you focus more.

Read more: How long to get in shape?

In the modern world, cut off from nature, we sometimes forget that evolution and our past environments made the human species what it is today.

Evolution shapes health. Health is the outcome of evolution, said Brinkworth. Thats absolutely true.

She stressed that evolution should definitely guide how we treat diseases and help people stay healthy, but it needs to be done informed with real biological information.

Other scientists wonder whether or not living like early humans makes sense from an evolutionary perspective.

The notion that we are adapted to a Pleistocene environment, while it may contain some element of truth, is unlikely to be a highly accurate description, Kyle Summers, PhD, an evolutionary biologist at East Carolina University, told Healthline.

Near the beginning of the Pleistocene Epoch came the Paleolithic Era which inspired the popular paleo diet. This era lasted from roughly 2.5 million years ago to 10,000 years ago and predates agriculture.

Summers said that while substantial change occurred to the human genome during the Pleistocene period, there is also likely to have been a significant amount of evolutionary change during our more recent evolutionary history, including the 10,000 years or so since the origins of agriculture.

Add to that the challenge of knowing exactly how early humans lived, said Summers, making any inferences about exactly what environment humans adapted to even during the Pleistocene highly speculative.

And human populations lived in vastly different environments around the globe, which can make a big difference to health.

Latitude, seasonality, social environment, and climate all affect immune function, said Brinkworth.

Hofs methods focus on cold environments. Humans living in tropical areas for thousands of years, though, may have different gene variants or physiological responses to cold than people from northern latitudes.

There are other factors that shaped the human species, as well.

In particular, said Brinkworth, infectious pathogens are the number one driver, as far as we can tell, of immune function.

Environmental conditioning has its proponents, but others caution a healthy dose of skepticism.

While I think ideas from the paleo community may have some merit in some contexts, said Summers, it is hard to separate the valid ideas from those that are too speculative and unsupported.

Theres also the risk of going too far. Being too much like a Paleo human may not be all that its cracked up to be.

If you want to be living in rough circumstances and deliberately stressing yourself long-term and avoiding modern medicines and modern concepts of hygiene, said Brinkworth, youre going to have the same lifespan as other members of the [early] Homo genus thats 30 to 35 years.

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Daybreak comes early for this young woman, the wife of an Army helicopter pilot.

You'll find Tanner Randles up at 5:30 a.m. working out, or helping someone else live a healthier way of life.

When you take care of yourself, you invest in yourself, your family and your friends, says Randles, 25, a wellness and fitness trainer at the YMCA North Branch on Ramsey Street.

She's passionate about fitness, nutrition and good health.

And that passion has paid dividends for the Greensboro native, who on April 8 won the National Physique Committee-N.C. State Championship bikini body-building competition in her height division, then followed that with a runner-up finish in the NPC-Junior USA competition on May 20 in Charleston, South Carolina. Her dream is to earn a professional body-building card and one day compete in the Olympia Women's Bikini Fitness and Performance competition, which is held annually in Las Vegas.

While in college, I wanted an escape, says Randles, who graduated in 2014 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with degrees in political science and environmental sustainability. I started fitness classes. When I started I couldn't run a mile without giving out of breath. Then I started lifting weights and someone asked me if I would like to compete.

Now she is a champion.

The Olympia stage in Las Vegas it's on my bucket competition list, she says. I believe in myself, and I have an amazing coach.

J.J. Henry believes in his student, too.

We're a small town, but we're putting our name on the map, and (the) one doing that for us is Tanner Randles, says Henry, who owns the Fit Factory on Raeford Road. She's the real deal and hasn't even reached her full potential. She has only been competing a year. She is a tireless worker, and she is cultivating the seeds of greatness.

When Randles isn't in training herself, you'll find her training others who aspire to live healthy.

I have eight clients from their 20s to their 80s, she says.

Not all of us wish to be body-builders or body-building champions. But like Randles says, healthy living is an investment in yourself.

They just don't know where to start, she says. The Y is a great place. There was one lady who said she thought she would be more tired, but actually said she had more energy. It's a combination of things, and feeding your body clean energy and not putting junk in your body.''

Fitness and wellness classes, Randles says, can include everything from stretching and weight training to dancing anything that keeps you moving and off the sofa with a soft drink or a bag of potato chips within your grasp.

And a good way to get into an exercise regimen is with others.

Your work group is a community itself, and holding one another accountable, Randles says. You have to stay positive. Too many people give up on themselves. But it takes time and consistency. See it as an investment in yourself. What you are doing will affect you five and 10 years from now, and the people around you.

Bill Kirby Jr. can be reached at bkirby@fayobserver.com or 486-3571.

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