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Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 12:00 am

City to host park fitness events Forrest Grimes forrest.grimes@seguingazette.com Seguin Gazette |

The city of Seguin is helping several residents stay in shape this summer with a new program.

The Seguin Department of Parks and Recreation is teaming up with Anytime Fitness to provide free workout sessions this summer.

The park workouts are a way to get the community out there being healthy and to start think about healthy exercises, how to eat better and be on a wellness track, Assistant Parks and Recreation Director Crystal Miranda said. Anytime Fitness is designing workouts in the park so people can have an idea what to do thats outdoors in your community for free and how to maintain exercising throughout the summer.

The city put this program together because it wanted to provide something free for the community, Miranda said.

A while back we had Fitness at the Park in Central Park, and were trying to bring that back, she said. Now that were partnered with Anytime Fitness, itll stay around since they are a company here in Seguin and arent going to go anywhere. We can start this off and see if its successful. Then we can continue this partnership and offer fitness to the community.

There are three sessions scheduled which will be held in two different parks, Miranda said.

We will be in Max Starcke Park for two sessions and then we will relocate to Park West and utilize the new trail and course out there, she said.

Miranda said the people of all ages are welcome to attend the free workouts.

Its for any age where you can be physically fit, from kids to older adults, she said. Its designed for you to go at your own kind of pace and is designed to keep everyone in mind. Anyone is welcome.

There are three sessions scheduled: June 3 at the Starcke Park East walking trail, June 10 at the Starcke Park East walking trail and June 17 at the Park West soccer fields. All three sessions begin at 9 a.m. For more information call the parks department at 830-401-2480 or Anytime Fitness at 830-379-2241.

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Anytime Fitness of Blair will finally have a home of its own after opening in 2009.

The gym, located in a strip mall at 2100 S. 20th St., by Walmart, will be moving into the former Washington County Technology Center building at North 19th and Washington streets this fall. The building has been vacant since the facility closed in 2015.

Ronnie Nichols, owner of Anytime Fitness since it opened, said the new location will have more parking and about 900 square-feet of additional usable space.

"I can't expand here," he said this week. "It's just best to be in my own building."

Nichols decided to open an Anytime Fitness when he was working for FedEx Ground. He delivered to a new Anytime Fitness location in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was intrigued that the gym was available 24 hours per day, seven days a week to members via key fobs.

Nichols, who was living in Fort Calhoun at the time and has since moved to Blair, sold his FedEx route, and planned to open his own Anytime Fitness franchise. He decided on Blair.

"It was close to home," he said. "Blair is a perfect size for an Anytime Fitness."

The gym now has nearly 1,000 members, although membership fluctuates throughout the year. Nichols has one contracted personal trainer.

Interior demolition is expected to begin in early June, he said. New flooring and a security system will be installed. He's targeting October or November to reopen in the new space.

"We're pumped," Nichols said.

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Life lessons from the 53-year-old icon.

When asked how old he feels, notable big-wave surfer and overall crazy-in-shape athlete Laird Hamilton says, I dont even have an age. I dont know how I could feel better. And though the second statement cant be fact-checked, the first can. Hes 53, at least in the conventionally-used unit of years. Despite having already surfed the biggest waves in the worldones so big that he had to help pioneer tow-in surfing just to ride some of themhe wants to keep doing what hes doing until hes 60, 70, and 80. (No word on 90.)

Though he says theres no replacement for the training We all want to look for the magic pill. 'Give me the hack. Hacking is incredible to support your health and your training and your life. But you still got to do the work.Hamiltons got some tangential-to-the-exercise tricks to getting the most out of your body as you age. And some of them must be working: science degree or not, he looks incrediblefor whatever age he does or doesnt believe he is.

Coffee is the only energy drink you need. So long as you fatten it up. I use my coffee like other people use energy drinks, Hamilton says. But are you getting the most out of your coffee? Probably not.The real secret to joe, he claims, is combining it with fats (like those in his Laird Superfood creamer) that time release the caffeine, so that your energy stays constant, instead of peaking and cratering. It also makes you sharper: You know [how] you drink coffee, you're all jacked up, but you're still foggy-headed? The caffeine is jacking the body up. It's not jacking the brain up. The fat's feeding the brain. That's where the focus comes in, and the mental clarity. Important whether youre outrunning a 50-foot swell or a 50-year-old boss in search of some overdue TPS reports.

Use more salt (in your water). And less carbon dioxide (in your workout). You need a teeny bit of Himalayan salt in your water. Otherwise you don't absorb it. The water just goes right through you. You're like I'm hydrating, and you drink all this water and peeing it out. Your body is not absorbing it. By the same token, sucking in air during a workout isnt maximizing your oxygen intake. You do that by limiting the amount of carbon dioxide you exhale. That causes CO2 levels to rise, triggering the body to release the oxygen into your cells. An easy way to do this? Breathe through your nose. A hard way to do this? Hold your breath for intervals while you work out. (Maybe start with the nose breathing.)

While were on breath Fifty-three-year-old Laird Hamilton says that if he could give 22-year-old Laird Hamilton any advice, it would definitely be the conscious awareness of breath. And if that sounds like some spiritual bullshit, well, consider this: a sigh is just a de-regulation of your breath. As soon as you start extending your breath past 7 seconds, you bring everything down. (Try it, see if you dont feel better.) Free divers do this to lower their metabolism and thus conserve oxygen. And the opposite of thisvery quick, short inhalations repeated over and overrevs you up. Outside of physical activity, controlled breathing can also put you into a meditative state. And though Hamilton admits that the younger version of himself wouldve responded to this the exact same way you probably areDont swami mehe also says you dont even need to believe. Youre going to go there because the breath will put you there.

Take ice baths. (Or just cold baths.) If you had one bio-hack, icing would be the king. It raises testosterone and reduces inflammation. The good news? You dont need even need ice. You can take a cold shower, or a cold bath. And if you really, really dont want to hurt yourself in the name of self-betterment, then take any old bath. The water compresses the body, and improves blood circulation. (If youre a surfer, this is especially convenient, since you're constantly in earths biggest tub.)

When in doubt, move I think we get caught up in: I don't stretch enough. But I think you'll get more flexible by moving correctly. Your spine has to be flexible. If your spine's not flexible, don't even talk to me about your hips and your shoulders. Everything moves from the spine. I'd be less worried about going to yoga class and being like a Gumby [than] I would [be] that I can move and get up off the floor and do things.

or scare the shit out of yourself. Naturally, a guy that careens down the face of waves with bone-crushing power thinks adrenaline is a pretty important chemical. He says that moment when we get scared and run faster, or have a heightening, tense feeling right before we crash into something, is something our body needs: If you're only getting your adrenaline boosted by drinking coffee and it's a slow adrenaline drip, that stuff is just eating you from the inside. It starts to undermine your health because you're not releasing it. So you need to do something to release it. It doesn't take much. Go to the fair, get spun around; go to the bungee jump; get behind a water ski boat and tell them to punch it. Its connected to the fragility of life and I think it's important to come into a situation with that perspective. Just dont forget to breathe.

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WESTFIELD, Ind. Police are investigating severalcar break-ins at a fitness club in Westfield.

The warning first came from a Facebook post by a Hamilton County woman. I was at LA Fitness (Friday) and my car along with another had the window smashed in and our purses taken, the woman wrote. Keep your eyes up and learn from me.

Thats just what clients are doing at the LA Fitness center on East 146th Street in Westfield.

Theres a lot of folks, especially up here on the north side, who drive nice cars and dont always carry their stuff in so it doesnt surprise me that someone might target the area, said Clay Daugherty, a member at the fitness club. People are usually working out for 45 minutes to an hour, there are classes that are posted so you know when there are a lot of folks coming in, you know when theyre going to be here.

The break-in at the fitness center mirrors the car burglary technique pioneered by the Felony Lane Gang of Florida.

Since 2012, authorities estimated crews using the Felony Lane Gang style have cost banks and their customers $23 million by stealing bank cards and cleaning out checking and savings accounts before being caught.

Typically, crew leaders utilize local prostitutes and drug addicts to watch parking lots of businesses, including day care centers, where customers, especially, might be inclined to leave their valuables behind.

Fishers Police arrested four people, three of them Florida men, for breaking into cars and attempting to fraudulently cash checks.

The leader of that crew received a six year prison sentence.

Im sure a mom with her valuables would try to take less stuff inside because its less cumbersome, especially with a kid. For me, a lot of the bigger guys in here, Im sure were a smaller target because a thief is not going to want to have a fight or anything like that, said Michael Devore. I always just take a quick glance in the parking lot to make sure theres nothing suspicious in the parking lot just as a habit. I always take a gym bag in with me and probably recommend most people do that just for that reason.

LA Fitness has signs posted in its parking lots, lockers inside to secure wallets, keys and cell phones, and surveillance cameras which captured video of last Fridays thieves.

Ive seen some police officers patrol the parking lot from time to time. Obviously a bigger presence would be better, said Daugherty. My personal opinion is: its personal accountability. If people didnt leave things in their cars, if they were more thoughtful about that, if theres no supply, theres no demand.

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Francisca Dilling has been committed to physical fitness her entire adult life and has worked out in many different gyms and studios in the Charleston area for 25 years.

"I began working out at the Ladies Workout Express on Coleman Boulevard when I was a teenager in the mid-'90s, later moved my workouts to the MUSC Wellness Center for over 10 years," says Dilling, who now works full-time at Boeing.

As I became a working mom of two boys, my time became more limited and precious. My fitness has remained a priority, as it makes me a better person, so I make the time for my daily workout."

Her busy life, Dilling adds, requires that she pick her workouts wisely, focusing on strength, cardio and flexibility. Shes found having trainer-led classes is not only the best way to achieve that, but this method also keeps her motivated.

Dilling is like a growing number of people in the area who will go to a variety of studios featuring yoga, barre and fitness, and are willing to spend $200 or more to fitness snack. The latest gym that caters to this crowd is a sleek new studio on Johnnie Dodds Boulevard called HYLO.

Since the early 1990s, the number and variety of fitness clubs and studios in the Charleston area has grown beyond imagination. Back then, there were mostly all-purpose gyms in the area. Those proliferated, then an array of specialty studios hit the market: yoga, pilates, barre, climbing, indoor cycling, martial arts as well as CrossFit and other HIIT (high intensity interval training) gyms.

But one notable trend in the past year is the high-end or boutique studio, which are aesthetically beautiful, almost spa-like spaces that often charge a premium for services.

The opening of HYLO Fitness has raised eyebrows this spring because the club, which features a high-intensity studio on the ground floor and a low-intensity one on the second floor, was built specifically for the facility on land that used to be the Uno Mas Mexican restaurant in Mount Pleasant.

HYLO opened at the same time as two other studios did: Reverb Charleston yoga studio, located in Raven Cliff Co.s tech-centric Pacific Box & Crate development on King Street Extension, and CycleBar indoor cycling studio in Mount Pleasant Towne Centre.

The market for high-end fitness appears strong as Longevity Fitness and Revolution indoor spinning, two studios in downtown Charleston, recently celebrated first and third anniversaries, respectively. Likewise, high-end franchises, such as Pure Barre and Orangetheory, also have flourished locally.

Charleston has gone from a town with a half dozen relatively big fitness players to dozens of all sizes.

The trend of people willing to spend more money on fitness is happening across the nation.

According to the latest data from the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association, about one-fifth of Americans are health club members and their average monthly club dues are $54, or 1.2 percent of median household income.

And many patrons, such as Dilling, are fitness snacking, going to several studios and clubs each month. The association estimates that 86 percent of patrons go to more than one studio or club.

That also may be possible because of a wave of budget franchise gyms, notably Planet Fitness, that, as of last winter, had 1,300 locations, including five in the Charleston area, in every state and the District of Columbia. Planet Fitness, which charges $10-$20 a month, has an aggressive goal of having 4,000 clubs in the United States.

Many local fitness experts echo those on the national level in saying the people who take their health seriously are willing to pay for trainer-led workouts. The believe that it is not only efficient but has a social, even fun, component.

Jennie Brooks, owner of Longevity, is a local born and raised who moved to California and was drawn into personal training there. She moved back to Charleston in 2009. After two years of training people at MUSC, she heeded the repeated calls to open her own studio.

In November 2015, she opened Longevity, featuring HIIT training, Pilates, personal training and body work, in a spa-like space on the penthouse floor of an office building on 163 Rutledge Avenue, just a block from MUSCs horseshoe.

I wanted to create a place where people can go and feel connected, says Brooks. People are paying me for more than fitness. They want an experience and community.

Fees at Longevity range from $26 for a group training class to $1,500 a month for a Gold membership.

Lindsay Rodbell, co-owner of Revolution, says the age range of people coming to the indoor cycling studio is 18 to 70, but that the average rider is in his or her 30s. Revolutions rates range from $22 for a single cycling class to $180 a month or 10 rides.

People are willing to pay the extra cost to go somewhere thats fun and trendy, say Rodbell.

Landis Clayton, a partner at HYLO, moved from Denver to Charleston nearly three years ago to help start the Orangetheory franchises and realized this is where I wanted to be.

Clayton says the people, including millennials, amateur or aging athletes, professionals, who place a high priority on fitness are willing to invest in it. And she said the same forces that are changing Charleston are impacting its fitness industry.

Young people are coming in with Boeing, Volvo and Mercedes. And the older demographic is starting to embrace (fitness), says Clayton.

Its all about people who prioritize fitness. Thats why were here. This is about the journey, not about the result. We dont do 30-day challenges. We have workout fiends who treat it just like brushing their teeth in the morning. They just want to work out. Some will come in for a high (intensity) class in the morning and a low (intensity) in the afternoon.

HYLOs memberships range from $150 to $190 a month, though Clayton says most are paying about $180.

Those rates are similar to CycleBars, though, like many boutique studios, it offers a discounted introductory rate.

Bob and Catherine Lee, who also own local Massage Envy franchises, brought the Cincinnati-based indoor cycling business to Charleston and hope to add two more studios to the area.

Bob Lee says that they draw a range of people but noted that ladies want to get away from Big Box gyms because they feel like they are being watched. The CycleBar has a movie theater concept studio.

Its a nice, dark, secure environment and its fun, says Lee, noting that CycleBar likes to consider workouts a party on a bike.

The franchises Cincinnati Reds red color scheme pairs with a lot of amenities, including theater-like acoustics, vital statistics and a weighted bar (hence the "Bar" in CycleBar) that provides some upper body strength training while riding.

Tracie Long Mathewes, owner and operator of Long Training Studios on St. Philip Street, has been a professional fitness instructor in the area since the late 1980s, starting with The Firm, in which she began making fitness videos.

Mathewes also was involved in arguably the first boutique fitness club in Charleston, which started as V and then was re-named Blue Fish, before the recession and other economic issues closed it down.

Ive seen a lot of things come and go, she says. But I think the big gym scene is going away and the studios are popping up. Still, I think all the different studios confuse people about what they need to be doing.

Mathewes says what will win in the end is the trainers.

You can have the coolest name for the coolest class but it wont have legs because no one feels like youre invested in it, says Mathewes. People are willing to pay more because their chances to succeed are better. Its about accountability."

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STUNNING photographs and video have revealed one couples incredible bond as they combine their passions for yoga and travelling to exotic destinations.

Husband and wife Chase and Amor Armitagepull impressive shapes onbeaches and in parks, whilst video footage show the pair mastering a romantic backbend kiss.

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Other gravity defying shots show beautiful yoga instructor Amor, 31, balancing on a piece of driftwood whilst professional parkour performer Chase, also 31, performs an impressive flip through the air.

I am always doing yoga and my husband is always training or doing free running. When we travel, we spend so much time exploring that we dont get to train and do yoga as we would at home, so I thought that practicing both our passions would be a good idea to stay active and have fun together while visiting different places, said Amor, who is from Chile.

Amor met husband Chase from Basingstoke through Facebook after seeing one of his free running videos.

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Free running is a version of parkour that places more emphasis on acrobatic techniques and self-expression.

It was the first time I saw someone doing free running and I was astounded by it and him, I cheekily added him on Facebook, not knowing whether he would accept my request as he had thousands of friends and quite a few girls checking him, added Amor.

He accepted my request and sent me a nice message, from that moment we started talking and connected deeply.

We continued talking for a whole year before he visited me in Chile.

We fell in love before our bodies met but when we finally met face to face, we knew we were made for each other.

The couple have now been together for seven years, and got married in 2015.

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Despite being able to achieve such ambitious poses, Amor explained the hardest thing about the photos is being able get into position before the self-timer fires.

We use a mixture of self-timer photography and remote trigger and 4K video stills, because we never have a photographer at hand so Chase sets up the shot and we have to jump in the frame and get into the posture really quickly.

The biggest problem is trying to get into a complicated posture when the timer is ticking when you only have ten seconds to make it work.

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The message is that we all have different unique skills, talents, passions, gifts and tools that we can use to build our reality.

We all live in the same world yet we all see it in different ways.

In our experience, I might see a rock, a bridge or a tree and use it as support or enhancement for a yoga posture while my husband Chase might see it as an obstacle to overcome.

But theyre not the only adventurous couple to take their relationship on the road, we previously brought you the story of a British couple who have travelled the world THREE TIMES in their camper van.

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Plans are moving forward a bit more quickly for a state-of-the-art fitness facility for those serving in the 914th Airlift Wing and the Air National Guard 107th Airlift Wing.

The Air Force Reserve Commands Military Construction Program Fiscal Year 2018 budget estimates includes a plan to allocate $14 million for the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station during FY19, according toU.S. Rep. Chris Collins, R-Clarence.It will assist the air base in building the fitness facility.

I am thrilled to see the Air Force has moved up their timeline for funding for a new fitness facility at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, Collins said. The men and women at the base deserve access to quality facilities to make sure they are as prepared as possible when called upon to serve. The current facilities at the base are outdated and do not meet the standard we expect for our service members. This is yet another positive step to enhance the base and protect its future here in Western New York.

The air base had originally intended to submit a request to fund a new fitness facility in its FY21 budget plans, but Collins said he had concerns that the current NFARS fitness facility had grown outdated and would no longer able to support the needs of the base. In a letter sent to theAir Force Reserve Commands Military Construction Program,Collins outlined his concerns and formally requested a budget request for a new fitness facility to be prioritized far sooner than FY21.

One particular concern Collins said he had was the current facility does not have an indoor track. Oftentimes, inclement weather conditions during Western New Yorks winter months would force service members to delay portions of their physical fitness tests for up to six months.Collins said he felt this has a direct effect on readiness, training requirements, and time.

In addition, he said he believed the current facility had become physically dangerous due to a lack of safe clearances. In effect, the facilitys space for equipment is inadequate to maintain effective safety protocols and the air base is forced to close base roads for the use of fitness testing during the summer months.

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The last piece of the $2 million overhaul to Hawthorne Park is like a natural evolution for adults who remember getting exercise on a playground.

An outdoor Fitness Zone, complete with a shade structure and eight specially constructed outdoor exercise machines for arm and leg workouts, had a ribbon-cutting Thursday by city officials.

The 20-acre park, at 510 E. Main St., now includes a large play area, spray pad, dog park,skate spot, fenced futsal court, basketball court and tennis courts. The cost for the new Fitness Zone was approximately $80,000.

Recreation and Facilities Department Director Rich Dahl said the Fitness Zone, which has been open for a week, is already seeing regular use by adults who visit the park.

Dahl said the exercise area was the vision of City Manager Brian Sjothun, who was parks and recreation director when the Hawthorne remake began in 2014.

"The exercise zone was the last planned piece of the Hawthorne Park renovation and of that $2 million urban renewal investment," Dahl said. "The renovations have been an absolute smashing success and something the policy makers and residents alike should be very proud of.

"We saw this exercise zone as a nice opportunity for adults to be able to go work out when they bring their kids to the park," Dahl said, noting that the exercise zone was the first at a city park in Medford.

"The adults can exercise, and the kids could play on the playground. It's really come a long way from where Hawthorne Park was, not only in function; but also public perception. It's really transformed how people think of not only Hawthorne Park but that entire area of downtown."

Medford resident Mara Williams tested the new equipment Thursday with her 11-year-old daughter and said they planned to frequent the park this summer.

"It's fun they have something for everyone here," said Williams, as she sat on a piece of equipment.

"It's like being able to go to the gym while your kids are getting exercise on the playground. This makes it like a playground for both of us."

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