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As a person with slender wrists, I dig the Ware's interchangeable 20mm band, which is slightly narrower than the 22mm option on competing devices. The blue rubber strap on the unit I tried on was comfortable and easy to put on, thanks to its standard buckle clasp. I found the device's round 1.1-inch screen dim, although an Acer spokesperson explained that the display is transreflective, meaning it's easier to see when it reflects light back to your eyes. Indeed, when I twisted my wrist to catch some light, the display became easier to read.

The watch itself is mostly responsive, although the touchscreen on my demo unit stuttered occasionally, as it struggled to respond to my swipes and taps. Still, I was intrigued by some of the Ware's unique features. It has a light bulb on each side of the case's edge, and you can turn these on with the physical buttons next to each bulb. This is handy when you need to hunt for something buried deep down in your dark purse, or looking at your ticket stub in a dimmed movie theater. But what's more intriguing is the device's SOS feature, which causes the bulbs to flash S-O-S in Morse code when you press a button in the watch's OS. It's ultimately a gimmicky tool, though, since the use cases for this are incredibly limited.

Speaking of, the biggest difference between the Ware and other fitness watches is its "stamina monitoring" feature. It sounds vague and unscientific at first, since it's strange to consider endurance as a metric that can be tracked. But an Acer spokesperson explained that it's not meant to be a data point that you can chart as you would your calorie loss or distance traveled. What the Ware can do is alert you during your workouts when you're about to run out of energy, based on its understanding of your stamina. When you're about to overexert yourself, the interface will flash red as a warning. If you're still doing well, a green light will appear.

Acer calculates your stamina through a combination of your resting heart rate, your stress level (using the onboard galvanic skin response readers) and a blood pressure-like metric. To get that last piece of data, you'll have to place your fingers on the two sensors on the Ware's edge, similar to how you would grip the heart rate sensors on a treadmill. I wasn't able to test the accuracy of this system during my brief demo, but even if I had more time with the device, I'm not sure I would be able to find a way to verify this information.

The Ware is supposed to last up to 5 days on a charge, which is longer than other smartwatches offer. In addition to tracking your activity, the device also delivers notifications from select apps on your phone, and is compatible with iOS and Android. Although I still find the stamina-monitoring claim dubious, the Ware is an ambitious watch with a low price -- a compelling combination.

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FITNESS

Tucson Tuesday Laughter Yoga Quaker Meeting House, 931 N. Fifth Ave. To promote peace and healing. 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays. Free. 490-5500.

Easter Seals Blake Foundation's Walk-Run-Roll Reid Park, 900 S. Randolph Way. Family friendly 2.5k walk followed by and expo, food, snacks and entertainment. 8 a.m.-noon. May 6. Free. 327-1529, Ext. 124.

Tucson Capoeira intro class Movement Culture, 435 E. Ninth St. Introduction to the four core expressions of Capoeira: Movement, music, philosophy, and history. 5:30-7 p.m. Mondays. Free.603-8043.

Tai Chi Balance Sunrise Chapel, 8421 E. Wrightstown Road. Mondays: seated and standing class; Thursdays: Yang 10 for beginners. 11 a.m.-Noon. Mondays and Thursdays. $10 a day; $30 a month.296-9212.

Tai Chi for Health Resurrection Lutheran Church, 11575 N. First Ave, Oro Valley. Improve balance, mental clarity, relieve pain and create an overall feeling of well-being through natural breathing and slow, gentle, meditative body movements. 1-2 p.m. May 8.$10.780-6751.

Tai Chi for Health St. Francis in the Foothills, 4625 E. River Road. To improve balance, mental clarity, relieve pain and create an overall feeling of well-being. 9-10 a.m. Tuesdays.$10; $60 for nine weeks.780-6751.

Seated Tai Chi for Health Ellie Towne Flowing Wells Community Center, 1660 W. Ruthrauff Road. For those who want to improve their health but cant stand to exercise. 1-2 p.m. Wednesdays. Price is for five classes. $30. 465-2890.

Hot Yoga Rooted, 1600 N. Tucson Blvd. Full body flow. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. $10. 1-435-671-9033.

Vinyasa Yoga Tucson Chiropractic Center, 570 N. Columbus Blvd. Strengthen, stretch and tone. 8-9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. $5. 1-435-671-9033.

YogaFlow WMG's Living Lab and Learning Center, 1137 N. Dodge Blvd. All levels, vinyasa. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays. $7. 396-3266, Ext. 18.

Kettlebell Fit Centerline Movement, 1600 N. Tucson Blvd. Blend of strength and conditioning. Class will focus on the kettlebell swing and all moves leading up to it. Ages 18 and up. 7-8 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Through May 30. $25. 222-7250.

Circus Classes The Circus Academy of Tucson, 400 W. Speedway. Way to get exercise for adults and kids. 4-9 p.m. Monday-Saturdays. $20. 1-928-814-9637.

Taekwondo Wellness Intuition Wellness Center, 5675 N. Oracle Road. Learn traditional Taekwondo, philosophy and core principles, self-care, stress management, coping skills, social skills and mindfulness meditation. 4:15 p.m class for ages 7-12; 5:15 p.m. for ages 12 and up. 4:15-5:15 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. $20. 333-3320.

Tucson Community Capoeira Classes All Levels Movement Culture. Build strength, and test endurance while learning the basic history and traditions. 4-6 p.m. Saturdays. $10.

Brewery Bootcamp Dragoon Brewing Co., 1859 W. Grant Road. Bring a sweat towel, bottle of water and a mat or beach towel for something to lay on. Includes your first beer. Ages 21 and up. Registration opens at 10:45 a.m. 11 a.m.-noon. May 7. $10. 465-6895.

Kids Capoeira Movement Culture. Develop: balance, motor coordination, speed and strength. Wear loose pants/sweat pants and t-shirt; training will be in bare feet or martial-art/dance shoes. 4:30-5:30 p.m. Mondays. $10.

Qigong/Tao Meditation St. Francis in the Foothills. Gentle movements, focused attention and full natural breathing. 10:15-11:15 a.m. Tuesdays. $10; $75 for nine week series.

Tucson Capoeira Beginners Class for Kids Movement Culture. Children will begin to learn the basics of capoeira. Ages 5-12. 5-6 p.m. Wednesdays. $10.

Tucson Capoeira Beginners Class Movement Culture. Dance, acrobatics and music. 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. $15.

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Does It Really Fit?:San Francisco-based fitness band maker Fitbit has had a rough go of it for several months. Earlier this year, Fitbit reported weaker-than-expected quarterly results, due in large part to a disappointing Christmas and holiday shopping season, and cut 110 jobs. Investors havent really rallied behind the company, either, as Fitbits shares are down by more than 18 percent this year.

And now, on top of all of thatExploding Fitbits, too?

Thats whats being alleged by a woman in Wisconsin, who said that while she was reading a book, her Fitbit Flex 2 band started heating up and then melted, leaving pieces of plastic from the band burned into her arm. Fitbit introduced the Flex 2 last fall with a price tag of $100.

Meanwhile, one of Fitbits bands could end up being a key piece of evidence in a murder trial in Connecticut. Police say the data on a Fitbit worn by a woman murdered in late 2015 doesnt correlate to the alibi given by the womans husband, who has been charged with killing his wife.

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Tweeting Out Gains: Twitter shares climbed almost 8 percent Wednesday, to close at $15.82, even though the company reported its first year-over-year decline in quarterly revenue since it went public four years ago. Although Twitters revenue dropped 8 percent from last years first quarter, its $548 million in sales topped the $509 million forecast by Wall Street analysts.

Instant Growth:Are you on Instagram? Maybe not, but the social-media site is grabbing up more and more users all the time. On Wednesday, Instagram said it has reached 700 million monthly users, or about 100 million more than it had just four months ago. The addition of new features such as live video and its Stories function, which lets posts stay on the site for just 24 hours, are being cited as some of the reasons for Instagrams rapid growth in users.

Streaming Pay Raises:Netflix is going full-steam ahead with its raft of original programming, a new deal to expand into China and its plans to sell more than $1 billion in debt to finance its grand plans. If you had bought Netflix stock at the start of the year, youd be patting yourself on the back right now, as the companys shares have risen 22 percent over the last four months, and closed Wednesday at $150.17.

And Netflixs stock price isnt the only thing on the rise. New filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission show that Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings received a compensation package in 2016 that climbed by more than 39 percent over what he got in 2015. And many other Netflix executives also saw big gains in their take home pay, too.

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Heres a look at how some leading Silicon Valley stocks did Wednesday

Movin on Up:In addition to Twitter, gains came from Rocket Fuel, Juniper Networks, Depomed, Harmonic and Chegg.

In the Red:Decliners included Oclaro, Natus Medical, Inphi, Nektar Therapeutics and Finisar.

The tech-focusedNasdaq Composite Indexclosed at its breakeven point of 6,025.23.

The blue chipDow Jones Industrial Averageslipped by 0.1 percent to 20,975.09.

And the broad-basedStandard & Poors 500 Indexclosed just below its breakeven point at 2,387.45.

Quote of the Day:The president owns this plan; dont be mistaken. Gary Cohn, director of the White House National Economic Council. Cohn was speaking about President Trumps proposal to dramatically overhaul the tax-rate structure for American businesses.

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Planet Fitness (NYSE:PLNT) has been quickly growing. Not only have new locations been cutting ribbon, but typical New Year's resolutions aimed at exercising and getting in shape have propelled total memberships higher as well.

Still, the company's stock has declined 15% in the last few months and is down 25% from its peak last fall. Here's a look into what's going on -- and whether it's time to buy the stock or not.

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In 2016, Planet Fitness' total revenue increased 14% to $378 million. That was achieved through 195 new openings, a 17% location count increase, and 8.8% growth in same-store sales. At year-end, the gym was knocking on the door of 9 million in total memberships and it recently reported that it surpassed the 10 million members mark.

The company's claim to fame is its low-membership cost (starting at $10 a month) and non-intimidating environment. Lifters who get a little too into their workout are threatened to tone it down with the prominently featured "lunk alarm," which sounds off if you start disturbing or intimidating other guests. The company also talks up a no-bullying and judgement-free atmosphere.

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The message is paying off with the target audience. The company reports 43% of new signups came from people who said they have never had a gym membership before. Reasons given for not joining until now? Survey says expensive fees and an intimidating environment kept them away.

That incremental growth at existing locations especially helped the bottom line during the year. Net income per share rose to $0.50, a better than 350% increase over 2015. And if that wasn't good enough, Planet Fitness showed off further when it paid out a $2.78 special dividend to shareholders in December.

The system in place for growth is working, so Planet Fitness plans to keep rolling with it. Most locations operate under a franchise agreement, where a franchisee takes care of basic operations. Under Planet Fitness' new franchise model, the company gets a 5% cut of revenue generated in addition to equipment sales and fees for setting up the equipment.

The franchise model was the biggest driver of revenue last year, so the 2017 plan is for 190 to 200 more locations. Paired with an expected 6% to 8% rise in comparable sales, Planet Fitness sees sales rising this year to between $405 and $415 million. That would be a 7% increase at the low end of guidance.

Supporting those new store openings is the current retail climate. The internet has disrupted brick-and-mortar stores, causing many to close, leaving quite a few vacancies on the market. The "one person's pain is another's gain" mantra is holding true, though. Without revenue coming in, strip mall owners are ready to make a deal, and Planet Fitness reports being able to negotiate very favorable terms as it expands.

Planet Fitness' low-pressure and supportive gym atmosphere have helped foster a very different kind of attitude from Wall Street, though. As revenues and profits improved throughout the last year, performance expectations have gone up as well. One-year trailing earnings and forward price-to-earnings currently sit at 38 and 21, respectively, already pricing in a fair amount of future growth.

Expectations may be high, but the company looks well-positioned to deliver results. My favorite measure in judging a company's investment worthiness is free cash flow, or money left over after basic expenses are paid for. Extra cash on hand continues to rise, and with the recent pullback in the stock, the share price to free cash flow ratio is at a low point.

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The hype pushing new gym-goers to their local Planet Fitness hasn't translated over to stock performance as of late, but that could soon change. With more locations opening this year and a track record of filling them up, this stock is worth a look.

Nicholas Rossolillo has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Planet Fitness. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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The pain was real.

Some 48 hours after being put through Danica Patrick's fitness test by Danica Patrick herself it's the basis for her upcoming book and the sort of thing that will occupy her time when retirement from racing comes I wasn't constantly sore. But every time I stood up came a sharp reminder from my legs that Patrick had kicked my butt.

This was the workout: 100 air squats, 100 push-ups (on my knees), 100 butterfly sit-ups and 100 lunges, all timed to see how long it took to complete the set. That's the benchmark for more than 700 participants in the trial program for Patrick's "Pretty Intense" book, due out next year.

Her fitness challenge has been an ongoing project this season while balancing her NASCAR duties. Participants sent in "before" pictures of themselves and were given access to Patrick's 12-week fitness and "clean eating" program. The results, including "after" photos, will be part of the book.

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With Patrick's driving days possibly nearing an end in the not-too-distant future, what might have seemed like an off-track hobby is being fast-tracked into something far bigger. She launched the clothing line "Warrior by Danica Patrick" on HSN after participating in the design process. And she developed the workouts and meal plans for the book.

Ask Patrick about how much longer she will race, and her reply doesn't suggest the question is off-target.

"As long as it's fun and it hasn't been super fun lately," she said before the season started. "But every year I start the year, I always have hope that it's going to be the year that things are going to click. I understand my career hasn't progressed.

"Maybe it's regressed? Why is that? Am I worse driver than I was a couple of years ago? Probably not," she said. "I don't think anybody gets worse. So it's really a matter of all the factors around you."

Patrick turned 35 last month. She has been racing more than half her life, building her brand along the journey and using a marketing strategy that has made her one of the most recognized female athletes in the world despite her limited on-track success. She is ranked 29th through the first seven races of the season.

Patrick drives for one of NASCAR's top teams, but the sponsorship that was so easy to come by during earlier days remember the GoDaddy TV ads? is now a harder sell. Before the season, Stewart-Haas Racing and primary sponsor Nature's Bakery became embroiled in a lawsuit over missed payments by the sponsor and what Patrick did or didn't deliver on behalf of the brand. It was an 11th-hour loss of about $15 million and it shed light on how hard it is to sell even the most marketable of drivers.

Now in her fifth full season in NASCAR's top series, Patrick has yet to win a race and she only has six top-10 finishes in 161 starts.

Make no mistake: She can drive. She has led laps in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500.

But her lone victory in the IndyCar Series came in 2008 and sticks out as a glaring reminder of how her superstar status outstrips her racing resume.

It's been a popular thought for some time that Patrick eventually would make the transition to a lifestyle career, maybe becoming some version of a Rachael Ray type. This much is true: Patrick appears capable of doing pretty much anything. She can whip up a five-course gourmet meal, pair wines, paint, and dress for either black tie events or black dirt at the race track.

Is carving out a space in the lucrative health and fitness business where she ultimately wants to be?

"Sure," she said after a long pause. "If I'm going to do all this and write a cookbook and a fitness program, I'll take this as far as I can to motivate people to be successful. The program works. I know it works."

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After giving up dairy and gluten a few years ago, she really noticed the difference. She no longer would slog through a crummy afternoon and thought, "Man, today is just not my day."

"I just don't have those," she said. "The only thing that knocks me out now, sometimes, is allergies. But I don't get tired. I don't get full when I eat and I eat all the time, too."

She is a firm believer in meal preparation, and almost always carries a cooler with healthy eating options. At Thanksgiving, she served a grain-free, dairy-free stuffing, and a cold salad of shaved brussels sprouts, toasted butternut squash and a homemade dressing.

She's gone from working out once per day to twice per day and now occasionally three times. When it comes to food, there's no such thing as a cheat day.

"Wine, and every now and again, I have too much. But that happens," she said. "But I don't ever, ever, not on purpose, cheat on food. It's a routine. When I eat like (crap), I feel like (crap). If you want to lose weight and lean out, you have to eat well."

There's been a trickledown effect on her inner circle.

Friends make elaborate breakfasts. They work out more. Boyfriend and fellow driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has completely changed his routines and auditioned last year for "American Ninja Warrior." Patrick's mother did the fitness challenge and has never felt better.

As for me, well, I'm not totally inactive but I wouldn't label myself a "fitness enthusiast."

I should have known I was in trouble when I arrived early for our side-by-side workout and found Patrick already warming up on the treadmill.

Or when she told me to tighten my shoelaces.

Or when she laughed out loud at my first attempt at a squat.

Truly, though, my biggest mistake was trying to keep up at the start. She was reeling off lunge after lunge in a race against the clock to beat her personal mark. It didn't take long for me to fall off her pace, and Patrick laughed later when she told me most people initially try to keep up, and instantly regret it.

I didn't finish the test. It seemed next to impossible when going head-to-head with Patrick, who completed the exercises in just over 9 minutes.

Afterward, Patrick the trainer scolded me and offered a bit of insight into how she thinks about her own professional life.

"With racing, working out, you name it," Patrick said, "if you are not determined in your mind that you can do it, then you won't do it."

And her personal life? Well, the divorcee says she does want a family. Her April Fool's Day joke was to post a photo of herself and Stenhouse on her social media platforms suggesting they had gotten engaged.

She let it sit overnight before finally acknowledging, again on social media, it was a prank. She posted a photo of a tree swing Stenhouse had built her in the woods of their North Carolina estate.

Once so glamorous off the track, and so competitive and confrontational on it, these days Patrick is more like a love-struck, self-described hippy who preaches serenity and takes time to enjoy everything around her.

So when is that family coming? The proposal from Stenhouse?

"I got that under control," she smiled.

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Wauzeka's Angels Fitness Center now open Courier Press Adam and Rebecca Bartels (center) cut the ribbon April 13, officially opening the new fitness center in honor of their beautiful daughters. The room inside Wauzeka-Steuben School is open to students, faculty and staff during the school day and the ... and more »

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We all have our own insecurities, and sometimes the world of blogging doesnt do much to help them. When youre feeling bad about the way you look, its all too easy to stumble onto Instagram and end up scrolling your way into a black hole of endless, oh so beautiful people.

But every so often a blogger comes along whos willing to get real about their own insecurities, and their refreshing honesty is always very much needed.

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Enter fitness blogger Carys Gray aka busybeefitness, whos here to talk hip dips. Wait, what?

To anyone else, Carys looks unquestionably amazing, and she clearly puts the hard work in to achieve her incredible body. But, just like the rest of us, shes still guilty of picking out the problems and focusing on them. Her biggest insecurity? Hip dips.

Taking to Instagram for a mini rant on the matter, Carys wrote: HOLD UP let's talk about hip dips for a minute.

"As you can see from this picture and many of my other pictures I have preeeeeetty large 'hip dips.

Confused? Carys explained: This is where my leg/hip area comes in just before my quad starts." Here they are in all their hippy, dippy glory.

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"I thought these lil dips were unique to me," Carys went on. "I then went on to google hip dips and read all about how they're seen as a bad thing for women, and some people even go as far as to have fat injected into them to smooth them out.

Yup, you read that right. Luckily, Carys is keen to promote the hip dip love.

WELL I sure as hell wasn't about to add another thing onto my insecurity list. If anyone else has these cute ass hip dips then you should rock them."

For 20 years I've picked at areas of my body I hate but not once did I pick up on these! A few years ago I would have read that article and suddenly felt insecure and wanted to change them. Now I don't give a poo what other people think looks good on women or not. I think they're cool.

And yes growing my quads 17483 times bigger has probably made the hip dips even more prominent but quads are cool too.

Okay, we get it. It's all very well and good sharing body confidence from a fitness blogger, but Carys's attitude of consciously deciding not to let insecurities into her head space is strong and inspiring. And she's right, hip dips are cute af.

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An industrial building at 1601 W. St. Paul Ave. would be the new home for BrewCity CrossFit under a proposal pending before city officials.(Photo: Google Images)

A fitness center plans to move to a redeveloping street within Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley, mainly to avoid noise complaints.

BrewCity CrossFit wants to move to around 10,000 square feet within a 20,000-square-footindustrial building at 1601 W. St. Paul Ave., according to plans filed with the city Board of Zoning Appeals.

The business, which provides classes in weightlifting, gymnastics and other fitness activities, would be in the same former industrial complex as Third Space Brewing LLC. That craft brewery opened in November at 1505 W. St. Paul Ave.

Also, BrewCity would be near an industrial building, at 1418 W. St. Paul Ave., that is being converted into the new offices for Plum Moving Media, a video production business now located in the Historic Third Ward.

BrewCity opened six years ago within a former candy factory, at408 W. Florida St.,that was zoned to allow a fitness center.

That Walker's Point building was later sold to a developer, and in 2015was converted to BrixApartment Lofts.

New residents began complainingabout the sounds and vibrations from weightlifting and other activities at BrewCity, according to the zoning board filing.

So, BrewCity owner Daniel Noonan started looking for a new home "where we would not disturb neighboring residents or businesses," the filing said. BrewCity earlier this year moved from the Brix building to temporary space at Grand Avenue mall.

The St. Paul Ave. site needs a use variance from the zoning board to allow BrewCity to operate there.

"If we are not allowed to operatein buildings like thisproposed location due to the zoning district, and can't operate in buildings that are zoned for designated health club use due to noise issues, it is next to impossible for us to operate anywhere in the City of Milwaukee," the filing said.

If the zoning board approves the proposed fitness center, BrewCity would move to the Menomonee Valley location as soon as possible, Noonan said Wednesday.

The board is to review the variance request at its May 4 meeting.

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(Editors Note: This story originally appeared in the April, 2017issue of Golfweek.)

ORLANDO, Fla. It makes perfect sense that golfers trying to shoot lower scores and improve their swing will spend hours on the range. Repetitions matter.

On the range, many golfers think about how the club feels in their hands and where it should be throughout the swing. But they dont necessarily think about what their bodies are doing and how all the moving parts should feel throughout a swing.

For strength and conditioning specialist Trevor Anderson, that knowledge is just as important as repetition. He introduces those elements with the TRX Suspension Trainer at the Better Every Day Performance Institute in Orlando.

The biggest improvement we find (for golfers) is body awareness, Anderson said. The average golf swing is between 1.3 to 1.5 seconds. If you dont have a good level of body awareness how you feel when youre shifting your weight, things of that nature its going to be very challenging to understand how to replicate that every time in your golf swing. What TRX does is help to identify muscle imbalances.

The TRX Suspension Trainer is essentially a set of customizable resistance straps that can be anchored to a solid base. They provide a customizable workout. Anderson, a TRX master instructor and golf performance expert, incorporates several workouts to help golfers gain muscle and body awareness.

Performing a TRX row requires even distribution and muscle balance. If an athlete pulls the straps harder with their right side than the left, the straps will slide to the right and provide immediate feedback. The more aware one becomes about weight distribution and body movements, the easier it is to apply that knowledge and create consistent, repeatable body movements throughout a golf swing.

If your hands are on the straps and your feet are on the ground, everything in between has to stay engaged, Anderson said. It demands posture throughout the entire core, from the glutes to the hamstrings to the hips. It demands attention to create the opportunity to stay stable. If youre doing a row, your core is always engaged and youre working the back muscles.

TRX ROW

These are so important in golf because posture is such a big deal, Anderson said. The reason we do these rows is so people have the appropriate amount of awareness with whats happening with their shoulder blades, their upper back, their spine and their entire posture. Its hard to be in a bad position and be really efficient.

Step 1: Shorten the TRX straps all the way. Extend your arms and hold on to the straps with your palms facing each other. Move your feet forward until you feel tension on the straps.

Step 2: Pull your shoulder blades back and down as far as you can, pulling yourself up in the process. As you pull your shoulder blades, rotate your hands so that your palms are pointed toward the floor.

Step 3: Squeeze your quads to straighten your legs and protect from excess pressure on the knees.

Step 4: Squeeze your glutes.

Step 5: Lower your body back to the original position while remaining under control.

Do three sets of 10. If it does not feel challenging enough, move your feet farther away from your upper body in the starting position. If its too challenging, move your feet closer in the starting position.

TRX SQUAT JUMPS

This is a great exercise where you can take 15 or 20 seconds and jump as high as you can, Anderson said. Once you get better with 15 and 20 seconds you can do it for 25, then 30. Typically, this is a power move that falls in line with the same energy systems required to swing a golf club. Its a great athletic move thats full of body power.

This is an athletic move that utilizes an athletic response, changing direction and jumping back up. Just like in the backswing, you go into the backswing to generate a loading position and create an elastic response throughout the sequence to come down and be powerful. Create an elastic response with the legs, hamstrings and glutes, then fire up to the tall position again.

Step 1: Start in a standing plank position with elbows underneath the shoulders.

Step 2:Squat down, which will move your hands forward.

Step 3: Jump up while pulling on the straps and try to get your body as tall and straight as you can.

Step 4:Land under control and jump right back up. Dont pause at the bottom.

Start out by doing three 15-second sets, jumping throughout. Adjust the time as necessary.

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YUCAIPA >> For three years, Revolution Fitness Gym has worked to become the one-stop fitness shop it clients want.

We are a boutique-style gym with an amazing array of classes, said owner Jenifer Conroy. From spin to hot yoga, boot camp, barre, outdoor kickboxing and more, Conroy says she is offering everything you can think of within our little boutique facility.

The gym has about 350 members, but it never feels congested since its open 24 hours, Conroy said. The gym also offers childcare.

Conroy, who lives in Rancho Palos Verdes, owns nearby Queen Bean Cafe and co-owns the local Dairy Queen with son, Joshua Conroy. She said she enjoys all her business ventures but has a special passion for Revolution because its fitness-related.

Conroy employs 18 people at Revolution, including manager Jaime Casey, a third-generation resident of Yucaipa. The pair met because Casey and her parents were regulars at the Queen Bean Cafe.

I started learning about her extensive fitness background, said Conroy. After I knew I was going to start the gym, I asked if she wanted to manage and it was the perfect time for her in her career.

When she was offered the job, Casey said, she couldnt believe it was real.

I love it and it sounds cliche but its a dream come true, she said. I love the challenge that comes with working in management. And its been an amazing experience working with someone whose vision is the same as mine regarding fitness.

The best part of her job is changing peoples lives, Casey said.

Thats where we come together with our heart and vision and our purpose, she added. We absolutely care about our members and we are basically a family. We are more than a fitness facility where members are going in there and leaving. We are invested in your mind, body and soul. We have all different types of workouts because we know everyone has different needs. We are always changing and growing.

Casey and Conroy want to make people feel loved and important at Revolution. The gym can meet just about any need, so the question for clients is What do you want?

If there are people who are intimidated who are not general gym-goers and they are looking for a place to connect and find something unique and to keep them engaged, Casey said, they should come see us.

12005 Fifth St., Yucaipa

909-271-9343

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