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SEAL BEACH >> It did not fetch the raucous crowds of recent political rallies. Instead, the protest drew a mob of SUVs and minivans that offered quiet resistance outside an upscale shopping mall.

On a recent Saturday afternoon, about 200 demonstrators drove to the Shops at Rossmoor. They parked their cars behind the Sprouts in a wide-open lot and left to do some shopping or simply walk home.

Others stayed behind to wave signs advertising their mission: No LA Fitness!

I am 100 percent against the fitness center, Rossmoor homemaker Karen Schultze said in an interview after the protest. Already the traffic problem here is terrible.

This is deja vu for residents of Rossmoor and the Seal Beach condominiums edging it. After the Seal Beach Planning Commission approved the 37,000-square-foot LA Fitness last year, condo dwellers filed an appeal. In July, the City Council took their side 3 to 2.

Real estate consultant Jones Lang LaSalle, also called JLL, pulled the application rather than subject it to a second vote in August that would officially uphold the appeal.

Opponents breathed a sigh of relief. But the health club reared its head again in December when JLL resubmitted essentially the same plan. In the five-month interim, two Seal Beach council members who voted against the project, David Sloan and Gary Miller, termed out.

The deadline for public comment is April 24, after which the project will return to the Seal Beach Planning Commission.

We expect to break ground in September and be up and operating by fall of 2018, said Marty Potts, senior vice president of JLL.

Rossmoor, a bedroom community of about 10,000, is its own island community. The unincorporated patch of Orange County holds little political sway with neighbors Seal Beach and Los Alamitos.

And, despite its name and location, the sprawling Shops at Rossmoor belongs to Seal Beach. Thus, it is Seal Beach that will decide the fate of the health club.

Last week, LA Fitness and JLL representatives wrapped up a series of three outreach events at the Old Ranch Country Club. Exhibiting maps and pictures, the spokesmen came to promote the gym as a local asset. But Rossmoor residents, for the most part, came to complain.

This is just a schmooze session to make us change our minds, said Marjorie Whitney, a retired speech pathologist.

A consulting firm hired by JLL completed a traffic study showing that the health club would generate about 1,218 additional daily trips to the center.

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However, the analysis concluded that minor alterations to the entryway off Seal Beach Boulevard would offset that influx.

Opponents are skeptical.

Former Councilman Miller said he cast his vote against the LA Fitness plan partly because it did not include an additional entry into the shopping center.

The developer was not willing to do that because it would reduce parking spaces, Miller said. I felt traffic would back up and create a hardship on the community.

Instead, the current plan would widen a left-turn lane into the mall and add a lane to an already existing entrance.

That solves nothing, said Jason Natanson, 39, who lives in one of the condos adjacent to the gyms proposed location.

As well as traffic, he and his wife, Melissa, say they worry about noise emanating from a health club open 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays.

For years, the back parking lot has sat mostly vacant except for cars belonging to nearby condo residents. Most shoppers and diners park out front.

The potential loss of that condo parking means yet another issue for Rossmoor. Short on parking space at their complexes, condo dwellers could be pushed out of the lot and onto residential streets.

I understand why people dont like the idea of more traffic, but the truth is, they do not own that parking lot, said retired teacher Carol Brody, one of the few attendees at the recent meet-and-greet who supports the LA Fitness.

Brody does not live in Rossmoor, but in a gated nook of homes on the other side of Seal Beach Boulevard. Right now I drive 15 minutes to a 24 Hour Fitness, she said. I could just walk across the street to this LA Fitness.

JLLs Potts said he, too, understands the concern among Rossmoor residents.

Commercial properties and residential properties just dont live together well, he said. Thats why we always work to soften our footprint.

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FAIRFIELD The first of the year has come and gone. For those who made a promise to do better this year and get in shape its not too late. January ushered in a new contender for fitness training, Alpha Strength and Performance, that offers a variety of options for those looking to loss weight, or get fit.

Owners Justine Haynes, Piete Lentz and Blaire Camarda come from a long background of athletic training and experience.

Haynes grew up in Fairfield and as a high school athlete he recalled being frustrated by the limitation of the coaches. He works as the head coach for the center.

Outside of sports there is a deficiencyin the area because there is no access to training or the coaches, he said. That really bothered me, so I wanted this to fill the place for young athletes to come for prep, coaching and development.

But the training center isnt just for youth or athletes, its geared for people of all ages, experience and skill levels. They feel that anyone can train like an athlete andso that is what the center does trains people for performance, balance, strength and speed like an athlete.

They dont need machines to get results, Haynes said. The body is made to do incredible things, so anyone can benefit from training.

Sarah Doolittle, of Suisun City, started coming in February to work on a little weight loss and toning.

Im working on all-around transformation, she said. So far, so good. Im not out of breath and I can keep up with the more experienced people in class.

She heard about the center from Lentz, who was in the military like her and they were neighbors.

I kind of got bored with the gym. People are really supportive here and I get really motivated, Doolittle said.

The classes are small with only 4 to 7 people and run from 45- to 90-minutes long depending on which class.

Blaire Camarda, Director of Fitness and Sports Performance, has eight years of training experience and saw this business as a great opportunity to help the community. As an athlete she knows that off the field many struggle to find their place when not doing sports, so this is also a way for them to practice outside of the season.

Our vision is to help reach as many people as possible, she said. This is for longevity and a lifestyle change to bring out the best in who you are.

For more information call 724-0608.

Reach Susan Hiland at 427-6981 or [emailprotected]

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The crowd came from all walks of life. But they soon would be working in unison to paddle their boat across the water.

But today it's drawing thousands of Americans away from their smartphones and couches to get fit and feel a sense of camaraderie.

There are dragon boat clubs in dozens of US cities from Baltimore to Atlanta to Reno, Nevada.

A dragon boat is long (40 feet) and narrow (two paddlers across), which allows it to go very fast when everyone is in synch.

On race days, the boats sport colorful carved dragon heads and tails.

"You get people to give up of themselves for the purpose of trying to be a teammate," Eliscu says.

Melissa Romero is a customer sales and service agent at a resin company. It's a stressful job, but she finds relief in dragon boating.

"It's great for the heart rate because you're able to get that pumping and really move."

"The worries of the day just kind of melt away and you're thinking about being on the boat and contributing to the team. What's really nice about this sport, you don't have to be 100% in shape. I love being out in the open rather than being in a gym," Romero says.

She's been doing it for five years, racing throughout the year.

"I put together our team. We travel around Florida to race against teams from in state and out of state."

Romero says with dragon boating, the technique to help you move the water away from the boat is different from your general canoe stroke.

"When I first started I couldn't paddle more than five minutes at a time. Now I can probably do an hour continuous," Romero says with pride.

Retired Orlando police officer Willis Weaver savors being out on the water, in the elements and making new friends.

"A lot of times cops are in a closed society. You don't deal with a lot of people who aren't cops. So you come out here and you have people working in whatever jobs they work in. When you're out there it doesn't matter what you do. All that matters is that you get your stroke count right."

Weaver is also a colon cancer survivor who is working to stay healthy.

"The water smells good, it feels good even if it splashes up on you. It's kind of like a zen moment."

"A lot of people who have never done this before are really becoming competitive and putting a name out there for the sport," says Romero.

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The greatest workout class I have ever taken was at a studio called 305 Fitness on 8th street in New York City. The dance-cardio class had a live DJ, vibrant murals and neon signs(an homage to founder Sadie Kurzbans Miami roots), and an addictive energy that could rival SoulCycles. It was a party. It was also a killer workout.

For years, Ive hunted for a Dallas equivalent. Ive hit up many a class that mentionedthe words dance and cardio intheir description filled with hope, only to be let down by the rigidness and the general lack of Beyonc songs. The magic of 305 is apparently quite elusive. Yes, shaking it to Sean Paul with a group of strangers feels awkward at first, but after a few songs, all self-conscious feelings fall to the wayside. Its partially the endorphins, but theres something specific about 305s blend of an uninhibited instructors infectious energy, a club-like atmosphere, and high-intensity combinations that was apparently impossible to reproduce.

Then I met Brit Rettig.

My only real knowledge of Rettigs studio, Grit Fitness, was my friends experience with theGrit HIIT class; a type of workout I actively avoid at all costs. This is, as I now know, just one of many classes Grit Fitness offers. While meeting with the studio owner to talk about her new Park Cities studio and impending smartphone app (which will be awesome; more on that later), 305 Fitness came up. Im really good friends with Sadie, the founder, Rettig said. Embarrassingly aggressive gasp from me.

It turns out that Rettig and Kurzban used to take turns renting out a little studio in the Flatiron neighborhood, when Rettig lived in New York. Kurzban was testing out 305, and Rettig would do a kickboxing class. We did that for about eight months, and thats where I got the idea to open a studio, Rettig says. She kind of served as a mentor to me in opening my studio. If you go to the Design District location, you will very much feel the 305 aesthetic.

Of course, the only thing Rettig didnt love about 305 was the variety, which is why there are so many other styles of workouts (spinning, yoga, kickboxing, etc.) in addition to their Dance Club Cardio class.

They had a 7pm dance-cardio class that night. I attended, of course. Some things were totally on point (neon signs! dark room! amazing, energetic instructor!), some things were a bit off (no DJ, which created some lulls between songs, lessening the intensity), but the magic was intact.

So, dear readers, whatever goals you have in the year 2017, just do yourself a favor and go to a dance-cardio class at Grit Fitness. Because its awesome, but alsobecause I spent three years looking for it, andsomeone besides me should really benefit from that.

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Mission: Provide solutions that get the world moving and help people lead active and healthy lives. Life Fitness says its the global leader in commercial fitness equipment, game tables and furnishings. It is a division of Brunswick Corp.

Based: Rosemont, Illinois

Founded: 45 years ago

CEO: Jaime Irick

Employees: 3,000 globally, 351 at its Owatonna facility

Website: http://www.lifefitness.com

With the completion of a $33.5 million, 150,000-square-foot addition to its Owatonna Cybex facility in February, parent company Life Fitness brought the size of the manufacturing plant to 490,000 square feet.

The addition to the 10-year-old plant ultimately will bring with it more than 100 new jobs in welding, fabrication, powder coat painting and assembly. The facility had about 300 workers before the addition. Some 200 fitness products, including the Cybex Arc Trainer, are produced there.

We are thrilled to celebrate the completed expansion to the Cybex facility in Owatonna, said Scott Darsow, vice president of global manufacturing for Life Fitness in a company news release. This expansion is our second in Minnesota in two years, and we produce more products in the state than anywhere in the world.

With this expansion, were underscoring our commitment to growing our global manufacturing footprint and to growth in the local community.

The city of Owatonna is providing tax increment financing of almost $1.4 million for the project. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development made grants of $850,000 for job development and capital investment.

The expansion cost $11 million for construction and $22.5 million for equipment. The architect was Mohagen Hansen Architecture/Interior, Wayzata, and the contractor was Bauer Design Build, Plymouth.

Life Fitness other plant in Minnesota is in Ramsey, where more than 140 products are manufactured. A 50,000-square-foot expansion brought the plant to 333,000 square feet in March 2016. About 460 people work there.

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There are a lot of people working out atPlanet Fitness (NYSE:PLNT)these days, and that includes its stockholders. The value-priced gym operator announced this week that its membership based topped 10 million accounts by the end of March.

Any membership-based outfit hitting eight figures in premium users is notable, but for Planet Fitness it's even more impressive because it had just 8.9 million members at the end of 2016. Increasing its rolls by 1.1 million thrifty fitness seekers in just three months is a pretty big deal. Planet Fitness' user base grew by just 1.6 million for all of 2016.

It's true that the first quarter is a seasonally potent time for gym sign-ups given the nature of New Year's resolutions. Planet Fitness is there to meet both the resolutions to get in shape as well as the call to be more frugal with money given its contract-free memberships starting at just $10 a month.A whopping 1 million of the 1.6 million net new members in 2016 signed up during the first three months of last year. But 1.1 million net additions is still a new record for Planet Fitness, and the scalability of its model will make the most of its 10 million accounts.

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Hitting 10 million members has been the handiwork of expansion. Planet Fitness kicked off the year with 1,313 gyms with plans to open roughly 200 more through 2017. However, let's not dismiss store-level growth. Most of those 1.1 million net additions probably signed up at existing gyms, setting up the first quarter to likely stretch its streak of positive year-over-year comps to 41 quarters in a row.Systemwide same-store sales increased 10.6% during the fourth quarter.

Planet Fitness is doing a lot of things right, but it can use the good news. The stock slipped last month after a ho-hum guidance and a secondary offering weighed on market sentiment.

Wedbush analyst James Hardiman assumed coverage on Planet Fitness two weeks ago with a neutral rating and a price target of $22. The firm previously had an outperform call on the stock and a price goal of $23. Hardiman sees comps decelerating as the store base grows.

The secondary offering also didn't help. The 15 million shares detailed in the offering wouldn't be dilutive. The move cashes out existing shareholders without printing new shares. However, it does increase the float, and that's before we even get to the message being sent when substantial investors are moving out.

Planet Fitness and its compelling value proposition -- $10 a month for access to its workout machines without the overhead of swimming pools, group fitness classes, and day care centers -- is clicking with mainstream consumers that don't typically spring for costly plans at full-featured gyms full of well-heeled hardbodies. A survey of 1 million members last year found that Planet Fitness was the first gym for 40% of them. Tack on the interesting dynamic where Planet Fitness is cashing in on the retreat of traditional retailers -- as many new locations are popping up in superstore vacancies within desperate strip malls -- and you have a growth stock that's just starting to break a sweat. Hitting 10 million members is great, but it's just the first rep.

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Dr. Doug Flint with the Intermountain Healthcare McKay-Dee Work-Med Clinic said firefighters lead in the number of on-the-job cardiac related deaths. In 2011, a local firefighter died after his test. That testing involved some muscle activity, but Flint said it's mostly a mile and a half run in a certain amount of time.

Now, they are fully immersed in a different program that involves the METStest, or the Metabolic Equivalent of Task Score test. It measures important health indicators like heart rate and stress level. Those with a score of 12 or higher are almost three times less likely to have an on-the-job injury.

We have less sick days. We have less on the job injuries. We have a healthier group of firefighters, which really translates to improved customer service, said Ogden City Fire DepartmentDeputyChief Eric Bauman.

The Weber County Sheriff's Office just started the program in March. Lieutenant Kevin Burns said it's just as important for officers to be physically fit.

Over a 20, almost 28 year career, Ive been in a handful of fights and a handful of car, foot chases and Im still here, he said, attributing it to his good health. He noted the monitoring and lowering ofstress levels has been very helpful.

Right after testing, a doctor gives the individual results right away. They go over what is good and what the individual needs to work on with a plan on how to reach their goals. For some, it has been life changing.

One gentleman we worked with for about 18 months who lost over 75 pounds who gave us a before and after picture of really half the person that he was before that, Flint said.

The first responders said they want to be fit and safe on the job, as well as after the job when they retire.

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NBC 4 New York & Telemundo 47 To Host Fifth Annual Health & Fitness Expo, Presented By Quest Diagnostics

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ For the fifth consecutive year, NBC 4 New York / WNBC and Telemundo 47 New York / WNJU are teaming up with the four-time Super Bowl champion New York Giants for the annual FREE family-friendly Health & Fitness Expo, presented by Quest Diagnostics. One of the Tri-States largest and open-to-the-public health events, the Health & Fitness Expo will be held at MetLife Stadium on Saturday, May 6 and Sunday, May 7 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM each day.

NBC 4s lead sportscaster Bruce Beck and Telemundo 47s lead sportscaster Veronica Contreras join New York Giants Linebacker Mark Herzlich and Offensive Lineman Justin Pugh as co-hosts of the health and fitness-focused event, which attracted more than 50,000 visitors in 2016, an increase of 20 percent over the previous year. Beck, Contreras, NBC 4 New York and Telemundo 47 anchors and reporters, as well as active and retired Giants players, will all be on hand throughout the weekend to meet attendees and sign autographs.

The Health and Fitness Expo is one of WNBCs most important community events. Not only is it free and open to the public, but our Expo is filled with a number of fun experiences designed to promote a healthier lifestyle. It is also the only Tri-State event where visitors can tour the Giants locker room, get an up-close view of four Vince Lombardi trophies and meet their favorite WNBC on-air news personalities, said Eric Lerner, President and General Manager of NBC 4 New York.

New for 2017, visitors will be able to obtain their Passport to Health presented by Quest Diagnostics by completing a series of health-themed activities such as fitness tests and health screenings across MetLife Stadium. Visitors completing all passport-related activities will be eligible for giveaways and special prizes to be awarded Expo weekend.

As the Spanish-language home of the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, health and fitness are very important to Telemundo 47 and the communities we serve. Whether your sport of choice is futbol or football, our free Health and Fitness Expo will offer local families an action-packed weekend of activities designed with their health in mind, said Cristina Schwarz, President and General Manager, Telemundo 47.

Visitors will have the opportunity to walk on the actual field where their favorite players play, and will even have access to exclusive locker room tours. While on the field, visitors can access two Zipline towers and participate in a number of activities designed with their health in mind, including scaling a rock wall, running the 40-yard dash and joining the Giants Experience presented by Verizon where fans can participate in football-themed activities on the MetLife Stadium field.

For the fifth straight year, Quest Diagnostics, a proud partner in health of the New York Giants, is the presenting partner of the NBC 4 New York & Telemundo 47 Health & Fitness Expo at MetLife Stadium. Quest will again be on-site offering attendees 18 years and older complimentary health screenings at the Quest Diagnostics Health Center, located inside the MetLife 50 Club within the Stadiums main Great Hall. With their highly trained medical staff, Quest will be offering testing for cholesterol, vitamin D, kidney function and blood sugar level. Each attendee who participates in the free testing will receive their test results directly through the MyQuest mobile health app and online health management system.

Visitors can enjoy healthy cooking demonstrations throughout the weekend and meet with on-site experts to discuss integrative approaches to disease prevention, healthy dieting and nutritional information. The mega-yoga activity, Zen in the Zone, presented by HackensackUMC Fitness & Wellness Powered by the Giants, also invites a crowd of 1,000 yogis to practice yoga on the MetLife Stadium field for the fourth consecutive year.

Separate stages will include the FitnessAge Challenge, a program that reveals your fitness age and the Family Fun Zone, featuring workouts designed for kids and their families. Visitors can participate in virtual winter sports at the Expos Champions Village. The American Heart Association will offer a circuit for kids to test their fitness and health knowledge on the concourse. USA Football will demonstrate their Heads Up Football program, teaching safe tackling techniques and proper equipment fitting on MetLife Stadiums Kids Field, located on the Plaza. Soccer fans will also be able to participate in a clinic lead by FA Euro.

Rain or shine, visitors can participate in the dual NBC 4 New York / Telemundo 47 New York Interactive Weather Center. Participants can see how they look in front of a simulated weather broadcast, meet meteorologists and weather anchors from both stations and tour two new weather vehicles: StormRanger 4 / CazaTormentas 47 a first-of-its-kind mobile Doppler weather radar truck and StormChaser 4 / BuscaTormentas 47, a military-spec sports utility vehicle which can travel directly into the storm.

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The NBC 4 New York & Telemundo 47 Health & Fitness Expo at MetLife Stadium is produced and managed by Network Events, an event development, marketing, sales and management firm specializing in the production of large-scale consumer events for media partners and professional sports teams. For more information on Network Events, Inc., please visit http://www.networkevents.tv.

Additional updates on the NBC 4 New York & Telemundo 47 Health & Fitness Expo presented by Quest Diagnostics will be offered in the coming weeks. For more information, please visit http://www.nbcnewyork.com/expo.

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By Robert Preidt

HealthDay Reporter

WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- People who were active and exercised regularly before their stroke were less likely to face disability after the attack, researchers say.

But the amount of body fat a person had did not seem to be tied to post-stroke disability, the study found.

Fitness was key, though.

"Being physically inactive before stroke predicts a higher risk of being dependent both before and after stroke," said study author Pamela Rist, of Harvard University. Her team's findings were published online April 5 in the journal Neurology.

The new study involved more than 18,000 people with no history of stroke who were followed for an average of 12 years. During that time, nearly 1,400 of the participants suffered a stroke but survived.

Three years after their stroke, those who had exercised regularly before their stroke were 18 percent more likely to be able to perform basic tasks -- such as bathing on their own, the researchers found.

The fitter individuals were also 16 percent more likely to be able to perform more complex tasks, such as managing money on their own, compared to those who did not exercise before their stroke, the findings showed.

"We also found that a person's body mass index was not a factor in predicting their level of disability after stroke," Rist said in a journal news release. Body mass index is an estimate of body fat based on weight and height.

Two experts in stroke care who reviewed the findings said the study highlights the importance of exercise.

The research "provides additional evidence that regular exercise has health benefits that last into a person's future," regardless of stroke, said Dr. Andrew Rogove. He directs stroke care at Northwell Health's Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, N.Y.

Dr. Ajay Misra is chair of neurosciences at NYU Winthrop Hospital in Mineola, N.Y. He said the study "provides insight into the fact that doctors should emphasize to their patients not only weight-reduction strategies for stroke and possibly heart attack prevention, but also the importance of leading a very active lifestyle to improve their chances of survival and recovery in case a stroke occurs."

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SOURCES: Andrew Rogove, M.D., medical director, stroke, Northwell Health's Southside Hospital, Bay Shore, N.Y.; Ajay Misra, M.D., chairman, neurosciences, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, N.Y.; Neurology, news release, April 5, 2017

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