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Earl Stewart is suing LA Fitness for $2.5 million in Brooklyn Federal Court, claiming heremains sick and disabled from his hot tub usage at one of the company's Long Island Facilities. (Photo courtesy LA Fitness.)

A New York man is alleging he contracted Legionnaires' disease after using a hot tub at the Garden City Park LA Fitness in Long Island, New York, last November. Earl Stewart is suing LA Fitness for $2.5 million in Brooklyn Federal Court, according to a New York Post report, claiminghe was hospitalized and remains sick and disabled from his hot tub usage. The Nassau County Department of Health subsequently uncovered legionella bacteria in the fitness center and indefinitely shut down its aquatics area, according to the Post.

Life Time Fitness, Chanhassen, Minnesota, will pay $86,000 to a Maryland woman who allegedly received a job offer but had it rescinded after the fitness company learned she was pregnant. In an email, Emily Carpenter allegedly notified management at the Rockville, Maryland, Life Time Fitness she was 35 weeks pregnant after she was asked to visit the club to complete new hire paperwork. According to a statement from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), club management stopped communicating with Carpenter and, two weeks later, told her the position was no longer available. Unfortunately too many women still experience pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, Debra M. Lawrence, a regional attorney with the EEOC, said in the statement. We are pleased that this settlement corrected this situation by providing monetary compensation to Carpenter, as well as other measures that will protect other women and applicants from sex or pregnancy discrimination.

A Katy, Texas, woman is suing former employer Life Time Fitness, claiming she was mistreated and wrongfully terminated because she is black. According to a Southeast Texas Record report, Michele White filed her complaint with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas on Feb. 8, alleging her termination from Life Time Fitness on July 13, 2016, was in violation of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The suit alleges White did not receive the same advancement opportunities as her white counterparts, bringing about financial loss, embarrassment and anxiety. She is seeking a trial by jury along with damages and reinstatement or front pay, according to the Record report.

A New York woman is suing SoulCycle, New York City, in New York Supreme Court alleging she was seriously injured during a Jan. 31, 2016, class at one of the company's California studios. Donna Wood was dismounting her bike at SoulCycle's Wilshire Boulevard studio in Beverly Hills, according to a Self report, when her leg was allegedly"impaled" on one of the bike's support bars, cutting deeply into her thigh. Her lawsuit claims that loud music and dimmed lights prevented anyone from hearing her screams for help for "several minutes." Furthermore, Wood alleges the staff did not help her contact an ambulance, prompting her to take an Uber to a nearby hospital where her wound was treated with 50-plus surgical staples. She claims the wound later became infected and left a permanent scar.

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Jason Anthony serves as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Trojan Fitness Center. Its a facility that is nearing its 10th year in existence. It is a facility that is used by Pleasantville students as well as members of the community.

The facility is 4,500 square feet. The hours of operation are Monday through Friday 5 a.m.-8 a.m. and 5 p.m.-11 p.m. On weekends, holidays, spring break and summer break the Trojan Fitness Center is open 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Justin Tibbens assists in maintaining the facility. Jasons wife, Pam, runs a cross training class twice a week. Gabe Bakker is integral in facilitating workouts for athletes as well.

Anthony commented, We are fortunate to have enough room to train over 50 people at a time. Our time is maximized and training can be scheduled for under an hour. We also might be the only school in the state that has four neck machines. It was our goal to be more proactive in todays concerns on concussions. With an emphasis on neck training, we are able to educate and train our students at the same time.

When asked what equipment can be found in the facility, Anthony said, We have 12 pieces of cardio equipment including bikes, treadmills and elliptical trainers. There are 12 pieces of weight stack equipment including two dual adjustable pulley machines. Four sets of dumbbells from 5-120 [pounds]. A set of kettlebells, medicine balls, Bosu balls, stability balls, plyo boxes and step boxes. We have 12 power racks including four power-lifting stations used for Olympic lifting. We also are very proud of our vast amount of recovery tools such as foam rollers and a hydrotherapy table.

He added, Fitness always goes in cycles with the latest and greatest ways to get healthier. CrossFit has changed the game a little, so people have wanted to pursue those types of workouts. I have seen more emphasis on interval training compared to long distance cardio.

What are the benefits to the students and to the community?

For our students, it gives us an opportunity to set a great foundation of fitness and wellness as well as enhance our athletic teams performance training. Our community benefits with a place to explore their own fitness goals with a variety of cardio and strength equipment, Anthony stated.

There are approximately 115 members at the Trojan Fitness Center along with school and city staff, who use the facility as well.

Memberships are available to anyone 18 years or older. Students in middle school and above utilize the Trojan Fitness Center during training and physical education classes with certified coaches.

The fitness center was built on as an addition to the Pleasantville High School.

Acceding to Anthony memberships fund the day-to-day operations. In the past, the City of Pleasantville was involved in various ways.

Today, our Booster Club and athletic teams help in maintaining a great facility, Anthony said.

Perry Bell is the sports editor for the Pella Chronicle and Knoxville Journal-Express. He can be reached at sports@journalexpress.net or by calling the newsroom at 641-842-2155.

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DALLAS The countdown to a second Dankos begins now.

On April 1, Larry Danko will take over ownership of Big Bear Fitness in the Twin Stack Complex in Dallas.

Dankos All American Fitness in Plains Township has served the area for 26 years, and now theyre extending their services to the Back Mountain, giving Big Bear Fitness a full face lift updated equipment, re-tiled locker rooms, new paint.

Changes are already taking place, owner Larry Danko said, to provide members in the Back Mountain the same services that are offered in Plains Township.

Im looking forward to working here, Danko said. Its a great market. Theres a lot of stuff happening up here.

Dankos All American Fitness in Dallas will provide dual membership with the Plains Township location after a grand reopening.

Currently there are six employees at Big Bear Fitness, and Danko said that they will definitely hire a few more employees once they reopen.

Elim Moore, a Dallas resident and employee at Big Bear Fitness, is excited for the changes taking place.

There are a lot of exciting things going on, Moore said, adding that in addition to the changes, its a great location for Back Mountain residents.

One loyal customer in Plains Township said he would definitely use the Back Mountain location.

Michael Post, a Plains Township resident and senior studying accounting and finance at Kings College, has used the facilities for seven years, since he was a sophomore in high school. Hes had two trainers at the gym, taken golf classes, and now follows his own regimen.

I started coming to Dankos because my mom kicked me into shape, Post said. The Dankos are great people.

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An advertisement during this years Super Bowl showcased the latest trends of fitness: Exercisers engaged in a high-intensity interval workout. Cyclists spinning in tandem. Runners pushing to finish a race. With the theme song to the TV show Cheers in the background, finishers commiserate about their successes ... over a Michelob Ultra.

The spot, which features real members of gyms and CrossFit boxes, is part of Michelobs effort to position itself as the beer for those engaged in an active lifestyle, spokeswoman Azania Andrews said.

A big part of why people are working out and being a part of those activities is a sense of camaraderie that comes from shared effort, Andrews said. We were looking to capture that sense of shared effort and ... that sense of celebration that they naturally have together afterwards.

Fitness brands have the same idea.

Late last year, Life Time Fitnesss new location in Gaithersburg became the 13th Life Time facility to serve beer and wine. And a growing number of races, such as the Chardonnay Run and the Craft Brew Races, as well as the Virginia Wine Country Half Marathon and the first IPA 10K, coming up in April in Northern California, highlight wineries and breweries as the focal point of the event.

As the lines between working out and drinking while socializing blur, businesses on both sides of the spectrum are looking to capitalize.

The third place

Social psychologists speak of a third place as a location besides home and work where individuals feel a welcoming sense of comfort and community. Religious places often fit that category, as do pubs, coffeehouses and barbershops. And fitness facilities, with visions of becoming a lucrative third place, are recognizing that alcohol is a strong adhesive for social bonding.

Jeff Shapiro, owner of Spindle Fitness in Chicago, said via email that he views alcohol as a business-retention mechanism.

If a Spindler (our name for our members) knows the other people in the facility, they become comfortable here and show up more. The deeper these relationships grow, the more their basic psychological need for belonging is met and the more motivated they become. For us, alcohol accelerates the process of creating and deepening these relationships. Also, we are normal humans who like to have fun, so a party here or there makes us all happy.

That intimacy works well in smaller gyms, but some larger facilities want to offer that same experience. Amy Williams, a Life Time Fitness spokeswoman, said much of the gyms intention in offering beer and wine options is to create a space for members inclined to what she called happy-hour fitness.

They do a hard Warrior Sculpt class and they find people in that class who want to go out and have a glass of wine or a beer afterwards, Williams said. So, they were doing it all along, and bringing it into our place just allows them to do it without having to get into their car and drive somewhere else.

A social draw

Regardless of where its done, drinking as a form of reward is nothing new, says Susan Whitbourne, a psychology professor at University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Whitbourne said she has seen this activity in millennials and especially millennial women who are more likely to exercise so they feel more freedom to drink with their friends later on.

Like being at a pub, the point of drinking after exercising is not to be really drunk but to enjoy the social experience, she said.

Really, the balance comes out in favor of your health, Whitbourne said. Even if you have a glass of beer or wine afterwards, its not like youve completely undone all the good you just did.

This jibes with what Matt Dockstader, founder of Destination Races, based in Sonoma, Calif., has seen in the proliferation of events similar to his, where beer and wine are a big draw.

When we first started [Destination Races], we noticed it was more of a baby-boomer thing, Dockstader said. It skewed higher on the age demographic. ... But as time has gone on, the age has actually dropped. So I think people have discovered the social element to these races.

And for some races, they go as much for the post-race party as they do the race now.

This evolution provides a new audience for alcohol providers as well. For example, Indiana-based Upland Brewing Co. fields a competitive cycling team and hosts Tour de Upland, a weekend biking and camping excursion in southern Indiana. Major brewmakers sponsor races, such as Yuenglings Oktoberfest 5K in Bethlehem, Pa., and the Shamrock Marathon in Virginia Beach. Michelob Ultra offers workout videos and spots about healthy eating on its YouTube channel as part of its partnerships with Mens Health and Runners World, and it also hosts a fitness app on Amazon Alexa.

Mixed messages

As with any new field for partnerships and opportunities, there are potential obstacles. When gyms sell alcohol like they sell smoothies and water, Whitbourne said, theres the danger that members will see it as healthful. Life Fitness recommends members limit themselves to two drinks, but enforcement can be difficult. And although drinking in moderation after exercise is generally accepted, its not for everyone (and it might not be possible for those who struggle with alcohol abuse).

Plus, theres the concern of social ostracizing: What if the tribe doesnt approve of someone not going out to drink with them after the workout?

Its fine to work out and its fine to have a drink or two afterwards, if youre inclined. But if that feeling you have of not fitting in keeps you from exercising completely, that would be a very sad effect, I think, Whitbourne said.

Even with these reservations, both sides of the spectrum recognize the potential this new intersection of cultures provides. They are priming to give people what they want: a place to exercise an active and social life.

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Kressyda Ming(Photo: Courtesy of the Ming family)

FARMINGTON Defined Fitness will offer a series of exerciseclasses this weekend to help raise funds to benefit the family of acycling instructor who died in a February skiing accident.

Kressyda Ming, 34, taught a cycling class at the fitness facility for about two years.

She died on Feb. 25 from injuries she sustained in a skiing accident at Purgatory Resort, located north of Durango, Colo.

Leah Lien, assistant manager and group fitness coordinator for Defined Fitness, said Ming was always helping peoplereach their fitness goals as well as encouraging thosewho were struggling in maintaining fitness.

"Everyone misses her greatly," Lien said adding that the cycling class taught by Ming has been cancelled for now.

Kressyda Ming(Photo: Courtesty the Ming family)

Those who knew Ming also knew she was an avid runner, Lien said. She said all the proceeds from the fundraiser will go to the family.

In tribute to her love for running, staff members tied shoelaces to aninstructor's bike she used and shoelaces have been tied on the trails Ming ran in the Foothills area in Farmington, Lien said.

The first class to start the weekend benefit is body combat express and it will start at 8:15 a.m. Friday.

Classes centering on body pump, cycling, Zumba, hot yoga, body combat and Pilates mat will take place in the mornings, afternoons and evenings from Friday to Sunday.

Since the event is open to the public, a membership to Defined Fitness is not necessary and there will be free child care on Friday and during the Saturday morning classes, Lien said.

The cost for each class is a $5 suggested donation and donations are also being accepted at the front desk until Sunday.

Ming is survived by her husband, Cameron Ming, and their five children, all under the age of 10.

Ming family(Photo: Courtesy of the Ming Family)

Cameron Ming said todaythat his wife had a love for teaching the cycling class and for the people at Defined Fitness.

"I think it's incredible. I think it's extremely sweet. I'm grateful they're doing it," hesaid about the weekend fundraiser.

Kressyda Ming was born in Payson, Utah, and she started traveling at an early age, eventually living in at least 13 cities and countries, according to an obituary.

Cameron said they moved to Farmington in July 2014.

"She was a wonderful mother, a wonderful wife, a wonderful friend," hesaid adding the family continuesto adjust as best as possible and are learning to cope"with the void in our family."

He said a comfort is the continued support from friends and family.

Among those helpingis Cameron Ming's sister, Channa Ming, who has been staying with the family.

"She's a hard space to fill," Channa Ming said about her sister-in-law.

"She was so passionate about fitness. It's a part of her. You can't know her without knowing that," Channa Ming said then commended the effortby Defined Fitness, which she called"a fitting tribute."

Noel Lyn Smith covers the Navajo Nation for The Daily Times. She can be reached at 505-564-4636.

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A former Olympic hopeful-turned-truck driver has released a book on how to stay fit and lose weight even if you have a largely sedentary lifestyle.

Siphiwe Baleka is attempting to revolutionize the trucking industry, which has often been called one of the country's unhealthiest industries.

The fitness guru and long-haul trucker shared tips from his new book, "4-Minute Fit: The Metabolism Accelerator for the Time Crunched, Deskbound, and Stressed Out," live on "Good Morning America" today.

Baleka, a former NCAA Division I athlete at Yale University who failed to qualify for the 1992 U.S. Olympic swimming trials in the 100-meter freestyle by just 0.8 seconds, became a trucker in 2008 after searching for a job that would allow him to travel.

As a truck driver, Baleka said his metabolism plummeted, and within weeks of spending all day sitting down, he gained 10 percent of his body weight.

He decided to retake control of his health, and then help other truck drivers do the same. Baleka eventually became a full-time fitness coach for the trucking company Prime Inc., where he has worked with thousands of truck drivers to help them stay fit and healthy while on the road.

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Those who made the $2.2 million investment to bring Planet Fitness to Morristown were accurate in their estimations the newest franchise location in Tennessee would be open by late March.

The gym opened on Monday at College Square Mall.

Chris Cavalo, principle partner at Planet Fitness Growth Partners, predicted the time frame in October 2016 when construction was in full swing.

The 11th location of Planet Fitness in Tennessee took over the space once occupied by Dixie Pottery. The space had been leased for a time by Belk for storage purposes, but has now experienced a full metamorphosis, purple style.

More than 80 pieces of cardio equipment including 35 treadmills, all in a row and 70 pieces of strength and weight resistance equipment fill the modernized space that also houses 20 television screens.

The scene offers a purple wow factor to new members and visitors alike when they first walk in the facility.

We are excited to be a part of the community, Kali Roscoe, regional manager for Planet Fitness, said this morning. The community has really welcomed us, and were happy to be here.

Membership sign-ups were offered, both online and at a mall kiosk, while construction was underway, resulting in more than 1,500 new memberships to the franchise.

Many wasted no time in taking tours of the new place.

We have seen a ton of members come in, and weve seen quite a few new faces from the community as well, Roscoe said.

Amenities at the College Square location include the lounge-like atmosphere of the Black Card Spa, an area available to black card members of Planet Fitness. The space includes rooms with equipment including hydro massage beds, massage chairs, tanning beds and the enticingly named total body enhancement equipment.

The enhancement equipment utilizes red light technology to bring collagen to the surface of the skin, as well as a vibrating platform for a low intensity core workout to aid in breaking up lactic acids formed by intense workouts out in the gym area. The technology prevents excessive soreness and improves performance during the next workout, according to Roscoe.

The design of the new location is typical of Planet Fitness franchises.

No matter which location our members visit, they will feel the same environment and culture, Roscoe said.

The culture of Planet Fitness is geared toward both casual and serious workouts We are here to provide a world class experience for our members, Roscoe said. People have been really excited about the stair climber machines. I think our members are really excited about getting in and using the equipment.

The gym has tentative plans to hold a grand opening celebration sometime in June for the community, in partnership with the Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce. Roscoe said people are welcome to stop by and visit in the meantime.

Were excited to be in Morristown and to be a part of the community. The community has really welcomed us and were happy to be here, Roscoe said. This is a considerable investment in a market this size, and we are here to serve the members and the community.

The ownership team consists of six partners who have established 47 Planet Fitness franchises in Tennessee, Maryland, Florida and Washington.

We are one of the largest franchisees for Planet Fitness, Cavolo said in October.

Growth Partners have won the Franchise of the Year award and the Developer of the Year award. Smaller communities are a big draw for the group, Cavolo said.

Even though we are a franchise, we work very hard not to feel like a large company, he said. We work to become involved in the community, especially with organizations like the Boys and Girls Club. We also offer free memberships to law enforcement. We want to be a good corporate citizen.

The renovation was completed by Crane Construction of Nashville, in partnership with local sub-contractors. Chairs and tables were provided by Daniel Paul Chairs in Morristown.

Founded in 1992 in Dover, N.H., Planet Fitness is one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the United States by number of members and locations. As of Sept. 30, 2016, Planet Fitness had more than 8.7 million members and more than 1,200 stores in 47 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada and the Dominican Republic. More than 90 percent of Planet Fitness stores are owned and operated by independent business men and women.

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Physical education teachers at Parker Middle School in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, are noticing a little extra hustle from their students.

When a volleyball rolls across the gym floor during drills, several students chase after it. Sometimes they start doing jumping jacks between relay races.

Its all about turning their wrist monitors red, said Heather Karns, a physical education teacher for the General McLane School District.

The monitors are part of a technology program the school started using about six weeks ago to help students exercise more efficiently in gym class. The monitors, which look like wrist watches, keep track of each students heart rate and calories burned.

The use of technology is part of a growing trend in schools across the country as physical education classes evolve from rope climbing and dodge ball to teaching students sports and other physical activities in which they can participate for the rest of their lives.

The main lesson is to be physically active for a lifetime, said Michelle Carter, senior program manager for Shape America, the Society of Health and Physical Educators.

One of our recommendations is to engage in activities that raise students heart rates to moderate and vigorous levels at least 50 percent of the time.

Thats where the monitors come in.

When a Parker Middle School students heart rate reaches 60 percent of his or her maximum rate, the monitor turns yellow. Once it reaches 80 percent, it turns red.

The goal is to get every students heart rate in the red zone for at least 20 minutes of every gym class, said Bob Santos, a Parker Middle School physical education teacher.

For middle school students, gym class begins by grabbing a monitor, sliding it over a laptop scanner and logging in to the program that records their personal data.

The monitors offer students and faculty more than a range of colors. Each student has a personalized account with her maximum heart rate and other vital information. Emails detailing the students activity can be sent to their families.

We can tweak each students profile, Santos said. We found that some of our really fit students had trouble getting their heart rates up because they were in great shape. So we lowered the rates for their moderate zones.

The General McLane School District paid about $18,000 for the Interactive Health Technologies program. The Erie School District is also using technology in its gym classes, thanks to a $1.2 million federal grant for physical activity and nutrition.

The grant allowed the Erie district to install the Welnet software system at each of its 18 schools. Students in grades four through 12 have their fitness testing tracked, with report cards sent to their families.

Every gym has heart-rate monitors, sticks with electrodes that students can hold to deter-mine their heart rate, said Pam Wiley, the Erie districts health and physical education facilitator. We also have monitors that project on the wall and show each student their heart rate and the phys-ed teacher can determine if each one is working hard enough.

Since the grant was awarded three years ago, Wiley and Michelle Bennett, a physical education teacher at Central Career & Technical School, have seen students improve their fitness levels.

Were seeing improvement in cardiovascular and respiratory endurance, in muscular strength, Wiley said.

Its allowing the students to be their own personal trainers, Bennett said.

Parker Middle School students admitted that having the wrist monitors has spurred them to work harder.

It pushes us, its like a challenge, said Ellen Cunningham, a 13-year-old seventh-grader. Ive gotten to the red zone, which is 180 (beats per minute). My maximum heart rate is 207.

Information from the monitors might soon be used in other classes, Karns said.

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Gainesville Health & Fitness is celebrating the completion of a multimillion-dollar transformation project with open-house events starting this Friday.

The gyms main center, located at 4820 W. Newberry Road, will be hosting an open house weekend from Friday to Sunday. The weekend will consist of a dance party, fitness download and meditation day.

The renovations cost about $9 million over a five-year period, all implemented by the owner Joe Cirulli and designed by New York-based architect Rudy Fabiano. Cirulli founded Gainesville Health & Fitness in 1978 and currently serves more than 27,000 members from all around the Gainesville and Alachua County area.

This renovation allowed us to stay ahead of the game and have cutting-edge technology, Cirulli said.

New expansions to the center include separate boutique fitness areas that adhere to the customers needs, said Debbie Lee, senior director of marketing for Gainesville Health & Fitness. There is also a new cycling studio, new equipment and more space along with other amenities.

Things change in life over time so we want to be able to be there every step of the way with things that are appropriate for whatever stage of life you may be in now, Lee said.

Mark Canty, a UF chemistry sophomore with a specialization in biochemistry, said he is looking forward to the open house. He said he hopes that UF will work with the fitness center to offer discounts to students who want more opportunities to create a healthy lifestyle.

Even though Im not from around here, Im still really excited about the new renovations, the 20-year-old said. Its cool to use new equipment and interact with locals. It gives students a chance to see that theres more to Gainesville than just UF.

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