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Peter Johnson , pjohnson@greatfallstribune.com Published 4:16 p.m. MT March 22, 2017 | Updated 1 hour ago

Exterior design for Planet Fitness gyms.(Photo: Courtesy Photo)

A developer for Planet Fitness is seeking a site in Great Falls at which he hopes to open one of large, non-intimidating and inexpensive gyms by sometime in 2018.

In a phone interview with the Tribune, Dave Leon of Albany, N.Y., said he has been a franchise owner with Planet Fitness since 2004, and recently sold 20 stores, most in upper state New York, to develop stores in a franchise territory that includes Montana and Wyoming.

I am a serious outdoorsman who loves to hunt and fish, and wanted to move out west, he said.

Dave Leon, a Planet Fitness franchise developer, who is considering gym locations for Great Falls.(Photo: Courtesy Photo/Albany Business Review)

Leon already has opened a Planet Fitness gym in Helena that he said is attracting folks who havent gone to gyms before. He said he will open fitness centers in Missoula and Bozeman this year and could open them in Great Falls, Billings, Butte and Kalispell in 2018.

The businessman said he has considered a few sites in Great Falls, including the former Hastings Entertainment building, which he said doesnt have enough parking spaces, and the former Sears location in the Holiday Village Mall, but lost out to another developer who is converting that space to use by Hobby Lobby and PetSmart.

Its not easy finding space for a 25,000 square foot building that also has room for at least 140 parking spaces, he said.

Leon said he has been in the fitness business for 30 years, and earlier was a bodybuilder and Mr. America contestant.

He said his gyms werent doing great against large competitors, until he visited one of the early Planet Fitness centers in New Hampshire and became sold on their unorthodox business model that appeals to grandmothers, young people and everybody in between.

I knew theyd found a niche I wanted to be involved with, Leon said, noting that Planet Fitness has grown from nine clubs that year in 2004 to 1,300 clubs now.

Planet Fitness clubs have more than 100 cardio machines and light weights, he said.

But it caters to the 80 percent of the public that shies away from gyms because they feel uncomfortable and judged or cant afford steep monthly fees, he said.

Planet Fitness has friendly, welcoming signs, small-sized, free classes led by fitness instructors and $10 monthly fees.

The gyms call themselves Judgment Free Zones, where people can feel comfortable regardless of their fitness level. Planet Fitness centers also have lunk alarms that patrons can set off as a somewhat tongue-in-cheek reminder against other patrons slamming weights to the ground, grunting or somehow intimidating or judging other gym users.

Interior of a typical Planet Fitness gym.(Photo: Courtesy Photo)

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LOS ANGELES Officially, Richard Simmons is not missing.

His publicist, manager, brother and two officers from the Los Angeles Police Department have all said the 68-year-old fitness guru is at his Hollywood Hills mansion and doing fine. Simmons said the same himself when he called into TVs Entertainment Tonight last year, explaining he was safe and well and that its time right now for Richard Simmons to take care of Richard Simmons.

But he has been missing from the spotlight for three years and that was enough for Dan Taberski, a former producer of The Daily Show, to create the Missing Richard Simmons podcast. Taberski has spent six episodes investigating his subjects whereabouts, making it most popular podcast in the country and inspiring a national obsession with Simmons well-being. The final episode was released this week.

So how can a public figure step away from the spotlight in this plugged-in, celebrity-obsessed culture, where everyone has a camera in his pocket and a potential podcast in the making? And what are the ethical implications of publicly searching for someone who says he or she needs some private time?

Billed as an act of love by Taberski, Missing Richard Simmons has been harmful, said Michael Catalano, Simmons manager and friend for 30 years. It resurrected old rumors that Simmons is changing his gender or being held hostage by his housekeeper and heaped unwanted attention on his respite.

He didnt need this intrusion to validate his contribution to people, Catalano said in an interview Tuesday. He knows the reception (the podcast) is having. He knows how people are responding to it. But its also hurtful. Its humiliating, you know? Its damaging. It just is ...

Anywhere he goes now theres going to be more than there was before pointing and speculation. Has he transitioned into a woman? Is that him behind that beard? I dont envy that. I dont envy that for someone, who at this time, has chosen to retreat. He has the right! I just dont think because you are on the public stage for 40 years that you have to continue to remain there until your last breath.

Simmons did not participate in the podcast and hasnt given any interviews since speaking to Entertainment Tonight in March 2016. Once ubiquitous on talk shows, celebrity-home tours and at his own Beverly Hills workout studio, he hasnt been seen publicly since February 2014. He also stopped corresponding with former students and friends.

Taberski, who declined to be interviewed for this story, considered himself one of those friends. After getting to know the fitness guru by taking classes at the now-shuttered Slimmons, Taberski pitched him on making a documentary about his life. Simmons considered it but ultimately passed, Catalano said.

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About six months later, Catalano learned that Taberski was contacting some of Simmons friends and requesting interviews for a podcast.

Missing Richard Simmons clearly reflects Taberskis admiration for his subjects business acumen and personal generosity. Simmons may have inspired millions with his Sweatin to the Oldies exercise videos, but he also personally called dozens of overweight and isolated people each day to encourage them toward better health and self-esteem. Taberski features several of them on the podcast, along with many of the regular students at Slimmons, all of whom considered Simmons a personal friend.

Simmons warm persona and previous accessibility, combined with the expected omnipresence of todays celebrities and an ever-growing array of broadcast outlets, has made his voluntary withdrawal from public life seem like an intractable Hollywood mystery.

People dont understand, or it is certainly anomalous, that someone would actually not want to be famous or seek anonymity after having great fame, said JD Heyman, deputy editor of People magazine, which is featuring Simmons on this weeks cover. Thats an old Hollywood story. Thats as old as Greta Garbo.

But where Garbo consistently eschewed fames trappings before retiring at 36, Simmons courted the spotlight until his abrupt and wordless departure from it in 2014.

Catalano insists his client isnt retired: He hasnt officially announced his retirement, he said.

Simmons has been quiet since posting a heartfelt goodbye on his website and Facebook page in November when Slimmons closed.

Johnny Carson managed to maintain a low profile and general public invisibility after his retirement in 1992, though some speculated that his health was failing. Gene Hackman quietly retired from acting more than a decade ago and switched to writing novels, yet no one made a fuss about it.

But in this Instagram world, the public expects daily sometimes hourly updates from their favorite celebs. When Kim Kardashian retreated from the public eye after her Paris robbery, there was a media vigil for her next post, which came weeks later.

After three years of reclusion, the clamor around Simmons has never been louder. The popularity of the podcast has spawned a flood of mostly positive letters and emails, Catalano said. You get the one-tenth of one percent that says he owes his public.

I understand why people are confounded, Catalano said. Im personally conflicted about it because I know the incredible reception he would get if he wanted to re-emerge in some way, and yet I understand that he may not want to. I get both sides of it.

Stars should be free to set some boundaries of privacy and accessibility, Catalano said. A journalists responsibility is to tell the story as sensitively and with as much as deference to that public figure as you can, said Heyman, recalling Harry Bensons famous 1976 photo of the reclusive Garbo in a swimming cap.

Though Catalano doesnt say so directly, it sounds like he expects Simmons to return at some point.

When Frank Sinatra sang My Way, that was his goodbye song. And Frank got bored and he was back for 20 years, Catalano said.

He said he was talking with Simmons on Tuesday afternoon about what he feels; what he wants to do or say, if anything, at this time. It may be nothing right now. We shall see.

Look, its not like hes missing, Catalano said. Hes not ill. Hes not 350 pounds. I was with him a few days ago. Its not like I dont know where he is. I know exactly where he is, believe me. And I understand, people dont want to hear it from me, they want to hear it from him, and when hes ready, you will. Youll hear from him.

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A woman has told how she battled both obesity and anorexia to become a nutrition coach and look just like her idol, Barbie.

Lola Pahkinamaki, 24, who now styles herself as Lola The Fitness Barbie, began comfort eating sweets as a child and ballooned to 177 pounds by the time she was a teenager leaving her heavy for her petite 5-foot-2-inch frame.

Throughout her teens, Pahkinamaki was mocked by family members for being overweight and bullied at school for her appearance.

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As a resultof the cruel taunts, Pahkinamaki fell into the grips of anorexia, and her weight plummeted to a tiny 75 pounds leaving her so weak she had to be hospitalized.

At her lowest point, Pahkinamaki would survive on nothing but an apple every day and would exercise for over four hours daily.

But now, after a long battle with her eating disorder, Pahkinamaki is the perfect picture of health weighing 113 pounds.

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Pahkinamakis positive attitude and blonde bombshell body have now led her to be dubbed The Fitness Barbie by her online fans.

The fit Instagram star who underwent a $6,500 boob job to complete her Barbie makeover now teaches others about the importance of nutrition.

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The National Fitness Competition takes place Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Six-year-old Braliegh Whitfield laughs as she goes through a fitness drill during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Staff and participants take a selfie during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Participants take part in pushups during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch DeAndre Butler, 7, concentrates as he runs at one of the stations during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Volunteers from Marshall University's School of Physical Therapy help with the participants during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Participants pose after taking part in the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Participants take part in pushups during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Eleven-year-old J'Anthony Grimes does sit-ups at one of the stations during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Lakota Burns, 7, runs at one of the stations during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Participants take part in physical activities during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Marshall University physical therapy student Jessica Dale gives instructions during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Kian Marasculio, 7, concentrates as he runs at one of the stations during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Kylee Norman, 8, runs at one of the stations during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Jessica Lucas, executive director, gives instructions during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Participants take part in physical activities during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Eleven-year-old Brooklin Norman runs at one of the stations during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Participants take part in physical activities during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Ten-year-old Jailey Krantz is all smiles as she takes part in the activities during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Participants take part in physical activities during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Jazonna Ferguson, 12, does sit-ups at one of the stations during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Participants listen to instructions as they take part in physical activities during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Nine-year-old Mameria Thompson runs at one of the stations during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Jessica Lucas, executive director, cheers for the kids during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Seven-year-old Jai'sean Owens runs at one of the stations during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Jayla Thompson, 10, runs at one of the stations during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Ten-year-old Dela'ja Starkey does sit-ups during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Participants take part in physical activities during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Eleven-year-old Jaylynn Morales runs at one of the stations during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Eleven-year-old Jayshawn Johnson eats a snack after taking part in the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Six-year-old Gorgeous Easterling, left, high-fives Mia Fan after finishing an activity during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Six-year-old Braliegh Whitfield laughs as she goes through a fitness drill during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Staff and participants take a selfie during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Participants take part in pushups during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch DeAndre Butler, 7, concentrates as he runs at one of the stations during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Volunteers from Marshall University's School of Physical Therapy help with the participants during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Participants pose after taking part in the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Participants take part in pushups during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Eleven-year-old J'Anthony Grimes does sit-ups at one of the stations during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Lakota Burns, 7, runs at one of the stations during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Participants take part in physical activities during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Marshall University physical therapy student Jessica Dale gives instructions during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Kian Marasculio, 7, concentrates as he runs at one of the stations during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Kylee Norman, 8, runs at one of the stations during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Jessica Lucas, executive director, gives instructions during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Participants take part in physical activities during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Eleven-year-old Brooklin Norman runs at one of the stations during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Participants take part in physical activities during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Ten-year-old Jailey Krantz is all smiles as she takes part in the activities during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Participants take part in physical activities during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Jazonna Ferguson, 12, does sit-ups at one of the stations during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Participants listen to instructions as they take part in physical activities during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Nine-year-old Mameria Thompson runs at one of the stations during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Jessica Lucas, executive director, cheers for the kids during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Seven-year-old Jai'sean Owens runs at one of the stations during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Jayla Thompson, 10, runs at one of the stations during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Ten-year-old Dela'ja Starkey does sit-ups during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Participants take part in physical activities during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Eleven-year-old Jaylynn Morales runs at one of the stations during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Eleven-year-old Jayshawn Johnson eats a snack after taking part in the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Six-year-old Gorgeous Easterling, left, high-fives Mia Fan after finishing an activity during the National Fitness Competition on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Guyandotte Boys and Girls Club in Huntington.

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich (WOTV) With the weather warming up soon, now is a great time to commit to fitness as a family. Maranda dedicated her entire show to health and fitness. Below you will find fun exercise classes, community facilities, and more.

Does your child like to flip, run and have fun? Gymco has some awesome freestyle classes that will give your child their ninja training. Check out the video above where Maranda takes viewers behind the scenes at one of these fun classes. Kids can learn body control, aerial awareness, flipping, twisting, side rolling, balance, and coordination. Classes are co-ed and offered to ages 6 and up.

Already a ninja? Two hour advanced classes are available for kids 8 and older, based on instructor approval.

Its time to move and make some noise! Timberline Charter Academy rocks the house using only plastic bins, exercise balls, and drumsticks. Its part of a class to get students moving. Check out the video above to see being active and having fun is great for the students mentally and physically.

There are so many different ways to get fit. The key is to find something that you love. Some people like to run, others lift weights, but Maranda found a fun, new place to exercise. Bounce your way to health at Bouncing Fitness in Rockford.

Benefits of Bouncing Fitness

Theres a new destination for families to get active and start moving together.CKO Kickboxing offers classes that utilize 150 pound punching bags. Its a great workout for women because it works the core, burns calories, reduces stress, and builds bone density. Its also great for kids because it burns energy and keeps their brains focused and learning. Participants leave feeling strong, powerful, and confident.

Jake Siegel is an amazing personal trainer, and gave Maranda a few tips. Check out the video above to learn a new exercise with a piece of equipment youll want to start using!

Theres a place in town where all children and families can come to make a commitment to living a little healthier.

The Mary Free Bed YMCA is different from any other YMCA. Its the first in the world to receive the Universal Design Award from Syracuse University, which means it is accessible to people of all abilities. There are no stairs in the entire facility, except an emergency exit, and no transition strips between flooring. They offer classes for all abilities including adjustments for people with visual impairment, hearing impairment, physical impairment, or injury.

The Mary Free Bed YMCA has classic offerings including traditional fitness classes and Les Mills programs as well as sports courts like volleyball and basketball. The location takes it one step further by offering wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, and opens any class that doesnt involve equipment (like Zumba, Body Combat, and Body Flow) to kids ages seven and up so families can exercise together.

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LORIS, SC McLeod Loris announces its second annual McLeod Loris Fitness Challenge to be held on Saturday, April 22, 2017. The race day begins at 8:00 am with the 5K Run/Walk and the one-mile Fun Run begins at 8:10 am. The races take place at the Center for Health & Fitness, located at 3207 Casey Street, Loris. Overall prizes valued at $75, $50, and $25 will be awarded to the top three overall male and female winners. Medals will be awarded for each age division.

The cost to participate is $25 if pre-registering (April 15 deadline), $20 for McLeod Employees and Military Personnel. Registration cost on the day of the event is $30. The cost of the 5K includes a Run/Walk T-shirt and participation medal. The Fun Run cost is $5 for an individual and $10 for a family. All monies raised from the McLeod Loris Fitness Challenge will go to the McLeod Health Foundation, benefiting McLeod Loris Seacoast, which enables us to provide specialized health care services for those most in need. The McLeod Loris Fitness Challenge is part of the many activities taking place during the Loris Spring Festival & Outdoor Expo. The race technical direction is managed by Simply Timing.

The McLeod Health Beyond Boundaries Race Series includes four races. The McLeod Cheraw Fitness Challenge race will take place April 1 at the corner of Crescent Drive and Magnolia Terrace in Chesterfield, SC. The McLeod Dillon Fitness Challenge race will take place on April 29 at McLeod Professional Building parking lot in Dillon, SC. The McLeod Sports Medicine Challenge was held on March 18 in Florence, SC. All runners who run all 4 races in the series will receive finisher medals that connect.

For questions, please call (843) 390 8327.

Online registration for all three races is available at http://www.itsyourrace.com .

Race day registration will be available from 7:00 until 7:45 a.m.

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- An old firehouse on Dewey Avenue in Rochester is close to reopening as ROCovery Fitness, a not-for-profit which Yana Khashper hopes can help change, maybe even save lives.

"Slowly but surely alcohol and other substances took over my life," Khashper said. "My life came to a screeching halt as a result of a DWI."

That was four years ago. Facing criminal consequences, she went into treatment. She's been sober for three years. Khashper and her fiancstarted ROCovery Fitness to help in their own recovery.

"Today, we're a sober active community and a non-profit, but we got started by scheduling a hike on our Facebook page," she said.

That first hike two years ago had 10-12 people. Today, the group has 1,000 members. They hike, cycle, kayak, do yoga, meditate and they climb mountains.

"You've lost everything and there's shame and guilt and you don't think you can do anything with your life," Khashper said. "Then you come to Adirondacks to climb a mountain."

"There gets to be a point on that mountain, where you don't want to do it anymore, but you have someone there with you, and they reach out their hand and they tell you, 'you can keep going, you can do this.'"

Khashpersays the long winters made many outdoor activities difficult, so they wanted a place where they could come and meet every day.

The old firehouse will open in a few weeks as just that. They'll have exercise rooms and classes, art and dance expression, rooms for group meetings and spaces for social events like Sober Super Bowl.

One of the biggest challenges in finding a permanent space to hold meetings and have activities is finding the perfect building and then affording it. That's when Khashpersays an angel stepped in.

"She had lost her son to overdose last year and she wanted to give back and wanted to help us," Khashper said. "She said she thinks if this had been available earlier, things would've been different for her son, so she bought this building for us."

Many of the plumbers, masons and contractors did the renovation work inside for free. The group is applying for grants and there's a GoFundMe page to help pay for expenses so it can keep helping those who struggle every day with sobriety.

Patrick Mullin, who helped found the group, had been in recovery, relapsed and died of an overdose March 7th. Because of him, Yana says the center will have a 24-hour support line and will never stop being a resource for those who need it. "We just hope stay grass roots. We have this idea of being a staple in the community and when folks think of recover, they think of ROCovery Fitness and they feel at home here."

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The man entered Lifetime Fitness, 1331 Highway 6, just after 6:15 a.m., approached a service counter at a caf in the gym, displayed a pistol located in his waistband and demanded cash from the register and safe. The employee was unable to open the regis

KHOU.com Staff , KHOU 1:21 PM. CDT March 21, 2017

SUGAR LAND, Texas Sugar Land Police say a man is wanted in the robbery of a Lifetime Fitness and three other businesses all on the same day.

SLPD says it was March 13 when the man, who was caught on camera, entered the Lifetime Fitness at 1331 Highway 6 just after 6:15 a.m. He approached a service counter at a cafe in the gym, displayed a pistol located in his waistband and demanded cash.

The employee was unable to open the register and managed to escape while walking to the safe. No one was injured, and the man was last seen leaving the business.

The man entered the Highway 6 Walmart a short time later, approached the service counter, displayed a pistol and demanded cash. There was no money in the employee's register, and the man was last seen exiting the store.

Police believe the same man committed similar crimes at a Kroger in Fort Bend County and a Walmart in Houston later the same day.

The suspect is a white man, 6 feet tall and 200 pounds. He had a military-style haircut and was wearing a black baseball cap, a purple shirt, a grey zip-up sweatshirt, dark pants and dark shoes.

Anyone with information should call the Sugar Land Police Department at 281-275-2540 or Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers at 281-342-TIPS (8477).

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BLOOMINGTON A coalition dedicated to making the healthy choice, the easy choice, in McLean County wants county residents to come together this spring by exercising more and in different places with other people.

The McLean County Wellness Coalition's Workplace Wellness Subcommittee on Tuesday unveiled a six-week fitness challenge for any county resident age 16 and older designed to track exercise minutes, experience new places to exercise and increase camaraderie.

"This is an opportunity free of charge for the community," said coalition member Brandi Kimball of Four Seasons Health Club. "We would like to get people up and moving."

The coalition includes representatives of McLean County hospitals, local governments, human services agencies, schools, fitness centers and businesses. The subcommittee met Tuesday afternoon at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center's Center for Healthy Lifestyles.

The challenge is April 10 through May 20. Each Monday, participants will be asked to submit total minutes of intentional exercise performed the prior week, explained Erin Kennedy of St. Joseph's Center for Healthy Lifestyles.

In addition, to promote variety of exercise, the coalition has developed a focus of the week. Participants can earn one bonus point for each day they exercise at a "focus of the week" location, Kennedy said.

For week one, the focus is exercising in a park. For week two, the focus is exercising at a fitness center because many fitness centers offer free trials, Kennedy said.

For week three, the focus is exercising at home; for week four, exercising at work; and for week five, exercising with a buddy. The week six focus is supporting the community's Good to Go Challenge by finding an alternative way to commute other than driving by yourself.

"It's important for people to step out of their regular workout," said JoAnne Glancy of Project Oz.

"This is an opportunity for people to find something that fits them," said Jackie Beckner of the town of Normal. "They may be in a park playing with their kids. It may not feel like a workout but it is."

"The best exercise is the one that you actually will do," said Sarah Sommer of Advocate BroMenn Health & Fitness Center.

"By using our parks and different areas of the community, people are getting out and meeting new people," said Laine Sylvester of The Snyder Companies.

Brian Thede of the McLean County Chamber of Commerce's Employers' Coalition for Healthcare Inc. noted that wellness programs are good for businesses because they improve morale and productivity and reduce stress and health care costs.

Kennedy said the coalition supports the work of the Community Health Needs Assessment, which found that 32 percent of county residents are obese.

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