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Planet Fitness, an international fitness chain based in New Hampshire, is expanding to Hawaii with its first location opening at the Target-anchored Puunene Shopping Center on Maui, the brokerage firm that did the deal confirmed to Pacific Business News Friday.

The Puunene Shopping Center in the Maui Business Park in Kahului, the most densely populated area on Maui, includes a mix of local and national retailers, restaurants and service providers.

Planet Fitness, an international fitness chain based in New Hampshire, is expanding to more

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Planet Fitness Inc. (NYSE: PLNT), which has more than 1,000 locations in the U.S., Canada and Dominican Republic, markets itself as a judgement-free zone that targets novice gym users. It is one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the U.S. by number of members and locations.

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If youre considering the LG Watch Sport as a health-and-fitness-tracking sport watch, I wont blame you. But if you have small-ish wrists, I will dissuade you.

This new smartwatch, made by Google and LG, seems like it would be the platonic form of a fitness-focused smartwatch. It has an always-on display. It has GPS. It has LTE. It has built-in heart rate sensors. It has a barometer. Its waterproof (sort of). And it runs on brand-new Android Wear software. Most other smartwatches lack something, whether its GPS, LTE, or all of the above. Not the $349 LG Watch Sport.

But to look at the watch, youd think that a bunch of Google and LG engineers sat in a room and mashed all those parts together without a care in the world for how the thing fits on your wrist. In my experience over the past week and a half, the watch was so ill-fitting that it basically negated its activity-tracking benefits. And I couldnt wait to take the thing off. Which is never a good thing for, you know, a wearable.

There are actually a lot of good things to say about the smartwatchs fitness features, which makes it even more of a shame that it feels like a handcuff.

The LG Watch Sport is running on Android Wear 2.0, Googles newest operating system for wearables. It is good software (even if it over-promises its iPhone compatibility) and is much better than the previous version. And it optimizes the fitness-tracking experience. For example, you can now add complications and shortcuts on the watchs face, which means you have quick access to your daily step count or your total active minutes or even to Google Play Music.

Apps like RunKeeper and Strava tap into GPS and run directly on the smartwatch

Pressing on the top physical button on the right-hand side of the watch brings you to a series of exercise-tracking options: walking, running, cycling, treadmill running, stationary biking, stair climbing, strength-training, and other (you can specify what other is later in the Google Fit app). The watch also offers daily challenges for push-ups, sit-ups, and squats, starting at five reps and building from there.

Pressing on the middle physical button brings you to apps and settings, which flow nicely in a half-moon curve along the round watchface. The apps are one of the biggest feature-adds with Android Wear 2.0: now, popular workout apps like RunKeeper and Strava will run directly on the watch and tap into the watchs GPS, no smartphone needed.

Perhaps one of Googles biggest brags with this watch is that it automatically classifies strength-training exercises. I cant think of another smartwatch Ive tried that does this. After each set of exercises, the watch will log what youve done: 10 bicep curls, or 12 deadlifts, or 15 lunges, and so on. It wasnt right all the time. It was better at recognizing arm movements like overhead presses than it was at reading lower-body exercises like leg extensions and leg lifts, and at one point it even misclassified simple bicep curls as Russian twists. (This sounds like a vodka drink; it is an ab twist.) And, you still have to swipe and tap on the watchface to manually log how much weight youre lifting.

But its still a cool feature, one I think will get better over time. The best part is that its not relegated to just the LG watch; Google says that, provided other smartwatches have the right combination of sensors, other Android Wear 2.0 watches will have this, too.

The biggest brag this watch has is that it recognizes (some) of your weight-lifting exercises

All of this activity data is shared to Googles Fit app, which runs on Android phones and on the web. Again, iPhone users are out of luck, and your feelings about Google Fit might largely depend on how you feel about backing up all of your health and fitness data to Googles cloud. But its an intuitive, colorful app that offers more manual entry options than Apples Activity and Health apps.

Okay, lets talk about hardware.

All of these features are possible because of the sensors and radios that are crammed into this watch. The result is a huge, round-faced, steel-bodied watch with wide lugs and stiff, unforgiving bands that cant be swapped out. Again, this is for function: all of the watchs antennae are built into the watch bands. Want LTE in a smartwatch? Want the ability to get text messages and stream music from the watch without your phone in your pants pocket? This is what you get.

I should note, some people like the way it looks! The Verges creative director James Bareham called it beautiful, and that man has taste like no other. TechRadar called it stylish, form-fitting, and surprisingly comfortable. A concierge at a hotel I checked into recently commented on it and said he liked my watch. (There is one common denominator in these examples, and I dont think I need to point it out. I do? Okay. Theyre all dudes.)

This watch is too damn big for its own good

I dont mind the circumference of the watchface (45 mm); if anything, I like watches that stand out. But the wide lugs and its overall thickness were problematic. It was almost impossible for me to tighten the watch to its last loophole because the fat underside of the watch was smashed against my wrist. But on the second-to-last loophole, the watch was loose, sliding up and down my wrist with the slightest movement.

When I went for a morning run with co-workers last week, the LG Watch Sport accurately recorded the distance thanks to GPS. All of us clocked in at around 3.5 miles, using various tracking methods. But the ill-fitting smartwatch was horribly annoying. Same thing with subsequent treadmill runs. Even when I was doing relatively stable exercises, like indoor cycling, the watchs fit proved problematic: because of its movement, it was unable to show accurate heart rate readings through the sensors on the watch.

The Watch Sport does have an IP68 rating, which means its dust and water resistant up to 1.5 meters. It can definitely survive a shower. But it wont track swim sessions it doesnt have the kind of water-expelling function like Apple Watch Series 2 and its definitely not a surf watch. (Insert bad joke here about sinking to the bottom of the ocean with it.) In fairness, there are few smartwatches I would risk wearing in the ocean anyway, with the exception of the Nixon Mission, an equally large and cumbersome Android Wear model.

Finally, despite its size the Watch Sports battery life is really bad, barely lasting from early morning until evening. If I went for a run with the watch 40 percent charged, it would hit low-power mode (10 percent or less) by the time I finished. If I forgot to charge it overnight, I could forget about having a gym-ready watch when I woke up in the morning. A lot of new smartwatches manage to eke past a day. Not this one.

When too much is a bad thing

Almost every smartwatch that has come out in the past couple years has been good at one or two things, but not everything. You could literally go down the list and ding each one on something: Apple Watch Series 2 (no LTE), Samsungs Gear S3 (runs on Tizen), Sonys Smartwatch 3 (no optical heart rate sensors), Moto 360 2 (no GPS), Casios Smart Outdoor Watch (seriously, no GPS?), Fitbit Blaze (no third-party apps). The list goes on.

Google and LG at the very least deserve credit for trying to fit everything in this watch. And the good news is, some of these software features will be making their way into other Android Wear 2.0 watches. But the LG Watch Sport is just a monster of smartwatch, and a case of bad design dragging down its ultimate function.

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February is American Heart Month, a month that raises awareness about heart disease and encourages people to lead a heart-healthy lifestyle.

This year, O2 Fitness Clubs is celebrating American Heart Month by offering a free weekend of fitness Feb. 24-26, 2017, to help members of the community take steps toward healthier hearts.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death among American men and women. While many factors contribute to heart disease, small lifestyle changes can play a large role in reducing your risk. Experts recommend at least 15 minutes of daily exercise for better heart health, and its never too late to begin leading an active lifestyle.

All visitors will have unlimited access to high quality fitness equipment and a variety of popular group exercise classes, including yoga, spin, kickboxing and pilates. This offer is available at all O2 Fitness Clubs; click here for a complete list of locations and hours of operation.

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The interval training studio calls out loafers by quantifying everyones performancein real time. Are you ready for it?

If you have passed by an Orangetheory Fitness studio lately, you probably saw a phalanx of incredibly fit people, some of them shirtless and all of them with heart monitors strapped menacingly across their chests, sprinting shoulder-to-shoulder on a row of treadmills. They steal occasional glances at an intimidating-looking leaderboard overhead, and after the workout ends, stare intently in silence at their smartphones before trading high-fives over accumulated Splat Points." If you took a look at this book's cover and decided that you wanted no part of what's inside, it's kind of hard to blame you for reaching that conclusion.

Unfortunately for, well, everyone, Orangetheory is not an mid-2000s Nickelodeon reboot brought to life in a fitness studio. It's a fitness class that aims to be for interval training what Soul Cycle is for spin classesa tried-and-true fitness regimen updated with earsplitting music, wildly enthusiastic instructors, and air conditioning that could extend the shelf life of any produce inadvertently left in a locker overnight. Each Orangetheory session has its participants alternate between some combination of lifting weights, running on treadmills, and/or pulling at rowing machines, with the length of each interval varying by class. What sets it apart from your average studio class, though, is the heart rate monitor, which tracks your performance in real time on a set of scoreboard-style screens posted on the wall for everyone can see. If you're loafing, in other words, the people next to you are going to be able to judge the hell out of you.

The "theory" in the name refers to excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC), the very science-y moniker for the "afterburn" phenomenon by which the body increases its oxygen consumption (and the number of calories burned) after an intense workout. Orangetheory's classes are supposed to help you maximize the time you spend in that afterburn period, as measured by "Splat Points," a very un-science-y term for the number of minutes that you, the efficiency-minded exerciser, stay within the magical EPOC-maximizing zone. The heart rate monitor and the vaguely Big Brother-esque scoreboard aren't just tools to intimidate the weak or incite the hypercompetitivealthough they do do that, too. Their purpose is to help both participants and instructors adjust the workout's intensity accordingly.

The extremely on-brand orange lighting and orange accents makes the studio feel like cross between a traffic cone factory and giant tanning bed. As you might expect, the instructors are an impossibly upbeat bunch, calling out directions over a wireless hands-free mic and bounding around the room like diligent antelopes who are for some reason very intent on providing guidance regarding your posture on the rowing machine. They also transparently flatter first-timers, probably in an effort to make them feel welcome and also to bring 'em back for more. Jay, that's perfect, a voice booms over the loudspeaker as I completed my last set of lunges while Sia launched into the hook to "Titanium." It...totally worked. A verbal gold star bestowed in front of the whole class? I was super fired upeven more so than I am when I usually hear "Titanium." I'm such a mark.

It's strangely hypnotic and kind of uncomfortable to see the the efforts of total strangers quantified in such stark terms. But as the session wore on and my glances at the screen grew more frequent, it was hard not to buy in to the competition aspect a little, picking out some unsuspecting loser and vowing to absolutely bury them on the next sprint. I ended with 18 Splat Points (high five, brah!), nearly 800 calories burned, and a very handy (and colorful) summary in my email inbox by the time I walked out the door.

The basic elements of Orangetheory are easily replicable, so if you're uninterested in paying their no-joke ratesthe drop-in fee here in Seattle runs $28, and the monthly membership runs north of $150it's not tough to find a good high-intensity interval training regimen online. ("Titanium" is also available for listening and/or download on Apple Music and Spotify, so that's covered, too.) But these workout plans are a little more complicated than things like "go for a run" or "do some deadlifts," so if you have a little cash to spare and/or a maniacally competitive itch that requires the occasional scratch, Orangetheory just might be worth a shot.

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Men's Fitness

How to calculate your fitness ageand why you should care Men's Fitness Wislff says: A low resting heartbeat is the sign of a fit heartworld-class endurance athletes use it to see if they're ready for their next exercise sessionbut we do know that it's not enough to predict fitness on its own. Hydration can sway it ...

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VANCOUVER Nautilus Inc., the Vancouver-based maker of fitness equipment, announced this week it had muscled its way to a 20 percent jump in net sales, making $406 million in 2016.

The net sales were buoyed by Octane Fitness products, a company Nautilus acquired in early 2016 for $115 million.

Nautilus CEO Bruce Cazenave said the company set out to innovate its products and distribution models, and expand internationally in 2016.

The successful integration of Octane was an important contributor to advancing on all these strategic fronts, helping lay the groundwork for another year of positive growth in 2017 and beyond, he said.

Net sales rose in the companys fiscal fourth quarter again driven by Octane, the company said. Net sales climbed to $125.8 million, a 15.2 percent increase, though its non-Octane sales declined by single digits.

Shares in the company, traded as NLS on the New York Stock Exchange, fell from $17.75 per share to $14.80 a 15 percent drop after the earnings report came out Tuesday. Nautilus posted net incomes of $11.6 million in its fourth quarter and $34.1 million for the year.

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With three days to go to the 2017 Oscars, you'd think the nominees would be spending their time getting in shape and fitting in any last minute campaigning.

But that couldn't be farther from the reality of the week leading up to the Academy Awards. Sure, we imagine there is definitely some beauty prep involved, but mostly the nominees are proceeding with life as usualwith some exceptions, of course.

Naomie Harris, nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category for Moonlight, spent the Thursday before her big night receiving an OBE Award from Queen Elizabeth II. As we said, there are exceptions to that whole "normal routine" thing.

"As a black actress from the background I came from, I think it's incredibly important," Harris told the BBC.

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Natalie Portman, however, is heavily pregnant but still keeping up with her exercise regimen. The Jackie star is up for Best Actress and is spending the week running errands and hikingeven more than we could expect from someone who looks like she's about to give birth fairly soon!

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But La La Land star Emma Stone isn't letting the dust settle ahead of Sunday's award show. The actress has been hitting up several red carpets and parties, including a private event at Chateau Marmont hosted by Vanity Fair and Barney's New York that celebrated her Oscar-nominated movie.

Mahershala Ali is taking the time to enjoy the calm before the storm at home, because not only is he up for Best Supporting Actor for Moonlight, his wife, Amatus Sami-Karim, is also pregnant and due fairly soon.

"It is its own award season," laughed Ali with the Los Angeles Times, "equally demanding of your presence."

Ali also joked to E! News' Marc Malkin that if he wins he would consider naming his unborn child after Oscar. "Maybe a middle name," Ali joked at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. "You know, if it is a girl, it could be Oscaria."

Denzel Washington, nominated for Fences and quickly becoming a favorite in these last few weeks, got in some laughs while appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! His co-star (also nominated) Viola Davis appeared on the late-night show just a few days later.

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But of all the pre-Oscars activities, we think Nicole Kidman did it best. Instead of stressing out about what Lion may or may not win, the Aussie actress visited the Happiest Place on Earth...Disney World. And boy does she look happy.

Come Sunday, everyone will be reunited on the red carpet before Jimmy Kimmel takes the stage to kick off Hollywood's biggest night of the year.

Watch E!'s live 2017 Oscars red carpet coverage on Sunday, Feb. 26, on-air, online and across social (#oscars and #eredcarpet) starting at 1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT. Following The Oscars ceremony on ABC at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, come back to E! for our live After-Party special at 12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT. On Monday, Feb. 27, tune in to E! News at 7 p.m. and Fashion Police at 8 p.m. for complete Oscars coverage.

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LA Fitness to open a 34000-sf gym at Pemco site in East Baltimore Baltimore Business Journal The first building in the redevelopment of the 25-acre Pemco Corp. site across from Johns Hopkins Bayview in East Baltimore was unveiled Thursday and its design will pay homage to the industrial history of the site. A 34,000-square-foot LA Fitness gym ...

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In a society where were oftentaught to believe that personal value is directly related to the number on the scale, there can be a lot of pressure to look a certain way. Magazines, television and social media can make you feel like you need to try harder, forcing you to become dependent on restrictive diets, extensive exercise and regular weigh-ins. While its believed this obsessive nature keeps you accountable and mindful of your healthy initiatives, the scale could actually be deterring you from leading a healthy life.

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Thats why one mom and fitness blogger is taking a stand against the scale, proving to her many followers that the number on the scale really doesnt mean that much. Adrienne Osuna shared side-by-side images of herself on Instagram with just a two-pound difference, but her fitness transformation is undeniable.The mom of four shared the image to show that while the scale had barely budged, her body composition was much different.

This was all hard work in the gym, lifting heavy weights and intermittent fasting. And for anyone just seeing this for the first time YESSS really 2 lbs, the scale doesnt measure fat vs muscle! she wrote in the caption.

After yo-yo dietingfor years, Osuna committed to power lifting and chronicled her journey from the beginning onMama of Four Getting Fit. By heavy lifting four times a week, her body changed dramatically, building muscle and definition.

While its a well-known fact that muscle weighs more than fat, it can be disappointing to step on the scale and see little-to-no change. Osunas Instagram post is a great reminder to herself and her followers, worldwide, that the number means nothing when youre putting the work in.

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I lost fat and gained muscle which made my weight pretty much stay the same but as you can see Ive lost a lot of inches and dress sizes, she wrote.

Osuna encourages her followers to eat healthy, lift heavy and practice patience on their fitness journey.

There is never a reason to be embarrassed by the number youre lifting. In the gym or on social media. Everyone is at a different point in their journeyDont compare yourself to others. You lift whatever weight youre at right now and be proud of it, she wrote.

With Instagram models, social media personalities and fashion week coverage only growing with each season, Osunas fitness posts are a welcome reminder that youre allowed to be yourself at whatever size.

We are all a work in progress.

Let us know what you think by tweeting @YahooStyleCA.

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Winter Park is getting an 80,000-square-foot facility thats more than just a fitness center, officials announced on Wednesday.

The Center for Health & Wellbeing, expected to open late next year, will provide wellness, fitness and medical services. Its the result of a partnership between Florida Hospital and Winter Park Health Foundation. The fitness center is operated by Central Florida YMCA.

Every part of the facility, from top to bottom, is designed to help people become and stay healthy, said Patty Maddox, president and CEO of the Winter Park Health Foundation, in a news release.

Maddox said that with more than 30,000 seniors living within five miles of the new center, the facility will give them a one-stop shop.

The new building replaces the 27-year-old Crosby YMCA on Mizell Avenue near Winter Park Memorial Hospital, which was torn down in late 2015.

Back then, officials estimated that the project would be finished by end of 2017, but the openingdate is pushed back a year. The previously-estimated cost of the project was$35 million to $40 million, paid for mostly by the foundation.

The Center for Health & Wellbeing will feature educational classes, an indoor farmers market and programs like cooking demonstrations; two pools, one of which is designed for warm-water therapy and aquatic exercises; and a 15,000-square-foot clinical space, staffed by Florida Hospital specialists and programs like Florida Hospital Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation.

The City of Winter Park has dedicated a new road the Crosby Way whichleads into the facility.

For more information, visit wphf.org/chwb.

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