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Is it safe to say that tax season is the least anticipated of all the seasons that dot the calendar?

You've got to do them. They're required, right, April 15.

They are indeed, JimLaveryof Desert Schools Federal Credit Union!

There is one slight correction this year, though, which is that tax day is on April 18.

What are you going to do with three whole extra days to file?

One place that has a lot of information is the IRS, if you can believe that.

But Dan, youre thinking. Isnt taking tax advice from the IRS like taking diet tips from your favorite fast food restaurant? Dont they want to take your money?'

The answer is yes, but they want you to do it correctly. And that means doing it right and finding every deduction youre entitled to.

Start as early as possible. Gather all the information you need. Make sure you're doing the things you need to do to get the filing done correctly," Lavery says.

Great advice, Jim!

Check out the IRS website and YouTube pagefor information and pointers on dozens of topics.

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Planet Fitness, the low-cost fitness center known for its motivational mottos, is taking the nation by storm.

In 2006, Planet Fitness was the most popular gym search on Google in 7 states, mostly in the Northeast. Now, Planet Fitness is #1 in 40 states and #1 nationally, according to a note by Macquarie Capital released on Monday.

Ateam led by Matthew Brookes analyzed Google Trends data for search traffic in the USA over the past decade. The team compared search resultsfor Planet Fitness, LA Fitness (the largest gym chain by 2015 revenue), 24 hour fitness (the second largest gym by revenue), Gold's Gym (the largest chain back in 2006), and Anytime Fitness, the largest competing gym franchiser to Planet Fitness.

And Planet Fitness came out on top.

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The fitness chainis showing a strong start to the year. Searches in January and February 2017 are up 28%, faster than the 9% growth this time last year, according to Macquarie.

Macquarie analysts rate Planet Fitness an "outperform" and "believe it is Planet Fitness that is 'bringing it' to the competition and not the other way around."

At only $10 a month, it's easy to understand the popularity of the franchise, which maintains a"100% judgment free" motto and whose gyms display messages of "You Belong." On December 30, the gym unveiled a new brand campaign:The World Judges, We Don't. At Planet Fitness, Be Free.

Forcomparison, a membership at popular fitness chain Equinox, although not a direct competitor to lower cost gyms, runs at $215 a month with a $300 initiation fee and $290 a month for locations worldwide with a $500 initiation fee.

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Diet quality improves fitness among the fittest Science Daily "Whether your goal is to improve fitness or heart health, the quality of your diet and a multi-dimensional exercise training regimen (PRISE) can make all the difference," said Skidmore College exercise scientist Paul Arciero. "It's not about simply ... and more »

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Thats a phrase Steve Holden is often asked.

Yet the only thing the 58-year-old is serious about is getting healthy.

Which is why he took on the role of Old School Coach, a new app launching later this month in Apples App Store.

My entire life has been filled with fitness, he says. I look for ways to change peoples frame of mind when it comes to being healthy. Its about being proactive and changing beliefs.

As Old School Coach, Holden keys in on his old-fashioned brand of comedy.

The Old School Coach app will launch later this month.

Its loud, in your face and funny.

He will instantly remind you of your high school football coach or gym class back in middle or high school. You know, the type that said, Walk it off, after being injured.

Holden is a real-life fitness trainer and motivational coach with 40 years of experience.

The app has daily messages from coach that will make you laugh and think about fitness in a different light. It will also help set daily goals as well as offer a tip of the day from the coach himself.

Im never trying to be mean, he says of the approach. I do want to help people get fit and take on a new lifestyle. Its about retraining the way we think about fitness. Its not only about working out, but about eating healthy and thinking healthy.

Holden comes with decades of experience.

He began his karate training in 1973 with Michael Campos.

A 13-year career as the undefeated heavyweight full contact kickboxer.

Not to mention a fifth-degree black belt in Zen-Do Kai and a sixth-degree black belt in Kenpo.

He can often be found around the Duke City teaching classes with the SilverSneakers, which is a workout group for seniors.

Working on the app and getting it running are Cliff and Lori Lewis.

Cliff Lewis, a theoretical physicist, developed the app in Albuquerque.

Lori Lewis has been the force in getting the word out about Old School Coach.

The idea for the app came when I was taking classes with Steve, Lori Lewis says. Eventually, we had him move into our house and become our personal trainer. Then the idea hit us, we should do an app because what Steve has to say about fitness is amazing.

Holden often films his fitness videos in various locations in Albuquerque.

He says getting up and out of the house is one of the first steps into changing how you think about fitness.

Finding a way to work out another step, he says. Too many times, people will get injured and then stop working out entirely. You dont need to do that. You have to stay consistent with everything you do in your life. The app will help get people started on the right track.

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Apple and Fitbit are about to lose a competitor because Jawbone is ready to shut down its consumer fitness tracker business. The company is shifting to devices for health care providers.

Jawbone throws in the towel on the consumer fitness wearables market

The business change, which was confirmed by TechCrunch, comes in the wake of reports that Jawbone has run out of money. Currently, the company is lining up new investors as it shifts to what it hopes will be a higher margin market.

For Jawbone, the hope is that the fourth time is a charm. The company started as a headset maker, shifted to speakers, and then on to its wearable fitness trackers. Jawbones fitness trackers faced mixed reviews, but its hoping to have better luck with its devices for health care providers.

Jawbone is also planning to develop its own software-based services to go along with the health devices. Assuming both are successful, Jawbone will transform into a hardware company with higher margin products, and a software company with a recurring revenue model.

The move out of the consumer market isnt much of a surprise considering the limited success Jawbone has had. The company never could catch up with Fitbit, or Apple once the Apple Watch hit store shelves.

What Jawbone has going for it is tenacity. The company has reinvented itself three times already, so making a change again is reasonable. The big question now is whether or not Jawbone can find enough money to transform itself into a health care provider product company before it has to close its doors.

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Best Fitness Gifts For Your Valentine Forbes If you think she want to go really minimalist on her fitness tracker, Fitbit Flex 2 ($100) is a great option. It's ultra slim and tracks everything the Alta tracks, but the display is beyond discreet. Lighted dots will indicate your progress to your ...

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Blink expands fitness brand beyond NYC New York Business Journal Today, Blink is part of Equinox Fitness, the Manhattan-based company owned by The Related Companies. It operates five brands most of them charging a higher price to participate, like Soul Cycle, which it bought in 2011, and its own eponymous brand ... Blink Fitness Announces Expansion Throughout Los AngelesPR Newswire (press release) Blink Fitness expanding throughout Los AngelesMyNewsLA.com all 3 news articles »

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Physical fitness is a general state of health and well-being and, more specifically, the ability to perform aspects of sports, occupations and daily activities. Physical fitness is generally achieved through proper nutrition,[1] moderate-vigorous physical exercise,[2] and sufficient rest.[3]

Before the industrial revolution, fitness was defined as the capacity to carry out the days activities without undue fatigue. However, with automation and changes in lifestyles physical fitness is now considered a measure of the body's ability to function efficiently and effectively in work and leisure activities, to be healthy, to resist hypokinetic diseases, and to meet emergency situations.[4]

Fitness is defined[5] as the quality or state of being fit. Around 1950, perhaps consistent with the Industrial Revolution and the treatise of World War II, the term "fitness" increased in western vernacular by a factor of ten.[6] Modern definition of fitness describe either a person or machine's ability to perform a specific function or a holistic definition of human adaptability to cope with various situations. This has led to an interrelation of human fitness and attractiveness which has mobilized global fitness and fitness equipment industries. Regarding specific function, fitness is attributed to person who possess significant aerobic or anaerobic ability, i.e. strength or endurance. A holistic definition of fitness is described by Greg Glassman in the CrossFit journal as an increased work capacity across broad times and modal domains; mastery of several attributes of fitness including strength, endurance, power, speed, balance and coordination and being able to improve the amount of work done in a given time with any of these domains.[7] A well rounded fitness program will improve a person in all aspects of fitness, rather than one, such as only cardio/respiratory endurance or only weight training.

A comprehensive fitness program tailored to an individual typically focuses on one or more specific skills,[8] and on age-[9] or health-related needs such as bone health.[10] Many sources[11] also cite mental, social and emotional health as an important part of overall fitness. This is often presented in textbooks as a triangle made up of three points, which represent physical, emotional, and mental fitness. Physical fitness can also prevent or treat many chronic health conditions brought on by unhealthy lifestyle or aging.[12] Working out can also help some people sleep better and possibly alleviate some mood disorders in certain individuals.[13]

Developing research has demonstrated that many of the benefits of exercise are mediated through the role of skeletal muscle as an endocrine organ. That is, contracting muscles release multiple substances known as myokines which promote the growth of new tissue, tissue repair, and various anti-inflammatory functions, which in turn reduce the risk of developing various inflammatory diseases.[14]

The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans was created by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. This publication suggests that all adults should avoid inactivity to promote good health mentally and physically. For substantial health benefits, adults should participate in at least 150 minutes (two hours and 30 minutes) a week of moderate-intensity, or 75 minutes (1 hour and 15 minutes) a week of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity, or an equivalent combination of moderate- and vigorous-intensity aerobic activity. Aerobic activity should be performed in episodes of at least 10 minutes, and preferably, it should be spread throughout the week. For additional and more extensive health benefits, adults should increase their aerobic physical activity to 300 minutes (5 hours) a week of moderate-intensity, or 150 minutes a week of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity, or an equivalent combination of moderate- and vigorous-intensity activity. Additional health benefits are gained by engaging in physical activity beyond this amount. Adults should also do muscle-strengthening activities that are moderate or high intensity and involve all major muscle groups on 2 or more days a week, as these activities provide additional health benefits.[15]

Specific or task-oriented fitness is a person's ability to perform in a specific activity with a reasonable efficiency: for example, sports or military service. Specific training prepares athletes to perform well in their sports.

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In order for physical fitness to benefit the health of an individual, an unknown response in the person called a stimulus will be triggered by the exertion. When exercise is performed with the correct amount of intensity, duration and frequency, a significant amount of improvement can occur. The person may overall feel better but the physical effects on the human body take weeks or months to notice and possibly years for full development. For training purposes, exercise must provide a stress or demand on either a function or tissue. To continue improvements, this demand must eventually increase little over an extended period of time. This sort of exercise training has three basic principles: overload, specificity, and progression. These principles are related to health but also enhancement of physical working capacity.[22]

High Intensity Interval Training consists of repeated, short bursts of exercise, completed at a high level of intensity. These sets of intense activity are followed by a predetermined time of rest or low intensity activity.[23] Studies have shown that exercising at a higher intensity has increased cardiac benefits for humans, compared to when exercising at a low or moderate level.[24] When your workout consists of an HIIT session, your body has to work harder to replace the oxygen it lost. Research into the benefits of HIIT have revealed that it can be very successful for reducing fat, especially around the abdominal region. Furthermore, when compared to continuous moderate exercise, HIIT proves to burn more calories and increase the amount of fat burned post- HIIT session.[25] Lack of time is one of the main reasons stated for not exercising; HIIT is a great alternative for those people because the duration of an HIIT session can be as short as 10 minutes, making it much quicker than conventional workouts.[26]

Cardiorespiratory fitness can be measured using VO2 max, a measure of the amount of oxygen the body can uptake and utilize.[27][28] Aerobic exercise, which improves cardiorespiratory fitness, involves movement that increases the heart rate to improve the body's oxygen consumption. This form of exercise is an important part of all training regiments ranging from professional athletes to the everyday person. Also, it helps increase stamina.

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Physical fitness has proven to result in positive effects on the body's blood pressure because staying active and exercising regularly builds up a stronger heart. The heart is the main organ in charge of systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure. Engaging in a physical activity will create a rise in blood pressure, once the activity is stopped, however, the individuals blood pressure will return to normal. The more physical activity that one engages in, the easier this process becomes, resulting in a more fit individual.[30] Through regular physical fitness, the heart does not have to work as hard to create a rise in blood pressure, which lowers the force on the arteries, and lowers the over all blood pressure.[31]

Centers for disease control and prevention provide lifestyle guidelines of maintaining a balanced diet and engaging in physical activity to reduce the risk of disease. The WCRF/ American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) published a list of recommendations that reflect the evidence they have found through consistency in fitness and dietary factors that directly relate to Cancer prevention.

The WCRF/AICR recommendations include the following:

These recommendations are also widely supported by the American Cancer Society. The guidelines have been evaluated and individuals that have higher guideline adherence scores substantially reduce cancer risk as well as help towards control with a multitude of chronic health problems. Regular physical activity is a factor that helps reduce an individuals blood pressure and improves cholesterol levels, two key components that correlate with heart disease and Type 2 Diabetes.[33] The American Cancer Society encourages the public to "adopt a physically active lifestyle" by meeting the criteria in a variety of physical activities such as hiking, swimming, circuit training, resistance raining, lifting, etc. It is understood that cancer is not a disease that can be cured by physical fitness alone, however because it is a multifactorial disease, physical fitness is a controllable prevention. The large associations tied with being physically fit and reduced cancer risk are enough to provide a strategy to reduce cancer risk.[32] The American Cancer Society assorts different levels of activity ranging from moderate to vigorous to clarify the recommended time spent on a physical activity. These classifications of physical activity consider the intentional exercise and basic activities done on a daily basis and give the public a greater understanding by what fitness levels suffice as future disease prevention.

Studies have shown an association between increased physical activity and reduced inflammation.[34] It produces both a short-term inflammatory response and a long-term anti-inflammatory effect.[35] Physical activity reduces inflammation in conjunction with or independent of changes in body weight.[36] However, the mechanisms linking physical activity to inflammation are unknown.

Physical activity boosts the immune system. This is dependent on the concentration of endogenous factors (such as sex hormones, metabolic hormones and growth hormones), body temperature, blood flow, hydration status and body position.[37] Physical activity has shown to increase the levels of natural killer (NK) cells, NK T cells, macrophages, neutrophils and eosinophils, complements, cytokines, antibodies and T cytotoxic cells.[38][39] However, the mechanism linking physical activity to immune system is not fully understood.

Physical activity affects ones blood pressure, cholesterol levels, blood lipid levels, blood clotting factors and the strength of blood vessels. All factors that directly correlate to cardiovascular disease. It also improves the bodys use of insulin. People who are at risk for diabetes, Type 2 (insulin resistant) especially, benefit greatly from physical activity because it activates a better usage of insulin and protects the heart. Those who develop diabetes have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease. In a study where a sample of around ten thousand adults from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, physical activity and metabolic risk factors such as insulin resistance, inflammation, dyslipidemia were assessed. The study adjusted basic confounders with moderate/vigorous physical activity and the relation with CVD mortality. The results displayed physical activity being associated with a lower risk of CVD mortality that was independent of traditional metabolic risk factors.

The American Heart Association recommendations include the same findings as provided in the WCRF/ AICR recommendations list for people who are healthy. In regards to people with lower blood pressure or cholesterol, the association recommends that these individuals aim for around forty minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity around three or four times a week.[40]

Achieving resilience through physical fitness promotes a vast and complex range of health related benefits. Individuals who keep up physical fitness levels generally regulate their distribution of body fat and stay away from obesity. Abdominal fat, specifically visceral fat, is most directly affected by engaging in aerobic exercise. Strength training has been known to increase the amount of muscle in the body, however it can also reduce body fat.[41] Sex steroid hormones, insulin, and an appropriate immune response are factors that mediate metabolism in relation to the abdominal fat. Therefore, physical fitness provides weight control through regulation of these bodily functions.[42]

Menopause is the term that is used to refer to the stretch of both before and after a woman's last menstrual cycle. There are an instrumental amount of symptoms connected to menopause, most of which can affect the quality of life of the women involved in this stage of her life. One way to reduce the severity of the symptoms is exercise and keeping a healthy level of fitness. Prior to and during menopause as the female body changes there can be physical, physiological or internal changes to the body. These changes can be prevented or even reduced with the use of regular exercise. These changes include;[43]

The Melbourne Women's Midlife Health Project provided evidence that showed over an eight-year time period 438 were followed. Even though the physical activity was not associated with VMS in this cohort at the beginning. Women who reported they were physically active everyday at the beginning were 49% less likely to have reported bothersome hot flushes. This is in contrast to women whose level of activity decreased and were more likely to experience bothersome hot flushes.[45]

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Whether you're training for a marathon or just playing a game of football with the family, fitness equipment can help everyone stay active while having fun. Sears has sporting goods that appeal to athletes of all ages. Kids will have a blast with wheeled sports equipment like bikes and skateboards, and adults can enjoy assembling a home gym with ease.

Instead of dealing with long commutes to the gym and membership fees, add some fitness equipment to your home. High-tech cardio equipment, such as treadmillsand elliptical machines, will get your heart pumping. If you want to work on core strength, develop your muscles on a new weight bench or with a versatile kettlebells. When you're looking for activities the whole family can enjoy together, try recreation games. Sears carries a wide variety of sporting goods, ranging from footballs to basketballs, everyone can work up a sweat during the course of a pick-up game.

When heading outdoors for an adventure, pack sports equipment in your gym bagto make the journey more exciting. Choose from various boating or scuba gear to explore the waters during a beach vacation. If you're headed to a snowy resort, a set of skis or different types of snowboards can help make the most of a scenic winter wonderland. Challenge your mind and body with new fitness equipment and sporting goods from Sears.

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