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WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Leading private equity firm The Halifax Group ("Halifax") announced today it has completed an investment to recapitalize Maverick Fitness Holdings, LLC ("Maverick" or "the Company"), which consists of more than 30 Orangetheory Fitness studios in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Halifax partnered with Maverick's CEO Shane Adams and the Company's management team, which will remain with the Company after the transaction. Terms were not disclosed.

Headquartered in Frisco, TX, Maverick is one of the largest franchisees for Orangetheory Fitness, with 31 studios and 23,000 members in North Texas. Each Orangetheory Fitness class is taught by a highly trained coach who conducts personalized group sessions designed for 24 participants at a time. Orangetheory Fitness classes utilize treadmills, water rowing machines, mini bands and TRX suspension unit systems, as well as free weights and benches. Each class utilizes technology which allows members to capture real-time performance data, measure their overall workout results, and set new goals.

Mr. Adams said, "Halifax is well-known for its focus on wellness and franchising, and we are excited to collaborate with their team to expand our model and bring the Orangetheory network to more communities in Texas and beyond. As the Orangetheory method hits its stride and reaches a wider audience, our vision is to offer customers a place where they can confidently accomplish their fitness goals while changing their health for the better."

David Bard, Managing Director at Halifax, said, "As consumers continue to focus on healthier living, there is a growing need in the market for strong fitness brands with custom offerings like Orangetheory Fitness. In Maverick, Shane and his team have built a leading platform with the Orangetheory Fitness brand, and we look forward to partnering with them to provide financial and operational resources."

"We are excited to support an outstanding Maverick Fitness team as it executes its strategy to expand the Orangetheory Fitness offering and further differentiate itself in the surging fitness field," added Amit Swaroop, Vice President at Halifax.

About Orangetheory Fitness Orangetheory (www.orangetheoryfitness.com) makes it simple to get More Life from your workout. One of the world's fastest-growing franchise companies, Orangetheory has developed a unique approach to fitness that blends a unique trifecta of science, coaching and technology that work together seamlessly to elevate participants' heart rates to help burn more calories. Backed by the science of excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC), Orangetheory workouts incorporate endurance, strength and power to generate the "Orange Effect," whereby participants keep burning calories for up to 36 hours after a 60-minute workout. Orangetheory franchisees have opened over 1,300 studios in all 50 U.S. states and over 23 countries. The company was ranked #60 in Inc. magazine's Fastest Growing Private Companies list and was listed as #25 on the 2019 Entrepreneur Franchise 500 list.

About The Halifax Group Founded in 1999, The Halifax Group is a private equity firm that partners with managers and entrepreneurs to recapitalize and grow lower middle-market businesses with total enterprise values generally between $50 million and $300 million. Halifax specializes in equity recapitalizations, corporate carve-outs and management buyouts and invests across a variety of industries, including outsourced business services, health and wellness and franchising. The firm is headquartered in Washington, D.C.For more information, please visit http://www.thehalifaxgroup.com.

Contact for Halifax: Caroline Luz Blicksilver PR 203-656-2829 caroline@blicksilverpr.com

Contact for Maverick: Paulette Hopkins Bluspark 972-571-6825 Paulette@blusparkagency.com

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You might want to think twice about using a fitness app to track your workouts. USA TODAY

If you are going to cheat,don't forget to slip off your Fitbit along with your drawers.

NFL Network correspondent Jane Slater says she caught a former boyfriend cheating after spottinga suspiciously rapid increase in his heart rate and physical activity at 4 a.m. on their shared Fitbit app.

The ex had givenher the Fitbit as a Christmas gift so they could track each other's activity levels and motivate each otherto exercise more. Slater says she didn't hate ituntil "he was unaccounted for at 4 am and his physical activity levels were spiking on the app."

"Wish the story wasnt real, Slater wrote in a post which has been retweeted more than 46,000 times and has more than 470,000 likes. She added: "Spoiler alert: he was not enrolled in an OrangeTheory class at 4am."

Making the experience even more painful, Slater, at the time, was preparing to celebrate his birthday. "I was at his home w balloons ahead of the birthday I planned the next day." She was so concerned about where he was, she even contemplated calling the police.

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"My girlfriend once said 'one day we will laugh about this' as I sobbed uncontrollably in the car," she tweeted. "I have now many times bahahahah."

Slater's followers chimed in with their own tales ofinfidelity outed by fitness trackers.

"My ex-husband got caught in an affair because he was wearing the training watch and heartbeat monitor my mom bought him for Christmas while running,@carey_gibbons wrote. It was the under-one-minute heart rate spike that confirmed things for me! #prematuresayswhat.

Sexual activity does register on fitness trackers, Alex Koch, professor of exercise science at Lenoir-Rhyne University in North Carolina, told Business Insider.

Fitbits and other devices have accurate heart rate monitors that detect spikes including thosebrought on by intimate moments. Fitbits also have an accelerometer, which detects vibrations from movement.

"There's definitely going to be a substantial rise in heart rate from resting, depending on how energetic you are," he said.

But don't just assume your partner's having an affair. Fitness trackers can't distinguish between sexual activity and other forms of cardio, Koch said.

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Gym goers take part in an Orange 60 class at Orangetheory Fitness in Fairfax, VA.

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Orangetheory Fitness announced on Thursday that it will roll out a small new device, called "OTbeat Link" that connects customers' Apple Watches to the fitness company's in-studio heart rate monitoring system.

The partnership with Apple will allow customers who own Apple Watches to track workouts on screens inside the gyms without requiring an additional heart rate monitor. So, instead of going to the gym and strapping on a clunky heart rate device, you can just wear your Apple Watch while you work out. All of the stats you'd normally see on the Orangetheory displays will still appear. Workouts can be viewed in the Activity app on an iPhone afterwards.

Orangetheory Fitness employees will also operate a new app called OTassist on iPads that will allow them to check members into classes, manage class schedules and check in on member performance. Coaches will have a new iPhone app called OTcoach that can be controlled from an Apple Watch and allows coaches to control their classes or view coaching materials normally kept in a book.

Orangetheory said Apple Watch support will roll out to all of its 1,300 studios during the first quarter of 2020, starting with the Astor Place and Soho studios in New York City.

This is Apple's second integration with a buzzy fitness brand this month. Last week, Peloton announced its apps and services will sync with the Apple Watch to monitor workouts.

It's also part of Apple's broader push to expand into health and fitness, beginning with the Apple Watch. Apple has software tools for developers called GymKit that lets the Apple Watch sync with connected gym equipment. Users can then track their workouts on the Apple Watch and through the Health and Activity apps on iPhone.

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Leidos, a Virginia-based Fortune 500 leader in the science, defense and technology sectors, on Tuesday announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Huntsville-based Dynetics, Inc. for $1.65 billion in cash.

Dynetics, which has been headquartered in the Rocket City since its founding in 1974, is a world-class applied research and national security solutions company, with large portfolios in the space and defense sectors.

The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2020. The boards of directors of both companies have unanimously approved the transaction. Leidos Holdings, Inc. is a publicly traded company(NYSE: LDOS), while Dynetics is 100% employee-owned.

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Dynetics, which has offices across 10 states, will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leidos under the agreement. The CEO of Dynetics will lead this subsidiary, reporting directly to the CEO of Leidos in that role.

As Dynetics is a leading provider of high-technology, mission-critical services and solutions to the United States government (with a proven history addressing our nations most challenging and technologically advanced missions), the acquisition will enhance Leidos leadership position across its defense, intelligence and civil groups. A press release added that the transaction will also accelerate opportunities within the Leidos Innovations Center (LInC), the companys innovation engine that researches and develops new technologies and solutions to address the most challenging customer requirements.

Dynetics is an innovative company with a talented team that will deepen our identity as a national security systems provider and enhance our platform to deliver sustainable, profitable growth, Leidos chairman and CEO Roger Krone said in a statement.

Dynetics presence in Huntsville was named as an important aspect of the acquisition. Leidos expressed enthusiasm forDynetics headquarters location, which provides close proximity to key customers and a strong campus environment with co-located engineering, manufacturing and test capabilities. The exemplary Dynetics team brings deep and well-established customer and community connections in an important national science, technology, aerospace and defense corridor in the Tennessee Valley.

The addition of Dynetics will significantly increase our capabilities for rapid prototyping and agile system integration and production, enhancing our overall offerings and services to customers. Through the LInC, Leidos develops groundbreaking solutions leveraging a wide range of technologies. Dynetics will further accelerate those efforts, including in hypersonics, space solutions, autonomy and advanced sensors. With Dynetics, we will build on our existing relationships with key U.S. Government customers, particularly in strategically important Huntsville, Alabama, Krone stated.

He continued, Dynetics has a powerful suite of services and solutions and an outstanding team of employees driving its success. Together, we will advance our strategy of solving the toughest scientific and engineering problems by leveraging our collective strengths, driven by a shared commitment to innovation. We look forward to welcoming the Dynetics team to Leidos and working together to continue our united mission of excellence, ethics, integrity, and service to customers.

A release from Leidos pointed to several specific benefits of the acquisition, including adding innovative capabilities in high growth areas and expanding rapid prototyping and secure agile manufacturing & systems integration capabilities.

Adds Innovative Capabilities in High Growth Areas: The addition of Dynetics represents an opportunity to grow in new, attractive segments, including hypersonics, space, and weapons solutions. In particular, Dynetics brings top programs in small glide munitions, hypersonics, and directed energy, which will be a complementary fit and growth driver within the Leidos Defense portfolio. The enhanced diversification of products and services will enable Leidos to capitalize on new opportunities for growth.

Expands Rapid Prototyping and Secure Agile Manufacturing & Systems Integration Capabilities: Dynetics rapid prototyping and secure agile manufacturing and systems integration capabilities will complement Leidos current ability within the LInC to further enhance innovation and help customers achieve their goals. Specifically, Dynetics prototyping expertise spans radars, air vehicles, weapons, c-UAS systems, space, and avionics. Through the transaction, Leidos will gain more than 350,000 square feet of production space, which will support full-cycle product development capabilities from concept through assembly, test and production.

Dynetics is an innovator and an industry leader, Dynetics CEO David King commented.

This transaction will enhance and accelerate our ability to serve customers and ensure their future success. As we have continuously stated, Dynetics is more than just a company, we are a true partner, and todays announcement will allow us to play an even bigger role serving and meeting the evolving needs of important U.S. Government customers. We are excited to be a part of the Leidos team, King concluded.

Dynetics has more than 2,300 total employees, including over 1,000 engineers and 1,000 technical specialists. Leidos currently employs approximately 33,000 people.

UPDATED 5:40 p.m.:

In an email, Dynetics director of corporate communications Kristina Hendrix advised, All of our employees will remain with the company, here (Huntsville) and across the country.

The acquisition comes after Dynetics this summer announced plans to hire 700 new employees over five years.

Hendrix on Tuesday stated, Currently, we have 195 job openings on our website. We are still planning to hire as our company has secured major wins such in hypersonics, directed energy, space solutions, intelligence and more.

Sean Ross is the editor of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn

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NEW JERSEY Tilton Fitness locations in Northfield, Galloway, Manahawkin, Brick, Jackson, and Hazlet have partnered with the Jersey Shore Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

Tilton Fitness will be offering Boy Scout parents a discounted membership rate, reduced rates for swim lessons and Personal and Small Group training.

Tilton Fitness will also be a location where Boy Scout participants have the option to earn a badge or host a badge workshop at any of the 6 locations involved. Tilton Fitness takes pride in being involved in the community, and making an impact on the youth in all of our surrounding communities. Tilton Fitness believes the positive atmosphere provided by our facilities and staff create the perfect learning environment for our local Boy Scouts.

Tilton Fitness owner and CEO, Sam Young, says We are thrilled to have yet another way to be involved in our community, and partner with an organization as positive as the Boy Scouts of America.

Tilton Fitness is proud to offer a discounted membership rate to the parents of Boy Scout participants, and help in making a healthier lifestyle a part of their families. All locations have state of the art facilities, a variety of fitness classes, and highly-trained, professional staff that make it a perfect health club option for everyone.

Parents are invited to inquire about membership options and badge workshop options at any of these six locations, or by calling 609-FITNESS.

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Tuesday

BikeArlington and Trek Bicycles are teaming up for a holiday bike ride through Arlington. The five-mile ride will wind its way past some festive homes before ending at the Trek Bicycle store for treats.2731 Wilson Blvd., Arlington

If you havent tried laughter yoga, now is your chance: Meet at the Southeast Library at 7 PM for an hour-long session. No need to bring a mat!403 Seventh St. SE

Every Saturday at 9 AM, a parkrun group gets together to run a 5K along the Anacostia. It can be timed, if you like, and walkers, joggers, and runners are all welcome. Stick around after to grab coffee with the group.1901 Anacostia Dr.

Flow into your Sunday with a yoga session at the Navy Yard Lululemon. Show up 10 minutes early for the 10 AM class, and bring your own mat, if you can.300 Tingey St. SE; #140

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Mimi Montgomery joined Washingtonian in 2018. She previously was the editorial assistant at Walter Magazine in Raleigh, North Carolina, and her work has appeared in Outside Magazine, Washington City Paper, DCist, and PoPVille. Originally from North Carolina, she now lives in Adams Morgan.

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The internet collectively cringed at Pelotons ad in which a husband gave his wife an exercise bike as a holiday gift. The ad sparked a wave of criticism and inspired a series of spoofs depicting the consequences of what many considered to be an outrageous gifting gaffe.

Fitness-themed gifts can be a minefield. Luckily, theres research that can help you send the right message.

First, know that even if youre pretty sure that your recipient would appreciate a fitness-related gift, theres a good chance youre wrong. In my research with Tal Eyal and Nicholas Epley, we asked couples to predict how much their partners liked or disliked a variety of activities such as cycling and exercising and to guess how many of their partners responses they predicted correctly. We found that couples were far worse at guessing their partners responses than they thought.

Although you might think that putting yourself in your partners shoes and imagining things from that persons point of view might improve your accuracy, our research found that this doesnt work. We instructed some couples in our experiments to put themselves in their partners shoes and discovered that this strategy didnt make them more accurate. If anything, it made them worse. Thats because even your best mental picture of your loved ones wants and needs is likely to be flawed and incomplete, and thus, relying exclusively on your intuition will probably lead you astray.

The best way to know what your recipient wants is to stop guessing and start listening. And although asking a recipient might seem unimaginative and lazy, it turns out that recipients actually prefer gifts they explicitly asked for to gifts that givers came up with on their own.

Second, recipients are more likely to be offended by a fitness-themed gift if they feel like theyre being singled out. They might reasonably wonder, why an exercise bike? what are they trying to tell me? and should I be offended?

Giving a shared gift like a shared exercise bike or matching yoga mats can avoid this trap and cause the recipient to feel more connected to you. Even better are gifts that can be experienced together like a gym membership. And although givers often shy away from giving experiential gifts because they seem riskier than material gifts, recipients derive more happiness from experiences than material goods and feel closer to the people who gifted them.

Finally, no one wants to get a fitness gift that implies they need to change. Not only is this insulting, but people are generally uncomfortable with products that seem intended to change the user by giving them traits or abilities that they dont already have. A fitness gift needs to carry the message that its meant to enhance the recipients life, not alter it.

Regardless of how appropriate the fitness gift might seem to you, remember that people like gift givers who see them and love them for who they are, love handles and all.

Mary Steffel is an assistant professor of marketing at the DAmore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University.

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Here we are again. At the tail-end of yet another year except it's slightly different this time. December 2019 is the final stamp before a new decade dawns upon us.

2020 is fingertips away.

Now, as we usher in the new decade, maybe it's fitting to finally be serious about new year resolutions. Actually. Make it new decade resolutions.

Perhaps fitness goals have been left on the back burner for too long. Perhaps just the numbers "2020" are what's needed to reignite the flame in your psyche to get back on a treadmill, take a jog, lift some weights, go on a hike.

Get fit. Acquire your dream body. Be healthy. All that jazz.

Don't jump into the new decade without technical assistance, though. If you want to get back on track with your fitness goals, HUAWEI can help through a tailored, fitness-focused package of products. Here's a look.

A stylish smartphone packed with great features to suit every digital need, the HUAWEI nova 5T is equipped with five AI cameras Quad AI camera at its rear and a 32-megapixel front selfie camera to capture that post-workout glow. Meanwhile, the AIS Super Night Mode captures great imagery under challenging low-light conditions.

If it runs low on battery, leave it to charge and in just under 30 minutes, you'll get 50% of power. All possible thanks to the SuperCharge tech.

The HUAWEI nova 5T is available in three special gradient colours - Midsummer Purple, Crush Blue, and Black - on a 3D Holographic glass-designed body for durability and style.

HUAWEI has constructed an ecosystem from ground-up for its suite of smart wearables and devices, helping users accomplish more with greater ease and keeping control with what matters most. The ecosystem will eventually across products such as smart TVs and even, automobiles.

The seamless integration will, of course, allow you to share your workout profiles and health data across your favorite HUAWEI devices.

Don't miss out any alert or important messages when you have a Watch GT 2, which pairs perfectly with the HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro. The flagship device is in a league of its own. It has has a quad-camera system on the rear powered by the world's first dedicated dual 40-megapixel ultra-wide "Cine Camera", crazy fast wireless charging, and HUAWE's proprietary Kirin 990 Chipset for never-ceasing power.

With the Watch GT 2, you can monitor your health and keep track of your heart rate easily through a built-in heart monitor, and view a full report on your Mate 30 Pro to get a deep dive into your health.

And when you need to answer an important call or view pressing messages, just raise up your wrist everything's there and you won't even need to take out your phone.

They're the world's first true wireless headphones with active noise cancellation. When you need to switch off and put in 110% focus on your workouts, tap a FreeBud on the side to trigger active noise cancellation, and you'll find yourself lost in your favorite tunes in no time.

The ergonomic, earbud design will sit comfortably on your ears not inside them. Perfect for long-hour wears.

The FreeBuds 3 incorporate the same chipset that powers the Watch GT2. The Kirin A1 is the Chinese tech giant's first wearable chip that supports both wireless audio devices and smartwatches, and is certified by Bluetooth 5.1 and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 5.1 standards

The HUAWEI Smart Scale not only tells your body weight, but also your body fat percentage, BMI, muscle mass, body water percentage, bone mass, protein, visceral fat, and BMR.

All data can be viewed on the scale itself, or for a more detailed look in your smartphone.

Its sleek and compact design fits anywhere from a bathroom to a room corner.

There's no better time to get started on your fitness goals than now. HUAWEI Malaysia is currently having a special Smartlife Package focusing on fitness.

The plan comprises the Watch GT 2, nova 5T, FreeBuds 3, and the first generation body scale all yours for a low daily commitment of RM8.97 over 12 months.

Get fit with HUAWEI by signing up for the plan here.

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From dance lessons to rock climbing, there are plenty of deals when it comes to sports and fitness activities coming up in Durham this week. Read on for a rundown.

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With financial grant support from the Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation, the district Tuesday (Dec. 17, 2019) said its continuing to provide a diverse and wide range of healthy programs. So far theyve included an August wellness fair for teachers and staff, a student-oriented Wellness Week during October that featured outdoor fitness and plant-based food choices (above at right), and November Farmers Markets in its elementary schools.

Most recently the markets presented by Pottsgroves food service provider, Chartwells (above and below), gave kindergarten through fifth graders opportunities to sample, taste, and take home a variety of featured fruits and vegetables to try with their families, the district said. Those programs were jointly sponsored by Tower Health and Giant Foods.

During its Wellness Week, the district added, staff members in each school building emphasized good health with age-appropriate activities:

More than 40 local vendors turned out for presentations at the August wellness fair to educate Pottsgrove employees (above) on new trends in fitness and wellness. Staffers also could choose to attend more than a dozen professional development sessions that encouraged incorporating healthy lifestyles into classrooms and their own homes.

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