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Amy Sinatra Ayres Published 7:00 a.m. ET Dec. 8, 2019

Donna Hopkins says faith and fitness were key in her breast cancer journey(Photo: Medical Center Orthopedics and Prosthetics (MPOC))

Donna Hopkins has survived breast cancer twice and lost part of her left leg due to an unrelated blood clot. But none of those trials has slowed her down. In fact, this lifelong athlete went on to become a competitive rower and now shes even thinking about trying ice hockey.

I tell people Im a miracle walking, Hopkins says. (Fitness) is the key thing through my breast cancer two bouts with that and my leg amputation: If I hadnt been physically fit and in good health, I wouldnt have made it. My body was strong to go through all of that.

Hopkins was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997, after she found a lump while she was sitting at work one day.

I always say that God allowed that lump to pop up, because otherwise, I was only 36 years old, not even at the age to get mammograms, she says. I immediately called my primary doctor and scheduled an appointment. You cant wait around because if you act immediately when you find things, the chances of you living are greater.

She had a lumpectomy and radiation treatment, but two years later the cancer returned. This time, the aggressive form of the disease was in the lower quadrant of her breast, closer to the chest wall. She had a mastectomy and has been cancer-free since, and counsels others to make sure they are as informed of their diagnosis as possible.

It is important for you to really educate yourself, dig deeper, find out all the information, ask questions, because in order to make the right decisions for your situation, you need to know all the facts, Hopkins says.

In 2010, after having surgery to remove uterine fibroid tumors, a reaction to a blood thinner actually caused her blood to clot. As a result, the lower portion of her left leg had to be amputated. I was cancer-free, still am, she says. The amputation wasnt the result of cancer. I call it a hospital disaster, misfortune.

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The Washington, D.C.-based sports broadcaster, who attended college on basketball and track scholarships, turned to exercise to get through her illness, and again to get through the unexpected loss of her limb. Her physical therapist suggested she take up rowing, even though she didnt know how to swim. Rowing became the medicine that I needed to get me through a dark time, she says.

Her faith and her competitive nature also helped her get through those difficult times. I dont like to lose at anything, she laughs.

In addition to her career in media, Hopkins works part time in a gym, runs Hopkins Breast Cancer Inc., a foundation that helps meet the immediate financial needs of patients in the D.C. area, and recently published a book about her journey and triumphs, Getting to the Other Side of Victory.

You have one life to live. Youve got to live it to the utmost. Whatever makes you happy, what makes your spirit soar, that is the thing that will get you to the other side of whatever youve gone through, she says. I always tell people that I may have gone through some unforeseeable hard times, but I think Im a better person today because of what Ive gone through.

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The City Council agreed Tuesday night to sell a plot of land beside the intersection of Interstate 20 and Alabama 21 on Spring Branch Road, adjacent to the site of an announced entertainment complex. The company was established in August, apparently the local arm for a development by Cornerstone PFMW Planet Fitness Midwest based in Ohio.

The common factor in those companies is John Clancy, a developer known for owning several Planet Fitness and Smoothie King locations throughout the Midwest and Florida. According to a 2018 press release from Smoothie Kings corporate office, Clancy agreed to open 60 franchise locations, the first two in Indianapolis and Palm Beach, Fla. Clancy owns 27 Planet Fitness gyms in Ohio and Florida, according to the release, along with three Smoothie King locations.

Attempts to contact Clancy and Smoothie King were unsuccessful Wednesday.

This is the right time to invest in brands that cater to healthy living, Clancy was quoted as saying in the release.

Its a brand thats been around a while, said Brent Cunningham, a professor at Jacksonville State Universitys management and marketing department. They were mainly in malls, kind of like an Orange Julius.

Smoothie King originally filled the same niche that a milkshake shop might offering dessert drinks and treats but has repositioned itself to cater to health-conscious consumers, Cunningham said.

Smoothie options in Oxford are as yet limited; several restaurants offer at least some sort of chilled fruit drink. A quick Google search reminds users that Starbucks offers some smoothies, and the Theron Montgomery Building at JSU houses a Freshens location, which serves a selection of wellness-oriented drinks alongside salads and rice bowls.

Given the proximity to several gyms in the area Snap Fitness just down the way from the Spring Branch Road property, and Club One Fitness is just north along Alabama 21 the location seems appropriate, Cunningham explained.

If thats their target market, the young, health-conscious family, the people who work out and gym membership types, he said, it seems to be, as far as location, that theyve done their homework.

Assistant Metro Editor Ben Nunnally: 256-235-3560.

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Violence erupted on the streets of Rockland County for the second night in a row on Sunday.

Spring Valley police say an assault took place in the parking lot of Planet Fitness on Route 59 around 9 p.m.

Officers tell News 12 that a man was waiting for a friend outside his truck when he was approached by four other men. The victim was assaulted by one of the men and was also reportedly shot. However, police have yet to confirm the shooting.

He was taken to Nyack Hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening.

Investigators do say this was a random attack and no arrests have been made.

The Planet Fitness was not open at the time of the assault, but people say the parking lot is always crowded.

On Saturday evening, police say a 19-year-old man was found shot in the street on Dwight Avenue in Hillcrest in the Town of Ramapo. Police say he is in critical condition at Westchester Medical Center. The suspects remain on the loose in that case as well.

Ramapo police say that they do have leads and hope to make an arrest today.

Those who live in county say the two attacks are just alarming. "There are guns everywhere. That's the problem. Guns, guns. Everyone goes out and buys guns," says Seamus Gallagher, of Blauvelt.

The two attacks are not related.

Police are asking anyone with information on the Hillcrest shooting to call 845-357-2400.

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Join Outdoor Voices for a mat pilates class tonight at 6:30 PM. The session will last an hour, and bring your own mat.3025 M St. NW

Multitask by getting in your exercise and holiday sightseeing at the same time: Potomac River Running Store is joining forces with New Balance for an ugly sweater run. Get decked out in your seasonal duds and go for a run past some of DCs holiday decorations; after, there will be Christmas cookies and an ugly sweater competition. Run begins at 6:30 PM.919 F St. NW

Get your flow on with a free yoga class at DC Dream Center. The hour-long class begins at 7 PM.2826 Q St. SE

To celebrate the new Alexandria Club Pilates location opening in January, the studio will offer free introductory classes Friday through Sunday. There will also be raffles and discounts on workout gear. Sign up for the class here.1725 Jameison Ave., Alexandria

Head to the 14th Street Lululemon for a Bhakti yoga class. The 50-minute session kicks off at 9 AMbring your own mat, if you can.1925 14th St. NW

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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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Weve all seen that Peloton ad where a woman is gifted one of the companys very fancy bikes. Some people find the ad cringe-inducing and bizarre; others would freaking kill for a Peloton under the tree.

Exercise equipment is a lot like a puppy: the person has to be 100% ready for it. Neither should be given as a surprise or on a whim. So, to spare you holiday troubles, here are the rules for giving a fitness gift:

First, you must avoid looking like youre telling the person to change themselves. If there is even the slightest bit of subtext in the direction of hmm, maybe you need to lose weight, you absolutely should not give it.

A gym membershipor, worse, a Weight Watchers membershipis a classic asshole gift. Like the Peloton, it implies that they are starting a journey of transformation. And such a journey must be undertaken voluntarily.

The only time you may give this kind of gift, especially to a partner, is if they specifically asked for it and are prepared to explain to their friends that it was their idea and they practically begged you for it. Never ever surprise somebody with anything that carries personal transformation implications.

There are many different ways to work out, and thats because we all have different ideas about what motivates us and what we enjoy. Even if you think you know what your giftee loves, you arent necessarily going to guess correctly about what they will actually enjoy when it comes to exercise.

So, lets say you want to give somebody a chance to try a certain activity. Frame it as an experience they could try once: a weeks pass to a climbing gym, lets say, instead of a pair of climbing shoes and a harness.

Or perhaps theyre already into a certain activity, and you want to give them a gift to help them enjoy it more. Dont just wander into a store and say hmm, what do you get for someone who likes cycling? Theyll already have their own bike, accessories, and so on. If you buy a pair of shoes, they might not be compatible with your friends type of pedals.

If you want to buy a fitness-related accessory, one of these must apply:

This is the way in which fitness gifts, especially big ones, are the most like a pet: most of them assume that the person will keep up with their activity. These are gifts that are secretly chores, requiring the person to give up an hour of their day, on multiple occasions, just to use your present.

Once again, communication is key. Does your person actually want to devote the next year of their life to being a Peloton devotee? Maybe they do! But youll never know until you ask. Communication is key for gifts like this that are personal, could be insulting, and require a serious commitment. Once you are sure thats what they want, though, it should be easy to pick out the perfect gift.

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MALVERN, PA. (PRWEB) December 10, 2019 - For the second consecutive year, Fitness Machine Technicians has been named one of the Top 100 Game-Changer Franchises by Franchise Dictionary Magazine.

Based in the Philadelphia region, Fitness Machine Technicians provides repair and maintenance of fitness equipment for corporate, club, hotel, and educational fitness centers, as well as residential homes across the country.

As a franchisor, Fitness Machine Technicians gives franchisees the freedom to own and build their own business while offering a proven business model to launch them into success. The company has seen tremendous growth since it began franchising. In less than two years, it has sold more than 40 franchises serving over 80 territories across the United States.

We are very proud to be selected by Franchise Dictionary Magazine for the second year in a row, says Don Powers, Founder and CEO of Fitness Machine Technicians. Being named a Top 100 Game Changer is quite an honor in this industry, and we look forward to continuing to build our brand and introduce Fitness Machine Technicians in new markets across the country and internationally.

Franchising itself is a game-changer because it allows people to step into business ownership quickly and successfully, and with support. Each step along the way is explained so people can enter business ownership without the stress of going it alone. A brand that makes our 100 Game Changer issue sets itself apart! says Alesia Visconti, CEO / Publisher of Franchise Dictionary Magazine.

Fitness Machine Technicians specializes in the maintenance and repair of fitness equipment for commercial and home exercise facilities. Clients include fitness centers, corporations, hotels, condominiums, high schools, colleges and universities, government, and residential homes across the United States. Its corporate-trained and authorized technicians are committed to providing the most reliable repair and maintenance services.

Fitness Machine Technicians also offers franchise opportunities to individuals with an interest in fitness and looking to run a service-based business based on a proven operating model. The companys award-winning franchise currently has locations in more than 80 territories across the country. For more information, visit the website at https://www.FitnessMachineTechnicians.com or call 844-FMT-FIXX.

The Franchise Dictionary Magazine is a national publication that is a digital magazine, with more than 250,000 readers. It targets prospective franchisees in an informative and educational format. It also is printed for numerous industry events and shows nationwide.

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HR consultancyMercer has partnered with LIFT session, a Montreal-based digital fitness app company. Mercer will integrate LIFTs custom, on-demand digital fitness service to employers and employees through its wellbeing platform Mercer 365.

Mercer 365 is a recently launched all-in-one digital solution that gives employees access to vendors that support wellbeing across the physical, mental, financial, and social aspects. Employees get an easy-to-use, digital, self-serve platform to enhance their wellbeing, while employers get a streamlined package that eliminates having to deal with multiple vendors (Mercer 365 had 14 service providers as of November).

The LIFT session fitness platform has now been added to Mercer 365, providing users with digital tools to manage their fitness and encourage a healthy lifestyle. Subscribing employers will benefit from fitness services that positively impact employee health, productivity, and retention.

There are numerous medical studies which indicate there is no better proactive health management approach than building fitness into our lifestyles, whether to fend off chronic, cardiovascular, or cognitive diseases, Raffi Tchakmakjian, CEO of LIFT session, said.

The LIFT session platform includes customized and automated fitness sessions, chat access to wellness experts, live online group classes, and engaging LIFT corporate challenges. The offered fitness classes range from high-intensity interval training to Pilates, yoga, and dynamic stretching. Users can train on-demand and progress at their own pace, and work on goals which could be training for a competition or simply losing a few pounds.

"Employers understand the importance of fitness and how it positively affects both physical and mental wellbeing and recognize that employee expectations are rising when it comes to receiving a digital-first experience personalized to them," said Julie Duchesne, leader of Mercer Marsh Benefits for Canada. "To maximize employee engagement, and to attract and retain the talent they need to succeed, employers need benefits offerings that are modern, accessible, and scaled to employee needs, goals and capabilities, simple to deploy, and, most of all, fun. This is exactly what the LIFT session platform offers".

Tchakmakjian added, We are delighted to see fitness identified as a pillar of employee wellbeing and our inclusion in the Mercer 365 core platform. Together with Mercer, we will not only promote a sustainable way of doing that for the employee, but will also help employers in boosting their productivity and culture.

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Father and son pair Terry Leskiw and James Leskiw love lots of common family activities hunting, fishing, watching sports, and now, doing medical studies together.

The duo are both participants in the Alberta Cancer Exercise (ACE) study at the U of A Cancer Rehabilitation Clinic, which aims to understand how exercise can support cancer treatment and how best to incorporate exercise into the routines of cancer patients.

When James Leskiw, 42, was diagnosed with a brain tumour last November, he began the program to help mitigate the side-effects of radiation and chemotherapy.

Terry Leskiw, 73, vowed to drive him to both weekly sessions, every week, and was soon drawn into the program when study leads learned he was a prostate cancer survivor himself.

Ive never been familiar with gym techniques and approaches and I just could not say how much it has done for me from the health (stand)point, said Terry Leskiw at the centre on Tuesday. I cannot believe what this program did for me and how good it makes me feel.

The program offers twice-weekly guided exercise sessions for cancer patients and survivors at all stages from diagnosis to three-years cancer-free over the course of 12 weeks. It is currently at 18 sites in seven cities in Alberta and has had more than 1,500 participants.

Study lead Margaret McNeely, a professor in the U of A faculty of rehabilitation medicine and director of the centre, says the pair highlight how exercise can support treatment in different ways.

Weve been able to look at the different cancer types and see how the exercise programs may help them the best, she said Tuesday.

Terry Leskiw, 73, who is a cancer survivor and his son, James Leskiw, 42, are participating in the Alberta Cancer Exercise (ACE) program at the University of Albertas Cancer Rehabilitation Clinic on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. Shaughn Butts/Postmedia

For Terry Leskiw, the program is more about building exercise into his routine to prevent reoccurrence of cancer. But for his son, its helped him keep up his active lifestyle while undergoing treatment.

It spurred me to start to get active, said James Leskiw, who said activity became difficult after he suffered a tumour-related seizure several months ago. Once you start, it becomes part of your life.

Both father and son said the program has been a bonding experience and they are both set on continuing as James Leskiws current round of chemotherapy finishes soon.

The two of us feed off of each other. We enjoy each others company and the health and wellness is so important to both of us, said Terry Leskiw.

This way, if anything else arises down the line, Ill be prepared to take it head on, said James Leskiw.

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Have you ever wanted to help somebody who resisted your help? Have you ever felt completely helpless and powerless against something that was slowly, menacingly draining the life out of either you, a loved one, or a friend?

I have.

For the past several years, I have watched some of my closest peers suffer from either anorexia, a form of self-harm known as cutting, or both. These are conditions which are surprisingly common amongst teenagers and yet rarely discussed in school if ever.

This past October, my former middle school held its first ever Wellness Fair to educate students and their families on the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The school had 29 exhibitors promoting nutrition, mindfulness, and fitness, and one exhibitor Samaritans providing information on suicide prevention.

While I commend the school for addressing teenage suicide, I found it extremely disheartening that not one booth addressed eating disorders or self-harm conditions that demand just as much attention as teenage suicide.

Yet, its not just the Wellness Fair that failed to address these issues its also the schools. Yes, schools talk about nutrition and warn students about the dangers of obesity yet they never touch upon the life threatening complications caused by eating disorders like anorexia or bulimia.

Yes, schools talk about the importance of physical fitness and exercise yet they never cover the dire health consequences of exercise compulsion (also known as exercise bulimia or anorexia athletica), which is characterized by excessive and/or compulsive exercising to burn fat and calories.

And yes, schools alert students about the negative repercussions of vaping and consuming alcohol and drugs but they never once discuss the dangers of self-harm. This needs to change.

Many educators, parents, and students alike dont understand the severity of eating disorders, but eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness including depression with a person dying every 62 minutes.

According to the Foundation for Research and Education in Eating Disorders (FREED), 50 percent of teenage girls engage in unhealthy weight management behaviors such as skipping meals, fasting, excessive exercising, smoking cigarettes, and using laxatives. Thats half of all teenage girls in the country.

By failing to address eating disorders and opting, instead, to focus on the consequences of being overweight, schools are inadvertently sending a faulty and downright harmful message to self conscious, impressionable adolescents that being thin at any cost means being healthy.

As Lynn Grefe, president of the National Eating Disorders Association in New York, points out, Kids are more afraid of being fat than they are of war and terrorism, so unless otherwise instructed they will engage in unhealthy, dangerous methods to lower their body weight.

Teenagers often assume that it is better to starve themselves and be underweight than risk being overweight, yet for females, ages 15-24, the mortality rate associated with anorexia is 12 times higher than the death rate of ALL other causes of death in that age group combined.

Furthermore, a study by the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders found that 18-20 percent of anorexia patients die within twenty years of developing an eating disorder and only 30-40 percent ever fully recover.

Just as critical and disturbing? The statistics on self-harm amongst teenagers.

More teenagers than ever before are turning to self harm, which includes intentionally damaging or injuring ones body by cutting, burning, hair-pulling and self-poisoning, as a way to cope with stress, anxiety, and/or depression.

It is easy to assume that only a handful of students harm themselves and that students who self-harm have the intention of taking their life, but in actuality, 1 in 4 teen girls and 1 in 10 teen boys harm themselves annually without suicidal intentions, accounting for 20 percent of teenagers nationwide. According to these estimates, there are around 142 girls and 57 boys in my high school - which has approximately 570 students who harm themselves.

Many people treat eating disorders and self-harm as separate entities, but psychologists have recently discovered a link between eating disorders and self-harm. A study from John Hopkins University found that 35 percent of individuals struggling from anorexia engage in self-harm.

Whats more, the study also found that 50 percent of self-mutilators have a history of either anorexia or bulimia.

These are staggering statistics, and students need to know them. It is therefore imperative that schools stop seeing self harm and anorexia as taboo topics and start embracing universal prevention programs.

Several school administrators and teachers have claimed that such programs would put harmful ideas into students heads and lead to an increase in self-harm and eating-disorder behavior, but research has shown otherwise.

Stephanie Haines, a prevention education specialist at Walden Center For Education and Research, counters, The biggest harm any of us can do...is stay silent. Mental health conditions warrant honest and sometimes uncomfortable conversations. But these discussions help.

Its time that schools stop running away from sensitive topics and educate their students about the very real dangers of these conditions. There are many renowned prevention programs that can help programs like the FREED program for eating disorder prevention and the S.A.F.E alternatives program for self-harm prevention.

These programs offer advice and resources from experts who know exactly how educators can broach these subjects with their students. Schools can even opt to have members of these programs come and speak directly to their students.

The FREED program, for example, has made presentations to over 5,500 middle schools and high schools.

The goal of school administrators shouldnt merely be to educate students; it should also be to keep them safe. Schools have an opportunity to make a real difference in their students lives by implementing these prevention programs into their health class curriculum and adding eating-disorder and self-harm exhibits into their next Wellness Fair.

Now is the time for schools to address these issues before it is too late.

If you or someone you know is suffering from an eating disorder or from some form of self harm, please know that you are not alone. Help is just a phone call away. Numerous organizations and hotlines offer anonymous help in the form of emotional support, advice, and referrals. Please call, because you matter.

If you are struggling, you can reach out to these hotlines:

National Eating Disorders Association Helpline: call 1-800-931-2237 or text NEDA to 741741 for support, information, or referrals

Something Fishy: 1-866-418-1207 (offers treatment referrals, provides information about eating disorders, and has an online chat group where people can connect with others who are struggling with an eating disorders)

Hopeline Network: 1-800-442-4673 (offers support and guidance if you have an eating disorder and are considering harming yourself)

Emma Sullivan is a student at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School.

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