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What about fitness?

Biologists use the word fitness todescribe how good a particular genotype isat leaving offspring in the next generation relative to how goodother genotypes are at it. So if brown beetles consistently leavemore offspring than green beetles because of their color, you'd saythat the brown beetles had a higher fitness.

Of course, fitness is a relative thing. A genotype's fitness depends on theenvironment in which the organism lives. The fittest genotype during an iceage, for example, is probably not the fittest genotype once the ice age isover.

Fitness is a handy concept because it lumps everything that mattersto natural selection (survival, mate-finding, reproduction) into one idea.The fittest individual is not necessarily the strongest, fastest,or biggest. A genotype's fitness includes its ability to survive,find a mate, produce offspring and ultimately leaveits genes in the next generation.

It might be tempting to think of natural selection acting exclusivelyon survival ability but, as the concept of fitness shows, that'sonly half the story. When natural selection acts on mate-findingand reproductive behavior, biologists call it sexual selection.

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The letters Y, M, C and A have been very good to Marge Hatfield in recent years, but she credits living by words beginning with the letter F for living more than a century of bliss.

Last Friday, the Northwest YMCA in Cupertino threw a birthday for Hatfield, easily its oldest member. The garden tea party themed get-together capped off a long string of celebrations for Hatfield, who in recent weeks has been wished happy birthday by more people than she can count.

They all want to take me out, Hatfield said of all her many friends and fellow YMCA members. Ive been celebrating my birthday since June.

In a brief speech, daughter Barbara Harper shared the words that her mother believes are the secret to her long life: faith, family, fun, fitness and fortitude. All of these, she said, are backed up with the right attitude.

A desire for a fit lifestyle is what brings Hatfield to the YMCA roughly three or four times a week. She takes up shop in a reserved corner and works on a routine devised years ago by a physical therapist. She spends 45 minutes in the pool most of those days and does floor exercises once a week to conserve energy for pool time.

She credits the self-guided routines and trips to the weight room for keeping her fit and healthy. She said she works on her strength so she can lift her rolling walker into the car.

Exercises keep me flexible, or else Id be as stiff as a board, she said.

Her habits have given her a bit of celebrity status at the YMCA.

Everybody knows its me right there in my little corner, she said.

As a testament to her fitness and mobility, Hatfield lives independently and still drives herselfonly a mile or so, she saysto the YMCA and a small number of locations. Driving after dark and on the freeway is a no-go, but Harper vouches for her mothers skill behind the wheel and points to a recent perfect score on the written renewal test.

My license is good til Im 103, but I wont drive after that, Hatfield said.

For her 84th birthday in 1999, she went tandem skydiving with the family, and the jump made international news, Harper said.

Hatfield and the family recall her first doctor refusing to give someone of her age permission to jump out of a plane, but a smile comes across Hatfields face as she recalls seeking out and securing a second opinion from another doctor who signed off on the jump.

In attendance at the YMCA party was her neighbor, Shanthi Dhamodharan, whose family has grown very close to Hatfield. They get together every Christmas to make rocky road candy.

Whenever I tell her that much of my family lives in India, she says we are all of her family, Dhamodharan said.

Beyond faith, family, fun, fitness, fortitude and the right attitude, Hatfield playfully concedes that her diet hasnt necessarily been the secret to her longevity.

I cant say eat the proper food because I eat everything that I like, she said, adding some insight that may not come from a doctor or nutritionist. You just have to be happy and have a smile on your face and just be interested in other people.

Hatfield was born July 18, 1915, in New Orleans. She met her husband Adrianduring World War II at a USO show in Biloxi, Mississippi in 1942. A few years later the couple moved to California and spent many years in Turlock before living in communities around the Bay Area. Her husband worked as an aerial photographer, and the couple raised three boys and three girls.

She worked at the Stanford Research Center and continued work at Hewlett-Packard for another 16 years, retiring in the early 1980s.

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Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr and his staff took some time out from coaching the African Nations Championship (CHAN) team to work out at Leicester City forward Ahmed Musa's sports complex.

Super Eagles star Musa completed and commissioned the N500million sporting facility in June, to provide world-class sporting and recreation facilities for the people of Kano.

Rohr and his team inspected the facility before having a quick workout at the gym, and then did some ball work on the football field.

Musa was elated at the endorsement represented by the visit, writing on his Instagram page: "We feel so honoured having the chief coach of the Super Eagles and the backroom staff at Ahmed Musa Sport and Fitness Centre.

"I am grateful for the support from the Nigeria Football Federation which was an amazing experience. Thank you so much for taking tym [sic] out of your tight schedule. I pray the almighty God grant you all the strength and Grace. Am so proud to be part of this family."

Musa is expected to be in the squad to be named this month for the 2018 World Cup qualifying double-header against Cameroon.

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The devices that IFAB is looking to approve are designed to track players' fitness in real time, including their heart rate, distance covered, speed and fatigue levels. Players already use these types of gadgets in training, but now they want to wear them during actual games. Brud said Lionel Messi, arguably the sport's biggest star, is a major proponent of the EPTS project. And the same goes for his club, FC Barcelona, as well as others like Manchester City and Seattle Sounders, all of which are already experimenting with different EPTS devices.

Brud said one of the main challenges will be figuring out if the team or players own the data. In soccer, like in other sports, many professionals tend to move among teams every few years, so IFAB and FIFA need to decide what happens with someone's data when he's transferred to a new place. Additionally, companies that want an EPTS license will have to develop products with "preventative medical benefits" and that won't "pose a danger to athletes." So far, Brud said, there are about 50 firms working with teams and players on testing different devices.

Come March 2018, when members of IFAB and FIFA are expected to unveil the EPTS protocol, Brud said the next step will be to figure out the accuracy of hardware being pitched. Since the plan is to use them in a competitive stage, it's imperative that they're build to last and, most importantly, that players feel comfortable wearing them. That said, Brud had second thoughts about how much fitness trackers can help understand a player, because he believes it's hard to measure an individual's intangible attributes, like his or her raw talent or heart.

"I'm a bit worried about these things. Because if data says you're shit but you still score more goals than anyone else, then how can you really judge a player's performance?"

"I'm a bit worried about these things," he said. "Because if data says you're shit but you still score more goals than anyone else, then how can you really judge a player's performance?" Either way, IFAB and FIFA's decision to explore wearables is another sign that soccer is, finally, taking technology seriously. It may have taken decades, but at least the sport seems to be moving in the right direction.

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The fitness world can look pretty damn homogenous sometimes. But the truth is, people of all shapes, sizes, and cultural backgrounds care about fitness, and self-identified "fat, femme, queer, former indoor kid" Jenny Bruso wants to make sure they're represented in fitness imagery, too.

Bruso started Unlikely Hikers, a blog and Instagram feed (@unlikelyhikers) that showcases a diverse array of people enjoying the outdoors, after embarking on a life-changing hike in 2012. The hike "revealed a new life trajectory of healing, self-care, and adventure in the outdoors," Bruso wrote on her blog. Though Bruso previously identified as an indoors person, this hike showed her that a world of beauty and fulfillment waited just around the cornerall she had to do was go outside.

Each hiker Bruso features on the Unlikely Hikers Instagram has their own story. Nicaraguan "office tech guy" Myckel Coronado wrote about how hiking helped him develop confidence and trust in himself. Rahawa Haile wrote that the Appalachian Trail thru-hike she went on in 2016 was the "single greatest thing" she's ever done for herself. Hayden, a transgender woman and Minnesota native, talked about how hiking helped her connect with loved ones and feel at peace with her body.

Each Unlikely Hikers post highlights a different narrative, and shows that there really is no one-size-fits-all definition of what a person interested in outdoorsy fitness looks like.

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Apple's CEO Tim Cook told financial analysts on Tuesday that "Sales of Apple Watch were up more than 50% in the June quarter and it's the number one selling smartwatch in the world by a very wide margin." Apple only makes a smartwatch and not the volume-oriented junky sport-bands by those like Xiaomi and Fitbit. It's ridiculous that sites like Strategy Analytics, IDC and others continue to put Apple into a general wearables category instead of one that is dedicated to smartwatches. Then again, Apple would have such a large lead in such a category, it would make every competitor look stupid. So the latest report by Strategy Analytics plays up Xioami as the world's #1 wearables Vendor in Q2 2017. Xiaomi doesn't make a smartwatch and so the headline is so deceiving. Xiaomi is really the leader of Super Cheap bands selling for $29. That's what the headline should read. You could read the purposely slanted report here.To me, this is a form of professionally designed Fake News.

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Both have a diverse product line, but Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) are jockeying for space in the hot smartwatch market.

But one analyst says that the company solely dedicated to the space, Fitbit Inc (NYSE: FIT), which is expected to come out with a new model combining the best of both worlds fall, may be the one to watch.

Oppenheimer analyst Andrew Uerkwitz rated Garmin at Perform and Fitbit at Outperform, the latter delivering another clean quarter and reiterating 2H confidence.

Despite the basic activity tracker market being under pressure, management delivered on its target of reducing US channel inventory as promotional pricing helped clear low-end Flex 2s to make way for 2H's smartwatch launchstill on track, he wrote in an analyst note. If management can deliver on product and financial targets in the near term, we think the stock looks attractive as our estimates have the company exiting 2017 with cash & equivalents of ~$600M (over half of current market cap) and an increasing murmur of activity exhardware.

Garmin is, of course, like Apple, in more than just the fitness tracker/smartwatch segment that attracts physical fitness fans, particularly runners. In addition to fitness watches with dedicated GPS, it has compensated for its loss of market share in the automobile market to smartphones by expanding into high-end marine and aircraft global positioning systems.

Uerkwitz said Garmin beat market expectations in the air and marine sector, he said its own top- and bottom-line consensus beat was driven primarily by Garmin's bread-and-butter: feature-rich, durable, high-quality wearables. Even more confidence-inspiring is Garmin's ability to continue growing its wearable business with yet-to-be-refreshed basic activity tracker offerings and a NPD estimated 32% 2Q Y/Y decline in the US basic activity tracker market.

Uerkwitz set a price target for Fitbit at $8, while abstaining on a target for Garmin. The former was trading at $5.74, up $13.21 at publication. Garmin was at $52.15, down 7 cents.

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Anytime Fitness looks to open two more gyms in Rochester in the next year as well as over 150 locations across New York over the next five years, officials said. On average each location employs 10 people.

The Minnesota-based fitness companywhose gyms are open 24 hours a dayhas 21 locations in the state. In the Rochester region, one gym is planned planned for downtown on Chestnut Street, and their are existing gyms inMacedon, Wayne County, and Canandaigua, Ontario County.

The firm has2,306locations nationwide.

Growth is planned through franchise partnerships, the company said.

Were looking to grow where we can make a difference in peoples lives, and there is immense potential throughout New York to do just that, said Tom Gilles, vice president of franchise development, for Anytime Fitness in a statement. With proof of concept in the region and a neighborhood-focused culture that resonates perfectly with the supportive atmosphere of our gyms, were poised for explosive growth in the state.

The targeted markets throughout the state include Rochester, Albany, Buffalo, Syracuse and Yonkers.

Were not looking to simply grow a franchise brandwere looking to grow and help individuals reach their specific goals and achieve a healthy, happy lifestyle, said Chuck Runyon, co-founder and CEO of Anytime Fitness in a statement. Were searching for local entrepreneurs who share our passion for building relationships and helping others so that we can achieve that vision in communities across the state.

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While its common knowledge that the best way to lose weight is a healthy diet and regular exercise crash diets continue to make bank with their promise of a quick fix.

The latest slimming fad, dubbed the General Motors diet, promises followers that theyll lose a stone in just one week but it could be more dangerous than its worth.

Even though the General Motors diet was invented in the eighties, it has made a resurgence of late with the promise of great weight loss.

The concept of the diet is to eat different food groups on different days.

On the first day, slimmers are advised to fruit load which means eating only water-based fruits.

The next day the plan introduces a baked potato and some vegetables with the remainder of the days following a similar format until eventually introducing lean meats.

The diet contains only 1,000 calories on average just half of the recommended 2,000 daily calorie intake for women and dieters have reported significant weight loss in the first three days.

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Due to the low calorie intake, people following the plan are advised to only participate in low-intensity exercise during the week like yoga.

Harley Street nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert told the Independent: Trends may help you quickly lose weight but not fat.

Trends may help you quickly lose weight but not fat

The weight comes back after veering from the given rules of any diet. And the GM Diet is no different.

Some may be drawn to it because they may feel out of control around food and want to stick to a rigid plan.

"Yet after breaking one of the diet rules, people will feel guilty and ashamed, and may then start another diet which leads to a vicious cycle.

Rhiannon added that reduced carbohydrate intake and water weight are the reasons for the quick weight loss but a healthy, balanced diet should be encouraged.

She also pointed out that the plan is much harder to follow than most people assume meaing it can be tricky to stick to.

Health experts advise against following crash diets because they aren't sustainable long-term.

Instead you should stick tohealthy eating and find an exercise that you enjoy so you can steadily get fitter.

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Mike Vaughan weighed almost 32st after living on a diet of crisps, bread, fizzy drinks and takeaways.

But the 26-year-old claims his devastating break-up from his girlfriend of five years spurred him on to lose weight.

Realising his health was at risk, Mike started dieting and hes managed to lose an incredible 12st in just 18 months.

He said: I was in a bad place. I started to sink back into it, eating junk food, not going to the gym.

My life could have gone in one of two ways. Go back into a depression and comfort eat and go back to square one, or use it as motivation to really improve my life."

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Mike continued: I wasnt going to let something like that destroy everything I had worked for, I would use it to spur me on and I did.

I put everything into my diet and training, and I can honestly say now Ive never been happier.

Since then Ive found the consistency that I needed so much.

Her cheating was a blessing in disguise.

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Mike was always the biggest guy in school but being overweight felt normal to him.

He explained: I finished school at 15 and weighed 18st. It was from then things started to spiral weight wise.

"Id gone from playing football with friends most nights after school to doing next to nothing but while still eating junk food.

I did three years of college which consisted of no exercise and lots of fast food. I started university weighing around 23st and thats when it really got out of hand.

I didnt know how to cook anything but toast

I didnt know how to cook anything but toast so most nights it was pizza or bacon cheeseburgers with boozing three or four nights a week and this went on for five years.

My family and friends would express concern but I was in such denial I would just get annoyed whenever my weight was mentioned.

Eating was my way of dealing with any kind of stress.

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In February last year, the quantity surveyor from Salford reached his heaviest weight, hitting a hefty 31st 10lbs on the scales.

Mike said: It was sickening.

I was in a depression because of my weight but didnt know how to change.

Then suddenly something inside me just clicked. I knew that if I kept going the way I was going I wasnt going to be around much longer.

I couldnt even make it to my second floor flat without struggling to breathe. I had to do something before I ended up in an early grave.

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Encouraged by his friend, Mike signed up to an intense six-week boot camp and managed to drop 1st.

He added: I wanted to keep it up so I signed up for a gym in Stockport.

I was petrified thinking a guy of my size should not be doing things like that.

But they came up with a personalised plan for me, group personal training, healthy eating, it was such a huge change and I really struggled for the first six months but then it just became habit.

Mike had lost 3.5st when he found out about his girlfriend and her departure led to him dropping down another 10st to 19st 8lbs.

Now he is hoping to hit 17st by the end of next year and ultimately wants to be half his heaviest weight.

Mike added: I highly doubt I would be in the position Im in now if we stayed together.

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MIKES DIET BEFORE:

Breakfast - four pieces of toast with beans

Lunch - sandwiches and crisps

Dinner - takeaways, pizzas, burgers

Snacks and drinks - fizzy drinks and crisps

MIKES DIET AFTER:

Breakfast - four eggs and feta cheese

Lunch - salad, or meat or fish with vegetables or halloumi

Dinner - similar to lunch

Snacks and drinks - water

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