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As they do every week, no matter the season, roughly 80 people gathered at the state Capitol building before the sun rose on a Friday in February to work out in 20-degree temperatures.

The size of the group, a branch of the November Project, has steadily grown since beginning with just a few adventurous bodies on a cold morning in February 2013 and includes all fitness levels and ages.

And no one is paying a cent to join the group and stay fit.

I think thats the heart of it, November Project-Madison co-leader Nicole Martin said. Theres no memberships. Theres no sign-ups. People can just show up. Sometimes new things are scary and intimidating. Theres no boundaries here. You shouldnt have to pay $100 a month to have a gym membership to have a community and be able to work out and be fit.

November Project began in Boston in 2011 when two people wanted to hold each other accountable and hold workouts outdoors every day in November. They carried on past that month, and the Madison tribe was born just more than a year later.

According to Martin, the project has now expanded to 33 locations, including London, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Serbia, Iceland and a number of cities across the U.S. and Canada.

Martin and co-leader Moriah Consigny began showing up to workouts in 2013. Theyve led the Madison group since last year and have helped build a safe, free option for those in the community who want to stay fit.

Rain, shine, cold, snow or sleet these early-risers spend every Friday morning at the Capitol at 6:27 a.m., every Wednesday morning at Bascom Hill at 6:28 a.m. and also partake in the occasional brunch run on Saturdays. Only one workout has been canceled since the group began in 2013.

When your eyelashes freeze over, Consigny said. I like those workouts.

What is this group all about?

Martin: Our whole mission is to build community around this idea of free fitness and really create a place for people to land. When I moved here, I came here for grad school, didnt know anybody, and this group of people has given me a home and a family here in Madison and made a new place feel like a place that Im supposed to be, and I think we try every week to make that for other people. Getting new people to come to our workouts is our very, very favorite thing. We like to kind of push boundaries and break out of the normal routines that people are in where a free fitness group, theres no catch ever. Its always going to be free. Its a big aspect of trying to get people out here with no excuses. You dont have to pay for a gym. You dont have to work out inside.

What would you say to the fitness novice whos nervous to try this?

Consigny: I think our workouts are hard no matter what your level is. Thats the beauty to it. You always feel like you got a good workout in. and everybody gets through it. Thats the amazing part. Everybody gets through this workout because we have each other holding each other accountable, pushing each other and making it really enjoyable. We push people outside their comfort zone in a safe environment.

It looks like you guys run a lot, but what other type of workouts do you do?

Martin: We do all sorts of things. A lot of times, well do different patterns around the Capitol, so we might run up and down the stairs (next to the Capitol) or run the inner loop of the Capitol. Well run down all the hills that spray out from the Capitol. Well do lunges, bear crawl up the stairs, hop the steps. We do a lot of funny, quirky partner exercises. Maybe youll do a wall sit and your partner will do some tricep dips on your knees. Some weird things. We like to break the mold a little bit.

What do you think gets people out of bed this early when its cold?

Martin: I think its the people. The people that you meet here are amazing people, and you build friendships. You build relationships with people that you would never meet in your normal, everyday life. As a grad student or as a college student or whatever you do, you have your circle of people that you interact with in your day to day, and November Project is a place where people from all different walks of life and all different stages of life are all coming together. I really think its walking up these steps and seeing a friendly face and getting to hug your friends in the morning that gets people out here, even when its bad weather.

Consigny: I think its the knowledge that were all going to be here and theyre not. Were all going to be here doing the workout, getting high fives, laughing, cheering each other on and theyre going to be in bed. Its warm there, but this is where the fun is.

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David Veselenak, hometownlife.com 2:37 p.m. ET March 15, 2017

The former Farmer Jack building on Seven Mile west of Middlebelt.(Photo: File photo)

It looks like a little more work may have to go into it before approval will be granted for the proposed LA Fitness going in at the former Farmer Jack on Seven Mile.

The Livonia City Council reviewed the waiver petition for the proposed development at the site, located at 29659 Seven Mile,Monday night during its study meeting. After the presentation, several council members said they were concerned with some elements of the proposed work, including the larger-than-needed amount of parking spaces and some of the building's design, including the larger-than-required amount of parking spots currently planned for the entire center.

The proposal currently calls for 523 parking spots for the project, which consists of the proposed LA Fitness, a small shopping center with retail stores and another commercial pad that will house another business at a later date.

"Did I hear correctly that you think you need all 523 spaces?" asked Councilman Scott Bahr. "I'm blown away by the amount of parking on this, and that's something I'm very sensitive to. I'd rather seegreen and shade than more concrete."

The proposal for the redevelopment was recommended for approval by the city's planning commissionlast summer. The proposal calls for the removal of the former Farmer Jack, which has been empty for nearly 10 years, and replace it with a new LA Fitness and two other commercial buildings.

Developers said the amount of parking was done to make sure the facilities would be able to accommodate as many customers as the business could have at one time.

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"I think what LA Fitness is trying to portray certainly is with their experience, one spot short turns a customer away," said Karl Zarbo, director of operations for Lormax Stern. "I think they certainly design for the load."

Councilman Brian Meakin said he'd like to see some of the proposed parking space land banked, especially if one of the out-lots is not expected to be developed in the near future.

"I'm sure the neighbors to the east would appreciate something like that, too," he said.

If approved, it would become the second LA Fitness in Livonia: another gym currently operates in Wonderland Village near Plymouth and Middlebelt roads.

Councilwoman Maureen Miller Brosnan said she noticed the design of the proposed building is different than the one in Wonderland Village.

"It looks remarkably more substantial in its building materials then what you're proposing for Seven Mile and Middlebelt," she said. "Is there any way we could get closer to what that looks like? That's a good-looking building."

Officials said they planned on using many of the same designs for the smaller building on the property to mirror the ones in the Livonia Marketplace shopping center across the street. Lormax Stern also owns that shopping center as well.

Zarbosaid there are a few companies who have a lease in escrow at the proposed new center, though he declined to talk about which companies those were in detail. He said the additional pad would be filled most likely at a later date, a strategy that allows the company to be more selective about the type of businesses that go into that center.

"It allows us to be way more selective then just taking something early to pay the bills," Zarbosaid.

The council has two motions on the floor for its next regular meeting: one to approve the development and another to send the issue to the council's committee of the whole for further discussion. The council's next regular meeting takes place at 7 p.m. March 27 at Livonia City Hall.

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By Air Force Senior Airman Justin T. Armstrong 5th Bomb Wing

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, North Dakota, March 15, 2017 With spring right around the corner, airmen will begin to exercise outdoors for a variety of reasons, including getting in shape for the summer.

To get the most out of workouts, whether losing fat or gaining muscle, the Health and Wellness Center here says its important to know a little bit about how your body works.

The center has a tool called the Bod Pod to help with fitness goals. The pod is available for active duty military members, family members age 17 and older, Department of Defense retirees and civilian contractors.

Tracking an Individuals Resting Metabolic Rate

The Bod Pod is used to determine body fat and weight, as well as measure resting metabolic rate, said Lori Halvorson, Health and Wellness Center health promotion coordinator. Your RMR is the amount of calories that your body burns at rest -- everyones rate is different.

According to Halvorson, its important to know your RMR, especially if the goal is to lose fat or gain muscle mass.

Without knowing your RMR, youre not maximizing your workouts, Halvorson said. Not getting enough calories can slow your metabolism, burning lean muscle instead of fat.

After a Bod Pod measurement, Sheena Swanner, the HAWCs registered dietitian nutritionist, interprets the results to advise a safe calorie intake amount.

From their RMR, I can better work with a patient to reach their calorie intake and weight goals, Swanner said. The Bod Pod isnt only for athletes or overweight individuals. Its for everyone.

The entire appointment takes about 15 minutes, most of which is getting properly clothed for the machine. An individual will only spend about a minute in the Bod Pod itself.

Wear Loose Clothing for a Bod Pod Session

There are two guidelines for airmen interested in using the Bod Pod. Dont eat, drink or exercise within two hours prior to the appointment, and wear form-fitting spandex to ensure an accurate reading.

Proper, form-fitting clothing is important, because the Bod Pod relies on air displacement to measure body composition. Lose clothing can render a less accurate reading.

I personally think the Bod Pod is awesome -- its fast and its 99.7-percent accurate, Halvorson said. Members can also come back in eight to 10 weeks to compare their results. Its a great motivator.

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Need a little mid-week workout motivation? Well, look no further than the Instagram feed of one Chris Hemsworth and get ready to see an incredible display of Thor-sized beast mode.

The Australian actor is gearing up for the next installment of the Thor movie franchise with Thor: Ragnarok,filming later this year. And as you can see, Hemsworth is already in superhero shape.

The video documents his workout with Luke Zocchi, who according to Hemsworth is the world's best trainer" and your best bet for becoming a "flat-out legend with your personal fitness. Hemsworth proceeds to throw around weights like a bull, swing battle ropes like hes casually playing double-dutch on a playground, and throw medicine balls while attached to resistance bands like its a game. At one point of the video Hemsworth even growls.

It just goes to show the work that superstars put in to look like superheroes, but that doesnt mean you cant use Hemsworths personal training session as inspiration to go a little harder during your daily workout.

But if Hemsworth isnt inspiration enough to get you off your ass and into the gym, another super-fit celebrity just might be: Dwayne Johnson uploaded this Ultimate Workout video to his YouTube channel last week with a simple message that stated: Beat mode activated. Enjoy. The first 45 seconds of the video doesnt even include any exercises that demand ox-like strength so you have no excuse not to follow along with Johnsons planks, resistance band cable rows, and Roman chair ab circuit. But after the Rock chalks up and starts throwing around the 1,000-pound club weights, thats where our human limitations start to kick in.

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The Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act, a bill introduced to Congress this month, seeks to expand the tax-related definition of "medical expense" to include qualifying preventative fitness and wellness expenses. Proponents of the bill believe that by lifting some of the financial burden associated with fitness gear, gym memberships, and other means of living an active and healthy lifestyle, total spending on healthcare in America could go down.

The proposed legislation would allow up to $1,000 ($2,000 for joint filers) of pre-tax funds, via a health savings account (HSA) or similar types of flexible spending accounts, to be used for things like sports gear and even personal trainers -- though not items that might be used outside of fitness, such as running shoes or golf shirts. Depending on your tax bracket, that could mean around a 30% tax savings on qualifying fitness expenses.

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Despite the plethora of information available on health and preventive care, Americans are increasingly undergoing very costly treatments for preventable conditions like obesity and high blood pressure, according to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA), the group that's helped to craft the bill. According to PHITAmerica.org, a quarter of Americans are totally inactive, and two-thirds are not active to healthy standards. "We need a culture change, and that happens by helping people to have the resources to make the right choices," SFIA vice president Bill Sells said in an interview, "and to help children to get that access as they grow up."

Other proponents of the bill include the American Heart Association and American College of Sports Medicine, and even professional athletes like former major-league baseball All-Star Steve Garvey, who lobbies on behalf of the bill. In a phone interview with The Motley Fool Garvey said: "I'm 68 and I grew up in the '50s, and the evolution over the years of what to eat and a greater awareness of how specific habits and practices can affect health for the better has grown...But at the same time, with more disposable income and a faster-paced society, even with a better understanding of fitness and health, people are far more sedentary. Even in sports, it's very organized and you don't just find your friends and go play in a field, you have travel teams for little kids with set practices and more costs. It's much more of a challenge now to really have daily exercise."

There are some questions the bill will undoubtedly face as it makes its way through Congress, such as how to control the gray area of what constitutes a qualifying expense. For example, a Fitbit-style wearable tracker would likely be covered, but more broad-use smartwatches wouldn't be, since fitness isn't their primary function; for many products, that line could easily be blurred. Then there's the question of whether this act is broad enough to help those who may not have access to these kinds of flexible spending accounts.

Still, SIFA vice president Sells believes the bill seeks a relatively modest change. "This act would only add six words to the IRS definition of a medical expense," says Sells, "physical activity as form of prevention." Also, the current administration seems to support HSAs and the role they could play in planned changes to healthcare legislation.

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The bill has been around for some time, and was actually introduced before, though it has never made it far enough to be brought to a vote. The bill's backers believe that it's gaining traction now, and are encouraged by its level of bipartisan support, something that seems rare in Washington lately: More than 100 members of Congress across political parties have supported it, and 12 are official co-sponsors. One of its biggest champions is Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO), who introduced the current bill to the House of Representatives on March 1, and who hopes to use his own story to further the bill's prospects.

In an interview with The Motley Fool, Rep. Smith said that he's a smaller person now than when he got to Washington, and that after losing 70 pounds in the last few years, he is no longer on prescription medications for high blood pressure and cholesterol. Congressman Smith now gets together with various colleagues in Washington for morning workouts that he says have gotten the nickname "bipartisan biceps." He believes that the bill's focus on lowering the cost of healthcare and allowing consumers to take charge of their own healthcare is the kind of legislation that has a good chance of getting passed at a time when Congress, controlled by his party, is making changes to current healthcare legislation.

"You're looking at the largest driver of government expense is healthcare, and it's projected that healthcare costs could roughly increase $1 trillion in the next 5 years," Smith said. "I think it's extremely important that we promote preventative care, that we promote wellness, and that's what this bill does,which will only lower the cost of healthcare in the future. And I'm the prime example of how it does that."

As expected, the bill also has support from athletic companies like Nike (NYSE:NKE), Under Armour (NYSE:UAA) (NYSE:UA), Adidas (NASDAQOTH:ADDYY), and others. It's easy to see why these kinds of companies would support such a bill: not only to increase incentives for people to buy more of the gear they make, but also to help grow the overall culture of fitness in the U.S., which presumably would help the fitness and sports industry as a whole. These companies have long been members of the SFIA, supporting its goals for more physical education funding to this PHIT Act, and each is sending athletes and/or representatives of its own when the SFIA lobbies Congress about the bill on March 22, the designated National Health Through Fitness Day.

Seth McNew owns shares of Nike and Under Armour (A and C Shares). The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Fitbit, Nike, and Under Armour (A and C Shares). The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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Katherine Pace, CEO of children's lifestyle tech startup Elanation, believes that while children are born "digital natives", the more they are handed iPads, computers, mobile phones, wearables, and smart garments, the more cases of childhood obesity and digital depression or addiction emerge.

In response, Pace and her co-founder Aimee Atkins decided to build a suite of technology products for kids, with a health-focused twist on the usual products marketed at those aged eight to 12.

Elanation raised its oversubscribed seed capital round in July last year, and was in the market within five months with a hardware and software platform.

The first product Elanation took to market was the Eturbo Sports Wristband, a smart wearable that measures steps, distance, heart rate, and has a touchscreen. The "cool factor", Pace said, is the fact that it connects to a virtual world.

"Every step in the real world translates into a virtual game advancement," Pace explained. "10,000 steps a day unlocks video content from sporting athletes across Australia, teaching the child new sporting tips and tricks.

"So we're using technology to create really healthy habits of play with children."

In addition, Elanation caps game play at 30 minutes per day and omits functions such as calorie counting.

Elanation plays in a very niche space, but Pace is certain it's a big one. With 2.5 million eight- to 12-year-olds in Australia, and over 41 million in the US, she said there is great potential for her company to succeed.

"There's a lot of money spent on children each year, and if you look at the pocket money segment of a child in Australia, it's an average of AU$10 a week and $15 in the US, so in Australia that's a AU$2.5 billion market -- that's just the pocket money spend," she said.

Pace has a background in engineering and design, and explained that she was constantly being trained to look at the anthropology of humans and find a problem that lacked a solution.

Prior to Elanation, Pace was working on another startup, Vame, which is a digital platform allowing people who are fluent in different dialects to record the personal pronunciation of their name and add it to their email signature and online profiles.

She also spent some time with PwC as a venture lead for Innovation and Digital Ventures, following a stint in Denmark working for various firms.

With 20-plus years of experience in working with children's products and kids' entertainment, Atkins -- who was the original Dorothy the Dinosaur in the Wiggles -- highlighted to Pace one day that one in three children in Australia is obese, and that she saw an opportunity to turn this around.

"At that time, I had only ever built technology for adults," Pace said.

But while sitting in an airport in India, a child immersed in their iPad set off fireworks in Pace's mind and Elanation was born.

"I've been blessed with being surrounded by some of the best, and it was really obvious at that point it didn't matter if it was a first-world country or a third-world country, no one was building technology that was for kids and encouraging them to be a child," she said.

Pace and Atkins kicked off "mission more impossible", going to market with software and hardware that also covered gaming, the Internet of Things (IoT), and fitness tracking.

"Everyone said it was impossible, and we were in market within five months and we had 2,500 users across Australia in the first month -- and they're clocking in every day for 10 minutes from a kids' perspective," she said. "We've proven there's a demand."

Atkins' passion for kids and Pace's passion for hardware and software resulted in a strong competitive advantage for the company; however, the duo couldn't do it alone. In order to achieve its large-scale goals, Elanation turned to Amazon Web Services (AWS).

"Elanation has huge growth goals," Pace said. "And when we choose to partner with a company, we look at three different things: The utility that they can provide, the way they operate, and the industry."

Somewhat inspired by what AWS is doing, Pace said that as a company with over 250,000 employees, AWS is moving in an "agile" manner, and swiftly moving into new industries such as IoT.

"If we look at Amazon as a whole, they are dominating IoT in the consumer market with the Amazon Alexa and trailblazing integration of that with the connected home," she explained.

"So for us, yes we have IoT and we're not yet integrating with the Amazon IoT platform, we are on SDK, but for the second and third IoT that we introduce, we will definitely look at leveraging those utilities."

As an early stage company, Pace said it also helps to see that AWS has assisted companies like Canva and Atlassian through their growth phases.

"Our lawyer is the same as Atlassian's who took them from seed to scale. He believes in Elanation, and it's really important to surround yourselves with people who have been there and can somewhat preempt the hurdles that you're going to walk through," she said.

"IoT is hard, and there are a lot of people trying to crack it. If you go to CES [Consumer Electronics Show] you'll see a lot of single players there.

"We are the first company that we know of globally that connected hardware to a game."

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Are you ready to play fitness fact or fiction? There is a lot of information out there regarding what makes a workout work - but not all of it is accurate. Its time to finally bust those misleading myths and silence those know-it-all burpee buddies offering too much unsolicited advice on your cardio competency.

Here are the cold, hard facts:

Myth: Static stretching before exercise prevents strains and sprains.

Fact: Believe it or not, the stretching game is a little more advanced than propping your leg up on a bench and leaning in. Anytime we hold a stretch for a period of time, that is called a static stretch. Contrarily, dynamic stretches are designed to serve as a mini-workout before the main event, and are characterized by the use of momentum.

Recent studies suggest swapping static stretches for dynamic stretches prior to exercise for a safer, more effective warm up. For example, implement dynamic stretches like high knees, toe touches or jogging in place, as it simulates the bodys mechanics and eases the muscles into exercise.

Myth: The treadmill is safer on my knees than pavement.

Fact: Running is a high-impact exercise, so whether you are on a treadmill or asphalt, your knees are taking a beating. Avoid running-related aches and pains by mixing in other forms of cardio during the week, such as the elliptical, cycling or even taking a Barre class. Switching up your workout is the best way to prevent overuse injuries. Your knees will thank you for it.

Myth: SIt ups are the key to washboard abs.

Fact: While sit ups do strengthen a small portion of the abdominal area, they wont whittle away your waistline. Not only do these crunches miss the mark on crushing calories, they also add a ton of stress to the neck and spine when done incorrectly. If you want to tone your abs, stick to a solid core curriculum of planks and bridges; and always remember that abs are made in the kitchen. A lean body is only possible with a healthy diet and exercise.

If you want to be a workout buff, you have to know the facts.

Earn it.

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GPS running/biking apps are one of the newest ways to express oneself. One boy even ran 5.5 miles to ask his girlfriend to prom.

A group of cyclists in Perth, Australia, just took it to the next level, though. They biked 120 miles just to make this shape.

Look at the detail in this goat!! The group thought of everything, from the twisted horns to the cloven hooves.

Strava is an app popular in Australia that functions the same as MapMyRun or Runkeeper. It works with running and cycling.

According to The Telegraph, the group wants to plot other animal-shaped bike rides. They also hope others will use the goat path theyve carved out.

People love it, cyclist Ben Jones said. We are hoping that a few other people will have a crack at it and, in the spirit of Strava, try and do it faster than we did it."

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