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We understand the disappointment of high school athletes who wont be able to compete this season. The Enterprise devotes a fair share of its resources every school year to cover sports at Voorheesville, Guilderland, and Berne-Knox-Westerlo.

We believe sports are important not just to individual athletes but to entire communities. Sporting events bring people together and engender a sense of belonging and pride in a community.

We consider high school sports to be an important part of education and worth covering not just because tax dollars are paying for it but because students can learn lessons on the playing field that will last a lifetime. Each sports season, we try to cover every team at our schools, not just the teams that are winning.

However, we believe that health and safety in the time of coronavirus trumps all.

We commend the Colonial Council, of which Voorheesville is a member, on its stance last week, deciding that only athletes in what the state has deemed low-risk sports golf and tennis will be allowed to compete this season. The Western Athletic Conference, in which BKW participates, made a similar decision.

The governor has left it up to individual school districts within the state-set parameters to decide what sports teams will practice and compete. In the neighboring district of Bethlehem, soccer and field hockey players and their parents have been protesting Bethlehems decision not to allow moderate-risk sports while the Suburban Council, to which the district belongs, is going ahead with them.

At Guilderland, also a member of the Suburban Council, a school board member asked how students could play soccer would they be in a bubble? without getting within six feet of each other as state guidance requires.

The Colonial Council took the pressure off of individual districts by making a league decision.

We, as a league, believe it is essential to err universally, on the side of caution, as we navigate the COVID pandemic situation, the league wrote in announcing its decision.

We believe this is a wise decision at this time. With schools reopening just this month, after being shut statewide in March, there is much catching up to do and many new protocols for students and staff alike to navigate in order to maintain safety so that learning may progress.

Also, much is not known about coronavirus disease 2019. State and federal regulations are ever-changing as scientific studies are undertaken and protocols evolve to match emerging research.

A small study of both male and female college athletes, for example, recently showed COVID-19 may be linked to inflammation of the heart. The study, published online on Sept. 11 in the Journal of the American Medical Association Cardiology, looked at 26 athletes who had tested positive for COVID-19 but had no symptoms or only mild symptoms; four of them later showed signs of inflammation in their heart muscles.

In July, JAMA Cardiology had published a study that showed 78 percent of the studied 100 middle-aged women and men who had moderate to severe cases of COVID-19, compared to the hearts of healthy people in a control group, had inflammation in their cardiac muscles or high levels of substances that indicate tissue damage.

Although most of us think of COVID-19 as a respiratory illness, various studies have shown it can affect kidneys, the digestive tract, blood vessels, and the brain.

Why risk a young athletes health for life to play sports now?

We remember years ago, before the lifetime damage from concussions was widely understood, how students supported by their parents and coaches were eager to get back in the game after a knock on the head.

It took a lot of scientific research for programs, from the high school to the professional levels, to realize and reckon with the dangers of concussions. Were pleased that our schools now take baseline studies, using ImPACT (Immediate Post Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) software, and keep players out of games until they are sure about the damage done.

But, in the midst of a pandemic, with research around the globe underway, there simply hasnt been enough time to understand the effects of COVID-19 on those who contract it.

We believe that exercise is important not just for high school athletes but for people of any age. The human race has known this for centuries. Eating alone will not make a man well; he must also take exercise, Hippocrates wrote 2,500 years ago.

The current pandemic has made this clear.

Investigators at the State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, for example, identified obesity as a potential risk factor for adverse COVID-19 outcomes. The study, published in the International Journal of Obesity, is believed to be the first to show a significant mortality risk among obese or overweight patients.

In August, Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy, who had long pushed for gyms to be allowed to reopen, cited statistics on two leading underlying health issues of New Yorkers who had died from COVID-19: 13,000 with hypertension and 9,000 with diabetes. Regular physical activity, McCoy said, could improve or prevent these conditions.

Thats true. But, when gyms did finally reopen, many of their customers did not return. A Siena College Research Institute poll released earlier this month found that 70 percent of New Yorkers are not comfortable with working out at a gym.

A report, published in Emerging Infectious Diseases and posted on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, indicates why COVID-19 can spread easily at gyms and fitness centers, based on a study of fitness dance classes, which are popular in South Korea because of the high aerobic intensity.

Before sports facilities were closed, a total of 217 students were exposed in 12 facilities, an attack rate of 26.3%, the report says, noting the virus can be spread by people who dont show symptoms or before they show symptoms.

It also says, The moist, warm atmosphere in a sports facility coupled with turbulent air flow generated by intense physical exercise can cause more dense transmission of isolated droplets. People breathe harder when they work out, which is the prime way the virus spreads from person to person.

The report concludes, Because of the increased possibility of infection through droplets, vigorous exercise in closely confined spaces should be avoided during the current outbreak, as should public gatherings, even in small groups.

At the same time, a New York Times survey this summer of remote workers showed that 33 percent said they were exercising more than before the start of the pandemic shutdown.

From this we can learn that, while it may be dangerous now to play competitive sports or to work out at a gym, we can exercise without that.

Albany County Health Commissioner Elizabeth Whalen for the past five or six months has, at county press briefings, spoken of the importance of physical activity and keeping your body healthy.

She has made that point many times, stating that, When she was a primary-care physician, patients frequently told her that they didnt have time to exercise. With the shutdown, Whalen stressed, many people now had the time to exercise on their own. She said in April that it is easy to exercise at home and does not require fancy equipment.

Whalen has also said that exercise can help prevent chronic diseases that are exacerbated by being overweight or not physically fit. In August, she urged, Re-evaluate and consider opportunities to improve yourself.

We echo her words and suggest, both for schools and individuals of any age to consider walking or running. This week launches the states Car Free for Climate campaign to support New York's ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent by 2030, and 85 percent by 2050, from 1990 levels. So why not walk or bike instead of drive this week?

With more than a third of public school students in New York State overweight, we urge our schools to follow the program carried out successfully in the Naperville school district in Illinois, which we promoted on this page five years ago.

We believe its time has come.

In the 1990s, Phil Lawler started what was then a radical program at Naperville. Every student from sixth through 12th grade had to attend physical education class every day. A baseline fitness level was established for each student, so each could improve according to his or her own baseline.

This was a departure from the team-focused gym classes of old where certain students regularly excelled and others felt left out. The kids in Naperville wore heart monitors so their teachers could see how far each pushed herself or himself, regardless of the outcome. For example, winning a race wasnt important; rather, what mattered was how hard a student tried.

The students at Naperville are to maintain a rate of 160 to 190 beats per minute for 25 minutes. The program worked, according to physical measurements. In 2001-03, just 3 percent of Naperville Central High School freshmen were overweight, compared to many, many times that nationally.

But, of equal importance, academic performance improved markedly. In 1999, eighth-graders at Naperville took a test given in 38 countries around the world and scored in the top 10 percent.

We believe the Naperville model is one that our schools should emulate. It teaches all students, not just the athletes who excel at sports, the value of exercise a lesson that can last a lifetime.

And in the time of coronavirus it would keep our kids safe getting exercise at a healthy distance from others and keeping off weight that is also dangerous.

Lets not damage the health of our youth in a rush to normalcy. One of the things weve learned from sports is a smart strategy can carry the day.

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WASHINGTON (AP) If youre on Medicare, dont run to the mailbox looking for a $200 prescription drug card courtesy of President Donald Trump.

Government officials said Friday that key details of Trumps election-year giveaway still have to be fleshed out, including the exact timing and how Medicares cost would be covered a sum that could approach $7 billion.

Its also unclear which Medicare enrollees will get the promised cards. Trump said 33 million beneficiaries would receive cards in the mail, but more than 60 million people are covered by the federal health insurance program for seniors.

Trade groups representing the two industries most affected by the plan drug companies and insurers said they have received no specifics from the Trump administration. Public policy experts called it an attention-grabbing move weeks before the presidential election that wont change much in the end.

Providing a coupon does absolutely nothing to address the underlying problem of high and rising drug prices, said Tricia Neuman, a Medicare expert with the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation. The administration has had nearly four years to work with Congress or go through the regulatory process to adopt proposals that could have a real and sustained impact on drug prices.

For example, a bipartisan Senate bil l would have capped out-of-pocket costs for Medicare recipients with high drug bills, while also limiting price increases by requiring rebates to the program. But it stalled this year even though Trump lined up behind it. The compromise faced opposition from the drug industry and from Republican senators who saw it as a path to government price controls. The emergence of more ambitious legislation from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi diminished Democrats appetite for a deal.

Meanwhile, the administration is still working on regulatory actions to try to peg what Medicare pays for medications to lower prices abroad. Thats what Trump often refers to as favored nations, an idea that could lead to big savings but is likely to face legal challenges from the pharmaceutical industry.

Medicare enrollees can get prescription drug coverage by purchasing a Part D drug plan or by joining a Medicare Advantage plan. Announcing the savings cards Thursday at a speech in Charlotte, N.C., Trump called it a historic provision to benefit seniors. Nobody has seen this before, he said with typical salesmanship. These cards are incredible.

Using Trumps figure of 33 million people getting the $200 cards, the cost would work out to $6.6 billion, not including administrative expenses.

The White House says the prescription cards are definitely coming. They will be mailed in coming weeks, although officials are providing no date.

The cards would provide a savings off copays owed by seniors for their medications, according to the White House. Medicare would cover the cost under its authority to launch demonstration programs.

Then, in another step, Medicares own cost would be offset. That would be done with expected savings from a yet-to-be finalized regulation that pegs what the program pays for drugs to lower overseas prices __ and capitalizes on Trumps favored nations idea.

If the gambit works, savings squeezed from the pharmaceutical industry would eventually end up covering the cost of the copay cards. But there are many unanswered questions, including legal and budgetary issues.

These are wishful savings that come from a policy that has not been finalized, said the Kaiser Foundations Neuman.

Seniors may not be all that impressed, said Frederic Riccardi, president of the Medicare Rights Center, an advocacy group based in New York.

People with Medicare do not want to rely on coupons and gimmicks for their prescription drugs and health care, Riccardi said. They want their prescription drugs to be more affordable.

For some, $200 doesnt even cover the coinsurance for one drug, he added.

A Kaiser Foundation study in 2019 found that Medicare recipients taking pricey specialty drugs for serious conditions including cancer, hepatitis C, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, could expect to pay from $2,622 to $16,551 a year out of their own pocket, depending on the medication and the disease. Those figures represent the median, or midpoint cost for people with Medicares Part D coverage.

With all the unfinished work, and given that government tends to move slowly, officials arent saying whether the $200 cards will go out before Election Day or if Trumps name will be on them.

Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden, coauthor of the bipartisan drug cost bill that stalled even with the presidents endorsement, called the whole exercise a gimmick.

This president only cares about drug costs during campaign season, Wyden said in a statement. Drug companies will be paying as much for this gimmick as Mexico is paying for The Wall, referring to Trumps wall along the southern U.S. border.

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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Protein Therapeutics Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2020-2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The global protein therapeutics market grew at a CAGR of around 7% during 2014-2019. Looking forward, the publisher expects the global protein therapeutics market to continue its moderate growth during the next five years.

Protein therapeutics refers to artificially synthesized protein-based medicines. They are fast-acting, potent medicines that deliver small protein molecules to the body in a specific amount. They usually consist of recombinant forms of naturally occurring proteins, such as monoclonal antibodies, insulin, fusion proteins, erythropoietin, interferon, human growth hormones (HGH) and follicle-stimulating hormones. They aid in treating chronic medical ailments, such as cancer, diabetes, neurodegenerative disorders and immunological, hematological, hormonal and genetic disorders. Various combination therapy drugs are also used with protein therapeutics that can be inhaled, injected or orally administered.

The increasing prevalence of chronic medical ailments is one of the key factors driving the growth of the market. In line with this, the rising awareness among the masses regarding the benefits of protein therapeutics, such as minimal risks of side effects and high efficiency, are contributing to the market growth. Monoclonal antibodies are being widely researched and used for the treatment of various viral and bacterial diseases and pharmaceutical companies are using protein therapeutics for drug discovery and development. The sudden outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is further providing growth opportunities to market players. For instance, Molecular Partners AG, a Switzerland-based clinical stage biotechnology company, is developing a new class of protein therapeutics, called DARPin, to inhibit the proliferation of the virus.

Additionally, the development of novel recombinant proteins, peptides, antibody-based drugs and plasma proteins is acting as other-growth inducing factors. These protein therapeutics are extensively used in replacement therapies to treat genetic and autoimmune disorders, such as dysfibrinogenemia, afibrinogenemia, and hypofibrinogenemia. Other factors, including extensive research and development (R&D) activities in the field of protein engineering, along with significant improvements in the healthcare infrastructure, are expected to drive the market further.

Key Questions Answered in This Report:

Key Topics Covered:

1 Preface

2 Scope and Methodology

2.1 Objectives of the Study

2.2 Stakeholders

2.3 Data Sources

2.3.1 Primary Sources

2.3.2 Secondary Sources

2.4 Market Estimation

2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach

2.4.2 Top-Down Approach

2.5 Forecasting Methodology

3 Executive Summary

4 Introduction

4.1 Overview

4.2 Key Industry Trends

5 Global Protein Therapeutics Market

5.1 Market Overview

5.2 Market Performance

5.3 Impact of COVID-19

5.4 Market Forecast

6 Market Breakup by Component

6.1 Monoclonal Antibodies (mAbs)

6.1.1 Market Trends

6.1.2 Market Forecast

6.2 Human Insulin

6.2.1 Market Trends

6.2.2 Market Forecast

6.3 Erythropoietin

6.3.1 Market Trends

6.3.2 Market Forecast

6.4 Clotting Factors

6.4.1 Market Trends

6.4.2 Market Forecast

6.5 Fusion Protein

6.5.1 Market Trends

6.5.2 Market Forecast

6.6 Others

6.6.1 Market Trends

6.6.2 Market Forecast

7 Market Breakup by Therapy Area

7.1 Metabolic Disorders

7.1.1 Market Trends

7.1.2 Market Forecast

7.2 Immunological Disorders

7.2.1 Market Trends

7.2.2 Market Forecast

7.3 Hematological Disorders

7.3.1 Market Trends

7.3.2 Market Forecast

7.4 Cancer

7.4.1 Market Trends

7.4.2 Market Forecast

7.5 Hormonal Disorders

7.5.1 Market Trends

7.5.2 Market Forecast

7.6 Genetic Disorders

7.6.1 Market Trends

7.6.2 Market Forecast

7.7 Others

7.7.1 Market Trends

7.7.2 Market Forecast

8 Market Breakup by Function

8.1 Enzymatic and Regulatory Activity

8.1.1 Market Trends

8.1.2 Market Forecast

8.2 Special Targeting Activity

8.2.1 Market Trends

8.2.2 Market Forecast

8.3 Vaccines

8.3.1 Market Trends

8.3.2 Market Forecast

8.4 Protein Diagnostics

8.4.1 Market Trends

8.4.2 Market Forecast

9 Market Breakup by Region

9.1 North America

9.2 Asia Pacific

9.3 Europe

9.4 Latin America

9.5 Middle East and Africa

10 SWOT Analysis

11 Value Chain Analysis

12 Porters Five Forces Analysis

13 Price Analysis

14 Competitive Landscape

14.1 Market Structure

14.2 Key Players

14.3 Profiles of Key Players

Companies Mentioned

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NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Squatz, the world's first all-in-one fitness platform that allows fitness consumers and experts to connect, discover, and co-create in-person and virtual training sessions today announced its official launch. Available to users on iOS, Android, and desktop, Squatz connects trainers and clients for both in-person andvirtual fitness sessionsin the most technologically integrated ecosystem built for the fitness industry. With Squatz, users can invite their friends, find new ones, and connect with a community of expert trainers to plan, interact, and train together with live fitness sessions.

Why Now?

This comes at a time when millions of people in the U.S. have no direct access to health and wellness service providers and facilities due to COVID-19. This lack of access has paved the way for one of thelargest M&A deals of the year, the Teledoc and Livongo merger (increasing their combined value from $8.5 billion in early 2020 to almost $37 billion). Consumer demand for fitness-related services is also at an all-time high, with a47% increase in fitness app downloads in Q2 2020(over the previous year). Coupled with the fact that over 400,000 fitness trainers in the U.S. alone have also been affected by COVID-19, the time is right to provide a solution that focuses on connecting trainers to consumers.

"The shift towardson-demand and virtual fitnessis a trend that is here to stay. Squatz is the world's first all-in-onefitness solution that taps into the power of the sharing economy to make fitness truly accessible for everyone,"says Scot Carlson, Squatzco-founderand CEO.

How It Works

Squatz provides free access to a worldwide marketplace of fitness coaches and clients. With everything built in, trainers can easily leverage their free time and market their expertise to an unlimited customer base seeking flexible and safe virtual/ alternative fitness solutions.

Unlike other fitness apps, Squatz is an all-in-onefitness appwith a built-in suite of tools to make fitness accessible to everyone, while giving power back to the individual trainer. Squatz presents each customer with a curated list of trainers - automatically "smart-matched"to the customer's needs.

Customers can also discover new workout partners, co-create their own workouts, and easily share, rate, and recommend their favorite trainers. Additionally, Squatz's built-in safety measures and reinforcements have been created for fitness in an era of COVID-19.

2020 has become the most definitive year for the fitness industry; the need for a comprehensive and open-source platform has never been greater.Squatz plans to lead the charge in creating the future of fitness.

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The local boutique fitness studio is transforming the 14,000-square-foot building into a group workout space for 24 attendees at a time.

Unite Fitness will be turning the 23rd Street Armory into a huge gym. | Photo courtesy Unite Fitness.

This past year has been, to say the least, a challenging time for Phillys previously thriving fitness scene. Were seeing beloved stalwart studios sadly close, national brands declare bankruptcy, new ones open, and the ones that remain afloat trying new tactics to remain nimble, hoping to somehow keep their businesses going while also keeping their members healthy.

One such new tactic comes from Unite Fitness, a fixture on the Philly fitness scene since it was founded by Gavin McKay in 2007. Unite specializes in energetic HIIT workouts that provide a mix of cardio, strength and recovery training. Before the pandemic, their studios were full of fun perks like cold brew coffee and kombucha on tap, plush towel service, and sweet-smelling shower products for after your sweat session.

But the perks (a smart add-on to compete with those offered by chain HIIT competitors like Barrys and EverybodyFights) werent what kept people coming back; the homegrown brand has a cadre of enthusiastic instructors and devoted members that have been training with them for over a decade.

Like all fitness studios, Unite has been trying to adapt and survive since the spread of COVID-19. To stay safe, theyve been offering virtual classes through their live and on-demand platform, which launched in late summer, as well as outdoor classes in locations around the city. And now, theyre trying a (quite large) new tactic. As of October, theyre taking over the 14,000 square feet of the 23rd Street Armory, so that they can provide safe, socially distant workouts in a new location as the seasons change.

The 23rd Street Armory (22 South 23rd Street) is usually host to large entertainment events and weddings. Whats particularly interesting about this space is that its classified as an indoor and outdoor event space its got two huge doors and multiple industrial vents. That means the guidelines theyre adhering to are for outdoor gatherings which is why they can manage and promote 24 people per class instead of ten people per class, the city-mandated requirement for indoor workouts in small boutique fitness studios. Its also likely a mutually beneficial agreement between Unite and the Armory, since large weddings are not the order of the day in coronavirus times.

The HIIT strength classes will consist of a strength series, paired with HIIT cardio bursts similar to our Unite Pump classes when we were in the studio, explains Mark Donohue, Unites director of branding and marketing. Unite is not moving in its typical treadmills and spin bikes to the Armory just yet but they hope to down the line, Donohue says.

In addition to the inherent airflow benefits of the space, Unite is taking the following measures to ensure safety and adherence to all local, state and national health ordinances:

Our team has worked tirelessly since the start of the pandemic to bring the safest, most effective workout possible to our members no matter what the format, said McKay, founder of Unite. If youre a member (or want to become one) you can look for their classes at the Armory starting October 1st. Get more information about membership, class pricing and the schedule here.

As our fitness brands continue to face changing norms and unprecedented challenges, theyre continuing to look for new ways to evolve Unites latest move is just one more example of that evolution. And weve got to hand it to them it seems like a pretty brilliant move to us.

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RAMSEY, N.J., Sep 23, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) The award-winning Fountain Spa, a Bergen county family-owned business, announces the Grand Opening and expansion of its location in Ramsey, New Jersey to become The Fountain Spa & Fitness Center, opened to the public for membership sales, tours and workouts on September 21, 2020.

When the pandemic hit and New York Sports Club gave us notice that they were closing their Ramsey location, we knew exactly what to do. We had been trying to take over that club for ages and restore it back to its original condition as an upscale club, says Rita A. Knutsen, CEO & Founder.

Our neighbors and community are in dire need of a community center, a safe place where families and friends can enjoy time together, get fit, get out of the house and recharge in a safe, clean, comfortable and friendly environment while being able to follow all New Jersey State Guidelines, Knutsen continues.

The Knutsen family opened one of the very first state-of-the-art fitness facilities in Bergen County as Quest 1 in 1976 in this exact location. Now, they are using more than three decades of industry experience in opening Fountain Spa & Fitness Center offering total wellness, fitness and recreational programs in a sanitary, newly renovated, high-quality, relaxed environment. The family has ensured that Fountain Fitness continues to carry out the long-standing family tradition of clean, safe, warm and welcoming services.

The Fountain Spa & Fitness Center will serve its community members with an unparalleled health and wellness experience in a close and convenient location. The 50,000 square-foot destination will provide everything members could dream of in the areas of healthy living and sports for individuals of all ages at an affordable rate.

There are no other fitness facilities with comparable offerings to what Fountain Fitness is delivering, especially the deep focus in youth programming such as soccer and basketball clinics, sports, personal training, and adult leagues. The updated facility includes a large, well-ventilated, high-ceiling cardio and main gym floor, 12,000 square foot indoor turf field, indoor basketball courts, and outside fields. Additional highlights include an indoor aquatic center with a pool, functional strength training spaces, large group exercise rooms, cycle, yoga and Pilates studios.

Fountain Fitness will also offer both private and group swim lessons, summer and vacation camps, after-school programs, ninja warrior, Mommy & Me classes, and toddler time, all led certified experts committed to childhood development.

The Fountain Spa & Fitness Center offers plenty of space for corporate functions, parties like Bar Mitzvahs and Sweet Sixteens, or kids birthday parties. Its the perfect place for individuals looking to work out or families looking for a day out.

Located adjacent to The Fountain Spa, Fitness members not only enjoy the benefits of the gym, but also get discounts and access to many Fountain Spa services. The Spa offers therapeutic and relaxing massage, facials and skincare by expert aestheticians, full-service hair, nails, and is open to both members and non-members.

The Fountain Spa & Fitness Center will be open 7 days a week. A range of memberships are available for individuals, couples and families. For more information about The Fountain Fitness Center, visit https://www.fountainfitnesscenter.com/ or stop in for a tour!

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The Fountain Spa Ramsey location was built in 1976 and originally opened as Ramsey Racquet Club, owned by the Knutsen Family. In 1981, the building was expanded to include the pool and the upscale health club Quest 1. The multi-generation family-owned organization was started as a mission and vision to deliver sports, fitness, and resort-style day spa and experiences close to home for Bergen and Rockland county residents. The Knutsen Family also owns and operates Jeffs Quest Health Club and Quest Tennis in Mahwah, STAR Sports in Ramsey in addition to the award-winning Fountain Spas in both Ramsey and at the Shops at Riverside in Hackensack, New Jersey. The family has a long heritage of innovating and providing unique health and wellness services for the communities in which they operate.

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Sun Devil Fitness Complexes will be expanding outdoor activities and esports activities

ASU students continue to be active as they work out at the Sun Devil Fitness Center fields on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, before the gym reopened.

On-campus fitness centers opened last week from a COVID-19 hiatus with extra safety precautions, familiar classes and new approaches to the traditional workout activities.

Sun Devil Fitness Complexes across all four campuses opened, but with a few caveats: Reservations are necessary, proof of a daily health check submission is required and gym goers should expect to sanitize all equipment before and after use.

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With the opening of the complexes we have implemented a reservation system for all our facilities, equipment and programs, said Nicholas Deponte, SDFC Tempe assistant director. (This) system allows us to ensure that students will have plenty of space to maintain physical distancing.

Students can participate in outdoor workouts by the SDFC in Tempe and join indoor group wellness classes, so long as they registered for the class beforehand, which can be found on Sun Devil Fitness' online page. All classes are free for ASU students.

Riley Brewer, a freshman studying global studies, said she went to a fitness class, and everyone was wearing masks and the yoga mats were spaced out nicely.

It was a ton of fun, and I felt safe the whole time with the safety measures taken, Brewer said. I absolutely plan on going again and not just for the killer ab workout, but for the stress relief and community.

Deponte said the SDFC is looking at expanding its outdoor classes as cooler weather approaches.

For indoor Group Wellness we have moved a majority of our in-person classes to larger gym space, Deponte said. In those spaces we are limiting capacity to to 35 and ensuring patrons will have at least 10 feet between each other the whole exercise.

Students can also book appointments with personal trainers who feel comfortable meeting in person, Deponte said.

Our personal trainers are very excited to be able to get back to seeing their clients and training in person, Deponte said. Trainers have been able to do a lot of online and virtual training.

For students who didn't return to campus or just don't want to go to a gym Live Well at ASU has numerous online classes: Yoga, High Intensity Interval Training, Pilates, Strength, Booty workouts, Energizer and Every Minute On The Minute.

Some intramural sports, such as pickleball and badminton, are also back in action.

Daniel Gaytan, the assistant director of sports programs for the SDFC, said in-person events vary by campus based on what the students are wanting.

Gaytan said the SDFC will be continuing with "Friday Night Lights" at the Tempe and Polytechnic campuses, an event held every Friday.

Friday Night Lights is a big drop-in opportunity for our students, Gaytan said. Well set up a bunch of different lawn games on our field spaces and just allow students to drop-in, meet some new people, get a little competitive spirit and play some corn hole, badminton or whatever activities we have set up there.

Zachary Gentz, the sports program coordinator at the Polytechnic campus's fitness center, said one of their biggest challenges has been trying to reimagine traditional sports to exist within the current guidelines. This challenge led to the creation of the golf sports.

If youre not familiar with our golf sports concept, its really interesting," Gentz said in a written statement. "For example, we have foot golf. You play golf with a soccer ball and you hit with your foot just like soccer. So the mechanics of how people play soccer and the scoring rules are golf."

Gaytan also said the SDFC has interest in expanding the number of video games they are currently offering. He said they are looking into adding mainly sports games such as Madden 21, NBA 2K21, FIFA 21, MLB The Show and PGA Tour 2K21.

Were really open to doing a lot of different activities from an esports standpoint, Gaytan said. Were just trying to stay away from the mature games. Theyre the ones that are typically not as conducive to a safe environment.

As for team sports such as basketball, volleyball and flag football, Gaytan said he wishes they had a timeline for their return, "but there just isnt one at this point.

Were definitely following guidelines from ASU on that front," Gaytan said.

Reach the reporters at cfahrend@asu.edu and anvalle1@asu.edu. Also follow @amandaa.valle and follow @chris_drop_ on Twitter.

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By: Rachel Bleier September 25, 2020

There's a lot of overlap between squats and the golf swing.

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Youve probably heard how important a strong, stable lower body is for golfers. Women in particular need to build strength in their lower bodies to help them generate more power in their swing. So how do you build the strength you need to send it off the tee?

Squats!

Take Lexi Thompsons athletic swing as an example. Her swing is the result of years of training and hours in the gym, but theres one exercise she almost almost always includes in her workouts you guessed it, squats. Its no coincidence that the best players in the game are using this exercise to power up their golf swings. Heres why you should follow their lead.

Stand up and try to squat down as low as you can, then stand back up. Take note of the muscles that you felt working as you performed the squat. Now get into your posture at address and mime your golf swing, paying attention to the muscles you feel working. Did you feel any similarities?

In both movements, you should have felt your quads, hip flexors and glutes working hard to stabilize your body. A strong, stable lower body is crucial for maintaining your posture through the golf swing, as well as for generating power.

Adding squats to your workouts not only strengthens these muscles, but also improves your ability to perform under fatigue (read: swing a club well for 18 holes of golf). As you are able to squat with better technique and more weight, you will build strength and trust in your bodys ability to perform no matter what. A winning formula on the golf course.

You start the golf swing standing up. As you come through the downswing, you lower your body to get the clubhead to the golf ball.

The squat mimics this high-to-low movement pattern, and you know what they say about practice making perfect.

Whats more, adding weight to your squats trains your body to perform under stress and load. Being able to squat well with added weight means youll understand how to move your body through your golf swing in high-pressure situations as well. And we all know confidence can make or break a round of golf.

Ever hear of using the ground to generate power in the golf swing? In golf, this is also known as ground force reaction and it can help you explode through the ball.

To do a squat, you lower your body down by pushing your hips back and bending your knees. To lift yourself out of the bottom of your squat, you might think youre just standing up, but what youre really doing is pushing the ground away from yourself to force yourself back up. Sound familiar yet?

Squats are a great way to teach yourself how to push against the ground the same way you would in your swing to generate power. So if you really want to add yards to your swing, you have to add squats to your workout routine.

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BROOMFIELD, Colo A single mom with two kids, fitness instructor Rachel Benson has been interested in health and fitness for as long as she can remember.

I had a dream when I was young that I wanted to teach aerobics on TV, she told Denver7.

Three years ago she noticed something was not right with her body.

I was looking great, feeling great, had a ton of energy and then, seemingly, out of nowhere my energy level plummeted, she recalled.

She was laying out on her deck, just out of it, and you knew at that point that something wasnt right. You just had no idea what that is, remembered then-boyfriend John Hensley.

Unsure what was wrong, Rachel made an appointment to see her gynecologist. She was admitted to the hospital the same day. Her diagnosis stage 3 ovarian cancer.

It all happened so quickly I didn't have time to think about it, she said. I would say it was really like a bad dream.

After surgery and months of treatment, Rachel was no longer showing signs of the disease. That changed in March 2019, when the cancer made a return appearance.

Im not curable at this point, unfortunately, but the tumor has shrunk.

In search of a new purpose in life after another round of treatment, Rachel took a chance. While planning a fall wedding, she entered a national health and fitness competition.

Im at a point in my life where I know Im not the fittest anymore, she said. But I was like, you know what, Im going to try it anyway.

When the competition ended and the voting was over, Rachel was in fourth place.

It made me feel proud of myself, she said.

It made her new husband even prouder.

I think thats what Rachel shows everybody, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. The battle's never over. You just have to keep fighting, John told Denver7.

Now Rachel is using fitness to help others through their cancer fight by working with patients who are either going through treatment or cancer survivors.

Live your life. Be present. Be happy. Be positive, Rachel said, adding, because you never know what is around the corner for you.

Because her job as a fitness instructor only paid Rachel when she was working, when she stopped working to undergo cancer treatment her income stopped.

Rachel and her family got help through grants from the Colorado Ovarian Cancer Alliance and are now actively involved in the organizations activities, like Jodis Race. If you would like to learn more about COCA or donate to help those diagnosed with ovarian cancer, visit colo-ovariancancer.org.

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