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Fitness centers will reopen Monday, Oct. 5 in The Villages. The fitness centers are located at the following recreation centers: Colony Cottage, Fenney, Laurel Manor, Mulberry Grove, Rohan and SeaBreeze. Hours of operation will be 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday; 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Please limit time to 1 hour; Maximum capacity will be posted at the entrance (50% based on equipment) Those using the fitness centers are asked not to move/remove…

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It collects vast amounts of accurate data • There’s no better sleep tracker • The simple look is sharp • Workouts are automatically registered and fun to track • It’s fully • totally waterproof • You never have to take it off The amount of data can be a lot • The app can be difficult to master • I missed simple readouts like step counts • standing reminders • etc. • even if they’re not totally useful The…

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In its Sept. 22 meeting, the Bethel City Council passed a number of budget modifications, ranging from hiring additional staff for the finance department to fixing issues with the YK Fitness Center.  The city will spend $330,000 to help stabilize the finance department; most of that money will pay for the services of an outside accounting firm because the city is currently without a permanent finance director or acting finance director.  The city will also spend $250,000 to deal…

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To improve the overall well-being of China’s children — who are often criticized for spending long hours on their phones and homework at the expense of their health — physical fitness will soon carry greater weight on the national high school entrance exam, according to the country’s top sports and education authorities. In a joint statement Monday, the Ministry of Education and General Administration of Sport of China encouraged schools to create more sports teams and pursue new forms…

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A fitness blogger and personal trainer has posted two side by side photos to highlight the problem with women comparing themselves to bodies on social media. Anjuli Mack shared the images with her 153k followers on Instagram, saying they were taken seconds apart. She wrote: “This is not a before and after. “Although it wouldn’t surprise me if fad diet, keto detoxes and random overseas supplement companies use it to promote their own agenda “IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME….

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Apple continues to focus efforts on more robust health and fitness apps for its Apple Watch. Getty Images In 2009, I discussed with an Apple exec who shared with me the impact Steve Jobs’ health crisis had on the Apple execs and many of its employees.  As we now know, in 2003, Jobs was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, a disease that eventually claimed his life in 2011. Apple’s execs and other employees close to Jobs watched in dismay as…

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With the announcement that Ritual One will soon be bringing its infrared yoga to Dallas, that got us thinking: Where would one go in DFW if they wanted to break a sweat in a non-traditional way? We’re not talking goat yoga or “puppies and Pilates” classes — while adorable, those tend to be one-off pop-ups. No, it’s more a search for classes that go beyond the usual HIIT, cycling, barre, and downward dog. Something that’s guaranteed to…

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