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THIRTY-ONE Clark Hatch Fitness Centre members, including hotel guests from Grand Dorsett Hotel in Subang, had a memorable experience in exploring the Forest Reserve Institute of Malaysia in Kepong last weekend.

Led by Clark Hatch Fitness Centre Subang Club manager Michael Lim, the group went trekking about 5km inside the forest catching a view of rainforest trees, bamboo trees and streams while enjoying the canopy and crossing the canopy walk on a 200m suspended bridge.

The group trail began at the back of the FRIM museum where there were huge rainforest and bamboo trees.

Towards the last 500m uphill climb leading to the canopy walk, the group had to walk up man-made steps and over tree roots. The Canopy walk bridge is suspended 30m above the ground. After the canopy walk, the group began its decend passing through streams and a mini waterfall while having a cool refreshing dip there.

Lim said that after the exciting trail and memorable experience for members, there were plans for a trip to Kerling, Hulu Selangor next month.

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The fitness to stand trial of two Mason County defendants is in doubt, as both of the men face charges for separate incidents of extreme behavior.

8th Circuit Judge Alan D. Tucker agreed with the findings of a local medical professional and declared William J. Broerman unfit to participate in his own defense Feb. 23 and placed the man in the custody of the Department of Human Services for treatment until the man can be stabilized mentally to the point that he can assist his attorney effectively.

The 36-year-old Loda man has seemed frustrated and discombobulated in his court appearances since his Sept. 11 arrest.

Broerman apparently stole a truck with guns in it late in the evening of Sept. 10 and drove a few hours to the outskirts of Havana with no memory of these actions when he came to in the parked truck outside of a Quiver Road residence in the morning.

He broke into the house and yelled for the homeowner to come down, which the man did after arming himself. The surprised homeowner came downstairs to find an armed Broerman eating a Mounds bar he found in the freezer, and the man talked Broerman into giving up the gun before he called police.

Broerman has a fitness review hearing scheduled for May to see if he has improved enough to stand trial at that time.

A Manito man is set to receive a fitness evaluation on the advice of his attorney. Brian M. Claiborne, 47, is accused of going to the home of an acquaintance in August whom he thought was sleeping with his wife. Claiborne allegedly stabbed the man several times in the mans backyard before he sped off in his car, while drunk, before crashing after a few miles.

Claiborne faces an attempted murder charge, as well as several charges stemming from the drunken fleeing attempt.

A court hearing to review the evaluation is set for mid-March, so that the trial could still go forward in April if Claiborne is found to be fit to assist his attorney in his own defense.

Both men are represented by public defender Roger Thomson.

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Fitness center chain Kosama is opening the first of four local locations next month in Westchase.

It almost moved its headquarters to Tampa Bay, too.

"Then we were sold to Snap Fitness (in January), so we moved to Minneapolis," said Bob Kral, Kosama president, who winters in Manatee County.

Familiarity with the market is one reason 21-store Kosama leapfrogged several states to spread beyond the Midwest into Florida with 10 stores by year's end.

Named for the initials of its Quad Cities, Iowa, founders, Kosama offers a personalized workout routine for any age that members perform over 50 minutes in a group setting. It's a varied six-day-a-week workout blending yoga, kettle bell weights, kickboxing, plyometrics and martial arts.

Members strap a heart monitor to their chest, which beams a readout to a big-screen TV. So the member and a trainer know who's easing up while others in the group don't.

"You get the social benefit of group exercise, yet maximize results without needing to keep up with the group," said Kral, a former Walgreens executive.

Membership for the eight-week course is $299 including boxing gloves and yoga mat. Maintenance is $59 a month.

Snap Fitness operates 1,200 around-the-clock neighborhood mini-fitness centers that don't require on-site staff. Snap franchisees can add a Kosama group exercise business next door.

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Posted: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 12:45 am | Updated: 4:35 pm, Tue Feb 28, 2012.

It was Danene Dustins competitive spirit that led her to ask two neighbors, Do you want to do a fitness challenge?

In early January, the North Logan resident heard these neighbors comment that they had gained weight during the holiday season. Dustin, who says she gained several pounds over the holidays, threw out the idea of a challenge to motivate them to shed those extra pounds. By the end of that week, she had organized the 2012 Health and Fitness Challenge.

The eight-week program has 39 paying members, each giving $20 to equal a sum of $780 that will be divided among group members who complete a part the challenge. A treadmill, donated by Icon Health and Fitness, is also up for grabs. For Dustin, who had no idea what the challenge would entail when she suggested it, it has become more than I ever expected this to turn into.

Sunday, March 4, marks the formal end of the challenge.

Each participant came up with personal goals to accomplish in the eight weeks. Goals range from finding balance in life to exercising more frequently. In addition to working toward those goals, Dustin gives the group weekly challenges. These have included sleeping a minimum of seven hours every night, drinking 64 ounces of water every day and flossing daily and brushing your teeth for a minimum of two minutes morning and night.

I would do as much research as I could leading up to the new challenge and try and find things to back what I said, so it wasnt just me saying, I think you should get seven hours of sleep, Dustin said.

As the eight weeks come to a close, Dustin is shifting focus for the final weekly challenge. Rather than something healthful, everyone is challenged to complete an act of service. She said people are already serving their family and community, so she expects service performed as part of this to be over and beyond that. Dustin said being healthy and feeling energized is key to doing service.

You cant serve and do all these wonderful things in life to help other people unless you take care of you, so I dont want it to be ultimately yes, I look great, I feel great, oh, its all about me. Ultimately, it should be about everybody else, she said.

Dustin has completed every challenge. Her personal goal is to lose 14 pounds. She says she is more than halfway there, but considering there is less than a week left, Dustin doesnt think shell make it, and thats OK.

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JOGA is launching at Extreme Richmond with celebrity athletes Wednesday March 7,2012 5pm-6pm

TORONTO, March 5, 2012 /CNW/ - Extreme Fitness Inc., a leading fitness club operator in the Greater Toronto Area, has teamed up with Jana Webb, fitness guru and founder of JOGA. Jana has found her niche market in the realm of high performance and elite athletes. This past year she started with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL in their off-season and then into their regular season. She also worked with players from the NHL during their off-season out of the National Sports Development center in Calgary. Currently, she is working with the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL Team Canada Volleyball, and Team Canada Squash. "JOGA is an athletic based style of yoga that incorporates a unique blend of postures to find balance in strength and flexibility, a variety of breathing techniques to improve breath control/recovery and relaxation tools to maintain a calm mind in sport and in life"Jana Webb, founder and creator of JOGA.

The class is open to all members and fitness levels however the focus it to get the "big boys" from the weight room onto yoga mats. Extreme Fitness is pulling out all the stops to do this by featuring JOGA in the main level mezzanine of one of their flagship locations at Richmond and John.

On March 7,2012 Jana Webb will be launching JOGA with Extreme by teaching the class literally in the middle of the gym floor. There will be a live DJ present and a movie screen showcasing her DVD featuring the movements of JOGA. Jana and her team of ambassadors will be on site answer questions and lead the group.

In attendance Extreme Fitness has invited high profile athletes to join the launch of the program on March 7th at the Richmond Location. The following athletes and organizations have been confirmed:

Damon Allen- http://www.damonallen.ca most recently inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame Hovig Tchaderin - 2012 New Face of the UFC Brian Muir- Former NHL'er The Toronto Argonauts - including Jason Pottinger Team Canada Squash -Olympic Team including Jason Powers Team Canada Basketball Team Canada Beach Volleyball Summer Olympic future Gold medal contenders- Josh Binstock and Martin Reader

And more to be confirmed....

"This is the beginning of a shift in times where the harder we lift, or the heavier we train, the more JOGA we need...and want! I am excited that JOGA is geared to male jocks and that finally the weight room crowed and non-believers to yoga will see the benefits of this practice." Stephanie Joanne, Personal Trainer and Fitness Ambassador

JOGA at Extreme

Extreme Fitness Richmond 267 Richmond Street West, Toronto 1-800-694-7136

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Some further physical improvements to the Manchester Community College may be justified. The former vocational-technical college on Front Street has had substantial work done in recent years, including a new, technically-advanced main building. More work may be justified.

What is not fathomable, however, is a plan reported last week to include a student fitness center'' as part of a new $6 million, 28,000-square-foot addition.

The community college system was originally chartered to be what was known in the day as a trade'' college. It has served its purpose well, turning out builders, electricians, mechanics, HVAC experts and health workers.

It has been a sensible, affordable alternative to four-year colleges and universities. It has allowed a lot of adults to balance jobs while paying on a course-by-course basis.

But in recent years, even as American politicians speak of reviving American manufacturing, the former voc-tech'' mission has been changed. It seems torn between offering a primarily technical menu of courses and becoming a glorified junior college, funneling students to or perhaps competing with UNH, Keene, Plymouth and a score of private schools.

Which brings us back to the fitness center'' that was part of the plan unveiled to the Manchester Planning Board last week.

One of the reasons that the cost of four-year schools is going through the roof, we are told, is because of the need'' those schools have to compete with their rivals to lure students. Students no longer want just bed, books and board. They want comfy amenities and the latest in fitness equipment.

Perhaps the relative affordability of the state's two-year trade'' schools has been kept that way in part because they have not been competing with private or public universities with such amenities.

The Legislature ought to be asking the new community college leadership just what it thinks it is doing here. Private colleges, and even private-sector fitness centers, ought to be asking the same thing.

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COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) Joe Cavanaugh is conscious about his weight, so the 17-year-old has been chatting with his friends about how to turn fat into muscle by lifting weights.

When the Lake City High School junior learned students were invited for consideration as participants in a teen health and research study, Cavanaugh jumped at the chance because he knew it could be just the motivation he needs.

"He came to me," said Melinda Miller, a Coeur d'Alene School District nurse. "He's motivated."

The pilot study's purpose is to find out how teens respond to a 12-week health and fitness program in which they work with fitness trainers, dietitians and nursing students. They will undergo physical fitness evaluations as well as nutrition and exercise counseling and wear a Bodybugg, which tracks calorie intake, type of food eaten and activities.

The grant-funded study's collaborators, including employees from Kootenai Medical Center, University of Idaho and Washington State University, are at Lake City High School today to finish screening nearly 100 students in search of 20 study subjects.

Shawn Burke, co-owner of U Aim High Fitness in Post Falls, came up with the idea for the study. The personal trainer's interest stems from research showing 1 in 3 teens are overweight.

"This whole design is to give kids a direction that they haven't had before," Burke said. "It also gives them a support system and goals that are attainable."

Baylee Marquis, 15, and her friend, Delaney West, 16, are among the candidates being considered for the study.

"I've always wanted to be fit, but I've never been determined," West said. "Now that I have Baylee and Ms. Miller, that'll help."

Burke's experience working with teenagers shows they "really seemed to enjoy working with a professional, having a plan of attack and having accountability," she said. "That's a key part of the program."

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)For a few minutes Friday, first lady Michelle Obama turned the hardwood floor at the Time Warner Arena into an elementary school gym.

Obama was in North Carolina for two Democratic Party events in Raleigh and Charlotte.

But before those fundraisers, she promoted the Lets Move! fitness program with children from two Charlotte elementary schools. It took place after the first womens basketball game at the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association basketball tournament.

Obama walked to midcourt and addressed the crowd about her national anti-obesity campaign. She touted basketball as a way to keep active.

We need them to be the next generation to handle challenges, she said.

She promised she wouldnt talk long because were going to be moving around.

Theres no better way than basketball to illustrate the point (of staying healthy.) We are a basketball family and my husband is a crazy fanatic about basketball, she said.

Obama and Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., then took part as students from two Charlotte elementary schools competed in a relay. After the students ran the length of the court and jumped rope, Obama and Hagan tossed them basketballs so they could take shots. Afterward, Obama hugged some of the children to cheers from the crowd attending the conference tournament.

The first ladys event took place in the arena where the Democratic National Convention will be held in early September.

The conference, which is comprised mostly of historically black colleges and universities, is celebrating its 100th year anniversary this year. The state is home to eight of the 12 colleges in the conference.

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Currently there are more than 35 million older adults living in America, which accounts for 12.5 percent of the total population. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that by 2050 more than 70 million people aged 65 or older will live in the United States, or nearly 25 percent of the total population. In response to this growing population with higher risk of injury and illness, the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) now offers a Senior Fitness Specialist (SFS) credential.

NASM is constantly seeking ways to better prepare the fitness professional to improve lives and motivate consumers. Our evidence-based, online education program will ensure these professionals are better prepared to help aging baby boomers address chronic illness, create strength and flexibility for fall prevention, and maintain a healthy, active lifestyle, said Andrew Wyant, executive vice president and general manager of NASM.

The NASM SFS curriculum was developed with a panel of highly regarded professionals in the fields of both health and nutrition. This scientifically based programming reflects research and teaching expertise from top institutions including A.T. Still University, University of San Francisco, and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Older adults desire to remain active and engaged with life and, in order to reach their psychosocial and lifestyle goals, they will need to maintain their fitness and independence, which, in most cases, will require the services of competent, qualified, and skilled professionals, said Jeffrey L. Alexander, PhD., associate professor of Arizona School of Health Sciences at A.T. Still University. The NASM curriculum and certification helps advance that niche of expertise.

With a comprehensive, 13-module program of courses focused on flexibility, cardiorespiratory and nutrition for older adults, the SFS credential provides the education and training for fitness professionals serving this aging demographic. Unlike similar offerings, the NASM certification provides an interactive, online program at a competitive price so students can take the course and exam at their own pace with resources and support from NASM along the way.

The new NASM SFS course includes an online course, downloadable course manual, quizzes, libraries of exercises and exams. For more information, visit http://www.nasm.org/seniors.

About National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)

The National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) has been a global leader in providing evidence-based certifications and advanced credentials to Health and Fitness Professionals since 1987. In addition to its NCCA-accredited fitness Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) certification, NASM offers a progressive career track with access to Advanced Specializations, Continuing Education courses, and accredited Bachelor and Master Degree programs. The NASM educational continuum is designed to help todays Health and Fitness Professional enhance their career, while empowering their clients to live healthier lives. Visit http://www.nasm.org or call 1-800-460.NASM (6276).

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