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Man Found Dead in Gym
Tanning Bed After 3 Days
Nov 14, 2024 8:08 AM CST
Man Found Dead in Gym Tanning Bed After 3 Days
Derek Sink, 39, entered the Planet Fitness on Friday, wasn't found until Monday
(Newser)
- Derek Sink entered a Planet Fitness location on the south side of Indianapolis on Friday. Three days later, he was found there dead. The 39-year-old's body was discovered around 8:30am Monday inside a tanning bed at the gym. A needle was found in the room with him, family...
New Planet Fitness
Members Won't Get
That Sweet $10 Deal
May 11, 2024 10:00 AM CDT
New Planet Fitness Members Won't Get That Sweet $10 Deal
Starting this summer, gym chain will charge $15 per month, its first price increase since 1998
(Newser)
- It seems odd, if not outright remarkable, that Planet Fitness hasn't raised its basic membership cost since the year Bill Clinton was impeached, but that low, low fee is about to vanish. CNN reports that, starting this summer, the fee for a "Classic" monthly membership at the gym...
New Gym Membership
Costs $40K a Year
May 6, 2024 12:32 PM CDT
New Gym Membership Costs $40K a Year
Equinox is teaming up with lab test start-up with an emphasis on longevity
(Newser)
- Luxury fitness company Equinox is launching a new membership that costs more money than a lot of people make in a year. The Optimize by Equinox personalized health program will cost $3,000 per month, with the price of basic gym membership bringing the total to at least $40,000...
Turtle's Visit to Gym
Goes Viral
Aug 9, 2023 1:05 PM CDT
Turtle's Visit to Gym Goes Viral
Iron Knight Gym in Port St. Lucie, Florida, had unexpected visitor
(Newser)
- One of the perks of many gym memberships is the ability to occasionally bring in a friend on a guest pass. For this fitness center aficionado in Florida, however, no such pass was in their possession, and they were nobody's guest—but they wormed their way into the facility...
'Something Out of Orwell':
Defiant NJ Gym Loses License
Aug 12, 2020 11:20 AM CDT
'Something Out of Orwell': Defiant NJ Gym Loses License
Atilis Gym's owners kept doors open despite state's COVID restrictions
(Newser)
- A New Jersey gym that repeatedly opened its doors in defiance of state coronavirus restrictions won't get to do so again, at least as an official business. The Bellmawr Borough Council voted Tuesday to rescind the business license of Atilis Gym, reports NJ.com . Owners Ian Smith, 33, and...
Gym 'Deeply Apologizes'
for 'I Can't Breathe' Workout
Jun 10, 2020 3:14 PM CDT
Gym 'Deeply Apologizes' for 'I Can't Breathe' Workout
Head office of Anytime Fitness says it is 'shocked and devastated' by offensive sign
(Newser)
- A Wisconsin gym has apologized for an "I Can't Breathe" workout that was apparently well-intentioned—but staggeringly misguided. Photos shared on social media show a whiteboard at the Wauwatosa branch of Anytime Fitness with a drawing of a kneeling black figure, the words "I Can't Breathe"...
They Had Every Right to Use
the Gym. He Didn't Think So
May 28, 2020 2:10 PM CDT
They Had Every Right to Use the Gym. He Didn't Think So
White CEO in Minneapolis loses office lease after video shows him calling 911 on black entrepreneurs
(Newser)
- One of the perks of using an office space via WeWork in Minneapolis' MoZaic East complex is that you get to take advantage of the site's amenities, including its gym. But, per the Hill , a group of black entrepreneurs who've owned a business in the building for a...
Man Busted for
Breaking Quarantine
to Squeeze In
a Workout
Mar 7, 2019 6:42 AM CST
Man Busted for Breaking Quarantine to Squeeze In a Workout
Wisconsin's Jeffery Murawski allegedly was 'going crazy' during measles mandate
(Newser)
- Possible contagious disease be damned—some people just can't miss shoulder day. NBC News reports on charges filed last month against Wisconsin man Jeffery Murawski, who'd been quarantined for measles in his Brookfield home last year but allegedly broke that quarantine to go to Gold's Gym. ABC...
Guy Charged After Getting
a Little Too Buff at Gym
Jul 24, 2018 7:18 AM CDT
Guy Charged After Getting a Little Too Buff at Gym
Eric Stagno accused of taking off all his clothes at New Hampshire Planet Fitness, doing yoga
(Newser)
- It's OK to want to get buff—just not in the buff in public, reports the AP . A Massachusetts man recently discovered that while trying to do a little yoga at a New Hampshire Planet Fitness. Police tell NECN that 34-year-old Eric Stagno apparently wanted to test the chain'...
Fitness Chain
Bans Cable News
Jan 7, 2018 1:10 PM CST
Fitness Chain Bans Cable News
Life Time Fitness has turned off Fox, MSNBC, and CNN at its 128 locations
(Newser)
- Good news for all you fitness enthusiasts looking for a break from the stresses of the daily news: Life Time Fitness has blacked out all 24-hour cable news channels from TVs at its 128 locations. Gym members will still be able to watch USA and A&E and ESPN while...
Why People Are Crawling
Like Babies at the Gym
Oct 17, 2016 10:59 AM CDT
Why People Are Crawling Like Babies at the Gym
Practitioners call it a 'reset' for adult fitness
(Newser)
- It's not necessarily unusual to see people in odd positions in fitness classes at the gym—the birthing squat, downward dog, seal and happy baby are all "funny-looking" moves with real benefits, as
Shape
magazine reports. But crawling? Like a baby? For an extended period of time? It'...
Playboy Model
Investigated,
Banned Over
Body-Shaming
Jul 16, 2016 9:46 AM CDT
Playboy Model Investigated, Banned Over Body-Shaming
Dani Mathers took a photo of a naked woman in a locker room and posted it online
(Newser)
- Let this be a lesson to body-shamers everywhere. The
Playboy
model who took a photo of a naked woman in an LA Fitness locker room then posted it to Snapchat with the message "If I can't unsee this then you can't either" is facing a whole host...
Suit: LA Fitness
Won't Let Me Pray
in Locker Room
Feb 24, 2015 10:59 AM CST
Suit: LA Fitness Won't Let Me Pray in Locker Room
'I felt afraid for my life,' says Mohamed Fall of confrontation at gym
(Newser)
- When he was a star basketball player for Ohio Christian University, where he was known as "Mo Fall," Mohamed Fall prayed in the team's locker room before and after he played, per WCPO . And, as a practicing Muslim, the 28-year-old says he's been following the same...
Still Open Amid
the Shutdown:
House Gym, Spa
Oct 9, 2013 9:10 AM CDT
Still Open Amid the Shutdown: House Gym, Spa
2 lawmakers now demanding the facility be closed
(Newser)
- No more bicep curls on the public dime, say two House Democrats. Reps. Bill Foster and Patrick Murphy are demanding the House gym and spa be closed for the duration of the federal shutdown. "Members of Congress should not enjoy access to their exclusive gym and spa while Capitol...
Let's Ban
Team Sports
From Gym Class
OPINION
May 10, 2013 11:16 AM CDT
Let's Ban Team Sports From Gym Class
Jessica Olien: Why must exercise be competitive?
(Newser)
- Yes, kids need their exercise during the school day—but team sports are an unnecessary and potentially scarring way to get it, argues Jessica Olien. She tried hard as a kid in PE, but "the culmination of each class was the annihilation of my self-confidence," she writes at...
Some New Yorkers Work
Out 3 Times
Daily
May 6, 2012 3:58 PM CDT
Some New Yorkers Work Out 3 Times
Daily
Boutique gyms push them hard and charge bigtime
(Newser)
- Think you're in shape? Then meet the New Yorkers who endure—sorry,
enjoy
—two or three workouts a day, along with a full-time job and whatever family or social life they can fit in. “It’s New York, and I think that everyone’s always just trying to...
For the Glistening Spin Addict: Sweat-Proof Bikes
Oct 18, 2011 1:29 PM CDT
For the Glistening Spin Addict: Sweat-Proof Bikes
Indoor biking classes are hot these days
(Newser)
- Exercising cyclists are gushing so much sweat that two boutique spin chains are releasing new bikes of their own creation, specially designed to prevent rusting metal and soggy handles, reports the
Wall Street Journal
. In-studio cycling, or spinning, is surging in popularity as gym-goers seek a cheaper alternative to conventional...
Where's Weiner
in Latest Photos?
Congress' Gym
Jun 12, 2011 11:07 AM CDT
Where's Weiner in Latest Photos? Congress' Gym
Congressman snapped pics in towel in locker room
(Newser)
- Anthony Weiner liked to pose in various stages of undress at his apartment, with his cats, and now apparently in a towel at the House Members Gym. The latest self-portraits mostly involve his BlackBerry's camera and a mirror, and were sent to at least one woman, TMZ reports. They...
Virginia
Gov. Vetoes
School PE Bill
Mar 25, 2011 9:35 AM CDT
Virginia Gov. Vetoes School PE Bill
'Unfunded mandate' would have required 150 minutes of PE a week
(Newser)
- Virginia’s governor has vetoed a bill that would have required 150 minutes of physical activity per week at elementary and middle schools, handing a victory to school officials who complained that the measure would cost millions to staff, lengthen the school day, and take away from arts education. “...
Health Clubs:
Pretty Darn Dangerous
Dec 26, 2010 10:06 AM CST
Health Clubs: Pretty Darn Dangerous
Five potential pitfalls lurking at the gym
(Newser)
- So it’s almost 2011 and you’re determined to put that gym membership to good use. That’s great, but what about all the hidden dangers lurking in health clubs? The
Washington Post
offers some tips for how to protect yourself from…
Skin infections
: These can be spread through
...
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