Club Benefits

The result you want to achieve by entertaining your members is to keep them coming back to your facility. If they have a TV program they watch at your club every day, if the music you play keeps them “charged” while they weight train, or if tracking their workouts motivates them to continue exercising, then you have benefited from entertaining your members. Continue reading

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Deciding About Treatment. Part 2

Am I pregnant?
It is not unusual for Graves’ disease to occur during pregnancy. Or sometimes a woman with Graves’ disease will become pregnant. If you are pregnant, your treatment options become limited.

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Deciding About Treatment. Part 1

Deciding on the best treatment for Graves’ disease may seem difficult and complicated. But remember that all three forms of treatment are likely to be effective and provide a good outcome if used properly by an experienced physician.

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What Type of Program

A successful boot camp program does not necessarily have a snarling, spitting, drill sergeant with a whistle who barks out orders. The degree to which you use the strict military regimen depends on your group. Continue reading

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Having Friends Came as Easy then as our Tired Inside Jokes, Part 2

Get out of your normal routine and take the first step to get together. It may seem like you’re the one making all the effort, but in time you’ll probably find that a good friend comes through, and it may not be in ways that you expect. Continue reading

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More Evidence That Exercise May Protect Against Breast Cancer

Exercise has been shown to offer a variety of health benefits, from preventing obesity to reducing the risk of heart disease. Now, there may be another reason to work up a sweat.

A recent study adds weight to the evidence that exercise may protect against breast cancer.

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Having Friends Came as Easy then as our Tired Inside Jokes, Part 1

Friendships are as precious to me now as ever. Kicking around with one of my pals is akin to an adult version of time-out, a quiet place to sort out the swirl of life. But long gone are the days when I could turn up at someone’s house and expect to have hours of fun. Friendship, I’ve discovered, like most of my relationships, takes a lot of work. Without some effort those wonderful ties can unravel. Continue reading

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Wellness Priority

Until recently, the site of the Lifestyle Center was slated to become an acute care facility for Chesapeake General Hospital. It was decided, however, that a preventive and rehabilitative health center would also fulfill the hospital’s mission to be a leader in quality health care, so it leased the site to Lifestyle’s management team. They built a comprehensive fitness center that provides an assortment of medical and rehabilitation services, along with a wide variety of recreational opportunities. Continue reading

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Hormone Replacement Therapy An Idea Whose Time Is Overdue

Most international experts agree that hormone replacement therapy (consisting of the female hormone estrogen, often in combination with a second female hormone, progesterone) has long-term benefits when initiated at the time of menopause. Continue reading

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A New Place to Shop

How do you increase your pro-shop revenues by more than 4,000 percent? Don’t lease it out. Cooper Fitness Center previously collected a monthly rent check of $865 for leasing its pro-shop. Last year, however, after taking over operations, the center raked in an average $38,000 a month. With some research and renovation, Cooper turned its pro-shop into a first-rate country-club-type shop. Continue reading

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