By Andrea V. Hernandez -
For the new year, Lisa Baldridge has promised herself she will lose “belly flab and arm flab.”
Lucky for Baldridge, a Blue Cross Blue Shield operations liason, her employer is helping her.
Blue Cross Blue Shield has opened a 24/7 fitness center for its workers at the Columbus location on Warm Springs Road.
Officials on Thursday unveiled the 5,702-square-foot gym, which boasts more than 18 exercise machines, Read the rest of this entry »

Life Center gets new gear, opens new medical center
ELGIN — The Life Center received “Baby Shim” for $29,000.
The ultrasound equipment that is named after the Shimadzu SDU-1100 sits in The Life Center’s newly remodeled portion of its 6,000-square-foot, 20-room building that has been converted into a new medical center.
The center supports women who are in crisis pregnancy situations by offering them materials and moral and spiritual guidance.
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With all the talk of an automaker bailout and a new economic stimulus plan, the current state of the U-S economy seems pretty bleak.But that’s not stopping one North Mankato entrepreneur.News 12’s Ryan Gustafson has more.A month in, and busy already.Snap Fitness, on Commerce Drive next to Ray’s Market has added 270 people to its membership list since October 20th.Numbers that may sound odd considering the current state of the economy, but while owner Read the rest of this entry »

Published:Monday, December 1, 2008
NILES — A ribbon-cutting at 9 a.m. Friday will mark the grand opening of Fizek-Better Bodies By Design at 5500 Youngstown-Warren Road in the Eastwood Mall.
The new comprehensive health and fitness center measures some 26,000 square feet and covers three fully equipped floors.
Fizek (pronounced “physique”) has been completely rebuilt within the existing space, and this renovated section will be unveiled Read the rest of this entry »

The state’s insurance pool for high-risk patients opened for enrollment Monday.
The Inclusive Health plan recently won state approval for its benefit plans and premium rates.
The state created the high-risk pool in August 2007 to provide coverage to residents who face high premiums from private insurers because of existing conditions. In June, state officials picked Charlotte-based
to administer the plan, which is expected to serve 13,000 Read the rest of this entry »

Most of the patients who come to Maricopa County’s newest health care clinic are seeing a doctor for the very first time.
This lack of medical treatment is why the Refugee Women’s Health Clinic is now offering services through the Women’s Care Center in the Comprehensive Health Care Center building of the Maricopa Integrated Health Services.
“These women, they deserve to be helped,” said RWHC Program Manager Jeanne Nizigiyimana.
A refugee herself Read the rest of this entry »

It’s also much more agreeable to get castrated, for both doctor and patient. Service is speedy, and dogs are no longer obliged to share the same waiting room as those vexing creatures known as cats.
And feral cats bound for life-altering surgery need no longer be carried up 18 steps on a stretcher. They get their very own elevator and ride to the operating room in style.
“We call it a cat-a-vator,” said Jan McHugh-Smith, president of the San Francisco Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 12, 2008
– With over a decade of experience as a fitness consultant, Brett Slavicek opened his own gym called Fit For Life in Beaumont, California. Brett Slavicek has written many articles on health and fitness and has also worked as a personal trainer over the years. He has trained many professional and amateur sportsmen, women and teenagers.
Fit For Life is the place where fitness begins. Whether someone wants to lose or gain weight, Read the rest of this entry »

Anytime Fitness has announced the opening of its 1,000th club.
Founded in 2002, Anytime Fitness now has clubs open in 46 states, Canada and Australia, serving nearly 600,000 members. One membership allows access to every club.
To celebrate the opening of its 1,000th club, Anytime Fitness is offering special deals for new members all at participating clubs, including the club in Fremont, the week of Feb. 9-15. Any new members will not have pay Read the rest of this entry »

Fitness Pros, owned by Westly Garvin, recently opened at 1168 Orangeburg Mall Circle.
The gym specializes in body building, fitness training and cardio workouts and features spin bikes; no-cable plate-loading equipment; free motion and elliptical equipment and more. Showers and lockers are available in the 3,100-square-foot building.
Garvin invites the public to come in to try out the equipment.
Fitness Pros offers non-contractual agreements Read the rest of this entry »