Camille Harris performs choreographed dance moves with a fan at a soul line dancing social event in Washington, D.C. Meredith Rizzo/NPR hide caption

Camille Harris performs choreographed dance moves with a fan at a soul line dancing social event in Washington, D.C.

We all know we should be exercising, but wanting to is a different story. But what if your exercise regimen was the highlight of your week, a chance not just to get active but to see all of your friends?

Enter soul line dancing.

Soul line dancing like country line dancing is really just choreographed dance moves that you do in a group, without a partner. The Electric Slide is a classic example. The "soul" part comes from the music used like R&B, hip-hop, soul and contemporary hits.

Daryl Watson (right), a pastor at a Baptist church, says dancing keeps him in shape and helps him unwind. The Line Dance Addicts refer to him as "the Reverend"; his other nickname is "Smooth Operator." Meredith Rizzo/NPR hide caption

Daryl Watson (right), a pastor at a Baptist church, says dancing keeps him in shape and helps him unwind. The Line Dance Addicts refer to him as "the Reverend"; his other nickname is "Smooth Operator."

It's become popular as a form of group exercise, especially among African Americans, in communities across the country. People take line dance classes at local churches, gyms and community recreation and senior centers. They adopt team names like the Sassy Steppers or the Rockettes. People come for the fitness, but they stay for the friends and the broader health benefits that come with having a supportive community.

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"It's a sneaky way to get exercise in," says Washington, D.C., resident and soul dancing devotee Andrea Powell. "You're exercising but you're not labeling it as exercise, because you're just having so much fun."

"I love the people, I love the exercise, it's good for your brain," she says.

Powell has been dancing for about four and a half years with the Line Dance Addicts, a line dance class at the Turkey Thicket Recreation Center in D.C.'s Brookland neighborhood. Her fellow Addicts dancer, Daryl Watson, is a pastor at a local Baptist church. Everyone calls him "the Reverend." He says dancing helps him unwind after long days spent ministering to the faithful.

"Saving souls is good, but I also got to save mine, and part of saving my soul is to be human," Watson says. Dancing "keeps me human, keeps me healthy, in shape and fit."

Paula Allen, "Queen Poobah," operates the music for the dance night. Meredith Rizzo/NPR hide caption

Paula Allen, "Queen Poobah," operates the music for the dance night.

Watson, Powell and other regulars attend classes at Turkey Thicket taught by instructor Paula Allen. She patiently explains the steps to a new dance until everyone present has the moves down. There's a lot of fancy-looking foot work involved stepping forward, backward and to the side, with some sliding and turning but it's not cardio intensive. Less heart-racing beats of a Zumba class, more playful moves akin to the Macarena or the Cha-Cha Slide.

Paula Allen teaches soul line dancing classes twice a week at the Turkey Thicket Recreation Center in D.C.'s Brookland neighborhood. Olivia Falcigno/NPR hide caption

Paula Allen teaches soul line dancing classes twice a week at the Turkey Thicket Recreation Center in D.C.'s Brookland neighborhood.

But can something this fun really count as exercise? Absolutely, says Terri Lipman, a professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania. "Yes, it's dance. Yes, it's fun, but it is efficient in improving cardiovascular health and providing activity," she says.

Since 2012, Lipman has been running and collecting data on a community soul line dancing program called Dance for Health. Based in West Philadelphia, a community with high poverty rates and many children at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, the program was designed to get kids and adults in the community more physically active. Her research shows that line dancing gets heart rates pumping enough to count as moderate exercise.

"I go to the gym and no one really looks very happy in the gym," Lipman says. But at the Dance for Health line dancing classes, "everyone is smiling. There is such enjoyment that is part of music and part of rhythm, and is almost innate in humans." Another bonus: Unlike running on a treadmill, line dancing is an inherently social activity and research suggests that making exercise both fun and social are keys to creating a habit that sticks.

At a Friday night line dancing social event held at Turkey Thicket, dancers showed off their choreographed moves set to hip-hop and R&B music. Meredith Rizzo/NPR hide caption

At a Friday night line dancing social event held at Turkey Thicket, dancers showed off their choreographed moves set to hip-hop and R&B music.

Although many of the line dances are not cardio intensive, they rely on fancy footwork and moves that count as moderate exercise. Meredith Rizzo/NPR hide caption

Although many of the line dances are not cardio intensive, they rely on fancy footwork and moves that count as moderate exercise.

Lipman notes that dance in general has also been shown to help with depression and improve mobility and memory. The memory benefits, particularly in older adults, come from the fact that dance requires us to remember patterns, "so it's also muscle memory in addition to cognitive memory," she explains.

When it comes specifically to soul line dancing, Lipman's research suggests another major benefit: the social support gained from being part of a community of dancers. When Dance for Health participants were asked what brought them back to class every week, "what they told us was that it was the social support and the relationship-building that was part of this program," Lipman says. "That was something that we had seen was important, but we didn't realize it was key to what the community felt was important."

The Addicts take to the basketball court to perform during the social. '"The appeal is togetherness," Allen says. Meredith Rizzo/NPR hide caption

The Addicts take to the basketball court to perform during the social. '"The appeal is togetherness," Allen says.

That sense of community was certainly evident among the line dancers I met through Paula Allen's dance class in D.C. Some of the Addicts even travel together to line dance gatherings around the country. Allen and the team also host events for dance teams from around the D.C. region.

One of the Addicts, Marcia Lee, started coming in 2014. At the time, she says, she was out of work and "going through some things in my life." Allen and her dance mates, she says, are "straight family. They just take you in, love you from the very beginning."

Allen says many of her students have been with her since she first started teaching the class six years ago. "The appeal is togetherness," she says.

Deedee Washington, who has been an Addict for four years, brings her toddler an honorary Addict with her to class. As for her fellow dancers, Washington says: "They're my line dance family."

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Ever skipped a run one day only to find that short-term break stretch into weeks without a workout? Or maybe youve been sidelined with an injury and are wondering how that hiatus will take a toll on your overall fitness.

Its no surprise that an exercise break could mess with your fitness, but did you ever wonder how muchand how long it takes to happen? Research conducted at the University of Liverpool in the U.K. sought to answer that question.

In the preliminary study, which was presented at this years Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Barcelona, Spain, 28 individuals who typically walked over 10,000 steps per day reduced their steps by around 10,000 stepsmeaning, becoming almost completely sedentaryand swapped walks or other forms of exercise for an additional 103 minutes of sedentary time per day.

After 14 days, the researchers analyzed the participants overall fitness levels, which they measured through a combination of VO2 peak (how efficiently oxygen is used during peak exercise effort) and cardiovascular function by blood vessel health. They discovered that their cardiovascular function decreased by nearly 2 percent and VO2 peak decreased by 4 percent, leading to an overall fitness levels drop of as much as 4 percent.

Whats more, their metabolic health took a dip, too: Their total body fat increased by 0.5 percent, waist circumference by one-third of an inch, and liver fat by 2 percent. They also became more insulin resistant, a condition where your body does not respond as readily to insulin as it should, causing excess blood sugar to build up in your bloodstream and raising your risk of type 2 diabetes.

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These negative health effects are likely a product of muscle underuse: When you stop exercising, your muscles contract less frequently, and you reduce the activation of an enzyme called AMPK, which aids blood sugar absorption for fuel, Kelly Bowden Davies, Ph.D., professor of Sport and Exercise Science at Newcastle University, U.K told Runners World.

The lack of shear stress, or the heavier force of blood flow on vessel walls during exercise, may contribute to poorer blood vessel health. Thats because the more you exerciseand get your blood pumpingthe healthier your heart and arteries will likely be.

But that doesnt mean you should panic if you let a few weeks of training slip away from you. The researchers also studied how long it takes to get this fitness back, and those results were a little more encouraging.

After the participants resumed exercise, the researchers again tested their fitness levels 14 days laterthe same amount of time that they restedand found that they had returned to their baseline.

The best way to offset these health consequences is to be sure to engage in habitual physical activity, according to the study. So even if you cant do your regular workout, simply getting a small boost of exercise during the day, such as getting out for a walk at lunch, can help.

But even if you are sidelined with an injury for a couple weeksor circumstances temporarily take you away from your workout routineyour fitness levels should bounce back quickly when you resume.

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When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle talk about mental health, they aren't just opening up about their own experiences they're on a mission to dispel the stigma surrounding mental illness. The new parents are currently on their royal tour of Southern Africa, and on Tuesday, they stopped by Monwabisi Beach in Cape Town to talk about emotional and mental health with the organization Waves For Change. Harry and Meghan are often talking about the importance of these fluid conversations, and this time, they spoke about it on a global level.

"You see that no matter where you are in the world, if you're a small community or a township if you're in a big city it's that everyone is dealing with a different version of the same thing," Meghan said, according to People. "Globally, I think there's a bit of a consciousness crisis, and so the fact we're able to be here together to see on the ground so much good work that's being done, just because people are willing to talk to each other about it and someone's willing to listen is huge . . . [It] doesn't matter where you are, we're all sort of trying to power through and find some optimism."

As for Prince Harry, he wants the world to do a better job at distinguishing between mental health and mental illness. "I think most of the stigma is around mental illness [and] we need to separate the two . . . mental health, which is every single one of us, and mental illness, which could be every single one of us," the Duke of Sussex said. "I think they need to be separated; the mental health element touches on so much of what we're exposed to, these experiences that these kids and every single one of us have been through."

He added, "Everyone has experienced trauma or likely to experience trauma at some point during their lives. We need to try, not [to] eradicate it, but to learn from previous generations so there's not a perpetual cycle."

Waves For Change is a non-profit organization focused on surf therapy and mentorship to deal with emotional and psychological stress in some of the most at-risk areas across South Africa. Prince Harry and Meghan joined them on the beach for a group bonding exercise and the candid conversation about mental health. Find out more about the royal tour across Southern Africa here.

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Stepping up the pace of your walk or run a couple of times a week is one way to add intensity to your workout schedule.Peter McCabe / MONTREAL GAZETTE

Twenty years ago health advocates decided the only way to get more people exercising was to get rid of its no pain, no gain reputation. So instead of promoting the benefit of working up a good sweat, they started selling the value of light- and medium-intensity exercise. Suddenly activities like gardening and housework were part of the exercise mix.

Nowadays, tough workouts are back in style. High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is all the rage, with its pitch geared to the masses who claim that lack of time is the reason they dont exercise. Headlines boasting that health and fitness benefits can be gained in as little as five minutes of exercise a day are everywhere.

But, if improved health and better odds of living longer are your primary goals, theres no need to adopt a no pain, no gain attitude. The current recommendation of 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise per week is more than enough to fulfill your goal. But can health and mortality risk be further improved if exercisers add more sweat-inducing workouts into their weekly routine?

Health experts already make accommodation for those who prefer to work out with more intensity, recommending just 75 minutes of vigorous exercise a week, which suggests that there is a baseline level of energy expenditure needed to produce improved health outcomes. What we dont know is whether swapping out some of those 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise for workouts of a higher intensity will result in even more reductions in mortality and a greater boost in overall health.

Using data from large British studies that spanned 1994 to 2011, a team of Australian researchers reviewed the exercise habits (frequency, duration, intensity and type of exercise) of 64,913 respondents, 44 per cent of them men and 56 per cent women. Their goal was to find out whether those who reported bouts of vigorous activity (intense enough to get people out of breath and make them sweat) realized greater health benefits than those whose physical activity was limited to moderate-intensive exercise (that which produced a slight increase in heart rate).

Turns out that working up a sweat is worth the extra effort.

We found a 15-per-cent risk reduction (in all-cause mortality) in participants who achieved the recommended 150 minutes of MVPA (moderate-vigorous physical activity) and reported 30 per cent or more of vigorous activity, reported the researchers.

If the idea of a vigorous workout makes you nervous, theres nothing in this study that suggests you need to take your workout into the zone where discomfort meets pain. Instead, try pushing yourself until it takes effort to sustain the intensity. Thats a vigorous workout. And you dont need to spend your whole workout in that zone. Start with one-minute bouts of extra effort and then take it down a notch or two to a more comfortable pace. The trick is to slowly work up to the point where you feel capable of sustaining a workout that pushes your physical limits.

But dont just do it for the boost in health and longevity. There are more rewards to finding that extra gear than just upping the odds of living longer. Confidence grows as you successfully challenge yourself. And once you become more confident in your ability to test your physical limits, youll feel more comfortable trying new workouts, experimenting with different intensities and setting new goals. Not to mention the fact that those short, but intense, workouts that are all the rage, are now firmly within your grasp.

The other interesting finding in the Australian study is that the people most likely to log higher intensity workouts tended to be younger males, which is disappointing as there should be no gender or age limit to vigorous workouts. Stepping up the pace of your walk or run, adding speedy intervals to your bike workout, hopping on the rowing machine at the gym for a quick 2,000 metre workout a couple of times a week are all simple ways to add intensity to your workout schedule.

Remember, you dont need to huff and puff your way through every workout, or for a whole workout. The goal is to boost intensity so that it compiles at least 30 per cent of your weekly exercise volume.

For me that means one shorter, faster run and one HIIT class a week, both of which take me well out of my comfort zone. And while I admit that both workouts arent always met with enthusiasm, they never fail to provide a measure of post-workout satisfaction that is unmatched by my other workouts.

So go ahead a push yourself a little, and not just for the promised boost in health benefits, but also for the boost in satisfaction that goes along with it.

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PRESS NOTICE Thursday, 26thSeptember 2019

Family-friendly health, wellbeing and fitness festival to kick off in the RDS this Saturday, will feature speakers includingAlison Canavan,Holly White, spiritual guide to the starsShaman Durek, husband and wife teamGrainne ParkerandDominic Munnelly,and many more across the two days with a jam-packed schedule covering four stages.

Highlights from the schedule include:

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As well as talks, classes and demos, therell be healthy food for all the family to enjoy, and over 150 exhibitors will also be present in the RDS, showcasing the latest products and innovations from the natural health and wellness sector. Tickets are available on the doorfrom 10 and kids under 12 go free!

Further info on the line-up and scheduling is available on http://www.vitalityexpo.ie.

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Every time superhero trainer and Don Saladino and Men's Health fitness director Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. hit the gym together, you can expect great things to happen. The pair's previous medicine ball toss workout is perfect for honing your balance, core strength, and coordination, and they also teamed up for an arm muscle blaster.

Most recently, Saladino and Samuel showed off a useful series that'll take your gym warmup to the next level. These rack carry crossovers are a way to "move laterally while creating tension," as Saladino explained on his Instagram page, while you work everything from your core to your shoulders.

Since Samuel is our fitness director, we got the 411 on intricacies of the exercise. Here's how you can incorporate this move into your own warmup.

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A CITY CANT get fit without two kinds of citizens. It needs loads of people like you filling up local parks and speeding along freshly paved bike lanes and generally having a blast outside or in rec centers. But it also needs elected officials actively responding to the needs of these constituents by setting health policy and creating new public spaces and making sure that pothole in the bike lane gets fixed pronto.

The 20 winners that follow have all figured out the right balance between their active citizens and their active leaders. But how exactly did we arrive at this list?

We analyzed 100 of Americas most populous cities and gave each an activity rating based on fitness guidelines, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and, on the flip side, the percentage of the population reporting inactivity. This rating contributed 50 percent of the weighted score.

Then we looked at general health, with our team determining the percent- age of the population reporting good, very good, or excellent overall health, according to the CDC and various state and county health records. We also pulled self-reported data about heart health and obesity. These three categories made up the other 50 percent of the weighted score, with obesity level carrying 25 percent, general health 15 percent, and cardiac health the remaining 10 percent.

After calculating all that, we found a clear correlation between raw data and fitness culture (how much a city creates opportunities for fitness and encourages connection). A citys culture of activity can play a large role in persuading people to exercise with others, says Dan Giordano, D.P.T., C.S.C.S., cofounder of Bespoke Treatments, a physical-therapy clinic.

These top cities engage people to be activewhether its biking, hiking, or walking, says Michael Fredericson, M.D., of Stanford Medicines Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Researchers now know that being in shape can involve more than working out in a gym.

It can involve simply stepping outside and joining the community of active people in your city, even ifespecially ifit didnt make this list.

California / Fitness Score: 98.2

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Although San Fran doesnt have the highest good-health score (Madison took that one) or the lowest obesity percentage (Denver beat it out), it has the top activity score. Its the epicenter of fitness tech, with Apple, Fitbit, and Strava nearby. So maybe members of the tech community are stoking one anothers activity goals to crush it in the 3,413 acres of open space and more than 220 parks where residents can run, swim, bike, throw a Frisbee, or do any other kind of high-energy thing in a hilly city built between the ocean and the bay.

Wisconsin / Fitness Score: 92.7

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Madisons five lakes provide residents with year-round fitness: ice skating and fishing in the winter; swimming, kayaking, and stand-up paddleboarding (and even SUP polo) in the summer. The city also has the second-highest activity score and the second-highest heart-health score.

Washington / Fitness Score: 92.5

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Seattle has a striking 485-plus parksand theyre not all open fields and blacktop loops. Gas Works Park weaves green space and trails through the remnants of a former industrial complex.

Colorado / Fitness Score: 90.8

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According to ClassPass, a service connecting users to local fitness classes, Denvers top three are at High Ride Cycle, CorePower Yoga, and barre3. Combine that with a strong culture of mountain biking, hiking, and backcountry skiing and you can feel this city sweat.

California / Fitness Score: 87.8

Parks and nature preserves abound here, and one stretch of Solana Beach attracts a very high concentration of cyclists, reports Strava, an activity fitness tracker. The 1.2-kilometer path is wedged between the San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve and Nature Center and Swamis State Marine Conservation Area.

California / Fitness Score: 87.3

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Runners light up Strava along the Rancho San Antonio County Park, Stanford Dish, and Guadalupe River trails. All that cardio explains this citys first-place heart-health score.

Utah / Fitness Score: 86.5

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Along the base of the Wasatch Range resides rock-hard fitness. Downtown boasts Salt Lake City CrossFit, Ute CrossFit Sugarhouse, Brickwall CrossFit, Kirin CrossFit, and . . . you get the point.

Minnesota / Fitness Score: 86.4

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A high overall-health score and a low obesity percentage push this city upward despite its lower activity score. The Minneapolis area is home to the Mayo Clinic, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, the University of Minnesota Medical Center, and other ranked hospitals.

Vermont / Fitness Score: 84.2

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Within striking distance of ski resorts such as Stowe, Smugglers Notch, and Bolton Valley, Burlington is bustling come snow season. But nearby Lake Champlain also makes it a fishing, kayaking, and sailing destination.

Maine / Fitness Score: 83.3

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Leading the U. S., this city has 18 breweries per 50,000 residents. Luckily, theres no shortage of ways to work off carbs. Portland has 66 parks, 30 playgrounds, ten community gardens, and miles of walking and biking trails.

Colorado / Fitness Score: 82.1

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Going for a hike here means huffing and puffing through the towering Garden of the Gods, Pikes Peak, or Broadmoor Seven Falls. The city claims 9,000-plus acres of parkland and 500 acres of trails.

Connecticut / Fitness Score: 80.1

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Theyre yoga-crazed here, with four of Bridgeports top five ClassPass signups belonging to local studio Black Rock Yoga. Plus, the city has the sixth-lowest obesity percentage.

California / Fitness Score: 78.3

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Theres plenty of yoga happening in Sacramento, too, reports ClassPass, but also hot Pilates, stationary-cycling classes, and InstaPhysique, which centers on the Megaformer, a fitness device.

Idaho / Fitness Score: 77.9

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Credit this citys commitment to building a network for walkers, runners, and cyclists. Its Ridge to Rivers laces 190 miles of trails from the Boise Peak down to the Boise Foothills. Twenty-five miles of separate Greenbelt pathways slink along both sides of the Boise River.

Montana / Fitness Score: 77.4

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Find the top ClassPass classes at Black Orchid Yoga + Cycle and Billings Kettlebell Club. Strava reports heavy use of Swords Park for cyclists and Black Otter Trail for runners. Both routes take advantage of Billingss 47 parks, which total 1,183 acres.

California / Fitness Score: 76.1

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Along a three-block stretch of West Third Street in Beverly Hills, there are ten fitness studios alone. Three blocks. This concentration of cardiovascular activity is indicative of the larger commitment L. A. as a whole has to group activity.

NorthCarolina / Fitness Score: 74.6

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Although Durham has numerous other running and cycling paths, a standout is the American Tobacco Trail, which has a very high volume of runners and riders, per Strava. The trail stretches over 22 miles through the city of Durham while also connecting to Chatham and Wake counties.

Hawaii / Fitness Score: 73.7

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You may think that natives just sunbathe all day, but ClassPass shows a strong interest in yoga, barre, and Pilates. Strava runners hit Diamond Head Beach Park.

Nevada / Fitness Score: 72.9

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Gamble by night, run by day? Strava reports that the Truckee River Walk, Idlewild Park, Ophir Peak, Mayberry Park, and the Flume Trail are popular running routes for its users in and around the city.

20. Virginia Beach

Virginia / Fitness Score: 72.5

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A three-mile boardwalk along the Atlantic Ocean collects runners panting through the fresh salt air, and the many trails in First Landing State Park and Shore Drive also draw a high volume of Strava cyclists.

21. VIRGINIA BEACH, VA / Fitness Score 72.45 22. OAKLAND, CA (72.3) 23. ALBUQUERQUE, NM (72.05) 24. PORTLAND, OR (69.9) 25. FARGO, ND (69.8) 26. WASHINGTON, DC (69.45) 27. MANCHESTER, NH (69.15) 28. LINCOLN, NE (68.5) 29. BOSTON, MA (68.0) 30. TUCSON, AZ (64.8)

31. FRESNO, CA / Fitness Score 63.9 32. ST. PETERSBURG, FL (63.6) 33. Raleigh, NC (63.5) 34. STOCKTON, CA (61.8) 35. ANCHORAGE, AK (60.5) 36. ATLANTA, GA (60.15) 37. SIOUX FALLS, SD (59.7) 38. CHICAGO, IL (59.5) 39. CHEYENNE, WY (58.2) 40. GREENSBORO, NC (58.05)

41. ST. PAUL, MN / Fitness Score 58.05 42. PITTSBURGH, PA (56.95) 43. RIVERSIDE, CA (56.8) 44. NASHVILLE-DAVIDSON, TN (55.8) 45. NEW YORK, NY (55.45) 46. JERSEY CITY, NJ (54.65) 47. AUSTIN, TX (54.3) 48. PHOENIX, AZ (54.05) 49. BUFFALO, NY (52.9) 50. DES MOINES, IA (50.65)

51. CHARLOTTE, NC / Fitness Score 49.4 52. NORFOLK, VA (48.85) 53. MILKWAUKEE, WI (48.4) 54. KANSAS CITY, MO (47.45) 55. PLANO, TX (47.05) 56. NEWARK, NJ (45.7) 57. MIAMI, FL (45.6) 58. WINSTON-SALEM, NC (44.55) 59. OMAHA, NE (43.8) 60. TAMPA, FL (42.65)

61. CINCINNATI, OH / Fitness Score 39.15 62. CLEVELAND, OH (39.05) 63. PROVIDENCE, RI (39.05) 64. ORLANDO, FL (37.65) 65. NEW ORLEANS, LA (37.1) 66. LEXINGTON-FAYETTE, KY (36.45) 67. BALTIMORE, MD (36.35) 68. LAREDO, TX (35.85) 69. WILMINGTON, DE (35.75) 70. RICHMOND, VA (35.6)

71. COLUMBIA, SC / Fitness Score 34.95 72. COLUMBUS, OH (33.8) 73. EL PASO, TX (33.3) 74. CHESAPEAKE, VA (33.15) 75. LUBBOCK, TX (31.6) 76. LAS VEGAS, NV (30.65) 77. ST. LOUIS, MO (28.45) 78. DALLAS, TX (27.75) 79. PHILADELPHIA, PA (27.7) 80. HOUSTON, TX (27.6)

81. JACKSONVILLE, FL / Fitness Score 25.05 82. LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY, KY (23.7) 83. INDIANAPOLIS CITY, IN (23.6) 84. WICHITA, KS (20.7) 85. SAN ANTONIO, TX (20.5) 86. FORT WAYNE, IN (19.9) 87. BATON ROUGE, LA (18.35) 88. BAKERSFIELD, CA (18.15) 89. LITTLE ROCK, AR (17.9) 90. OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (15)

91. JACKSON, MS / Fitness Score 13.65 92. DETROIT, MI (11.7) 93. BIRMINGHAM, AL (11) 94. MEMPHIS, TN (9.95) 95. TOLEDO, OH (9.4) 96. FORT WORTH, TX (9.05) 97. TULSA, OK (8.85) 98. CHARLESTON, WV (7.9) 99. CORPUS CHRISTI, TX (3.55)

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As fitness director of Womens Health, I go to multiple activewear brand previews a month, am chatting with our fashion editors on a near-daily basis, and perhaps most importantly, am in and out of tons of different gyms and fitness studios, always taking notes on the different fitness ~lewks~ women are, well, sporting. So Ive becoming something of a pro at spotting activewear trends. These are the major ones Im seeing (and loving) this fall.

I'm pretty sure the high-neck sports bra trend is single-handedly responsible for convincing so many women to ditch their tees and tanks at the gym. (And it means one less piece of sweaty laundry to wash, amirite?)

Vanish Sports Bra

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Lattice Yoga Sports Bra

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Racerback Sports Bra

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Fishnet Mesh Crop Tank

$40.00

Matching sets were once a secret for looking put-together in seconds. But now, the secret's outand you can find options to suit a ton of different styles.

Kauai Sports Bra

$65.00

Kauai Leggings

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Short Sleeve Soft Tracksuit

$19.99

Yoga Set

$26.98

Eco-conscious exercisers have more options than ever, thanks to a growing number of brands that are streamlining their supply chains, investing in renewable or recycled materials, and cutting the environmental costs of creating and shipping their clothing.

Retro Check Racer Tank

$169.20

7/8 Springs Leggings

$85.00

Pulseboost HD Shoes

$140.00

Crunch Colorblock 7/8 Tight in SuperSonic

$69.99

The height of hippie fashion has now made its way to the activewear scene. Subtlety is not the name of the game here; it's all about full-blown flower-child vibes.

Hooded Sweatshirt

$8.99

Tie Dye Athletic Socks

$11.95

Performance Legging

$78.00

These are not your moms commuter kicks, nor are they the chunky dad shoes youve likely seen everyone wearing lately. You can actually work out in these performance-focused trainersbut they're cool enough to wear outside the studio or gym, too.

Air Zoom Pegasus 36 Trail

Trideca 200

$110.00

OV X Hoka Bondi B

$160.00

Heritage companies like Champion and Fila, which ushered in the logo mania in the '90s, are re-issuing old designs and creating new ones with throwback feels. Meanwhile, labels like Australian brand P.E Nation are reinterpreting the logo look in fresh ways.

Elements Pants

$169.00

Logo Print Reverse Weave Crop Hoodie

$44.98

Claudine Bodysuit

$50.00

Classic Medium Support Sports Bra

The rebirth of this '80s trend gets a 2019 spin, thanks to a focus on technical fabrics and performance-driven designs that make them suitable for everything from yoga to HIIT workouts.

Yoga Black Cotton Bodysuit

$51.99

Eye On The Prize Onesie

$148.00

Indigo Retro Catsuit

$159.00

You don't have to be a cyclist or Spin junkie to appreciate the resurgence of this workout staple initially made famous by Princess Diana.

The Boy Short Biker Shorts

$65.00

Banda Longline Bike Shorts

$50.00

Cycling Shorts

$30.00

Circuit Bike Short

$118.00

Whether it's head-to-toe highlighter yellow or megawatt orange piping down the side of a pair of leggings, there are lots of ways to play with this trend. You can dial it down or all the way up.

Bakasana Crop Tank

$64.00

Aero Lux Knockout Shorts

$82.50

Piped Camo Sports Bra

$75.00

No seams means nothing uncomfortably digging into your skin when you're on a long runor doing clamshells in barre class. Bonus: Since the production process for seamless fabrics reduces waste, they're also a more sustainable option.

Cotton Club Pearl Leggings

$39.99

Reversible Seamless Racerback Sports Bra

$14.99

Look At Me Now Crop Seamless Leggings

$68.00

Vital Seamless Long Sleeve T-shirt

$35.00

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Health and fitness begin with a persons mental and emotional well-being, addressing pain, gaining self-worth and loving themselves, then the desired physical changes will come, according to the owner of a new fitness center in Crystal Lake.

John DeCicco, of McHenry, is owner of Freedom Fitness, LLC, located at 60 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Unit F, which opened in April. The retired U.S. Calvary Scout takes his approach to fitness from his own life experience.

DeCicco retired from the military with injuries and chronic health issues. As he awaited surgeries, his personal life also took a downward turn. He stopped caring about himself, was depressed, diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and ultimately gained about 60 pounds.

He eventually returned to the McHenry area and took a job at a title company, which he soon realized only added to his depression and unhealthy lifestyle.

When he began to deal with the underlying issues causing his unhealthy weight gain, he began to love himself and in turn found a way to shed the pounds.

He began high-intensity workouts, ran a marathon and felt good about himself again. He became a personal trainer at a large fitness center. Then with encouragement from clients opened his own fitness place.

He said he learned what his worth is.

Today, with Kate Thomas, his business partner and fitness instructor, he shares his experiences and positive approach to help others find their way to healthier lifestyles.

Thomas also has struggled with depression and weight gain.

DeCicco and Thomas embrace, understand and accept their clients where they are emotionally and physically. There is no judgment, they said.

If someone needs to come in and talk, cry, vent, the club is a safe place to do that, they said.

The name Freedom in the clubs title DeCicco said means allowing people to be exactly who they are without any pre-judgment or prejudice.

Feel free to wear what you want, look how you want to look, love how you want to love, do what makes you happy, because when you are happy your world is happy, DeCicco said.

The partners said they are trying to build a community not just a fitness club.

They host events such as Find your Fit, where no one exercises, they just come together to get to know each other. Of course, the club also offers high-intensity circuit training, boot camps, fitness, strength and kick box classes and a running club.

For anyone looking to get started on improving their overall health, DeCicco says first clear your mind, no body shaming, dont worry about where you were 10 years ago or where you want to be next year, focus on today.

More information is available on their Facebook page, Freedom Fitness LLC.

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Freedom Fitness helps clients learn healthy lifestyles - Northwest Herald

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Abbott Diabetes CareAdidasAlive TechnologiesAppleASUSTeK ComputerBeurerDexcomEntra Health SystemsFitbitGarminGE Healthcare

Segment by RegionsNorth AmericaEuropeChinaJapan

Segment by TypeWrist Strap Type DevicesWearable Type DevicesOther

Segment by ApplicationHospitalFamilyNursing HomeOther

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Chapter 4, the Wireless Health and Fitness Devices breakdown data are shown at the regional level, to show the sales, revenue and growth by regions, from 2019 to 2025.

Chapter 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, to break the sales data at the country level, with sales, revenue and market share for key countries in the world, from 2019 to 2025.

Chapter 10 and 11, to segment the sales by type and application, with sales market share and growth rate by type, application, from 2019 to 2025.

Chapter 12, Wireless Health and Fitness Devices market forecast, by regions, type and application, with sales and revenue, from 2019 to 2025.

Chapter 13, 14 and 15, to describe Wireless Health and Fitness Devices sales channel, distributors, customers, research findings and conclusion, appendix and data source.

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