People age 14 and older can undertake a complete workout at seven outdoor stations at no cost.
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Navigators enjoy River Fun Day in Auburn
Kyle Mitchell, right, of South Paris and Jessica Cutler of Auburn rattle heavy chains Tuesday during an exercise at WolfPack Fitness in Auburn. Members of the John F. Murphy Navigators program spent the morning working out at various outdoor stations and going for snowmobile rides along the Androscoggin River during their annual “River Fun Day.” […]
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Briefly: Health news
SeniorsPlus offers Tai Chi FARMINGTON — SeniorsPlus is offering an 16-week long Tai Chi for Health workshop on Mondays starting June 26. The workshop will take place at the Farmington Recreation Center, 127 Middle St. The Program cost is $40, although scholarships are available if needed. Tai Chi provides a low-impact exercise that improves muscular strength, flexibility […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Video: Pole dancing class offers fitness not striptease
PORTLAND — The harsh overhead fluorescent tubes are turned off. A string of lavender lights burns in a soft glow and the hip-hop is turned up loud. At the front of the room, by the mirrors, a teacher stalks around a floor-to-ceiling pole. With both hands, she lifts herself off the floor and points her […]
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Hey, hey, hey it’s fat biking Maine-style
LEWISTON – Fat is where it’s at – and no, we are not talking about your body mass index. The boom in so-called “fat biking” has hit Maine, and riders and bike shop owners are saying if you go fat you are unlikely to go back. “Once you try it, you can’t wipe the smile […]
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Planet Fitness closes, new gym opens
AUBURN — Planet Fitness is now Orange Circuit Fitness. The gym’s owners created the new fitness center after their franchise agreement with Planet Fitness ended. “We’ve been in the business for a really long time, 20-something years … and just decided that, you know what, we wanted to try it independently,” general manager Laura Landry […]
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Indoor walk program stomps out winter blues
NORWAY — Stephens Memorial Hospital and Healthy Oxford Hills are now holding a weekly indoor walking program that encourages community members to stay physically active, even in the cold winter months. The program, called “Walking for the Health of It”, will be going on every Tuesday from Jan. 7 through April 29. According to Abbie […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Proposed PE curriculum in SAD 17 emphasizes fitness, not sports
PARIS — Physical education in SAD 17 will undergo a radical change, if a new curriculum developed by the district’s PE department is approved by the School Board next fall. Long gone are the days of dodging rubber balls and climbing ropes in school gymnasiums. Now, the focus is on physical fitness and giving students […]