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Adults with the highest fitness levels were 31% less likely than their least-fit counterparts to have a heart attack, stroke, or to require a procedure for heart artery blockages.
-American Journal of Epidemiology
You only get one body, so take care of it!!
Let Fitness Together help keep you in shape!
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Get your Functional Training on! The American Council on exercise completed a study of individuals ages 58-78. All had some form of cardiac, metabolic or orthopedic condition. Those who went through the funtional fitness training 3 times a week showed a 13% improvement in lower-body strength, 14% in upperbody strength, 46% increase in shoulder flexibility, 7% in
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Valentine's Day (i.e. CHOCOLATE!) is Just Around the Corner!
 More than 36 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate are sold for Valentine's Day,
according to the Chocolate Manufacturers Association and National Confectioners Association.
Ask Cupid for some dark chocolate for Valentine's Day!
While chocolate is high in fat and calories, in moderation the rich treat may lower blood pressure. It also contains antioxidants, which wipe out free radicals, destructive molecules
that cause disease.
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Pembroke Pines Opening In February!
Wendy Tarlow and Fitness Together Broward are excited to announce that the new studio location in Pembroke Pines will be opening around February 12th. She and business partner, Meaghan Vecchia, have been working hard over the past 5 months to open this 2nd location and the time has finally arrived. Meaghan will be stepping into her new role as an owner and the operating officer in Pembroke Pines. She will miss all of the clients she has had an opportunity to meet over her past 2 ½ years in Fort Lauderdale, and wishes you all the best in health. | |
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With our Pembroke Pines Location opening in the very near future, Erin Learoyd has been brought on board as General Manager of our Ft. Lauderdale Location. 
Erin, who managed a Fitness Together studio in Massachusetts, has recently relocated to Florida. She graduated from Ithaca College with a BS in Exercise Science and a concentration in Athletic Training. She is certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA-CSCS) and is a Certified Renegade Trainer. Her education in the athletic training room, experience as an athlete, and work in a Physical Therapy clinic give her a broad depth of knowledge to draw from. The CSCS certification demonstrates expertise in proper conditioning and nutrition for both athletes and the general population. Erin assists clients in reaching their goals while emphasizing proper form and exercise techniques in order to maximize training and minimize injury both during training and throughout day-to-day life. From facilitating a client's 50 lb fat loss in 15 weeks to training triathletes and marathoners, Erin brings intensity, passion, and accountability to help you achieve your goals! We welcome her to our studio, as well as we are sure your legs will too, after a workout! |
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Caffeine ups blood sugar level in diabetics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cutting down on caffeine could  help people with the most common form of diabetes (which is closesly linked to obesity) better control their blood sugar levels.
Giving caffeine to a small group of people with type 2 diabetes caused their levels of the blood sugar glucose to rise through the day, especially after meals, researchers at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, found.
"Caffeine appears to disrupt glucose metabolism in a way that could be harmful to people with type-2 diabetes," James Lane, a Duke medical psychologist who led the study, said in a telephone interview.
The new findings seem to run counter to previous research regarding diabetes and caffeine. Earlier studies indicated that people who drank coffee had a reduced risk of type-2 diabetes, and those who drank the most coffee had the lowest risk.
The researchers used new technology -- a tiny glucose monitor embedded under the abdominal skin -- to monitor the glucose levels continuously.
On days when the participants were given four tablets containing caffeine equivalent to four cups of coffee, their average daily sugar levels rose 8 percent compared to days when the same people were given four placebo tablets, the researchers reported in the journal Diabetes Care.
"This suggests that people with diabetes might want to avoid coffee and other caffeinated beverages so that this exaggeration doesn't occur. They may find that it's easier for them to keep their glucose down if they avoid caffeine." |
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