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New business helps moms stride to fitness

A fitness program for new moms that uses their strollers in place of standard gym equipment is opening up shop in Colorado Springs. “Stroller Strides is a great way to get back into shape as well as stay in shape,” said Johanna Mitchell, Stroller Strides new franchise owner, in a statement. Mothers will meet in [...]

Though unemployment numbers remain high and incomes levels have fallen, most gyms and fitness facilities are still doing well. The International Health, Racquet & Sportclub Association says U.S. health club membership was 50.2 million in 2010, up 10.8 percent from 2009. Industry revenues also rose 4 percent. Trevor Poling owns a Gold’s Gym franchise in [...]

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Springs isn’t as fit as it’s billed

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Colorado Springs has been ranked by Men’s Health magazine and Gallup as one of the fittest, healthiest cities in the country. The problem? The statistics don’t always support the hype. A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation report ranks El Paso County nowhere near the top of the state’s healthiest regions. Instead, it’s ranked 29th out of [...]

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