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When most people think about staying healthy in retirement, they picture gym memberships, protein shakes, and yoga mats. But here’s the thing — longevity isn’t just built through reps and resistance bands. It’s built through joy, curiosity, and community. There’s a growing body of research showing that having meaningful hobbies can extend your life as much as, or even more …

By MAX WINTERS, US DEPUTY SPORTS EDITOR Published: 03:26, 17 October 2025 | Updated: 05:59, 17 October 2025 Former NFL player and the University of San Francisco’s Athletic Director Larry Williams has died at the age of 62. The former offensive lineman died suddenly on Thursday while going through a morning workout on campus in the school’s War Memorial Gym, …

Hitting 40 isn’t the end game for your fitness. It just means it’s more important than ever to keep exercising and choose movements that help stave off the natural effects of aging. “Once you hit 40, your body starts losing muscle mass at about 8% each decade,” Brittni Johnson, a certified Pilates instructor with the fitness and wellness app BetterMe, …

Julian Becerra first learned about retatrutide while scrolling social media. The 24-year-old saw Dawson Weiss, a bodybuilder, post unbelievable photos on TikTok — his muscles rippling, his torso concave. Weiss wrote in a caption: “The biggest thing I’ve noticed since taking retatrutide is the fact that it’s a challenge to actually gain fat — not gain weight, but gain body …

Long before his banishment from gymnastics and arrest after accusations he abused girls he coached, warning signs about Sean Gardner were coming from several directions – his former boss, his gymnasts and their parents. The former boss says she brought her concerns about Gardner’s “grooming” behavior to USA Gymnastics, the sport’s national governing body. The parents and girls described telling …

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday sued the operators of the popular gym franchise L.A. Fitness and other gyms for allegedly subjecting members to what it called “exceedingly difficult” cancellation policies.  Filed in California federal court, the lawsuit accused Fitness International and Fitness & Sports Clubs of intentionally using complicated cancellation procedures to prevent their customers from ending their gym …

The Federal Trade Commission today sued the operators of LA Fitness and other gyms over allegations they make it exceedingly difficult for consumers to cancel their gym memberships and related services that continued indefinitely unless cancelled. The agency is seeking a court order prohibiting the allegedly unfair conduct and money back for consumers harmed by the difficulty in cancelling memberships. …

The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against the operators of several gym chains, including LA Fitness, on Wednesday over allegations that they make it too difficult to cancel memberships. And that’s probably welcome news for anyone who’s had the displeasure of trying to cancel with their gym. The companies being sued by the FTC are Fitness International and Fitness …

NEW YORK — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is suing the operators of LA Fitness, over allegations that they make it “exceedingly difficult” for consumers to cancel gym memberships and other related services offered in their clubs nationwide. In a Wednesday complaint, the FTC accused Fitness International and its subsidiary Fitness & Sports Clubs of illegally charging consumers “hundreds of …

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