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Health clubs sweeten deals

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A Byram Curves employee assists a client as she works out in this 2007 file photo. Curves and other gyms are cutting fees.

January is for fitness centers what December is for retailers: a bad month makes for a bad year.

And with people spending less and less likely to overindulge this year, some in the fitness business are working harder to make sure they don’t find themselves on the ropes.

“We’re all kind of holding our breath,” says Ben Quist, co-owner of Form & Fitness in Grafton, Wisc. He said while his club hasn’t seen a decline in memberships, he is a little nervous. A third of the club’s annual revenue is from new memberships in January, he said.

Courthouse, YMCA open new facilities

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The Northeast Jackson YMCA is under construction in the old CVS location at DeVille Plaza

Interested in finding a place to work out in northeast Jackson, but not sure of the options? Then five may just be your lucky number.

Where to go

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If you're ready to get started on your fitness goals, you've got a variety of options for where to go to work out:

Anytime Fitness

• Pearl, MS(601) 664-0330
628 South Pearson Road
Pearl, MS 39208
http://club.anytimefitness.com/clubs/PearlMS/

• Richland, MS(601) 933-1945
655 Hwy 49 South
Suite G
Richland, MS 39218
RichlandMS@anytimefitness.com

• Byram, MS(601) 371-8499

MC water fitness program gets top honors

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College athletes, scores of other students and folks in Clinton are staying in shape through water walking, deep water running and liquid abs classes at the MC pool in Alumni Hall.

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Forum posts

  • Gym with Daycare

    I am looking for a gym with a daycare. Do you know of one? Do you know someone who goes to one?

  • Circuit training

    Worked out for the first time at Curves
    yesterday. I signed up on Saturday and scoped the place out. Curves is
    a lot cheaper than where I was working out; we're not paying for all
    the amenities that we weren't using, and I didn't get a family
    membership since hubby never worked out with me at the other gym. At

  • Dancing your way to getting fit.

    I took the absolute most amazing core-arobics class this morning. It was an hour long class of dancing. We learned new moves along with some great music. The core-arobics class is a hip hop music type of class, but they also offer a latin dancing class and two step. If anyone knows of more gyms that offer dance classes please post them up! This is a GREAT exercise and ALOT of fun!

  • Benefit For Bradley Scott

    Dear Friends and Family,

    As most of you know Bradley, who is 22 years old, was involved in a motor vehicle collision on December 8, 2007, and is now paralyzed from the waist down.

  • Cry for help

    I don't usually do this, but a friend of mine is going through a very rough time with her son right now, and needs help. In her words:

    Dear Friends and Family,

    As most of you know Bradley, who is 22 years old, was involved in a motor vehicle collision on December 8, 2007, and is now paralyzed from the waist down.

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  • Obnoxious gym habits

    There's nothing worse than going to the gym to work out and running into someone doing something obnoxious, or indecent, there next to you. Newsweek.com reported recently on the nine worst habits of people who use gyms, without regard to the people around them:

    http://www.newsweek.com/id/140685

    A synopsis:
    1. Using the sauna heater to heat your food.
    2. Walking through the gym nude.