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Five fitness favorites

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Five fitness favorites
Laura Henderson is an Indianapolis yoga and Pilates instructor. She is also founder and executive director of Indy Winter Farmers Market and founder and managing director of Growing Places Indy. She is an advocate for empowered, conscious and engaged living through yoga, farming and food. She and her husband, Tyler, enjoy gardening, farming, cooking, walking and traveling.
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Lamprey Health Care hosts flu clinic
On Monday, Nov. 29, from 3:30 to 6 p.m. the Lamprey Health Care in Newmarket is offering seasonal flu shots, which includes the H1N1 vaccine, for adults (patients and general public) and children (general public). If your child is a patient of Lamprey Health Care and needs their first or second flu shot, call the Newmarket Center today to schedule.
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PARA Calendar: Nov. 23
Published: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 22, 2010 at 10:24 p.m. Park and Play the RV Way: parking permits are available for the Iron Bowl on Nov. 26 at Sokol Park. Permits are available on a first response basis.
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Need recommendations for fitness equipment: yoga, pilates, stretching?

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Question by J F: Need recommendations for fitness equipment: yoga, pilates, stretching?
I want to install a small home gym in a 9.5 x 11.5 room (8′ ceiling) on my second floor. The purpose of this is two-fold: I need to lose weight, and I need to regain strength and flexibility.

I was thinking of installing a ballet bar or parallel bars and buying a new or used Total Gym (for pilates).

What do you all think? Anyone have experience with Total Gym? Any recommendations on an alternative piece of equipment?

Best answer:

Answer by mntlrldx
I recently bought a home gym. It is made by PowerTech and called the ‘workbench’. It is great!! It took a while to setup…the directions weren’t great but the machine is!! I bought it at Dick’s Sporting Goods. 8ft by 11ft. It was 00 without the weights…so I guess it depends on how serious you are and how much you have to spend.
It would be a lot of money to spend if a month or two from now you aren’t using it much.

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