Record 2011 “World’s Best” win is Crystal Cruises’ Sweet Sixteenth
With its highest score ever, Crystal Cruises has been voted Travel + Leisure’s “World’s Best Large-Ship Cruise Line” for an unprecedented 16th consecutive year. Â The ultra-luxe line’s score of 92.45 is almost 2 full points greater than any previous Crystal score. Â For the prestigious magazine’s 2011 readers’ survey, reader-travelers rated cruise lines on staff/guides, itineraries/destinations …
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Spotlight on: Studio Fit
In Studio Fit, you won’t see a leg press or a treadmill or an exercise novice struggling to figure out how a machine works. Instead, you’ll find a group working out together, with the instructor calling out encouragement and advice from the front of the room.
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East Oakland Sports Center offers state of the art swimming, classes, fun
Oakland Council President Larry Reid and Office of Parks and Recreation Director Audree V. Jones-Taylor were among the city of Oakland officials who welcomed guests to the grand opening of the new East Oakland Sports Center on Thursday, June 30. The new 25,000-square-foot center located at 9161 Edes Ave. hosted a celebration that included an official ribbon-cutting. read more
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High-Energy Fitness Class Uses Weighted Drumsticks to Break a Sweat
The high-volume group fitness class, offering a workout similar to Pilates or boot camp, but without the serenity of a yoga studio or the bark of a drill instructor.
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North Central Community Calendar — July 7
share: digg facebook twitter Send your North Central public event notices (including recreational sports) for free to Edmond Ortiz at eortiz@primetimenewspapers.com; by fax at 250-3350; or by mail to him in c/o North Central News, P.O. Box 2171, San Antonio, TX 78297-2171. North Central Baptist Hospital hosts support groups and free educational programs: couples …
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Top 10 cruising innovations
FROM 4D cinemas to massive wave machines, we reveal the top 10 latest and greatest innovations on cruise ships.
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Summer classes ongoing at Healthy U
SANDWICH – Since January 2010, Lauri Scoughton has gone to her yoga class at Valley West Community Hospital in Sandwich early so she can get her preferred spot.
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Liz Monnier | Fort Wayne Dance Collective
Fort Wayne Dance Collective provides unique opportunities for community members to experience personal growth through a diverse arts curriculum. The mission of Fort Wayne Dance Collective is to provide people of all ages and abilities a respectful environment to learn, collaborate and perform using movement, rhythm and language.
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Murder suspect still fighting extradition
The man accused of the April murder of a Frisco Pilates instructor continues to fight extradition in Arizona.
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